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payment 
of 
fine of 
$10,000. 
(Ten 
Thousand 
USD) 
4. 
Conducting 
inspection 
FAT/SAT 
of 
any 
critical 
equipment without approval and without witnessing 
by Representative of the Department. 
Per 
equipment 
$50,000. 
(Fifty 
Thousand 
USD) 
5. 
Modification, Alteration, upgrade, etc. of LACT 
Metering System (Export) without DPR approval. 
Per LACT 
System 
$250,000. 
(Two 
Hundred and 
Fifty 
Thousand 
USD) 
6. 
Modification, Repair, Alteration of surface or 
underground storage tanks without approval.  
Introduction of dead woods, capillary Tube or false-
bottom, etc. attract the same fine. 
Per storage 
greater than 
or 
equal to 500 
barrels. 
$25,000. 
(Twenty-Five 
Thousand 
USD) for 
crude oil 
tanks 
 
 
7. 
Non-compliance in ensuring DPR Representatives 
witness out 
turn verification at the port of discharge. 
Per loaded 
Vessel 
or shipment 
$50,000. 
(Fifty 
Thousand 
USD) 
8. 
Tampering or Bye-pass of pipeline, back-loading line 
(depots), lines for export at terminal or discharge at 
Jetties/Depots, etc. without approval. 
Per loading or 
shipment 
$200,000. 
(Two 
Hundred 
Thousand 
USD) 
9. 
Exporting/Importing Petroleum or Petroleum 
Products without approval. 
Per loading or 
shipment 
Outright 
forfeiture 
and payment 
of total 
cost in USD 
to DPR 
10. 
For any Petroleum or Petroleum Product handling 
facility, the set-back shall not be less than 25km from 
any border country and lack of adherence or the 
construction of the facility by operator or owner 
without approval by  DPR,  shall  attract sanctions, 
thus:  
Per facility 
Forfeiture of 
petroleum 
product and 
DPR shall 
report 
to Security 
Agency, 
Town 
Planning 
Authority for 
outright 
demolition.