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(2) 
Natural gas or its derivatives shall not be evacuated from a 
terminal for export or supply to bulk customers in Nigeria 
without a valid wholesale gas supply licence granted by the 
Authority. 
(3) 
The loading or unloading of natural gas or its derivatives shall 
not be carried out without the authorisation of the Authority. 
(4) A person wishing to export natural gas or its derivatives from Nigeria 
shall apply to the Authority in accordance with guidelines made by 
the Authority.  
10. (1) A person shall not undertake the following petroleum liquids 
operations in the Nigerian midstream and downstream petroleum industry 
without a valid licence, permit, or authorisation granted by the Authority - 
 
(a) the establishment, design, construction, or operation of 
hydrocarbon processing facilities and installations including 
the modification and decommissioning of such facilities; 
(b) the offtake of petroleum products; 
(c) the 
establishment, 
construction 
or 
operation 
of 
a 
hydrocarbon liquid blending plant, waste recycling facility, 
waste treatment facility and bitumen processing plant; 
(d) the establishment, construction or operation of a lubricant 
refilling facility; 
(e) blending operations in a petroleum products depot including 
the modification and decommissioning of such depot; 
(f) third party blending operations; 
(g) the production, distribution, storage and utilisation of biofuels 
and other clean fuels; 
(h) the establishment, construction and operation of petroleum 
liquids transportation and distribution pipelines; 
(i) the establishment, construction and operation of petroleum 
products distribution systems; 
(j) the operation of petroleum liquids and petroleum products 
transportation network; 
(k) the virtual transportation of petroleum liquids which shall 
include the registration of the mode of transportation; 
Licences, 
permits 
and 
authorisations 
for midstream 
and 
downstream 
petroleum 
liquids 
operations