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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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1. INTRODUCTION 
1.1 
Purpose  
The purpose of these Guidelines is to establish the procedure for obtaining DPR 
approval for transfer of licence, rights or interest therein in the oil and gas 
Downstream Sector. These Guidelines is pursuant to Petroleum Act, 1969 and 
Amendments and the relevant Regulations made thereunder.  
  
1.2 
Scope  
These guidelines shall apply to all facilities in the Downstream Sector such as depots, filling 
stations, lube blending plants, Liquified Petroleum Gas refilling plants, refineries, 
petrochemical plants, oil and gas processing plants, pipelines, tank farms and any other 
facility licensed by the DPR to carry out any business or activities in the Downstream 
sector. 
 
1.3 
 Definition of Terms  
i. “Acquisition” means a corporate transaction where one company purchases all 
or a substantial interest, portion, shares or facility of another company, such that 
the acquired company becomes a subsidiary or division of the acquiring 
company.   
ii. “Applicant: refers to a company applying for transfer of licence in the 
Downstream Sector arising from an Acquisition, Mergers, Takeover or a Lease.  
iii. “Change of Name” Means a substitution of one name for another by a Company 
arising from a corporate restructuring or rebranding without involving a Merger, 
Acquisition, Takeover or change in control and management of the company. 
iv. Downstream Facilities covered in this document include the depots, filling 
stations, lube blending plants, Liquified Petroleum Gas refilling plants, refineries,