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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 ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AUTOGAS REFUELLING STATIONS AND ADD-ON GAS FACILITY IN NIGERIA Code: DPR Guide 0042 - 2020 Revision Date: 1st September 2020 This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved 2 and LPG to vehicles) or refilling LPG cylinders for household use. Special requirements for Add-on Gas facilities are in Section 3.2.2. Note: Underground Storage tanks are only applicable to LPG Autogas and it’s Add-On facilities, and not for CNG and LNG Refuelling stations. III. Gas Products This refers to LNG, CNG and LPG. 2 APPLICATION, APPROVAL AND LICENSE PROCEDURE 2.1 Application Overview Any company intending to establish an Autogas Refuelling station or Add-on Gas facility to an existing Petroleum Product Retail Outlet in Nigeria shall: i. Apply through the Automated Gas System portal on elps.dpr.gov.ng ii. Pay the applicable Statutory and Processing fees iii. Satisfy the requirement stipulated by the DPR and obtain the required and applicable approvals contained in the stages depicted below: a. Site Suitability Approval b. Approval to Construct (ATC)/ Approval to Install c. License to Operate Note: The company shall comply with the minimum requirements stipulated for design, construction and installation (Section 3 ) to secure the approvals/licenses. 2.2 Site Suitability Approval (SSA) Site Suitability Approval is a business enabling and advisory instrument set up to eliminate possible loss of investment that may result should the site be deemed unsuitable at Approval to Construct (ATC) phase. The company shall be required to pay the applicable fees and upload the following documents required for Site Suitability Approval.
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