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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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the implementation of the project; 
iii. 
achieved financial closing;  
iv. 
has demonstrated the viability of achieving commercial 
operations by no later than 1 January 2020; and 
v. 
 the Producer has provided a financial guarantee to the 
Federal Government of Nigeria to underpin its commitment 
to milestones for the implementation of the Project  
Production Facility 
Facility where the Producer processes fluids separating and 
handling Crude Oil, Condensate, water and Associated Gas 
Programme 
The Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme or any other 
program to take Flare Gas at any Flare Site on behalf of the Federal 
Government of Nigeria through a competitive bid process and/or 
through authorisation of Producers’ Approved Flare Out Projects  
Project 
A technically and commercially viable and sustainable Flare Gas 
utilisation project developed by the Flare Gas Buyer either as a Third 
Party Flare Commercialisation Project or a Producer’s Approved 
Flare Out Project  
Project Facility 
The facilities used in the Project, including the surrounding facilities 
and property, at which a Flare Gas Buyer takes Flare Gas as fuel 
and/or feedstock and which produce and/or transport a Flare Gas-
to-Market Product  
Project 
Flare 
Gas 
Flared   
Flare Gas flared at the Producer’s Flare Stack attributable to 
Contracted Guaranteed Flare Gas Buyer Shortfall and/or vented or 
flared at the Flare Stack at a Project  
Regulations 
Flare Gas (Prevention of Waste and Pollution) Regulations, 2018 
Routine Flaring 
Flaring of natural gas produced in association with Crude Oil and/or