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Part 1V — Mipstream AND Downstream Gas OPERATIONS 
Licences. 
14. 
A person shall not undertake the following gas operations in the 
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Nigerian Midstream and Downstream sector without a valid licence, permit, 
authorisations 
or authorisation issued by the Authority — 
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(a) 
the establishment, design, construction, or operation of a gas 
and 
processing facility, including the modification and decommissioning of such 
downstream 
facilities 
: : 
—— 
(b) the offtake of natural gas or gas products and derivatives from a gas 
facility ; 
(c) the establishment, construction, or operation ofa natural gas blending 
facility ; 
(d) blending operations 
in 
a gas depot, including modification and 
decommissioning of such depots 
; 
(e) third party blending operations in a gas processing plant ; 
(f) establishment, construction and operation of a gas transportation 
and distribution pipeline ; 
(g) the construction and operation of a gas distribution system ; 
(h) the operation of a gas transportation network ; 
(i) the virtual transportation of gas and gas derivatives 
; 
(/) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) 
bulk cylinder exchange to Micro-Distribution centres or resellers. 
(k) LPG or CNG truck peddling or retailing activities 
; 
(7) 
the establishment, construction, modification, operation, and 
decommissioning of a buik gas storage facility ; 
(m) 
the establishment, construction, modification, operation, and 
decommissioning of a gas refilling or refueling facility ; 
(n) 
the establishment, construction, modification, operation, and 
decommissioning of a CNG or LNG facility ; 
(o) 
the establishment, construction, modification, operation, and 
decommissioning of gas import and export terminals 
; 
(p) 
the selection, design, construction, installation, and operation of 
metering facilities ; 
(q) wholesale gas supply operations 
; 
(r) retail gas supply operations 
; 
(s) industrial gas storage and utilisation, including gas stored and utilised 
by ministries, departments, and agencies of the federal, state, and local 
governments for their own use 
; 
(‘) industrial natura! gas liquids, including plant condensate, storage and 
utilisation, which shall include gas stored and utilised by ministries. 
departments, and agencies of the federal, state, and local governments for 
their own use 
;