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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 
 
 
 
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3.2 
Facility Layout and Site Selection  
3.2.1 
Site Selection Criteria 
1. Any site chosen for a facility shall be sufficiently spacious to allow it to be designed 
to minimize the risks from LPG to any structure close to the facility and person likely 
to be at or near the facility.  
2. The site shall meet the following requirements:   
i. 
The site shall be accessible from the roadside. 
ii. 
The site shall not be within, under, or close to known hazards such as pipeline 
Right of Way (ROW), high voltage cable, railways, etc. 
iii. 
The minimum horizontal distance between the shell of a pressurized tanks and 
the line of adjoining property that may be developed shall be as shown in Section 
3.3. Where residences, public buildings, places of assembly, or industrial sites are 
located on adjacent property, greater distances or other supplemental 
protection (firewall/underground tank) as provided in section 3.3 shall apply.  
iv. 
The drainages to be constructed or existing ones shall not be channelled to a 
stream or waterway. Contaminated water shall  be contained and treated onsite. 
3.2.2 
Special Requirements for Add-on Gas facility  
For  Add-on Gas facilities, the following are the minimum requirements: 
i. 
The maximum allowable tank size for Add-On Gas Facility is Ten (10) Metric 
Tonnes. However, companies seeking to establish more than 10 metric tonnes 
shall consider one of the following measures: 
a. 
Burial of the storage tanks when the product is LPG 
b. Establishing a full Autogas Refuelling facility, if the desire is the sale 
of gas products to automobiles.   
c. 
a stand-alone LPG Refilling facility if the desire is the sale of LPG for 
household use.