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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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19.  A person shall not discharge or allow the escape of petroleum liquids
or natural gas or its derivatives into the Nigerian waters or atmosphere.
20.—(1)  A person who intends to carry out the discharge or lifting of
petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives, shall not later than five working
days before the expected time of arrival of the vessel, submit to the Authority an
Advance Shipment Schedule in the form prescribed by the Authority.
(2)  The Advance Shipment Schedule shall be endorsed by a designated
representative of the person carrying out the discharge or lifting and shall
contain the —
(a)  type, source, and producer of the petroleum liquids or natural gas or
its derivatives, to be discharged or lifted;
(b)  statement on volume;
(c)  valid import licence or export permit;
(d)  details of the importer, exporter or offtaker;
(e)  destination;
(f )  evidence of measurement, method of measurement and laycan of
discharge or lifting of the petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives to
be discharged or lifted;
(g)  estimated time of arrival of the vessel;
(h)  valid wholesale supply licence;
(i)  details of the buyer; and
(j)  details of the agent of the vessel or cargo owner.
(3)  The Authority may, upon review of Advance Shipment Schedule,
notify the person who submitted the Advance Shipment Schedule, of any default
in the information submitted and give the person 24 hours within which to
rectify and re-submit the Advance Shipment Schedule.
21.—(1)  Petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives shall not be
discharged or lifted from Nigeria without a shipment identification number issued
by the Authority.
(2)  The Authority shall, prior to shipment, inspect and verify the content
of any cargo against declaration in the Advance Shipment Schedule and upon
satisfactory verification, the Authority shall issue a shipment identification number
for the cargo within 48 hours of receipt of all requested information.
(3)  Where the Authority, on inspection of a cargo, discovers that information
provided in the Advance Shipment Schedule is false, the person responsible for
the false declaration shall be liable under these Regulations.
(4)  A shipment identification number shall be specific to and valid for the
cargo it relates and no other.
Prohibition
of discharge
into waters
or
atmosphere
Advance
Shipment
Schedule
Shipment
identification
management