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MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM DATA DEPOSITORY REGULATIONS, 2023

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FIRST SCHEDULE 
 
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 
Advisory Council of the Repository 
(1) The Repository shall have an Advisory Council comprised of a Chairman 
and other members, who are highly qualified and experienced in 
midstream and downstream petroleum operations. 
 
(2) The Advisory Council shall advise on matters relating to the management 
and operations of the Repository 
 
(3) The members of the Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Authority 
Chief Executive  
 
 
Composition of the Advisory Council of the Repository 
 
(1) The Advisory Council shall consist of not more than nine members who 
shall include the following-  
 
(a) the Authority Chief Executive who shall be the Chairman; 
(b) the Executive Director, Economic Regulation and Strategic Planning,  
(c) the Secretary and Legal Adviser of the Authority who shall be the 
Secretary to the Advisory Council; 
(d) the Head of Information Technology in the Authority and; 
(e) three members from companies undertaking midstream petroleum 
operations; and  
(f) two members from companies undertaking downstream petroleum 
operations  
 
(2) Where the post of a member of the Advisory Council falls vacant for any 
reason, the Advisory Council will continue to perform its duties, provided 
that the number of the remaining members, including the Chairman, is 
not less than two-thirds of the original number of members. 
 
(3) The Advisory Council members from the Authority shall serve for the 
duration of their appointments in the Authority. 
 
(4) The independent members from the midstream and downstream 
petroleum industry shall serve for a non-renewable term of two years from 
the date of their appointment.