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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 
 
 
 
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ix. The filling plant engineering design details showing interface with associated 
auxiliaries. 
Upon submission of the above, a Site Suitability inspection exercise shall be conducted by 
the Department (Requirement for suitability of site are stated in appendix 1). The 
Department shall grant an Approval to ConstructIinstall the filling plant upon satisfactory 
appraisal of the submission. 
 
2.2.2 
Licensing/Approval Process 
Upon completion of construction/Installation of the filling plant, the applicant shall: 
i. 
Apply for Approval/License to Operate the filling plant on the company’s letter 
headed paper. 
ii. 
Submit evidence of payment of Statutory and Processing fees of N75,000/500,000 
litres and/ or part thereof and N250,000.00 respectively via DPR Online Payment 
Portal for issuance of Approval/License to Operate the filling plant. 
iii. 
Submit a Third-Party Blending Agreement with a licensed blending company where 
the blending operation is to be carried out stating the following details: 
a. Total quantity in litres of lubricants to be blended broken downs into 
respective grades. 
b. Quality specification of lubricants to be blended 
c. Blending Laycan 
iv. 
Forward a copy of valid lube blending plant license for the blending company where 
the lubricants are to the blended. 
v. 
Install an on-site Quality Control laboratory for recertification of the bulk lubricant 
blend upon arrival at the filling plant to ensure that there is no alteration of quality 
parameters over the transit process. 
vi. 
Install Safety and Firefighting facilities at the filling plant.