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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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EMS as an 
environmental 
basis for 
license or 
permit 
renewal 
Environmental 
study 
Studies to be 
conducted 
by the 
licensee or 
permit 
holder 
7. Where a licensee or permit holder intends to renew a license or permit, 
compliance with the established EMS shall form the environmental basis for 
the renewal. 
Part IT] — ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND ASSESSSMENT 
8. A licensee or permit holder shall conduct an environmental study to 
evaluate the impact of activities or operations — 
(a) prior to the implementation of a new project ; 
(b) while operating an existing facility ; 
(c) after the occurrence of an incident such as a spill 
; and 
(d) for special activities in midstream and downstream petroleum 
operations as directed by the Authority. 
9.—(1) A licensee or permit holder shall, in accordance with guidelines 
issued by the Authority, conduct — 
(a) Project Concept Screening (PCS) study prior to adopting a project 
concept or option, and every concept or option shall be environmentally 
screened, and the outcome of the screening shall influence the decision on 
the choice of concept or option ; 
(6) Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment (PERA) study on the 
selected project concept or option to assess for potential significant and 
adverse environmental effects 
; 
(c) Environmental Evaluation Study (EES) — 
(Z) every five years from the date of commencement of operations of 
the facility as part of compliance measures, 
(ii) where the Authority considers it necessary based on the impact 
of the licensee or permit holder’s operations on the environment and 
where there is paucity or limited data on the environment, 
(iii) prior to decommissioning and abandonment of a 
facility, the 
licensee or permit holder shall be required to conduct and obtain approval 
of an EES specific to the decommissioning and abandonment programme, 
as prescribed in the guidelines issued by the Authority, and 
(iv) such that all EES reports contain functional chapters on EMP, 
with appropriate schedules of implementation ; and 
(d) a Post Impact Assessment (PIA) study — 
(i) where the Authority requires a licensee or permit holder to do so 
after any incident, such as a spill from petroleum liquids or hazardous 
materials, explosion or other incidents, has occurred; and 
(ii) within five weeks from the date the incident under subparagraph (i) 
is cleaned-up.