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prevailing 
market 
price in USD to 
the 
DPR 
25. 
Lack of proper accounting, reporting, 
intentional/wrongful allocation of losses to any 
injector, equity holder or stakeholder. 
Per barrel 
Refund of 
allocated 
volume to 
rightful 
owner and 
payment of 
equivalent of 
30% of 
total volume 
involved 
to the DPR at 
prevailing 
prices in 
USD. 
26. Introduction of hydrocarbon, Comingling/Spiking 
without approval from the Director, Petroleum 
Resources. 
Operation or 
for 
every violation
 
 
$100,000. 
(One 
Hundred 
Thousand 
USD) 
 
 
27. 
Decommissioning of facility without approval from the 
Director, Petroleum Resources. 
Per Action 
$50.000 (Fifty 
Thousand 
USD) 
28. 
All “Agreement” between companies, operators, and 
injectors in any form shall be carried out in line with 
the Petroleum Acts and a copy submitted to the 
Department. 
Per Company 
Appropriate 
Sanction 
may be 
imposed by 
Director, as 
may be 
applicable. 
29. 
Tampering or breakage of security seal on flow meters 
used for custody transfer without approval. 
Per 
Flow 
Meter 
$5,000 (Five 
Thousand 
USD) 
30. Non-   Compliance   with   frequency   of   calibration   
of measurement   dipping   tape, UTI, 
Temperature/Pressure Gauges & Transmitters. 
Per 
Equipment 
$5,000 (Five 
Thousand 
USD) 
31. 
Collection of crude oil samples without DPR approval. 
Per Litre 
$500 (Five 
Hundred 
USD) 
32. 
For all DPR approved flow meters, flow rate shall be 
maintained at specified station flow range. 
Per Failure of 
station to 
inform 
DPR of 
changes in 
station flow 
rates 
$10,000 (Ten 
Thousand 
USD)