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Guideline for Management of GHG and Fugitive Emissions from Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations

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NIGERIAN MIDSTREAM AND 
kc DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM 
Yj REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NIVDPRA) 
Applicable to all Midstream and Downstream 
Petroleum Operations 
GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF GREEN HOUSE GASES (GHG) 
AND FUGITIVE EMISSIONS FROM MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM 
PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA 
After this initial two (2) year period, any sputtering or smoking flare shall be 
addressed within 60 days of detection. 
f. 
The provisions of e 
(i 
- 
ii) do not substitute for the annual flare control test as 
prescribed in Section 3.4.2. 
g. Audio, Visual, and Olfactory (AVO) inspection shall be conducted daily, weekly 
- or monthly as required by the organisation's monitoring plan. 
3.2.6 
Requirements for Repair: 
A licensee or permit holder shall attempt first repair within these periods: 
Sab. | 
3.2.6.2 
Q) Leaks equal to or greater than 50,000 parts per million (pm) by volume, 
categorised as Large Leaks, 
shall be repaired within 
5 working days of 
detection. 
Leaks less than 50,00009m by volume, categorised as Small Leaks, shall be 
repaired within 14 days of detection. 
Fugitive emissions component shall be considered repaired when: 
a. Emissions cannot be detected by infra-red camera or any other 
detection technology. 
fb. 
A concentration of hydrocarbons below 500 pom or emissions 
not detected by EPA Method 21. 
For a critical component that cannot be repaired without shutdown, the 
leak shall be minimized within 24 hours of detection by the licensee or permit 
holder and a repair scheduled by the end of the next planned process 
shutdown or within 12 months,