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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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iii. 
Offshore flowline, pipelines and riser systems shall follow the application process 
depicted above. However, the minimum requirements for design and construction 
are contained in Section 5. 
iv. 
The minimum requirement for operations and maintenance of pipeline system are 
contained in Section 6 
v. 
DPR Representative shall be attached to the pipeline development project for the 
purpose of regulatory guidance in line with Section 2.5.2 of these guidelines. 
vi. 
Open access pipeline systems shall comply with all the statutory requirements of 
these Guidelines and additional requirements specified by applicable open access 
regulatory frameworks such as in the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code 
(NGTNC) etc. 
2.2 Permit To Survey a Pipeline Route  
All Pipelines, without exceptions shall undergo the Permit to Survey application process, 
hence it shall be mandatory for the route of the proposed pipeline to be surveyed or that 
of an existing pipeline to be re-surveyed before the grant of an Oil Pipeline Licence or the 
renewal of an expired Oil Pipeline Licence, irrespective of size, length, service, location, 
terrain, etc. For the purpose of this survey, a Permit to Survey shall be obtained in line with 
the provisions of Sections (4), (5) and (6) of the Oil Pipeline Act. An application for a Permit 
to Survey shall be accompanied by the following: 
a. A topographical map of the pipeline drawn on Scale 1:50,000 for pipelines of 
length up to 50 kilometre and 1:100,000 for pipelines of lengths between 50 
kilometre and 100 kilometre and 1:250,000 for pipelines above 100 kilometre in 
length. Topographical maps shall be presented in a GIS format developed with 
Minna as a geo-reference datum. 
b. Evidence of payment of the following applicable fees for Permit to survey paid 
via the Remita and DPR IGR platform (igr.dpr.gov.ng): 
i. 
Application fee of N20:00 
ii. 
Grant fee  N 50:00 only, and  
iii. 
Processing fees of N 500,000:00 and any other fee as specified on (DPR IGR 
Platform)