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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCERS ASSOCIATED GAS UTILISATION PROJECTS Code: DPR Guide 0008 - 2020 Revision Date: 1st August 2020

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCERS ASSOCIATED GAS UTILISATION PROJECTS 
Code: DPR Guide 0008 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st August 2020 
 
 
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c. 
Natural gas that is used in a Producer’s Associated Gas Utilisation Project for 
Commercialisation is subject to the same royalty rates as those in the associated Oil 
Mining Lease or Marginal Field.  
d. 
Emission Credits secured through Producers’ Associated Gas Utilisation Projects for 
Commercialisation shall belong to the Producer. 
7. GREENFIELD PROJECTS 
In accordance with Paragraph 12 (3) of the Regulations, no Producer shall engage in 
Routine Flaring or vent natural gas from Greenfield Projects.  In the Field Development Plan 
for a Greenfield Project, the Producer shall demonstrate that use of Associated Gas will be 
optimised for Own Consumption and that there is a solution in place upon start-up of the 
Production Facility to use or commercialise Associated Gas volumes over and above the 
volumes that are needed for Own Consumption.  
For the above reason, the permits referred to in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Guidelines do 
not apply to Greenfield Projects. 
8. DEFINITION OF TERMS 
Applicable Standards  Include: 
a) 
Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum 
Industry in Nigeria (EGASPIN) 
b) 
Guidelines for the Establishment of a Natural Gas Plant Facility in 
Nigeria; 
c) 
Procedure Guide for the Construction and Maintenance of Oil and 
Gas Surface Production Facilities; 
d) 
Procedure Guide for the Construction and Maintenance of Fixed 
Offshore Platforms; 
e) 
Procedure Guide for the Determination of Quantity and Quality of 
Crude Oil and Petroleum Products at Custody Transfer Points;