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MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, 2025    
 
Arrangement of Regulations 
 
Regulation: 
 
PART I – GENERAL PROVISIONS 
1. Objectives  
2. Application  
3. Application for licence, permits, authorisations 
 
PART II - DUTIES OF LICENSEES AND PERMIT HOLDERS 
4. Duties of Licensees and Permit Holders 
5. Facility development project, abandonment and decommissioning etc. 
 
PART III — DUTIES OF A MANAGER 
6. Compliance with Regulations  
7. Technology Adaptation 
8. Personnel protection 
9. Occupational Health 
10. Noise Abatement 
11. Safety training  
12. Operations, inspections, and maintenance  
13. Confined space and tank integrity management 
14. Maintenance of storage facilities, pipelines and lifting operations  
15. Spares, Standard Operating Procedure and Management of Change  
16. Fire precaution and firefighting equipment etc.  
17. Risk Based Inspection. 
18. Minimum Training 
19. Incident reporting  
20. Reporting of accidents and reporting format  
21. Offshore operations  
22. Journey management 
23. Waste management 
24. Gas detection 
25. Industry best practice 
26. Petroleum Haulage operations 
27. Handling of radioactive materials 
28. Signages  
29. Restriction of use of internal combustion engines  
30. Offshore Operations  
31. Safe access