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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 
p DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM 
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2 REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NMDPRA) 
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 
ii. 
| Within three years of implementation of these guidelines, a licensee or permit 
holder shall ensure that 75% of these pneumatic controllers are zero-bleed 
controllers and the remaining are low bleed controllers. 
iv. 
Within four years of implementation of these guidelines, a licensee or permit 
holder shall ensure that 85% of these pneumatic controllers are zero bleed 
controllers, and the remaining are low-bleed. 
v. 
Within five years of implementation of these guidelines, licensee or permit 
holder shall ensure that all pneumatic controllers are zero bleed controllers. 
c. 
All new facilities 
shall ensure the installation 
of only zero bleed pneumatic 
controllers 
3.5.2. 
Monitoring 
A licensee or permit holder shall ensure any gas-driven pneumatic controller in 
its facility is: 
a. Tested annually using a direct measurement method which may include 
high volume sampling, bagging and calibrated flow measuring instrument. 
b. Measured 
for any leaks and documented. Where the emission rate 
is 
greater than 0.17 standard cubic meters per hour, the device shall be 
repaired within 14 days of detecting the leak. 
c. Monitored to ensure that no emissions occur between actuations by using 
relevant instruments during any inspection conducted within 90 days after 
startup 
for new 
facilities, and 
within 
90 days 
of enactment 
of these 
guidelines for other facilities. 
If emissions occur between actuations, the 
controller shall be fixed or replaced within 30 days. 
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