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Federation of Nigeria, 2004 incurred within a year for which the financial contribution is 
payable; 
 
“MSCFD” means thousand standard cubic feet per day; 
“Midstream petroleum operations” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; 
     ‘’Mystery spills’’ means any spill for which the source or origin is unknown 
“NACE” means the National Association of Corrosion Engineers; 
“Negative impact” means the negative effect arising from midstream or downstream 
operations or activities on lives, property and environmental components; 
“Net-Zero” means the amount of GHG emissions generated is equal to the amount of GHG 
removed from the atmosphere, leading to a zero increase in net emissions. 
“NGN” means Nigerian Naira; 
“NNRA” means the Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority; 
“Offshore Discharge Zone” means the offshore area 12nm away from the shoreline and of 
water depth greater or equal to 200 feet where regulated discharges are allowed; 
“On-scene-commander” means the person responsible for coordinating, organising and 
directing all actions and parties during an emergency response situation; 
“Petroleum operations” means any facility that handles or processes hydrocarbons 
(including retail outlets); 
“Petroleum liquids" means crude oil, condensates, liquid petroleum 
products and natural gas liquids; 
“Point source” means any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance from which 
treated and permitted gaseous emissions or liquid effluents are or may be discharged; 
“Pressure vessel” means a closed vessel of any capacity subjected or which may be 
subjected to an internal pressure above atmospheric; 
“Processing plant” means a facility for the chemical conversion, upgrade, or treatment of 
crude oil, natural gas and intermediate hydrocarbons to other higher value products 
through the use of catalysts, additives, or other physical means of separation at defined 
compositions, temperatures and pressures;