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Guidelines for Flare Gas Measurement and,Reporting in Midstream Petroleum Operations

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3.
“AQ? NIGERIAN MIDSTREAM AND
1¢ DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM
vic’? REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NIMDPRA)
Applicable to all Midstream
Petroleum Operations
GUIDELINES FOR FLARE GAS MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING IN
MIDSTREAM PETROLEUM OPERATIONS.
Code: NMDPRA Guide 1 - 2026
Effective Date: January 2026
ii.
Estimated volume of gas to be flared and expected duration of flaring.
Evidence of Payment of Application Fees (NGN 100,000)
2.6 Reporting
2.6.1
2.6.2
Monthly Flare Reporting
The Operator shall maintain a daily log; the format and manner of all logs shall
be in conformity with the metering and data collection standards.
Records of the daily report as shown in Appendix 4 shall be maintained at the
facility for monthly audit and signed off by the Authority's representative.
The report in (ii) shall be submitted to the Authority on a monthly basis, no later
than 21 days from the end of the month.
A licensee or permit holder shall maintain the gas flaring logs for a period of not
less than 36 months
Emergency Flare Reporting
All emergency flare events shall be reported to the Authority within 24 hours of
occurrences. The details shall include as follows
Cause of flare
i. Duration
ii. Volume
iv. Mitigation measures
SANCTIONS
Non-compliance with the requirements of these Guidelines shall be deemed as
violations to relevant sections of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, Midstream and
Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations, and other Regulations. These
violations may result in applicable consequence management, including, but not
limited to, fines, penalties and/or revocation of licence.
Where a penalty demand order is issued by the Authority, failure to comply with such
penalty demand order shall attract a 20% surcharge penalty for each day of non-
compliance.
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