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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 39

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S. 
I. No. 3 of 2023 
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 6, 2021 
PETROLEUM (TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPMENT) 
REGULATIONS. 2023 
(27th Day of February, 2023] 
In exercise of the powers conferred on 
it by sections 33, 113(6) and 175 of the 
Petroleum Industry Act, No. 6, 2021 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling it in 
that behalf, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory 
Authority (“the Authority”), make the following Regulations — 
Part 
| — Opsectives AND APPLICATION 
1.-—(1) The objectives of these Regulations are to -— 
(a) regulate activities relating to the transportation, loading, lifting, shipment 
and export of natural gas or its derivatives, crude oil or its derivatives, 
condensate, petroleum liquids, petroleum products, or any other form of 
petroleum liquids in Nigeria ; 
(b) prohibit illegal and unauthorised activities connected with natural gas 
or its derivatives, crude oil or its derivatives, condensate, petroleum liquids. 
petroleum products, or any other form of petroleum liquids in the Petroleum 
industry 
: and 
(c) provide sanctions. penalty and administrative fines for failure to comply 
with tie provisions of these Regulations. 
2. 
These Regulations shall apply 
to the activities connected with 
transportation, shipment or export of natural gas or its derivatives, crude oil or 
its derivatives, condensate, petroleum liquids, petroleum products, and any 
other form of petroleum liquids through channels such as terminals, ports, 
jetties, 
refineries, depots and tank farms in Nigeria, whether such channels 
are onshore or offshore. 
Part 
H — Lirrina ScuepULE AND Lif tinG [bENTIFICATION MANAGEMENT 
3.—(1) A person who intends to carry out shipment or export of natural 
gas or its derivatives, crude oil or its derivatives, condensate, petroleum liquids, 
petroleum products, 
or any other form of petroleum liquids, shall not later 
than five working days before the expected time of arrival of the vessel, 
submit to the Authority an Advance Lifting Schedule in the form prescribed by 
the Authority. 
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Commence- 
ment. 
Obiectives. 
Application. 
Advance 
Lifling 
Schedule.