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SCHEDULE 
[regulation 116 (1)] 
 
GENERAL CONTRAVENTIONS AND PENALTIES 
A. 
The penalties for safety, environmental, and decommissioning and abandonment contraventions in the 
midstream and downstream petroleum industry are outlined in the following table- 
 
 
  
CONTRAVENTION 
PENALTY 
Midstream Petroleum 
Operations  
Downstream Petroleum 
Operations  
 
 
USD 
NGN 
 ENVIRONMENTAL 
1.  
Failure to register a point source 
 250.00 /point source/day 
65,000/point/source/day 
2. 
Failure to conduct requisite or statutory 
environmental study. 
100,000.00 
5,000,000.00 
3. 
Altering Environmental Status prior to 
requisite Environmental Studies 
50,000.00 
5,000,000.00 
4. 
Commencing field data gathering without 
approved Scope of Work 
25,000.00 
2,500,000.00 
5. 
Commencing construction without requisite 
environmental study approval 
100,000.00 
5,000,000.00 
6. 
Failure to submit Biological Monitoring 
report within six months of the final field 
data gathering 
25,000.00 
 
2,500,000.00 
7. 
Noncompliance with submission of Waste 
Release Inventory Consignment Notes and 
Manifest 
10,000/ month 
1,000,000/ month 
8. 
Unauthorised discharge or disposal of 
wastes  
200,000.00 
5,000,000.00 
9. 
Use of containers not fit for purpose in 
waste collection, storage, and 
transportation 
20,000.00 
   
2,500,000.00