Nigeria - 1990 - Energy

Guidelines and Procedure for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Oil and Gas Pipelines and their Ancillary Facilities

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

These guidelines are issued under the provision of section 31 of the oil pipeline Act cap 338 of the law of the Federation of Nigeria 1990. It prescribes the procedure to be followed to obtain all necessary licenses and approvals for the construction of Oil and Gas pipelines, the guidelines to follow during the construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of pipelines and their ancillary installations.

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Planning Division, Department of Petroleum Resources

Office of the Director/CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum resources

Office of the Minister of State for Petroleum resources

Federal Executive Council

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January 2022

These guidelines are issued under the provision of section 31 of the oil pipeline Act cap 338 of the law of the Federation of Nigeria 1990. It prescribes the procedure to be followed to obtain all necessary licenses and approvals for the construction of Oil and Gas pipelines, the guidelines to follow during the construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of pipelines and their ancillary installations.

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