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GUIDELINES FOR WHOLESALE GAS AND PETROLEUM LIQUIDS SUPPLY OPERATIONS_GUIDE_2_2024

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Applicable to
•
Midstream and Downstream Petroleum
Operators
•
Lease Holders
GUIDELINES FOR WHOLESALE GAS AND PETROLEUM LIQUIDS
SUPPLY OPERATIONS
Code: NMDPRA Guide- 2-2024
Revision Date: 9th September 2024

This is a property of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1
BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2
PURPOSE ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3
SCOPE ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4
DEFINITION OF TERMS ................................................................................................................................... 2
2
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WHOLESALE HYDROCARBON SUPPLY OPERATIONS ........................ 3
2.1
OVERVIEW OF WHOLESALE SUPPLY OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA ........................................................................... 3
2.1.1
General ......................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1.2
Duties of a Wholesale Supply Licence Holder ......................................................................... 4
2.1.3
Hydrocarbon Transportation by Wholesale Supply Licence Holder ..................................... 4
2.2
WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS .............................................................................................................................. 5
2.2.1
Wholesale Customers of Natural Gas ....................................................................................... 5
2.2.2
Wholesale Customers of Petroleum Liquids .............................................................................. 5
2.3
WHOLESALE PRICE AND WHOLESALE LEVIES.................................................................................................... 5
2.3.1
Wholesale Price and Wholesale Levies of Natural Gas .......................................................... 5
2.3.2
Wholesale Price and Wholesale Levies of Petroleum Liquids ................................................. 6
3
APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR WHOLESALE HYDROCARBON SUPPLY OPERATIONS ........................... 6
3.1
APPLICATION OVERVIEW FOR WSL ................................................................................................................ 6
3.1.1
Overview of WSHL Requirements ............................................................................................... 6
3.1.2
General Requirements for WSL Application ............................................................................. 7
4
WHOLESALE HYDROCARBON SUPPLY POST LICENCE OPERATIONS ......................................................... 8
4.1
GENERAL OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................................... 8
4.1.1
General ......................................................................................................................................... 8
4.1.2
WSL Fees ....................................................................................................................................... 8
4.1.3
Renewal of WSL ............................................................................................................................ 8
4.1.4
Modification of Licence Conditions .......................................................................................... 8
4.2
SALE AND DELIVERY SUPPLY OPERATIONS OF NATURAL GAS. .......................................................................... 8
4.3
EVACUATION AND EXPORT SUPPLY OPERATIONS OF PETROLEUM LIQUIDS. ........................................................ 9
4.3.1
General Requirements for WPLSL or Refiners for Evacuation and Export Operations .......... 9
4.3.2
Application for Export and Evacuation Permit by WPLSL Holders. ......................................... 9
4.4
PETROLEUM LIQUIDS EVACUATION FOR EXPORT PROCESS ............................................................................... 10
4.4.1
Tanker Movement Information ................................................................................................. 10
4.4.2
Advance Tanker Program ........................................................................................................ 10
4.4.3
Tanker Manifest .......................................................................................................................... 10
4.4.4
Tanker Loading Schedule ......................................................................................................... 10