Library / B 2103 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 205
B 2103 Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 205

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“critical equipment” means any equipment which if taken out of service,
may endanger life or lead to a malfunctioning or a shut-down of the facility or
part of it;
“critical systems” mean any system which if taken out of service may
endanger life or lead to a malfunctioning or a shut-down of, the hydrocarbon
refining facility or part of it;
‘‘CRS’’ means Coordinate Reference System;
“crude oil” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act;
“crude oil refining” means the processing or separation of crude oil into
products to meet market quality or specification;
“custody transfer” means change in ownership or responsibility in the control
of petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives within and across
upstream, midstream and downstream, irrespective of whether the custody
transfer is within the same parent company or not;
“data” includes reports, operations data, samples, fluid samples, plans,
maps, charts, crude oil assay, accounts, materials and any other information
which are required to be provided to the Authority under the Act, regulations
made pursuant to the Act or any other law;
“declared emergency” means a state of emergency resulting from a danger
or threat of danger to a midstream or downstream facilities as determined by
the Authority;
“derivatives” means products obtained from processing of crude oil, natural
gas or other hydrocarbons;
 “detector switch” means a device that indicates the passage of a displacer
in a prover;
“Disposal Committee” means the Committee established by the Authority
Chief Executive for coordinating the disposal of confiscated materials and
equipment;
“distribution pipeline” has the same meaning ascribed to it in the Act ;
‘‘DPK’’ means dual purpose kerosene;
“dynamic measurement” means measurement under a flowing condition
using meters;
“entity” means any company, firm or individual holding or seeking a licence
or permit in the midstream and downstream petroleum industry;
“Environmental Management Plan” means a plan outlining measures for
the  monitoring and mitigation of health, environmental and safety matters in
the development and operation of a midstream or downstream petroleum
facility;
“factory acceptance test” means a test that is carried out at the fabrication
shop or test yard on an equipment before shipment into the country or site;
“feedstock shrinkage” means the loss of feedstock during delivery or
transfer;
“fiscal metering” means metering carried out in connection with the
purchase and sale of petroleum, petroleum liquids, natural gas or its derivatives,
for the calculation of revenue, levies, taxes and royalties;