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Extraordinary Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 107

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Produced 
Formation 
Water 
(PFW) 
management 
Point source 
registration 
Green House 
Gas (GHG) 
management 
Management 
of methane 
emission 
(4) 
Wastes generated from midstream and downstream petroleum 
projects or operations shall be transported in fit-for-purpose containers or 
vessels, approved by the Authority. 
(5) Hazardous wastes generated from midstream and downstream 
petroleum projects or operations shall not be discharged or disposed after 
treatment into the environment without the approval of the Authority. 
18.—(1) The discharge of Produced Formation Water (PFW) from 
midstream petroleum facilities shall be in an Offshore Discharge Zone (ODZ) 
or into approved re-injection wells subject to the consent of the Authority. 
(2) The discharge of PFW from midstream petroleum facilities into a 
Zero Discharge Zone (ZDZ) is prohibited 
: 
Provided that the Authority may authorise the discharge of PFW in cases of 
emergency, safety or threat to life and where the Authority authorises the 
discharge of PFW, it shall be in accordance with the options approved by the 
Authority. 
19.—(1) New and existing industrial effluent and emission-point sources 
at a midstream or downstream facility shall be registered with the Authority. 
(2) The discharge of liquid and gaseous effluent from midstream and 
downstream facilities into the environment shall not be undertaken without a 
valid permit from the Authority. 
Part VI — CLIMATE CHANGE 
20.—(1) A licensee or permit holder shall monitor Green House Gases 
(GHG) generated from its activities or operations, estimate the volumes and 
report the information periodically, in accordance with the guidelines issued 
by the Authority. 
(2) A licensee or permit holder shall develop and submit a strategy for 
the carbon capture, decarbonisation and achievement of net-zero targets in its 
operations to the Authority for approval on a date determined by the Authority. 
21.—(1)A licensee or permit holder shall conduct monitoring and control 
of methane emission from new and existing facilities or projects in which the 
following activities are performed — 
(a) processing, transportation, and distribution of hydrocarbons ; and 
(b) storage of petroleum liquids and gas. 
(2) A licensee or permit holder shall take inventory of equipment and 
components identified as sources and possible sources of methane emissions 
in new and existing facilities and implement Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) 
and Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) programmes.