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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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5. OTHER REQUIREMENTS - INSPECTION REPORT BY DPR 
In addition to the requirements listed in Section 4, for the purposes of determining the 
status and level of compliance prior to the lease/takeover of any downstream facility, there 
must be a comprehensive report of the facility by DPR officials. This report should be 
focused on asserting the following: 
i. Adherence to the Annual maintenance schedule submitted by the Company and 
agreed upon by DPR. 
ii. Record of NPT (non-productive time) either due to facility maintenance or safety 
concerns. 
iii. Integrity of the Facility (to be assessed during an inspection). 
iv. Extent of exposure to any potential community or environmental issues. 
v. Existing gap in statutory application and service fees (if any). 
vi. Status and update of statutory requirement (in terms of requisite documents, 
regulatory consent and approval). 
vii. Update, history and documentation of facility mothballing (if applicable). 
viii. Modifications with respect to facility technological configuration (e.g. number of 
processing trains, processing technology); Operating capacity, Feed Source; Design 
throughput, Design Life and Product. 
ix. Technical Audit of the facility (to include but not limited to evidence and or sighting 
of calibration/revalidation of Pressure vessels, fire and detectors gauges etc, 
authentication of calibration/revalidation of Custody Transfer Meter before or 
during inspection). 
x. Technical and financial capability of the company to handle the facility based on 
verifiable information