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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL SAFETY CONTROL (TSC) REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND MODIFICATIONS

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL SAFETY CONTROL 
(TSC) REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND 
MODIFICATIONS 
Code: DPR Guide 0032 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st August 2020 
 
 
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This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved. 
1. PREAMBLE 
1.1 Legal Provisions And Scope 
a. This guide is issued, pursuant to the provisions of the Mineral Oils (Safety) Regulations 
(MOSR) 1997 and all other related provisions of the DPR “Procedure Guide for the 
Construction and Maintenance of Fixed Offshore Platforms/Oil & Gas Facilities”. It shall be 
applicable to all major phases in the life cycle of facilities development/modification 
projects namely: 
i. 
Conceptual and Front-End Engineering Phase 
ii. 
Engineering Design Phase 
iii. 
Procurement & Construction Phase 
iv. 
Commissioning Phase 
It shall apply to all petroleum handling facilities in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry. 
b. It spells out the statutory procedures that must be followed by operators in achieving full 
compliance with the TSC requirements of their Facilities Development/ Modification 
Projects. 
c. The provisions of this guide supplement all other similar provisions contained in the 
Regulation/Procedure Guide cited in (a) above. 
 
2. PROJECT SAFETY INFORMATION/DOCUMENTATION 
This Safety information which shall generally be in the form of project design 
drawings/documentation, but conveying relevant information required for the Technical 
Safety Control Reviews/Studies, shall be forwarded early (preferably 1 month to scheduled 
review) for DPR’s Safety Preview preparatory to each scheduled TSC Study/Review meeting. 
The operator shall also make available at the Review meeting(s), copies of necessary Industry 
Standards/Recommended Practice(s) (RPs) e.g. API RP 14C, 14J, 75, 500; equipment data