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“merger” means the fusion of two or more companies into one new legal 
entity; 
“Metering and Data Collection Standards” means flare gas Metering and 
Data Collection Standards and requirements issued by the Authority; 
"metering system" means the meters, prover, instrument part, sampling 
system, flow computer, and other auxiliary equipment; 
“Midstream and Downstream Gas Operations” has the meaning ascribed 
to it in the Act; 
“Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Liquids Operations” has the 
meaning ascribed to it in the Act; 
"Minister" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; 
“MMSCFD” means million standard cubic feet per day 
"Mobile Plant" includes both portable and transportable plants or units; 
“Modification” 
includes 
expansion, 
rehabilitation, 
refurbishment, 
revamping, upgrading; 
“MT” means metric tonnes and is equivalent of 1000Kg; 
“N+1” means the representation of an additional system to serve as 
redundancy; 
“NACE”, means the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE).  
"Natural gas" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; 
"Natural gas" means gas obtained from boreholes and wells and 
consisting primarily of hydrocarbons; 
“Natural gas conditioning or refining plant” means processing of natural 
gas to achieve transport and sales specifications 
“Natural Gas Liquids” or “NGL” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; 
“Network” means a set of interconnected pipelines; 
“Network operations” means the operation of a set of interconnected 
transportation infrastructure 
“NGN” means Nigerian Naira; 
“offence’’ means an illegal act, activity or breach of the Act, regulations, 
notices or directives made by the Authority;