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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 
 
 
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8.3 
The Permit Holder shall carry out its operations in a safe, environmentally sound and 
in line with good Oil Field practice so as not to hamper the operations of the Producer. 
The Producer Gas Connection Assets shall meet the following criteria: 
a. 
The design shall be in accordance with engineering best practice and standards 
as approved by the Department of Petroleum Resources. 
b. The design shall comply with standards agreed upon between the Producer and 
Permit Holder on health, safety and environment protocols, validated by a hazard 
and operability study. 
c. 
The Permit Holder may procure equipment and material from the Producer’s 
approved vendor list. If the vendor proposed by the Permit Holder is not on the 
Producer’s vendor’s list, the Producer shall expedite the process of determining 
whether or not it approves such vendor, the approval of which may not be 
unreasonably withheld. 
d. The Producer’s Gas Connection Assets must be built by a construction contractor 
agreed between the Producer and the Permit Holder. 
8.4 The Producer and the Permit Holder may by agreement determine the location of the 
Gas Connection Assets as well as its operations and maintenance, subject to standard 
engineering practice and safety considerations. 
8.5 
The Department of Petroleum Resources shall mediate between the Producer and 
the Permit Holder in any cases of dispute that may arise and shall seek resolutions in 
line with the provisions of applicable laws and regulation. 
9. NON-PERFORMANCE AND REVOCATION OF PERMIT TO ACCESS FLARE GAS 
9.1 
The Permit is granted for the duration as specified in the Permit.