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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK BASED INSPECTION IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY Code: DPR Guide 0022 - 2020

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK BASED INSPECTION IN 
THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY 
Code: DPR Guide 0022 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st August 2020 
 
 
 
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principle, a comprehensive RBI assessment workshop shall be conducted for that 
particular facility.  Multiple facilities may be assessed in a given workshop by an operator 
subject to concurrence by the Department. The assessment shall cover ALL the 
equipment/devices in the facility under the scope for which an approval is sought. Baseline 
inspections shall be conducted and documented for new facilities or facilities without 
appropriate inspection data, prior to the commencement of RBI assessment. The 
following minimum requirement must be met for a risk analysis to be accepted. 
i. The risk analysis process must be clearly documented in a written procedure. 
This procedure must be a referenced and controlled document under Owner-
User quality manual. 
ii. Detailed definition of the procedure must be given throughout the risk analysis 
process. The procedure must detail how failure mechanisms are defined for each 
equipment and how likelihood and consequences of failure are established, and 
how this can be used to determine level and inspection frequencies. 
The operator shall subject risk assessment procedure for audit and review by the DPR 
whenever there are major changes or every five (5) years, whichever comes first. 
3.4.1 
Pre-Workshop Information 
At the minimum, the following data/information and documentation of all 
equipment/devices to be assessed shall be available prior to the commencement of any 
RBI assessment: 
i. 
Equipment technical and engineering specification(s) 
ii. 
Equipment   identification   information (equipment description, serial number, 
tag number, etc.)  
iii. 
As-built/Up-to-date Piping & Instrumentation Diagram, Process Flow 
iv. 
Diagram, etc. for the facility