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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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b. The relative position of any existing pipeline or pipeline in an adjacent right of 
way within 100 meters. 
c. The regional topography of the area along the pipeline route within a distance 
of 100 meters on both sides should be indicated including any watercourses to 
be crossed. 
d. A hydraulic profile of the pipeline indicating the position of any pumping or 
booster stations. 
e. ancillary facilities along the pipeline or at its terminal ends such as compressor 
stations, manifolds, meter banks etc. 
v. 
Confirmation of availability of the following operational requirements: 
a. Approved operating manuals, maintenance manuals, mechanical catalogues, 
subject to appropriate modifications. 
b. Complete equipment reports on all critical equipment such as pressure safety 
valves and other safety critical elements. 
vi. 
Duly completed application for validation of the pipeline licences in the new 
operator’s name and evidence of payment of the prescribed Statutory Operating 
License fee made payable via the DPR online payment portal. 
vii. 
Evidence of payment annual fee for the preceding years for the pipeline or pipeline 
network. 
viii. 
Environmental Impact Assessment/Evaluation Studies Report/Approvals obtained 
by the former company/applicant for pipelines of 20km and above in length.  
ix. 
Copy of the current/last Oil or Gas Pipeline Licence, in the previous company’s name 
with the relevant attachments (topography map, shedule1&2), where applicable. 
x. 
Copy of the final integrity report of the pipeline of the 20th year of operation, 
where applicable.