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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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9.3 
Appendix 3- Summary of Process Time Frames and Responsibilities 
Table 9-3 Pipeline Licensing and Approvals Time Frames and Responsibilities 
S/No 
TASK 
Estimated Duration 
Responsibility 
1. 
 
Preparation and submission of PTS application 
Determined by 
proponent 
Proponent 
2. 
 
Review of PTS application & issuance of 3rd party 
letters to stakeholders 
2 weeks 
DPR 
3.  
Issuance of ‘No Objection’ response by 3rd party 
stakeholders 
8 weeks 
3rd party 
stakeholder 
4.  
1st reminder to 3rd party stakeholder for issuance of 
‘No objection’ response  
4 weeks 
3rd party 
stakeholder 
5.  
Final reminder to 3rd party stakeholder for issuance of 
‘No objection’ response  
2 weeks 
3rd party 
stakeholder 
6.  
Issuance of PTS certificate 
1 week 
DPR 
7. 
 
Preparation and submission of OPLL application 
Determined by 
proponent 
Proponent 
8.  
Review of OPLL application & issuance of 3rd party 
letters 
2 weeks 
DPR 
9.  
Publication in Newspapers 
4 weeks 
Proponent 
10.  
Conduct of Public Hearing  
6 Weeks from 
publication date 
Proponent 
11.  
Issuance of ‘No Objection’ response by 3rd party 
stakeholders 
8 weeks 
3rd party 
stakeholder 
12.  
1st reminder to 3rd party stakeholder for issuance of 
‘No objection’ response  
4 weeks 
3rd party 
stakeholder 
13.  
Final reminder to 3rd party stakeholder for issuance of 
‘No objection’ response  
2 weeks 
3rd party 
stakeholder 
14.  
Preparation and submission of Conceptual 
Design/FEED package 
Determined by 
proponent 
Proponent 
15.  
Review of Conceptual Design/FEED package 
6 Weeks 
DPR 
16.  
Preparation and submission of Detailed Engineering 
Design package 
Determined by 
proponent 
Proponent 
17.  
Review of DED package 
6 Weeks 
DPR 
18.  
Issuance of OPLL certificate 
1 Week 
DPR