Nigeria - 1990 - Energy

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

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

These guidelines are issued pursuant to 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 licences 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.

Process Flow

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

Contacts

Approver

Babajide Fasina

Head of Planning

Ministry of Petroleum resources

Approver

Sarki Auwalu

Director General/CEO

Approver

Nasir Sani–Gwarzo

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Petroleum resources

Approver

Timipre Sylva

Honourable Minister of State

Ministry of Petroleum resources

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Guidelines and Procedure for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Oil and Gas Pipelines and their Ancilary Facilities Current Version

January 2022

These guidelines are issued pursuant to 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 licences 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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