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GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT HYDROCARBON PROCESSING PLANTS (PETROLEUM REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICALS) IN NIGERIA

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b)
The plant facilities shall be periodically examined for corrosion detection and corrosion
protection systems and devices installed shall be checked regularly to ensure effective
performance. All these anti-corrosion performance monitoring shall be carried out in
accordance with current NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Standards and
procedures.
c)
All turn-around maintenance (TAM) scheduled shall be duly submitted to the Director of
Petroleum Resources at least three months prior to its commencement for statutory oversight
and thereafter, monthly progress report of the maintenance shall be rendered until completion
for monitoring purposes only.

SECTION V

PLANT MODIFICATION
Any proposed modification or enlargement of existing plant and facilities shall be communicated to the
Director, Department of Petroleum Resources and must be approved in accordance with the provisions
of Regulation 3 of the Petroleum Refining Regulations, 1974 before being carried out.

SECTION VI

6.1
PLANT RELOCATION
In the case of a request to relocate an existing plant to Nigeria, the applicant shall provide the following
information to the Director, Department of Petroleum Resources
a)
Reason for the plant relocation.
b)
Operational history of the plant including years of operation.
c)
Types of crude oil or feedstock the relocated process plant / units will process.
d)
Proposed Plant / unit Process Flow Diagram.
e)
Layout for the relocated refinery / plant
f)
List of process units / packed units to be re-designed and new refinery / plant configuration.
g)
List of equipment to be re-engineered.
h)
Land requirement for relocation
i)
Feedstock supply and products evacuation scheme.
j)
Electrical single line diagrams.
k)
Process and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) of the process units and utilities
l)
Safety, Process and maintenance manuals.
m)
HAZOP review report of the re-designed and re-engineered refinery / plant
n)
Environmental Impact Assessment of the new location.
o)
The design parameter and the As-built drawings of the entire plant, offsite and utilities.
p)
Current technical status of the plant certified from a comprehensive technical audit carried out
by an internationally reputable inspection agency.
q)
A SAFE Chart analysis of the plant.
r)
An Environmental Impact Report of the plant including effluents and particulate qualities.

6.2
INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT
Upon receipt and completion of the review of the above, the Honorable Minister shall appoint experts
to carry out a physical inspection of the plant and accessories on location in order to verify the integrity
of the plant elements.

6.3
STATUTORY FEES
On application to relocate a Petroleum Process Plant, the statutory non-refundable application fee of
US $50,000 for License to Establish a Refinery / Plant and the prescribed deposit of US $ 1m for every
10,000 bpsd including the DPR Service charge shall apply.