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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES FOR THE OPERATIONS OF PETROLEUM REFINING FACILITIES Code: DPR GUIDE 0044 - 2021 Review Date: 3rd February 2021

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE OPERATIONS OF PETROLEUM REFINING FACILITIES 
Code: DPR GUIDE 0044 - 2021 
 
Review Date: 3rd February 2021 
 
 
 
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e. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)/ Environmental Evaluation Review (EER) 
Approval from the Department. 
f. Evidence of payment for prescribed statutory application of two thousand US 
dollars only ($2,000) per 1000 BPSD for capacities 30,000 BPSD and above or one 
thousand US dollars only ($1,000) per 1000 BPSD for capacities below 30,000 
BPSD; and five hundred thousand naira only (N500,000) for DPR processing fee. 
Upon satisfactory review of the above, a pre-license renewal inspection exercise shall be 
conducted by representatives of the Department of Petroleum Resources. 
The Director may renew the License to Operate (LTO) based on acceptable inspection 
report.  
6. PLANT OPERATIONS 
All licensed refineries shall be operated in compliance with the provisions of the Petroleum 
Refining Regulations, 1974 and its subsequent amendments.   
The refiner shall prepare and submit an annual program of activities in the form of a 
presentation to the Director/CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources at the beginning 
of each calendar year. 
6.1 
APPROVAL TO EVACUATE PRODUCT FROM THE REFINING FACILITY 
This section covers all product evacuation from the refining facility.  
The refiner shall apply for approval to evacuate product from the refining plant via the 
online portal and provide the following information: 
 
Approval to Evacuate Finished Products  
i. 
Product type and reason for evacuation. 
ii. 
Local consumption to export ratio of the intending product. 
iii. 
Mode of evacuation (truck, ship, barge, rail etc.)