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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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xiii. 
Fuel Inventory Records, 
xiv. 
SOP for tanker discharge, fuel dispensing, vehicular management, 
xv. 
Waste management plan, 
xvi. 
Waste consignment note, etc. 
7. 
TEMPLATE FOR LPG PLANT STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE 
7.1 
General  
From the commencement of these guidelines, a plant-specific Standard Operating 
Procedure shall be developed and conspicuously displayed at strategic parts of the plant. 
Also, the operator shall make copies available in the form of handbook.  
The SOP should take cognisance of the literacy level of staff of the plant. Accordingly, the 
document should be clear and understandable to all. 
The primary language of the SOP shall be the English language. The document may 
however be translated to the local language or expressed in other forms that are locally 
understandable by the operators and the visiting public. 
7.2 
SOP Template 
As a minimum, the SOP to be developed by all LPG plants shall consists of the following 
main chapters: 
Chapter 1: Introduction – Purpose, Scope and Use etc. 
This section shall state clearly the purpose and application of the company’s Standard 
Operating Procedures. 
Chapter 2: General Facility Information 
This section shall contain basic information of the plant, management contact, DPR licence 
number/ expiry date, details of responsible person(s) and relevant local emergency 
numbers.