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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING DPR APPROVAL FOR TRANSFER OF LICENCE, RIGHTS OR INTERESTS IN THE DOWNSTREAM SECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING DPR APPROVAL FOR 
TRANSFER OF LICENCE, RIGHTS OR INTERESTS IN THE DOWNSTREAM 
SECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY 
Code: DPR Guide 0039 - 2020 
 
Effective Date: 1st September 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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d. Judgment Order, the court judgment, testamentary disposition, the letters of 
administration of estate or letter of probate; and 
e. Any other relevant document. 
xiv. 
Any other relevant documents, in accordance to rules governing the takeover in 
the jurisdiction, as may be requested by the DPR. 
 
4.2 
Specific Requirements for Petrol Stations/Gas Filling Plants 
In addition to documents listed in Section 4.1, other required documents for Petrol/Gas 
Filling Plants include: 
i. 
Original copy of approved building plan. 
ii. 
Photocopies of Non-Destructive Test Pressure test certificate/report & Leak 
detection test certificate/report (where applicable). 
iii. 
Environmental Evaluation Studies Report by the company handing over the 
facility/applicant for any facility above 180,000 litres combined capacity. 
iv. 
Evidence of valid Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations 
(MISTDO) for staff.  
v. 
Detailed report on Facility inspections (FI) of the office premises and or site 
location. 
vi. 
Tank burial approval, where applicable. 
vii. 
Facility’s photographs taken from different angles showing the followings: 
a. Facility’s name; 
b. Fire extinguishers & a sand bucket on each dispensing pump island or other 
safety equipment as directed by the DPR; 
c. Price bill-board measuring 51” by 30” with fonts size 6” by 3”; 
d. Clearly demarcated drive IN/OUT Ways; 
e. “NO SMOKING” signs conspicuously displayed throughout the station.