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

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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 
3.4.3. 
Data Management 
A licensee or permit-holder shall keep records of: 
a. Annual flare efficiency test. 
b. Any observed instance of unlit flare with venting gas. 
3.4.4 
Reporting 
A licensee or permit-holder shall submit not later than 90 days of the preceding 
year, records for the annual test/observation and unlit flares. 
3.5 
Pneumatic Conirollers 
3.5.1 
Requirements for Control 
a. All-natural 
gas-driven 
pneumatic 
controllers 
of 
processing 
plants, 
gas 
downloading and compression stations, shall be retrofitted with zero bleed 
controllers. Controllers powered by electricity, instrument air or emissions(gas 
emissions captured and used for energy), shall be routed to a Vapor Recovery 
System. Where it is not feasible to capture the emissions, a licensee or permit 
holder may route to a 
flare. 
b. 
All existing facilities with pneumatic controllers shall implement a 
five (5) year 
phase-out strategy as follows: 
i. 
Within one year of implementation of these guidelines, licensee or permit 
holder shall ensure that 25% 
of these pneumatic controllers are zero 
bleed controllers, and the remaining are low bleed controllers that emit 
less than 0.17 standard cubic meters per hour of natural gas. 
i. 
Within two years of implementation of these guidelines, licensee or permit 
holder shall ensure that 65% of these pneumatic controllers are zero-bred 
controllers and the remaining are low bleed controllers. 
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