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

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S. 
I. No. 8 of 2023 
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 6, 2021 
MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM OPERATIONS 
REGULATIONS, 2023 
[9th Day of February, 2023] 
In exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 33, 125(3) and 174(3) of the 
Petroleum Industry Act, No. 6, 2021 (“the Act”) and all other powers enabling it in 
that behalf, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory 
Authority (“the Authority”), makes the following Regulations — 
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| —- GENERAL PROVISIONS 
1. 
The objectives of these Regulations are to — 
(a) regulate the operations of companies in the Nigerian midstream and 
downstream petroleum sector 
; 
(hb) provide procedure for the grant of licences, permits, authorisations 
and payment of fees 
; and 
(c) 
provide sanctions and penalties for failure to comply with these 
Regulations. 
2. 
These Regulations applies to operations 
in the midstream and 
downstream petroleum sector. 
3.—(1) 
Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, an application 
fora licence, permit or authorisation to undertake any of the operations under 
these Regulations shall be made in a form prescribed ina guidelines or directions 
issued by the Authority. 
(2) 
A licence issued pursuant to these Regulations shall expire on the 
31st December of the year issued, except otherwise stated in the licence, 
(3) Without prejudice to subregulation (2) of this regulation, where there 
is a modification of a facility with change in capacity or product slate on or 
before the 31st 
of December, the subsisting licence shall become invalid, and 
a new licence shall be issued. 
(4) An application for renewal of a licence, permit or authorisation shall 
be made not less than 30 days, or such longer period as the Authority may 
prescribe, before the expiration of the original licence and 
in 
a manner 
prescribed by the Authority. 
(5) A licensee or permit holder shall obtain requisite approvals from the 
Authority prior to the commencement of any petroleum operation. 
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ment. 
Objectives. 
Application. 
Application 
for licence, 
permit or 
authorisation,