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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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45.—(1)  The Authority may upon application made not later than one
month to the expiration of a licence to establish a pipeline and the payment of
prescribed fees, revalidate the licence, provided that a re-inspection of the right
of way does not indicate a significant change to the conditions under which the
licence was earlier granted.
(2) Where a re-inspection of the right of way indicates a significant change
to the conditions under which the licence to establish a pipeline was granted, all
processes applicable to the grant of the licence shall apply to the application for
revalidation.
46. —(1)  A petroleum pipeline licence shall —
(a)  grant the holder the right to construct, operate and maintain a pipeline
on the pipeline right of way; and
(b)  be valid for a term of 20 years and may be renewed for further terms,
provided that the duration of a petroleum pipeline licence renewal shall be
determined by the integrity of the pipeline, based on the report of the integrity
inspection of the pipeline and other industry standards.
(2)  An application for a petroleum pipeline licence shall be made during the
validity of the licence to establish a pipeline, in a form and upon terms and
conditions prescribed by the Authority, and shall be accompanied by —
(a)  a pipeline development plan;
(b)  a copy of the licence to establish the pipeline;
(c)  a survey description of the final route selected for the pipeline, indicating
the length and width of the right of way, the pipeline coordinates in approved
CRS with the coordinates of the various points of intersection;
(d)  a topography map showing the pipeline in red; and
(e)  evidence of the payment of the prescribed fee.
(3)  The pipeline development plan shall be prepared in the format prescribed
by the Authority and shall include —
(a)  detailed report of the pipeline route survey showing the coordinates of
the turning points;
(b)  the services to be rendered by the pipeline;
(c)  the preliminary specifications of the pipeline;
(d)  the characteristic of the substances to be conveyed through the pipeline;
(e)  the detailed financial plan and economic case for the development of
the pipeline;
(f )  local content proposal for the project;
(g)  community development plan;
(h)  level two schedule for pipeline design, development, construction and
start-up of operations;
(i)  a Front-End Engineering Design ‘‘FEED’’ or Detailed Engineering Design
‘‘DED’’ dossier of the pipeline;
Revalidation
of a licence
to establish a
pipeline
Application
for a
petroleum
pipeline
licence