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B 799 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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(4)  Wastes generated from midstream and downstream petroleum
projects or operations shall be transported in fit-for-purpose containers or
vessels, approved by the Authority.
(5) Hazardous wastes generated from midstream and downstream
petroleum projects or operations shall not be discharged or disposed after
treatment into the environment without the approval of the Authority.
18.—(1) The discharge of Produced Formation Water (PFW) from
midstream petroleum facilities shall be in an Offshore Discharge Zone (ODZ)
or into approved re-injection wells subject to the consent of the Authority.
(2) The discharge of PFW from midstream petroleum facilities into a
Zero Discharge Zone (ZDZ) is prohibited :
Provided that the Authority may authorise the discharge of PFW in cases of
emergency, safety or threat to life and where the Authority authorises the
discharge of PFW, it shall be in accordance with the options approved by the
Authority.
19.—(1) New and existing industrial effluent and emission-point sources
at a midstream or downstream facility shall be registered with the Authority.
(2) The discharge of liquid and gaseous effluent from midstream and
downstream facilities into the environment shall not be undertaken without a
valid permit from the Authority.
PART VI — CLIMATE CHANGE
20.—(1)  A licensee or permit holder shall monitor Green House Gases
(GHG) generated from its activities or operations, estimate the volumes and
report the information periodically, in accordance with the guidelines issued
by the Authority.
(2)  A licensee or permit holder shall develop and submit a strategy for
the carbon capture, decarbonisation and achievement of net-zero targets in its
operations to the Authority for approval on a date determined by the Authority.
21.—(1) A licensee or permit holder shall conduct monitoring and control
of methane emission from new and existing facilities or projects in which the
following activities are performed —
(a) processing, transportation, and distribution of hydrocarbons ; and
(b)  storage of petroleum liquids and gas.
(2)  A licensee or permit holder shall take inventory of equipment and
components identified as sources and possible sources of methane emissions
in new and existing facilities and implement Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR)
and Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) programmes.
Produced
Formation
Water
(PFW)
management
Point source
registration
Green House
Gas (GHG)
management
Management
of methane
emission