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11. 
Failure to apply the DPR Methodology for 
Determination and Allocation of crude Oil Losses. 
Per facility 
Monetary 
equivalent 
of 30% of the 
total 
loss 
volume 
allocated 
at 
the 
prevailing oil 
price in USD 
12. 
National Production Monitoring System (NPMS)  
non-compliance by operating company. 
Per Week 
 
Per Month 
 
Per Quarter 
$10,000. (Ten 
Thousand 
USD) 
$30,000. 
(Thirty 
Thousand 
USD) 
$100,000. 
(One 
Hundred 
Thousand 
USD) 
13. 
Late submission of export permit application. 
Deadline Definition: Tenth (10th) day of the second 
month of the previous quarter of the same year. 
Per quarter 
$1,000. (One 
Thousand 
USD) 
 
14. 
Non-compliance with applying approved new base 
volume and meter factor from proving. 
Per loading 
$250,000. 
(Two 
Hundred and 
Fifty 
Thousand 
USD) 
15. 
Non-compliance with installation/tampering with DPR 
Locking Device (sea line Valves) on export pipeline. 
Per Terminal 
$100,000. 
(One 
Hundred 
Thousand 
USD) 
16. 
Tampering with Metering Systems or its ancillary 
equipment 
without approval. 
Per Meter 
$100,000. 
(One 
Hundred 
Thousand 
USD) 
17. 
Commissioning any critical equipment or facility e.g.  
valve, compressor, pump, sampler, etc. without 
approval. 
Per 
equipment 
$50,000. 
(Fifty 
Thousand 
USD) 
18. 
None display on operational tank in service “Tank 
Service”, “Date of Calibration” and “Next  Due  Date  
of Calibration. 
Per tank in 
service or 
operation 
$100,000. 
(One 
Hundred 
Thousand 
USD) Per 
Tank