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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators PROCEDURE GUIDE FOR THE GRANT OF PERMIT/APPROVAL/LICENSE FOR LUBE OIL BLENDING/WASTE OIL RECYCLING PLANT Code: DPR Guide 0021 - 2020

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
PROCEDURE GUIDE FOR THE GRANT OF PERMIT/APPROVAL/LICENSE FOR 
LUBE OIL BLENDING/WASTE OIL RECYCLING PLANT 
Code: DPR Guide 0021 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 2nd October 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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6. PLANT OPERATION   
1. The plant shall be operated in compliance with the provisions of the Petroleum 
Refining Regulations, 1974 and its subsequent revisions. 
2. The operator of blending plants shall prepare and submit an annual program of 
activity in the form of a presentation to the Director/CEO, Department of Petroleum 
Resources at the beginning of each calendar year. 
3. The plant owner shall prepare and submit planned and actual production profile on 
quarterly basis. 
7. PLANT MAINTENANCE 
This comprises routine preventive scheduled and turn-around maintenance. Preventive 
maintenance schedules on critical equipment shall be prepared and submitted to the 
Department of Petroleum Resources for monitoring purposes. The plant facilities shall be 
periodically examined for corrosion detection and corrosion protection systems and 
devices installed shall be checked regularly to ensure effective performance. All these anti-
corrosion performance monitoring shall be carried out in accordance with current NACE 
(National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Standards and procedures. All turn-around 
maintenance (TAM) scheduled shall be duly submitted to the Director/CEO, Department 
of Petroleum Resources at least three months prior to its commencement for statutory 
oversight and thereafter, monthly progress report of the maintenance shall be rendered 
until completion, for monitoring purposes. 
 
8. PLANT MODIFICATION 
Any proposed modification or enlargement of existing plant and facilities shall be 
communicated to the Director/CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources and must be 
subjected to the provisions of Section 2.3 of this Guideline and approved before being 
carried out.