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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations 2025

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53.
Distributing lubricant without a lubricant storage and sales
licence.
54.
Retailing lubricant without a lubricant storage and sales
licence.
55.
Undertaking a shutdown of a facility without notifying the
Authority.
56.
Conducting a factory acceptance test or site acceptance test
of any critical equipment without authorisation or witnessing
by officers of the Authority.
57.
Modification, repair or alteration of midstream surface or
underground petroleum liquids storage tanks without
authorisation.
58.
Introduction of deadwoods, capillary tube or false bottom,
etc. in midstream petroleum liquids storage tanks.
59.
Unauthorised tank conversion in a midstream facility.
60.
A person undertaking the domestic supply or export of
petroleum liquids without a wholesale supply licence issued
by the Authority.
61.
A producer or importer permitting a person who does not
hold an appropriate wholesale supply licence issued by the
Authority to lift petroleum products from its facility.
62.
A person undertaking the supply of natural gas without a
wholesale supply licence issued by the Authority.
63.
A producer permitting a person who does not hold an
appropriate wholesale supply licence issued by the Authority
to supply natural gas from its facility.
64.
Modification or upgrade of a facility without approval.
65.
Failure to conduct LACT or meter calibration exercise when
due.
66.
Unauthorised modification, alteration, upgrade, etc. of LACT
or measurement system.
67.
Unauthorised modification, repair, alteration of surface
petroleum liquids storage tanks.
68.
Late submission of Advance Shipment Schedule.
69.
Failure to provide information relating to Advance Shipment
Schedule to the Authority in the manner prescribed.
70.
Lifting natural gas or its derivatives, petroleum liquids or
petroleum products without a lifting identification number.
NGN200,000 per year of
default.
NGN100,000 per year of
default.
USD100,000
USD100,000
USD25,000
USD25,000 per storage
tank
NGN5,000,000
USD50,000 per domestic
supply or export in
addition to the cost of the
wholesale supply licence.
NGN10,000,000 to be paid
by the producer or
importer.
USD5,000 per day for
every day the
contravention continues.
USD5,000 per day for
every day the
contravention continues.
NGN5,000,000
USD5,000 per equipment.
USD250,000 per LACT
system.
USD25,000 per tank
greater than or equal to 500
barrels.
NGN500,000
The vessel shall be denied
permission to load.
USD100,000