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

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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 
3.5.3 
3.5.4 
3.6 
3.6.1 
3.6.2 
Data Management 
Natural gas bleed rate shall be recorded and maintained for at least 5 years. 
Where bleed rate is zero, the type of pneumatic controller shall be documented 
and maintained for 5 years. 
Reporting 
A 
licensee or permit-holder shall supmit an annual report not later than 90 days 
of the preceding year, demonstrating compliance and record of any deviations, 
accompanied by certification 
of truth and accuracy of report signed by a 
competent person. 
Pneumatic Pumps (Diaphragm Pumps) 
Requirement for Control 
A 
licensee 
or 
permit-holder 
of 
processing 
plants, 
gas 
downloading 
and 
compression stations, shall not use pneumatic pumps with natural gas venting. 
For pumps with cumulative deployment or in use for less than 90 days per year, 
these facilities shall be retrofitted with electric pDUMps or the emissions routed to 
a Vapour Recovery System. 
Reporting 
A licensee or permit-holder shall submit an annual report not later than 90 days 
of 
the 
proceeding 
year, 
stating 
level 
of compliance 
and 
record 
of 
any 
deviations, along with certification of the truth and accuracy of report signed by 
a competent person. 
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