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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators PROCEDURE GUIDE FOR THE GRANT OF APPROVAL FOR THIRD PARTY BLENDING AND LUBRICANTS FILLING PLANT Code: DPR Guide 0017 - 2020

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
PROCEDURE GUIDE FOR THE GRANT OF APPROVAL FOR THIRD PARTY 
BLENDING AND LUBRICANTS FILLING PLANT 
Code: DPR Guide 0017 - 2020
 
Revision Date: 2nd October 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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1. SCOPE 
This procedure guide (for licensing of lubricant retailing and distribution outlets in Nigeria) 
is issued pursuant to the provisions of the Petroleum (Amendment) Decree No. 37 of 1977 
section 4(1) which stipulates that, no person shall import, store, sell or distribute any 
petroleum products in Nigeria without a license granted by the Director/CEO, Department 
of Petroleum Resources. 
2. APPLICATION & APPROVAL PROCEDURE  
2.1 
Third Party Blending Operations 
All applications for approval of Third-Party Blending Operations shall be made on the 
Company’s letter headed paper and addressed to the Director/CEO, Department of 
Petroleum Resources.  
 
2.1.1 
Application Requirements (Product Owner) 
The application for a Product Owner shall be accompanied with the following documents: 
i. 
A copy of valid lube blending plant license for the blending company where the 
lubricants are to the blended. 
ii. 
A copy of Storage and Sales license for lubricants of applicant (this itemizes the 
various retailing or distribution outlets for the blended lubricants). 
iii. A copy of Certificate of registration of Trade Names and Identification under which 
the applicant intends to market the lubricants from Ministry of Trade & Investment. 
iv. Payment of Statutory fee of Two Hundred and fifty Thousand Naira (N250,000.00) 
per 500,000 Liters of Lubricants produced and/or part thereof only for Third-Party 
Approval application. 
v. Payment of Processing fee of two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N250,000.00) 
only for Third Party Approval application.