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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LPG REFILLING 
FACILITIES AND RETAILERS’ OUTLETS IN NIGERIA 
Code: DPR Guide 0019 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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3.2.1 
Site Selection Criteria .......................................................................................... 9 
3.2.2 
Facility Layout for the LPG Refilling Facility ...................................................... 9 
3.3 
LPG Storage Vessel Specification and Requirements ............................................ 10 
3.3.1 
Additional Requirements for Underground LPG Tank Burial and Leak Test .. 12 
3.3.2 
Requirements for Skid, Modularised and Containerized Facility ................... 14 
3.4 
Pumps ....................................................................................................................... 14 
3.5 
Dispensers and Control Equipment ........................................................................ 15 
3.6 
Protection against Static Electricity: ....................................................................... 15 
3.7 
Cylinder Refilling Shed/Canopy................................................................................ 15 
3.7.1 
LPG Refilling Facility Building ........................................................................... 16 
3.8 
Fire Protection .......................................................................................................... 16 
3.9 
Fire/Blast Walls ..........................................................................................................17 
4 
LPG RETAILERS/RESELLERS (“CATEGORY D”) ............................................................. 18 
4.1 
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 18 
4.2 
Pre-licence Inspection of LPG Retailers Outlets/Locations ................................... 18 
4.2.1 
Applicable Conditions for LPG Retailers Outlets/Locations ........................... 19 
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Sanctions ......................................................................................................................... 20 
6 
Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 20