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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR FLARE PAYMENTS 
Code: DPR Guide 0006 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st August 2020 
 
 
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Flare Site 
As defined in the Regulations, a location where natural gas 
produced in association with Crude Oil and/or Condensate is flared, 
commencing at a Flare Gas Header and going to the point of the 
flare within an Oil Mining Lease or Marginal Field area or within an 
oil terminal or refinery.  A Producer may consolidate operations for 
more than one production area into one or more Flare Sites. Flare 
Stacks connected to different Flare Gas Headers are considered to 
be separate Flare Sites. 
Flare Stack 
Gas combustion device used at the Flare Site or at the Project to 
burn Flare Gas  
Gas Connection Assets 
Assets that include: 
(a) 
Buyer Gas Connection Assets; and 
(b) 
Producer Gas Connection Assets 
Gas Sales Agreement  
An agreement, conforming substantially to the template appended 
to the request for proposal by the Federal government of Nigeria in 
the Programme, whereby Flare Gas is sold by the Seller to the Flare 
Gas Buyer 
Greenfield Project 
Any project to develop new oil or natural gas production from an 
Oil Mining Lease or Marginal Field after the effective date of the 
Flare Gas (Prevention of Pollution and Waste) Regulations, 2018 
Marginal Field 
As defined in the Regulations, an Oil Field within an Oil Mining Lease 
area awarded to an applicant in relation to a field identified as a 
marginal field by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 
Metering Station 
A gas measuring, control and registering station funded, designed, 
equipped and built according to industry standards by the Flare Gas 
Buyer.  This station incorporates the Delivery Point and is located