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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES FOR GRANT OF PERMIT TO ACCESS FLARE GAS Code: DPR Guide 0007 - 2020 Revision Date: 1st August 2020

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR GRANT OF PERMIT TO ACCESS FLARE GAS 
Code: DPR Guide 0007 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st August 2020 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
1. 
SCOPE .......................................................................................................................... 5 
2. 
THE PETROLEUM ACT CAP.P10 LFN 2004 (as amended) ......................................... 5 
3. 
FLARE GAS (PREVENTION OF WASTE AND POLLUTION) REGULATIONS, 2018 ..... 5 
4. 
PURPOSE OF THESE GUIDELINES ............................................................................. 6 
5. 
OTHER RELEVANT LAWS, REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES .................................... 6 
6. 
COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS ...................................................................................... 7 
7. 
PERMIT TO ACCESS FLARE GAS (PERMIT) ................................................................ 7 
8. 
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PERMIT HOLDER ............................................ 7 
10. APPLICABLE FEES ....................................................................................................... 9 
11. 
COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ............ 9 
12. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT..................................................................................... 9 
SCHEDULE A – BID PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FOR THE GRANT OF PERMIT TO 
ACCESS FLARE GAS ........................................................................................................... 10 
SCHEDULE B – APPLICABLE FEES ..................................................................................... 17 
SCHEDULE C - BONDS ....................................................................................................... 19 
GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................................... 22