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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA Code: DPR Guide 0027 – 2021

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE OF OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA  
Code: DPR Guide 0027 – 2021 
 
Effective Date: 14th October 2021 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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i. 
An application has been forwarded for grant of commissioning/introduction of 
hydrocarbon approval 
ii. 
A satisfactory pre-commissioning report 
iii. 
Completion of a post-construction risk assessment workshop with participation 
of the Department 
iv. 
A completed emergency response exercise report 
v. 
Payment of N 500,000:00 made payable to the Department of Petroleum 
Resources as processing fees. 
2.10 Licence To Operate Pipelines 
An application for Licence to Operate for a pipeline shall be submitted to the Department 
after the commissioning/introduction activities and shall be renewed annually. In this 
regard, the provisions of Part III of the Oil Pipelines Act and Section 6 subsection 2(e) of 
the Petroleum (Drilling and Production) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 shall be followed 
in making such applications, in addition the following requirements shall be fulfilled: 
a. A statement indicating the service that the pipeline will render 
b. The characteristics of the fluid to be conveyed through the pipeline. 
c. The schematic plan of the pipeline showing the following: 
i. 
The route of the pipeline marked in red, with sections and quarter sections 
shown.  
ii. 
The location of each point at which there is a change in any of the following 
parameters: 
(a) Outside or nominal diameter of the pipeline 
(b) Wall thickness of the line pipe material 
(c) Type and Grade of line pipe. 
(d) Designed maximum operating pressure. 
(e) Direction of fluid flow along the pipeline.  
d. The schematic plan of the pipeline showing the following details: 
i. 
Location and operating details of corrosion prevention devices, main line 
valves and any emergency shut down devices. 
ii. 
Pig launching and receiving points and any tie-in points with operating 
details.