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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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8.—(1) A person shall not undertake the following activities with respect
to midstream and downstream gas operations without a valid licence, permit, or
authorisation granted by the Authority —
(a)  the establishment, —
(i)  design, construction, or operation of a gas processing facility,
including the modification and decommissioning of such facilities,
(ii)  construction, or operation of a natural gas blending facility,
(iii)  construction and operation of a gas transportation and distribution
pipeline,
(iv)  construction and operation of a gas distribution system,
(v)  construction or operation of petrochemical or fertiliser plants,
(vi)  construction, modification, operation, and decommissioning of a
bulk gas storage facility,
(vii)  construction, modification, operation, and decommissioning of a
gas refilling or refuelling facility,
(viii)  construction, modification, operation, and decommissioning of a
CNG or LNG processing facility, and
(ix)  construction, modification, operation, and decommissioning of gas
import and export terminals;
(b)  the offtake of natural gas or gas products and derivatives from a gas
facility;
(c)  blending operations in a bulk gas storage facility, including modification
and decommissioning of such facilities;
(d)  third-party blending operations in a gas processing plant;
(e)  the operation of bunkering vessels and barges utilised in the storage or
supply of natural gas and natural gas products;
(f )  the operation of a gas transportation network;
(g)  the virtual transportation of gas and gas derivatives which shall include
the registration of the mode of transportation;
(h)  LPG  or CNG  bulk cylinder exchange to micro-distribution centres or
resellers;
(i)  LPG or CNG retailing;
(j)  the designation of gas import and export points;
(k)  the selection, design, construction, installation, and operation of
metering facilities;
(l)  wholesale gas supply operations;
(m)  retail gas supply operations;
(n)  industrial gas storage and utilisation for own use and not for sale to
customers, which shall include gas stored and utilised by ministries,
departments, and agencies of the federal, state, and local governments for
their own use;
(o)  industrial natural gas liquids and plant condensate storage and utilisation
for own use and not for sale to customers, which shall include natural gas
Licences,
permits and
authorisations
for
midstream
and
downstream
gas
operations