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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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2. PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING DPR’S APPROVAL FOR THE TRANSFER OF A LICENCE 
OVER DOWNSTREAM FACILITY  
Any Downstream Operator or Licensee intending to engage in a Takeover, Merger or 
Acquisition that may result to a transfer of licence over all or any of its Downstream 
Facilities with any company shall: 
i. 
Provide prior notification to the DPR. 
ii. 
Apply for the transfer of license.  
iii. 
Pay the applicable processing fee which include:   
a. Application fees 
b. Processing fees 
c. Approval (Transaction) fees 
iv. 
Submit the requisite document specific for the facility.  
v. 
Comply with the process specified by DPR for Transfer of Licences as applicable.  
2.1 
Prior Notification  
The company is required to notify the DPR and obtain a no-objection certificate to its 
intention to engage with any company on the Takeover, Merger or Acquisition that may 
result to a transfer of licence over all or any of its Downstream Facilities. The letter written 
to the DPR for the notification shall state the reason for the proposed Transfer of Licence 
including the possible technical and economic value that such transfer would bring to the 
operation. 
 
2.2 
Applications for Transfer of Licence  
Upon the completion of the transaction, the applicant shall proceed to apply for the DPR’s 
approval to transfer the licence. The application shall be supported by applicable 
documents listed in Sections 4 of these guidelines. The DPR conducts the following as 
part of the process in the Transfer of licence: