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(3) The Authority shall, upon satisfactory evaluation of submissions, 
ascertainment of facility reliability and integrity, and payment of 
prescribed fees – 
(a) grant a terminal establishment order stating the final deemed 
coordinates of the facility; and 
(b) grant a licence to operate the terminal or bulk storage facility. 
77. (1) A bulk storage facility shall not be used for the export or import of  
petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives without the approval of 
the Authority. 
 
(2)  Petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives shall not be exported 
from a terminal or bulk storage facility without the following authorisations 
issued by the Authority — 
 
(a) valid certificate of quantity and quality; and 
(b) wholesale supply licence. 
 
(3) The holder of a licence to operate a terminal or bulk storage facility 
shall — 
 
(a) establish and make available to the public on its website or at its 
offices, the — 
(i) 
procedure and terms for obtaining third party access or 
throughput services on an open access basis, and 
(ii) 
method of response to the request for its services; 
(b) construct, operate and maintain its facilities in a safe, economical, 
reliable, and environmentally sustainable manner considering any 
strategic plans formulated by the Authority; 
(c) shut down its facilities in — 
(i) 
emergencies,  
(ii) 
order to carry out maintenance, or  
(iii) 
accordance with curtailment directives issued by the 
Authority; 
(d) where the licensee operates for its own account, grant to third 
parties the right to use or have access to capacity within its facilities 
for the purpose of ensuring competitive gas supply; 
(e) consult with and obtain from the Authority written permission, prior 
to any modification of technical and operational rule of practice 
concerning the operation of its facilities; 
(f) conduct its licenced activities in a non-discriminatory manner 
where the licence is issued on an open access basis; 
(g) manage its facilities as a reasonable and prudent operator;  
Export 
operations 
and open 
access