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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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and downstream gas infrastructure investment within the host community of
the designated facility where the flare occurs.
PART VII — TERMINALS AND BULK STORAGE
75.  A person shall not establish, construct, or operate a —
(a)  terminal; or
(b)  gas or petroleum liquids bulk storage facility,
in Nigeria without an appropriate and valid licence granted by the Authority.
76.—(1) A terminal for export of petroleum liquids or natural gas or its
derivatives shall not be designated as an export point without a terminal
establishment notice made by the Authority designating —
(a)  the name of the terminal;
(b)  the operational coordinates;
(c)  the type of facility;
(d)  the mooring and export systems;
(e)  the delineated safety zone; and
(f )  any other requirement the Authority may deem relevant.
(2)  The Authority shall publish the terminal establishment notice in the
Federal Government official Gazette following the grant of a licence to operate
the terminal.
77. —(1) An application to establish a terminal shall be made in the manner
prescribed by the Authority.
(2)  The Authority may grant a licence to establish a terminal upon —
(a)  consideration of the —
(i)  technical viability of the proposed terminal,
(ii)  economic case for the facility including the potential demand for its
use, and
(iii)  provisions for environmental and social sustainability; and
(b)  payment of the prescribed fees.
(3)  A licence to establish a terminal shall —
(a)  specify the provisional deemed coordinates of the terminal; and
(b)  be valid for 24 months and may be revalidated on terms and conditions
prescribed by the Authority.
78. —(1)  An application to construct a terminal shall be made in the
manner prescribed by the Authority.
(2) The Authority may grant a licence to construct a terminal upon
satisfactory evaluation of submissions and payment of the prescribed fees.
Authority to
licence
terminals
and bulk
storage
facilities
Terminal
establishment
notice
Application
for licence
to establish
a terminal
Application
for licence to
construct a
terminal