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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations 2023

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(i) enforcement of arbitral awards and decisions issued by the
Arbitration Tribunals of the Centre,
(ii)  ratification of settlement agreements mediated by the mediators
and conciliators registered with the Centre,
(iii) ratification of decisions of experts registered with the Centre,
in accordance with the procedures and standards adopted by competent
courts, and as agreed by the Centre and the court ;
(e) raise awareness and build capacity on ADR methods by —
(i)  organising conferences, symposia, workshops, training courses, and
(ii)  issuing print materials and publications ;
(f )  create a register of members of the Centre and lists of arbitrators,
experts, mediators and conciliators qualified and versed in the requirements
and procedures of ADR methods ;
(g)  create a database of the decisions issued by the Centre on the
recusal and removal of arbitrators, mediators, experts, and conciliators, and
publish them on the website of the Centre and its approved digital channels,
taking into consideration the confidentiality of the details of arbitrators,
experts, mediators, conciliators, and parties to disputes ;
(h)  provide the rules of arbitration, mediation, conciliation and expert
determination and the by-laws governing the ADR methods, and publish
them on the website of the Centre and its approved digital channels ;
(i)  enforce awards, determinations, decisions, settlements and
agreements reached between parties at the Centre by itself, through the
Authority or by application to the Federal High Court ; and
(j)  discharge other duties or exercise other powers required to achieve
the objectives of the Centre.
5.—(1) The Centre shall have jurisdiction in disputes arising from —
(a)  operations between licensees or permit holders in the midstream
and downstream petroleum industry ;
(b)  the provision of open access in gas and petroleum liquids operations ;
(c) the provision of third-party access to facilities and infrastructures
used for gas and petroleum liquids operations by owners operating on their
own account ;
(d)  gas trading and settlement transactions ;
(e)  midstream and downstream petroleum labour matters ;
(f )  referrals to the Centre by a court of competent jurisdiction ;
(g)  the commercial, technical and operational aspects of midstream and
downstream petroleum operations among licensees or permit holders ; and
(h)  any other dispute involving companies, within or outside Nigeria, in
connection with midstream and downstream petroleum operations.
Disputes
within the
jurisdiction
of the Centre