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B 799 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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(2)  The Authority may, in response to new and emerging environmental
challenges in the midstream and downstream petroleum sector, direct that
special studies be conducted.
10. An environmental study or assessment in these Regulations submitted
by a licensee or permit holder shall be prepared by a person accredited by the
Authority, in a form prescribed in accordance with guidelines issued by the
Authority.
11.  A licensee or permit holder shall obtain approvals for the conduct of
these environmental studies or assessments where applicable or required for
midstream and downstream petroleum projects or operations —
(a)  Mandatory Environmental Site Assessment (MESA) for retail outlets
with a combined storage capacity below 270,000 liters ;
(b)  Project Concept Screening (PCS) report prior to grant of LTE;
(c) Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment (PERA) report prior to
LTC ; or
(d) EMP for projects which require Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) studies or projects referred to environmental impact assessment as
a result of mediation or a review panel under the applicable laws.
PART IV — ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
12.—(1)  A licensee or permit holder shall submit to the Authority for
approval an EMP for these activities —
(a)  onshore and offshore petroleum liquids and gas transportation pipelines
and systems
(b) petroleum liquids and gas separation, processing, liquefaction,
compression, handling and storage facilities, such as Gas to Liquid (GTL),
Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessels ;
(c)  refineries, petrochemicals, gas-based fertilizer, and other gas
derivative plants ;
(d) product depots for the storage of petroleum liquids, gas, and lube
blending plants ;
(e) retail outlets of combined storage capacity equal to or greater than
270,000 litres for refined products and greater than 10 metric tons for gas ;
(f ) petroleum waste management facilities for the collection, treatment
or disposal of wastes generated from the midstream and downstream
petroleum sector ; and
(g) any other midstream and downstream petroleum project or operation
as may be determined by the Authority due to the sensitive nature of the
project location or the operation.
Studies or
assessments
to be
prepared by
accredited
persons
Mandatory
approvals
for
environmental
studies or
assessment
Environmental
Management
Plan