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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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(c)  estimated loss factors associated with feedstock shrinkage during
delivery;
(d)  available infrastructure for crude oil delivery to each refinery; and
(e)  characteristics of crude oil required by each refinery.
62.  The decommissioning or abandonment of a hydrocarbon refining or
processing facility shall be in accordance with relevant regulations, guidelines,
directives or notices issued by the Authority.
PART VI — MIDSTREAM GAS FLARE
63.  The Authority may take gas at the flare in midstream petroleum
operations, free of cost or at a cost to be determined by the Authority.
64.—(1)  A licensee of a midstream facility shall not —
(a)  vent or flare natural gas except in accordance with a permit granted by
the Authority; and
(b)  flare gas beyond the limit set by the Authority.
(2)  Notwithstanding subregulation (1) of this regulation, the Authority
may authorise the venting or flaring of gas from a midstream facility without
penalty, during a declared emergency.
65.  The Authority may authorise gas flaring in midstream petroleum
operations in the following categories —
(a)  safety flaring, including —
(i)  initial start-up flaring during commissioning and start-up phases of
a plant or process unit,
(ii)  pilot gas, and
(iii)  relief devices;
(b)  continuous flaring when the plant or process unit is in operation; and
(c)  non-continuous operational flaring on a planned or unplanned basis for
scheduled maintenance, equipment shutdowns, and mechanical equipment
failures.
66.—(1)  The Authority may, upon application, grant a permit to a licensee
to flare gas —
(a)  where flaring gas is required for facility start-up; or
(b)  for strategic operational reasons, including testing.
(2)  An application under subregulation (1) of this regulation shall be subject
to the —
(a)  submission of valid justification for flaring; and
(b)  payment of prescribed fees.
Decommission-
ing and
abandonment
of
hydrocarbon
refining or
processing
facilities
Right of
Authority to
take gas at
the flare
Midstream
gas flaring
categories
Prohibition
of venting
and
excessive
flaring of gas
in midstream
facilities
Permit to
flare gas