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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 33

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S. 
I. No. 4 of 2023 
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 6, 2021 
PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT REGULATIONS. 2023 
{90h Day of February, 2023] 
In exercise of the powers conferred on 
it by sections 33 and 106(1) of the 
Petroleum Industry Act, No. 6, 2021 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling it 
in that behalf, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory 
Authority (“Authority”), make the following Regulations — 
Part 
| — OBsecrives AND APPLICATION 
1.—(1) The objectives of these Regulations are to — 
(a) regulate and ensure accurate measurement and allocation of natural 
gas or its derivatives, crude oil or its derivatives, condensate, petroleum 
liquids, petroleum products, or any other form of petroleum liquids 
: 
(b) determine the basis for calculating revenue accruing to government, 
licensees. contractors and other parties 
in midstream and downstream 
petroleum operations 
: and 
(c) 
provide sanctions and penalties for failure to comply with these 
Regulations. 
2. These Regulations shall apply to static and dynamic measurements 
for natural gas or 
its derivatives, crude oil or 
its derivatives, condensate, 
petroleum liquids, petroleum products, or any other form of petroleum liquids. 
Part 
TH — Duits AND OBLIGATIONS OF LICENSEES AND PERMIT HOLDERS 
3.—(1) A 
licensee or permit holder to whom these Regulations apply 
shall — 
(a) 
ensure that measurement systems are installed at the appropriate 
measurement points in midstream and downstream operations : 
(b) 
ensure that the provisions of these Regulations, guidelines or any 
other directive from the Authority are complied with ; 
(c) ensure that its contractors, employees, agents, and any person acting 
for the licensee or permit holder comply with these Regulations, guidelines, 
or any other directives issued by the Authority ; 
(¢) 
appoint 
in writing, 
a competent person to be responsible for 
metering and allocation systems, and notify the Authority of the 
appointment and any subsequent change, not later than 72 hours of 
such appointment or change ; 
(¢) 
ensure that a person engaged 
in metering activities possesses the 
requisite qualifications and competences to perform the activities : 
a 
i) 
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Commence- 
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Objectives. 
Application. 
Duties of 
licensees and 
permit 
holders