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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Environmental Regulations 2023

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Part VI — LABORATORY OPERATIONS 
22. The Authority shall accredit third-party and in-house laboratories 
rendering operational and consultancy services to the midstream and 
downstream petroleum industry. 
23. 
The Authority shall conduct regular analytical performance 
evaluations by means of reference samples, proficiency testing programmes 
and inter-laboratory tests on all laboratories in the midstream and downstream 
petroleum industry. 
Part VIII — INDUSTRY CHEMICAL AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION 
24. The Authority shall evaluate industry chemicals and products intended 
for use in the midstream and downstream petroleum industry to ascertain the 
hazard and risk potentials as prescribed in guidelines issued by the Authority. 
25.—(1) Prior to its use, industry chemicals or products shall be subjected 
to toxicity test on standard aquatic organisms under Nigerian environmental 
conditions as prescribed in guidelines issued by the Authority. 
(2) Tests and investigations on midstream and downstream industry 
chemicals or products shall be conducted only by laboratory facilities approved 
by the Authority. 
(3) A licensee or permit holder shall obtain an approval for any industry 
chemical or product intended for deployment in midstream and downstream 
petroleum operations. 
(4) A licensee or permit holder shall seek the consent of the Authority 
prior to deployment of the industry chemical or product. 
(5) 
A licensee or permit holder shall submit to the Authority for approval 
its industry chemicals or products management programme for all new and 
existing facilities in accordance with guidelines issued by the Authority. 
(6) A licensee, permit holder or chemical vendor shall periodically submit 
inventories of industry chemicals or products deployed in their operations in 
accordance with guidelines issued by the Authority. 
(7) Results of the tests and other production chemistry investigations on 
use of industry chemicals and products shall be submitted to the Authority for 
review and approval. 
Part LX — EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT 
26.—(1) A licensee or permit holder shall submit its current Spill or 
Release Contingency Plan (SRCP) document to the Authority within the last 
quarter of each calendar year for review. 
B 809 
Accreditation 
of 
laboratories 
Performance 
evaluation of 
laboratories 
Certification 
of industry 
chemicals 
and products 
Toxicity 
tests of 
industry 
chemicals 
and 
products 
Spill or 
Release 
Contingency 
Planning 
(SRCP)