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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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b. Ensure that adequate safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency 
procedures are in place for continued operations. 
c. Ensure that training has been completed for all workers who operate the 
pipeline.  
d. Review records of all activities pertaining to the operation of the pipeline. The 
following documentation shall be made available for review on demand: 
i. 
Licence to Operate. 
ii. 
Emergency procedures & Facility Response Plans. 
iii. 
Security Plan. 
iv. 
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans. 
v. 
Operation Manual and SOPs. 
vi. 
Training records. 
vii. 
Operator Training Reports 
viii. 
Copies of Inspections reports carried out. 
ix. 
Maintenance Records. 
x. 
Approved checklist for the Pipeline. 
6.3 Safety and Maintenance of Pipelines during Operations  
6.3.1 
General 
All pipeline operations and repairs shall be carried out in accordance with good pipeline 
practice and shall be generally undertaken in accordance with the safety provisions 
contained in the API STD 1104-2013 and API RP1111-2015.   
a. The repaired section of the pipeline shall be pressure tested at expected 
operating conditions like a new line. Detail report of this exercise shall be 
submitted to the Department 
b. The operator shall develop a written emergency plan for implementation in the 
event of systems failures, accidents, and other emergencies, which shall include 
procedures for prompt and expedient remedial action for the following. 
i. 
Safety of the public and operator’s personnel. 
ii. 
Protection of property, environment and spillage from the pipeline. 
iii. 
Adequate Personnel training for handling such emergencies.