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PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 6, 2021 
 
MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, 2025 
 
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Commencement 
In exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 32(a), (bb), (cc), (hh) and 33 of the Petroleum 
Industry Act, No. 6, 2021 (“Act”) and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Nigerian Midstream 
and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) makes these Regulations — 
 
 
PART I — GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
1. The objectives of these Regulations are to — 
(a) provide the safety and environmental standards to be observed during 
midstream and downstream petroleum operations;  
(b) regulate safety and occupational health practices in the Nigerian midstream and 
downstream petroleum operations;   
(c) regulate, monitor and enforce health and environmental measures relating to 
midstream and downstream petroleum operations;   
(d) ensure rehabilitation or management of negative environmental impacts arising 
from midstream and downstream petroleum operations; 
 
(e) determine the amount of financial contribution based on the size of the petroleum 
operations and the level of the environmental risks that may exist; 
 
(f) set out the general rules for the establishment of a Decommissioning and 
Abandonment Fund for midstream and downstream petroleum operations, and 
provide requirements for administration of the Fund; 
 
(g) regulate the decommissioning and abandonment activities of facilities in the 
Nigerian Midstream and Downstream petroleum industry; 
 
(h) outline the duties of licensees and permit holders to whom these Regulations 
apply; and  
(i) provide information on sanctions, penalties and administrative fines for failure to 
comply with these Regulations.   
 
 
Objectives  
 
 
2. These Regulations shall apply to all activities connected to the safety and environmental 
operations in the midstream and downstream petroleum industry in Nigeria.  
Application