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any other activities as may be prescribed in 
Regulations made by the Authority. 
(2) An application for a licence, permit or authorisation to conduct 
petroleum liquids operations shall be in accordance with the Act, and 
Regulations or guidelines made by the Authority. 
11. 
(1) 
The holder of a bulk petroleum liquids storage licence shall 
comply with the provisions of the Act, and Regulations and 
guidelines made by the Authority. 
(2) 
A person shall not load or unload petroleum liquids in a 
licensed bulk storage facility without the approval of the 
Authority.  
(3) 
A bulk petroleum liquids storage facility shall not be used for 
products export and import without the approval of the 
Authority. 
(4) 
Petroleum products to be exported from Nigeria from a bulk 
petroleum liquids storage facility shall only be sourced from a 
Nigerian refinery or petrochemical plant. 
(5) 
Petroleum products shall not be exported from a bulk 
petroleum liquids storage facility without a valid certificate of 
quantity and quality and wholesale petroleum liquids supply 
licence issued by the Authority. 
(6) 
Petroleum products owned by a third party shall not be 
stored in a petroleum products distribution facility or depot 
without a valid throughput agreement registered with the 
Authority. 
(7) 
A holder of a bulk petroleum liquids storage licence shall 
comply with section 188 of the Act. 
Bulk 
petroleum 
liquids storage 
12. 
(1) Wholesale petroleum liquids supply shall only be conducted at 
licensed wholesale points. 
(2) A producer of petroleum liquids or natural gas shall not export or 
deliver petroleum liquids or natural gas to bulk customers in Nigeria 
without a valid wholesale petroleum liquids supply licence. 
(3) A holder of crude oil refining or bulk petroleum liquids licence shall 
not export petroleum products from a refinery or depot without a 
Wholesale 
petroleum 
liquids supply