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(2) The discharge of effluent and gaseous emission from midstream and downstream facilities into 
the environment shall not be undertaken without a valid permit from the Authority. 
(3) A licensee or permit holder shall conduct periodic Environmental Compliance Monitoring (ECM) 
exercises in line with guidelines issued by the Authority, for monitoring the performance of these 
registered point sources. 
PART X —GREENHOUSE GAS(GHG) MANAGEMENT  
 
68. (1)A licensee or permit holder shall ensure during the design, modification, installation or 
decommissioning of its facilities, the submission of a GHG Management Plan for approval 
towards the issuance of the applicable license or permit  
 
      (2) For existing facilities, a licensee or permit holder shall develop and submit to the Authority, a 
strategy for the s management and control of GHG and other fugitive emissions, in order to achieve 
net-zero targets from its operations for approval on a date determined by the Authority. 
 
(3) A licensee or permit holder shall monitor Green House Gases (GHG) generated from its 
activities or operations, estimate the volumes, and report the information periodically, in 
accordance with the guidelines issued by the Authority.  
 
Green House Gas (GHG) 
management 
 
69. (1) A licensee or permit holder shall conduct monitoring and control of methane and other GHG 
emissions from new and existing facilities or projects in which the following activities are 
performed — 
(a) processing, transportation, distribution of hydrocarbons; and 
 
(b) storage of petroleum liquids and gas. 
(2) A licensee or permit holder shall take inventory of equipment and components identified as 
sources and possible sources of methane and other GHG emissions in new and existing 
facilities and implement Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) and Monitoring Reporting and 
Verification (MRV) programmes. 
 
Methane and other GHG 
emissions monitoring 
 
PART XI — LABORATORY OPERATIONS 
 
 
70.  The Authority shall accredit third-party and in-house laboratories rendering operational and 
consultancy services to the midstream and downstream petroleum industry.  
 
Accreditation of 
laboratories 
71. The Authority shall conduct regular analytical performance evaluations by means of reference 
samples, proficiency testing programmes and inter-laboratory tests on all laboratories in the 
midstream and downstream petroleum industry.   
Performance evaluation 
of laboratories 
PART XII — INDUSTRY CHEMICAL AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION 
 
 
 
Petroleum liquids or 
natural gas or its 
derivatives Quality 
Monitoring