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Page 1 of 67 MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, 2025

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CONTRAVENTION 
PENALTY 
Midstream Petroleum 
Operations  
Downstream Petroleum 
Operations  
 
 
USD 
NGN 
35. 
Deployment of unapproved products or 
technologies for remediation 
5,000.00 per site 
1,000,000.00 per site 
36. 
Failure to obtain statutory certification for 
cleaned-up or remediated sites 
5,000.00 
1,000,000.00 
 
SAFETY 
1.  
Failure to provide an approved Safety 
Case for a facility 
20,000 
6,000,000 
2.  
Failure to notify the Authority to 
witness/participate in milestone activities 
as statutorily required 
10,000 per event 
3,000,000 per event 
3.  
Failure to report incidents in the approved 
format 
5,000.00 per event 
1,500,000 per event 
4.  
Falsification of information provided to the 
Authority 
10,000 per event 
 
3,000,000 per event 
5.  
Tampering with evidence at the site of an 
incident 
50,000 per event 
15,000,00 per event 
6.  
Training Centre operating outside 
Authority’s approval conditions 
Not applicable 
1,500,000 
7.  
Commencing operations post incident 
without Approval/clearance from the 
Authority 
20,000 per event 
 
6,000,000 per event  
8.  
Failure to provide job specific and safety 
training for staff 
2,000 per staff 
600,000 per staff 
9.  
Exposing staff to high-risk 
environment/situations 
20,000 per infraction 
6,000,000 per infraction 
10.  
Non-adherence to critical equipment 
inspection and maintenance requirements 
as statutorily required 
5,000 per equipment 
 
1,500,000 per equipment