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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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(ii)  order to carry out maintenance, or
(iii)  accordance with curtailment directives issued by the Authority;
(d)  where the licensee operates for its own account, grant the right to use
or have access to uncommitted capacity within its facilities to third parties,
for the purpose of ensuring competitive supply;
(e)  consult with and obtain from the Authority, written permission, prior
to any modification of technical and operational rule of practice concerning
the operation of its facilities;
(f )  conduct its licensed activities in a non-discriminatory manner, where
the licence is issued on an open access basis;
(g)  manage its facilities as a reasonable and prudent operator;
(h)  abstain from activities, which in the opinion of the Authority may
prevent, restrict or distort competition;
(i)  conduct its licensed activities safely and reliably in compliance with
any health and safety regulations issued by Authority;
(j)  comply with the requirements for environmental protection, management
and restoration issued by the Authority and any applicable law; and
(k)  mark, maintain and secure the boundaries of its facilities and
associated infrastructure constructed under the terms of its licence and
any applicable law.
(6)  The volumes of petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives to be
exported from a terminal shall be within the approved quantity in the wholesale
supply licence of the supplier, lessee or producer.
(7) The holder of a licence to operate a terminal shall not operate the
terminal without —
(a)  a certified measurement system; and
(b)  an accredited laboratory.
(8) The Authority shall approve all measurement systems and laboratories
prior to use, for determination of quantity and quality at terminals.
80.—(1) An application to establish a gas or petroleum liquids bulk storage
facility shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Authority.
(2)  The Authority may grant a licence to establish a bulk storage facility
upon —
(a)  consideration of the —
(i)  technical viability of the proposed bulk storage facility,
(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 bulk storage facility shall be valid for 24 months
and may be revalidated on terms and conditions prescribed by the Authority.
Application
for licence to
establish a
bulk storage
facility