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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette Lagos - 3rd March, 2023

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B 88 
Powers to 
issue 
guidelines. 
Interpretation. 
47._(1) 
The Authority may issue guidelines, directives, and notices 
for the effective implementation of these Regulations. 
(2) Where no specific provision is made in these Regulations for any 
part of the construction, processing, operation, storage, distribution, and 
maintenance of midstream and downstream facilities, subject to the approval 
of the Authority, practices conforming with international best standards shall 
be observed. 
48. 
In these Regulations — 
“Act” means the Petroleum Industry Act, No. 6, 2021 
; 
“4GO” means Automotive Gas Oil or Diesel 
; 
“Authority” means the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum 
Regulatory Authority 
; 
“blending operations” means activities that involves the mixing or 
blending of different proportions of gas such as propane-butane, ethane- 
propane-butane etc., or the mixing or blending of different proportions of 
petroleum liquid products such as base oil-additives ete 
; 
“CNG” means Compressed Natural Gas 
; 
“CNG Compression Facilities” means facilities used for compression 
of natural gas to less than the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric 
pressure 
; 
“competent person” means a person appointed, with the approval of 
the Authority, by the manager in writing as a reliable person capable of 
exercising overall general supervisory responsibility in ensuring compliance 
with the provisions of these Regulations ; 
“Crude oil” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
; 
“Critical equipment” means any equipment which 
if taken out of 
commission,may endanger the life of or lead to 
a malfunctioning or a shut- 
down of the facility or part of it 
; 
“Debit Note” means a document issued by Authority as a means of 
formally requesting for payment of established levy ; 
“Distribution pipeline” means a low-pressure pipeline for the purpose 
of conveying natural gas or petroleum products to customers 
; 
“DPK” means Dual Purpose Kerosene 
; 
“FPSO” means Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading ; 
“FSO” means Floating, Storage and Offloading ; 
“Gas Bulk Storage Facilities” means bulk gas storage facilities, such 
as gas depot, and gas wholesale storage etc. 
; 
“Gas Derivatives” means products derived from the processing or 
blending of natural gas or gas products including urea fertilizer, methanol, 
hydrogen, etc. 
; 
“Gas Distribution Licence” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
; 
“Gas Distribution Network” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act 
;