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GUIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF DOWNSTREAM GAS FACILITIES IN NIGERIA (LPG, CNG, LNG) ISSUED BY

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE STANDARD OPERATIONS OF LPG REFILLING 
FACILITY IN NIGERIA 
Code: DPR Guide 0043 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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iv. 
 All LPG refilling plants shall be operated within the hours of 6am to 6pm. 
v. 
All plants must be free of unauthorized person(s), unused/ disused equipment and 
demobilised vehicles. 
vi. 
 During LPG operations (loading, offloading, discharging and refilling activities); all 
exit points of the facility shall be free of obstructions and remain unlocked. 
vii. 
Adequate and proper safety notices and warnings shall be strategically located and 
conspicuously displayed at all times. 
viii. 
Weekly safety drills are mandatory. Each gas plant shall keep a log of safety drills, 
audits and assessments carried out periodically. This record shall be made available 
to an officer of the Department, on demand.  
ix. 
All electrical wirings and cabling within the plant shall be in conduit. Naked wires 
are NOT permitted.  
x. 
 All LPG refilling plants must be manned by competent person(s). Name(s) of such 
officers shall be duly communicated to DPR. 
xi. 
The contact details of the DPR Field Office in charge of the location shall be 
displayed conspicuously in the plant premises under the caption: IN CASE OF 
COMPLAINT OR IF YOU REQUIRE TO REPORT AN UNSAFE ACT, CONDITION OR 
ILLEGAL OPERATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:  
xii. 
Display of MOSR poster Conspicuously