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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 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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4. DEFINITION OF TERMS  
Critical equipment: for the purpose of this Guideline means any equipment which if taken 
out of commission will endanger the life or lead to a malfunctioning or a shut-down of the 
refining facility or parts thereof.   
Crude Oil: Means mineral oil in its natural state before it has been refined or treated 
(excluding water and other foreign substances) 
Department: Refers to Department of Petroleum Resources 
Director/CEO: Means the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Department of 
Petroleum Resources and includes any person for the time being, acting or performing the 
functions of that office. 
Diversion: This means movement of crude oil/petroleum products in part or whole to 
location not specified/approved in journey movement plan, bill of lading etc. 
DPR: Means Department of Petroleum Resources 
Finished Products: Include motor spirit, gas oil, diesel oil, fuel oil, aviation fuel, kerosene, 
liquefied petroleum gas etc. 
Inspector: A representative of the Department of Petroleum Resources or any other 
person appointed by the Director/ CEO of Department of Petroleum Resources. 
Intermediate Products: Refers to any refinery hydrocarbon stream that is not crude oil or 
one of the finished petroleum products. 
Licensee: Refers to any company licensed by DPR to operate a refinery. 
Maintenance: This comprises routine preventive scheduled and turn-around maintenance. 
Manager:  The person appointed by the licensee under a refinery license in-charge of all 
operations authorized by the license.