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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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19.
Non-compliance with assignment or transfer provisions, for a
downstream facility other than a retail outlet.
20.
Non-compliance with assignment or transfer provisions for a
retail gas supply or a petroleum products retail outlet.
21.
Non-compliance with separation of licensed activities
provisions.
22.
Non-compliance with Code of Conduct provisions.
23.
Failure to produce, upon demand, storage and sales inventories
and reports of a midstream or downstream facility.
24.
Loading petroleum liquids or natural gas and its derivatives
into a ballast tank or any other tank, container or receptacle of
a ship or tanker other than as designated, dedicated and
designed for the storage and transportation.
25.
Lifting natural gas or its derivatives, petroleum liquids or
petroleum products by a vessel without a valid shipment
identification number.
26.
False declaration regarding the quantity, quality and capacity
of a vessel in which petroleum liquids or natural gas or its
derivatives are being transported.
27.
Alteration of any document or concealing information in
respect of the lifting of natural gas or its derivatives, petroleum
liquids or petroleum products by a vessel.
28.
Failure to ensure that the Authority or any person authorised
by the Authority witnesses outturn verification at the port of
discharge.
29.
Failure to renew hydrocarbon processing or refining facility
LTO.
30.
Late renewal of hydrocarbon processing or refining facility
LTO beyond 31st of March of every year.
31.
Petroleum product evacuation from hydrocarbon processing
or refining facility by truck or rail without authorisation.
NGN10,000,000 per facility
and suspension of licence
for a period not exceeding
one year.
NGN2,000,000 per retail
outlet and suspension of
licence for a period not
exceeding one year.
A penalty not exceeding
USD10,000 for each day of
such non-compliance.
NGN250,000 for each day of
such non-compliance.
NGN1,000,000
A penalty equal to the
monetary value of the
petroleum liquids or natural
gas or its derivatives and
the forfeiture of the
petroleum liquids or natural
gas and its derivatives to
the Authority.
USD100,000
Forfeiture of the cargo and
a penalty of 10% of the
value of the cargo.
A penalty not exceeding
USD1,000,000
A penalty not exceeding
USD250,000
NGN2,000,000 for every
year LTO is not renewed.
NGN500,000
NGN5,000,000 per truck or
rail wagon.