Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Fees Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 40 of 2024

1. Objectives

2. Application

3. Prohibition from undertaking activities without a licence

4. Payment to the Authority Fund and Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund

5. Payment of prescribed fees

6. Authority to make Guidelines, etc.

7. Consequential amendment

8. Interpretation

9. Citation SCHEDULES B 858 B 859 S. I. No. 40 of 2024 PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 6, 2021 MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM FEES REGULATIONS, 2024 [30th Day of October, 2024] Commence- ment In exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 32 (a) and 33 (b) and (v) of the Petroleum Industry Act, No. 6, 2021 (“Act”) and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (“Authority”), with the approval of the Minister, makes these Regulations —

1. The objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe the — Objectives (a) midstream and downstream petroleum operations and activities to be subject to a licence, permit, authorisation or approval from the Authority; (b) fees payable to the Authority for the grant, reissue or renewal of a licence, permit, authorisation and approval by the Authority; and (c) procedure for payment of the levies in sections 47 (2)(c) and 52 (7)(a) of the Act.

2. These Regulations shall apply to the grant, reissue or renewal of a Application licence, permit, authorisation or approval in the Nigerian midstream and downstream activities and operations.

3.—(1) A person shall not undertake an activity in the midstream Prohibition and downstream petroleum industry of Nigeria without a licence, permit, from authorisation or approval granted by the Authority. undertaking activities (2) The grant, reissue or renewal of a licence, permit, authorisation or without approval shall be subject to the payment of prescribed fees. licence

4.—(1) There shall be paid to the Authority Fund 0.5% of the wholesale Payment to price of petroleum products sold in Nigeria, which shall be collected from the Authority Fund and wholesale customers by a supplier at wholesale points for — Midstream and (a) imported petroleum products sold in Nigeria ; and Downstream (b) petroleum products produced, processed, refined, and sold in Nigeria. Gas Infrastructure (2) There shall be paid to the Midstream and Downstream Gas Fund Infrastructure Fund 0.5% of the wholesale price of petroleum products and natural gas sold in Nigeria, which shall be collected from wholesale customers by a supplier at wholesale points for — (a) imported petroleum products sold in Nigeria; (b) natural gas sold in Nigeria; and (c) petroleum products produced, processed, refined and sold in Nigeria. B 860 (3) The levies in sub-regulations 1 and 2 of this regulation shall, in accordance with the Act, form part of the wholesale price of petroleum products and natural gas sold in Nigeria. (4) The levy in sub regulation 1 of this regulation shall become due immediately upon the sale of petroleum products and shall be remitted by the supplier to the Authority Fund not later than the 21st day following the month of the sale, or as may be directed by the Authority. (5) The levy in sub-regulation 2 of this regulation shall become due within 21 days of the sale of petroleum products or natural gas and shall be remitted by the supplier to the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund not later than the 21st day following the month of the sale, or as may be directed by the Authority. (6) The supplier shall include particulars of the levy collected from a wholesale customer in purchase agreements, invoices, receipts and any other document between a supplier and wholesale customer to evidence the sale of the petroleum products or natural gas. (7) The supplier shall not later than the 30th day of each month, submit to the Authority a report, comprising — (a) the name of the wholesale customer; (b) the wholesale price of the petroleum products or natural gas; (c) the volume of petroleum products or natural gas sold to the wholesale customer; and (d) a copy of the purchase agreement, invoice, receipt or any other document between the supplier and wholesale customer evidencing the sale of petroleum products or natural gas. (8) The Authority shall upon confirmation of payment of 0.5% to the Authority Fund or 0.5% to the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund issue a receipt to the supplier who shall in turn provide the wholesale customer with a copy of the receipt. (9) The Authority shall monitor wholesale points for the issuance of certificates of quantity and quality, and the reconciliation of petroleum products or natural gas sold in Nigeria. (10) Where a supplier of petroleum products or natural gas fails to remit the levies to the Authority Fund or Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund as prescribed in these regulations, the supplier shall in addition to the amount not remitted, be liable to an administrative penalty equal to 10% of the amount unpaid for each month or part thereof after the date on which payment became due. B 861 (11) The Authority may, in addition to the penalty specified in sub- regulation (10) of this regulation — (a) suspend the licence of the supplier of petroleum products or natural gas until the levies and penalty are paid; or (b) suspend the operations of the facility into which the petroleum product or natural gas was processed, discharged, or stored until the levies and penalty are paid.

5.—(1) The fees prescribed in the Schedules to these Regulations shall Payment of apply to licensees, permit holders and persons undertaking midstream and prescribed downstream petroleum operations and activities as follows — fees (a) fees for issuance of wholesale supply licence are as set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations; (b) fees for midstream and downstream petroleum operations are as set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations; (c) fees for midstream and downstream petroleum measurement systems are as set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations; (d) fees for midstream and downstream petroleum environmental activities are as set out in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations; (e) fees for gas trading and settlement are as set out in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations; (f ) fees for the assignment or transfer of a licence or permit are as set out in the Sixth Schedule to these Regulations; (g) fees for gas and petroleum liquids pipelines are as set out in the Seventh Schedule to these Regulations; (h) fees for flare gas in midstream petroleum operations are as set out in the Eight Schedule to these Regulations; and (i) fees for gas distribution licence are as set out in the Ninth Schedule to these Regulations. (2) A fee paid to the Authority in respect of a licence, permit, authorisation or approval is non-refundable and non-transferable. (3) Fees shall be paid in the currency specified in these Regulations. (4) The payment of a prescribed fee shall not be construed as granting a licence, permit, authorisation or approval.

6. The Authority may issue guidelines, notices and directives for the Authority to effective implementation of these Regulations. make Guidelines, etc

7.—(1) The provisions of the following Regulations are consequentially Consequential amended by deleting the prescribed fees for the grant, re-issue or renewal of amendment licences, permits, authorisations and approvals for midstream and downstream petroleum operations and activities — B 862 (a) Petroleum Measurement Regulations No. 4, 2023; (b) Assignment or Transfer of Licence and Permit Regulations No. 6, 2023; (c) Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations No. 8, 2023; (d) Gas Distribution Systems Regulations No. 9, 2023; (e) Midstream Gas Flare Regulations No. 11, 2023; (f ) Gas Trading and Settlement Regulations No. 12, 2023; and (g) Midstream and Downstream Environmental Regulations No. 34, 2023. (2) The fees prescribed in the Petroleum (Drilling and Production) (Amendment) Regulations No. 155, 2019 shall cease to apply to midstream and downstream petroleum operations and activities. Interpretation 8. In these Regulations — “Act” means the Petroleum Industry Act, No. 6, 2021; “authorisation” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “Authority” means the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority; “Authority Fund” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “BBL” means barrels; “BBL/D” means barrels per day; “BPSD” means barrel per stream day; “BSCF/D” means Billion Standard Cubic Feet per day; “licence” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “licensee” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “Midstream and Downstream Gas Operations” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “MMSCFD” means million standard cubic feet per day; “Mscf” means thousand standard cubic feet; “natural gas” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “NGN” means Nigerian Naira; “NGN equivalent” means the Central Bank of Nigeria prevailing rate on the date of payment; “permit” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “petroleum liquids” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act; “petroleum products” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act and shall in accordance with the Act include transportation fuels; B 863 “sold in Nigeria” means a petroleum product or natural gas — (a) sold free on board in Nigeria; (b) loaded or offloaded for sale within a wholesale point in Nigeria; or (c) transaction which emanates, occurs, or is concluded in Nigeria; “supplier” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Act, and shall include a lessee, producer, gas aggregator, crude oil refiner or importer of petroleum products; “USD” means United States Dollars; “wholesale customer” means a class of customers with respect to — (a) natural gas, the right to contract for and purchase a supply of wholesale gas, with capability to connect individually and economically to a transportation pipeline or transportation network and shall include gas distributors; or (b) crude oil, a purchaser with annual capacity of 65,000 BBL and above; or (c) petroleum products, a purchaser with annual capacity of 10,000,000 (Ten Million) litres or its equivalent and above; and “wholesale points” means the points, such as coastal depots, hinterland depots, jetties, refineries, petrochemicals and processing plants, including liquefied natural gas processing plants, petroleum liquids and natural gas export terminals, export points, free on-board products measurement points and other points of aggregation that may be determined by the Authority, where petroleum liquids or natural gas or its derivatives exist or are sold in bulk.

9. These Regulations may be cited as the Midstream and Downstream Citation Petroleum Fees Regulations, 2024. B 864 SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (a)] WHOLESALE SUPPLY LICENCES S/NO Activity Supply Charges (at Supply Point) 1. Wholesale Petroleum Liquids Supply licence NGN 1 per litre or barrel equiva- (product evacuation to domestic customers) for lent (liquid products) for volumes evacuation of petroleum products, naphtha, slop not less than 500,000 litres oil, plant condensate etc. NGN 0.50 per kg (gas products) 2. Wholesale Petroleum Liquids Supply licence for NGN 1 per litre or barrel evacuation of petroleum products, slop oil, plant equivalent condensate etc. for export 3. Wholesale Petroleum Liquids Supply licence for NGN 1 per litre or barrel equiva- evacuation of petroleum liquids (excluding lent (liquid products) for volumes petroleum products) not less than 500,000 litres 4. Wholesale Gas Supply licence USD 0.03 per Mscf B 865

SECOND SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (b)] MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM OPERATIONS TABLE 1 A HYDROCARBON PROCESSING FACILITIES Activity Application Fee Processing Fee LICENCE TO ESTABLISH 1a Licence to Establish (LTE) Petroleum USD 10,000 for capacities less Liquids (Refining/Refining and than 1,000 BPSD USD 2,000 Petrochemical) Facilities USD 50,000 for capacities from 1,000 BPSD and above 1b Licence to Establish (LTE) Natural Gas USD 10,000 for capacities less (Processing and Conditioning) Facilities than 6 MMSCFD USD 2,000 USD 50,000 for capacities above 6 MMSCFD LICENCE TO CONSTRUCT 2a Licence to Construct (LTC) Petroleum USD 10,000 for capacities less Liquids (Refining/Refining and than 30,000 BPSD Petrochemicals) Facilities USD 20,000 for capacities up to USD 2,000 30,000 and 50,000 BPSD USD 30,000 for capacities above 50,000 BPSD 2b Licence to Construct (LTC) Natural Gas USD 10,000 for capacities less (Processing and Conditioning) Facilities than 6 MMSCFD USD 20,000 for capacities between 6 MMSCFD and 180 USD 2,000 MMSCFD USD 30,000 for capacities above 180 MMSCFD 2c Licence To Construct (LTC) USD 10,000 for capacities less Revalidation than 30,000 BPSD (only applicable where an LTC has been USD 20,000 for capacities expired for less than five years) between 30,000 and 50,000 BPSD USD 30,000 for capacities above 50,000 BPSD USD 10,000 for capacities less than 6 MMSCFD B 866 Activity Application Fee Processing Fee USD 20,000 for capacities between 6 MMSCFD and 180 MMSCFD USD 30,000 for capacities above 180 MMSCFD LICENCE TO OPERATE 3a Licence To Operate (LTO) Petroleum USD 50,000 for capacities less Liquids Refining/Processing Facilities than 1,000 BPSD N/A (New) USD100,000 for capacities up to 1,000 BPSD and above 3b Licence To Operate (LTO) Natural Gas USD 10,000 for capacities less Processing/Derivatives Facilities than 6 MMSCFD (New) USD100,000 for capacities between 6 and 180 MMSCFD N/A USD100,000 for the first 180 MMSCFD and additional USD 1, 000 for every additional 6 MMSCFD or part thereof 3c Licence to Operate (LTO) Natural Gas USD10,000 per facility N/A Conditioning Facilities (New) 4a Licence to Operate (LTO) Renewal USD 1,000 per 1000BPSD Petroleum Liquids (Refining/Refining petroleum liquid or part thereof N/A and Petrochemicals) Facilities of the plant design capacity 4b Licence to Operate (LTO) Renewal USD 1,500 per 6 MMSCFD or Natural Gas Processing/Derivatives part thereof of the plant design N/A Facilities capacity 4c Licence To Operate (LTO) Renewal USD10,000 per facility N/A Natural Gas Conditioning Facilities 5 Critical Equipment/Plant Relocation USD 5,000 N/A Approval 6 Commissioning/Authorisation to USD 2,000 N/A introduce Hydrocarbons 7 Approval to modify a hydrocarbon USD 10,000 N/A processing facility 8 Approval to deploy new technology NGN 200,000 N/A B 867 TABLE 2 B HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS BLENDING/LUBRICANT REFILLING/BITUMEN PROCESSING/WASTE TREATMENT/PETROLEUM-BASED ADDITIVES PRODUCTION OPERATIONS Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence To Establish (LTE) USD 1,500 or its NGN equivalent N/A 2. Licence To Construct (LTC) USD 2,500 or its NGN equivalent N/A 3. Licence To Operate (LTO) USD 1 or its NGN equivalent per NGN 250,000 2,500 litres or part thereof of annual production capacity. 4. 3rd Party Blending Approvals NGN 1 per litre for volumes NGN 250,000 Product Owner 500,000 litres or less NGN 0.5 per litre for additional NGN 300,000 volumes above 500,000 litres 5. 3rd Party Blending Approvals NGN 0.5 per litre NGN 300,000 Plant Owner 6. Revalidation Of LTC USD1,000 N/A 7. Approval to Modify USD 1,000 or its NGN equivalent N/A 8. Plant Relocation Approval USD 2,500 or its NGN equivalent N/A 9. Lubricant Storage and Sales Licence NGN 200,000 NGN 50,000 (Lube Distributors (E-D1)) 10. Lubricant Storage and Sales Licence NGN 150,000 NGN 50,000 (Lube Distributors (E-D2)) 11. Lubricant Storage and Sales NGN 100,000 NGN 50,000 Licence (Lube Distributors (E-D3)) 12. Lubricant Storage and Sales Licence NGN 75,000 NGN 50,000 (Lube Distributors (E-D4)) 13. Lubricant Storage and Sales Licence NGN 50,000 NGN 10,000 (Lube Retailers (E-R1)) 14. Lubricant Storage and Sales Licence NGN 25,000 NGN 10,000 (Lube Retailers (E-R2)) 15. Lubricant Storage and Sales Licence NGN 15,000 NGN 10,000 (Lube Retailers (E-R3)) 16. Lubricant Storage and Sales Licence NGN 10,000 NGN 10,000 (Lube Retailers (E-R4)) B 868 TABLE 3 C TERMINALS Activity Licence Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence to Establish a Petroleum USD 50,000 N/A Liquids Terminal 2. Licence to Construct/Install a USD 5000 N/A Petroleum Liquids Terminal 3. Permit to collect crude oil and USD 500 or its NGN equivalent N/A condensates sample for assay analysis 4. Licence to Operate a Petroleum USD 100,000 for capacities less N/A Liquids Terminal than 750,000 BBL USD 150,000 for capacities greater N/A than 750,000 BBL and less than 1,500,000 BBL USD 200,000 for capacities greater N/A than 1,500,000 5. Pre-lease/Pre-shipment inspection N/A USD 50,000 of vessels for use as a terminal B 869 TABLE 4 D PETROLEUM LIQUIDS NETWORK CODE Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Crude oil and condensate USD 1,500 USD 1,000 Transportation Network Operator (T1) - System with Capacity less than 166000 BBL/D 2. Crude oil and condensate USD 2,500 USD 850 Transportation Network Operator (T2) - System with Capacity 166000 – 830000 BBL/D 3. Crude oil and condensate USD 2,750 USD 2,000 Transportation Network Operator (T3) - System with Capacity less than 830000BBL/D 4. Petroleum products Transportation USD400 NGN100,000 Network Operator (T1) - System with Capacity greater than 26 million litres per day 5, Petroleum products Transportation USD 850 NGN 80,000 Network Operator (T2) - System with Capacity between 26 million and 131million litres per day 6. Petroleum products Transportation USD 1000 NGN 70,000 Network Operator (T3) - System with Capacity greater than 131million litres per day B 870 TABLE 5 E GAS NETWORK CODE Activity Processing Fee Processing Fee 1. Gas Transportation Network Operator (T1) - USD 1,500 USD 850 System with Capacity less than 1 BSCF/D 2. Gas Transportation Network Operator (T2) - USD 2,500 USD 1,000 System with Capacity 1 - 5BSCF/D 3. Gas Transportation Network Operator (T3) - USD 2,750 USD 2,000 System with Capacity greater than 5BSCF/D 4. Gas Shipper (S1) - Shipping Capacity 1 - 30 USD 1,000 USD 500 MMSCF/D 5. Gas Shipper (S2) - Shipping Capacity 31 - 200 USD 1,500 USD 850 MMSCF/D 6. Gas Shipper (S3) - Shipping Capacity greater than USD 2,000 USD 1,000 200 MMSCF/D 7. Network Agent USD 1,000 USD 500 B 871 TABLE 6 F EXPORT AND IMPORT Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Import Permit for Additives and other USD 1,000 or NGN equivalent N/A Chemicals 2. Coastal Vessel Licence USD 1,200 or NGN equivalent NGN100,000 3, Coastal Vessel Clearance NGN 300,000 N/A 4. Import Licence for Petroleum USD 500 or its NGN NGN 75,000/ Products, base oil, and gas products equivalent 30,000 MT 5. Import Licence for petroleum liquids USD 1000 or its NGN N/A other than petroleum products equivalent 6. Import Licence for Synthetic and USD 1000 or its NGN NGN 150,000 Non-Synthetic Lubricants equivalent 7. Approval for Inclusion of Countries USD 500 or its NGN N/A of Origin/ Addition of Volume equivalent 8. Export Point Designation USD 5,000 or its NGN N/A equivalent 9. Export Permit USD 1,000 per application N/A B 872 TABLE 7 G BULK STORAGE FACILITY (Liquid Petroleum Products) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence To Establish (LTE) USD 5,000 or its NGN equivalent N/A 2. Licence To Construct (LTC) USD 10,000 or its NGN equivalent N/A 3. Licence to Operate (LTO) NGN 3,000,000 for the first NGN 500,000 10,000,000 Litres or part thereof and NGN 100 for every additional 5,000 litres or part thereof 4. Facility Modification Approval USD 3,500 or its NGN equivalent N/A 5. Backloading Permit USD 5,000 or its NGN equivalent N/A 6. Annual Registration of Petroleum NGN 1,000,000 N/A Product Jetty 7. Tank Conversion USD 2,500 for the first tank and N/A USD 750 per tank for subsequent tanks or its NGN equivalent TABLE 8 H BULK STORAGE FACILITIES (GAS) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence to Establish USD 5,000 or its NGN equivalent N/A 2. Licence to Construct/Modify USD 5,000 or its NGN equivalent N/A 3. Licence to Operate (New/Renewal ) NGN 1,500,000 per 2,500MT or N/A part thereof 4. Annual Registration of petroleum NGN 1,000,000 N/A product jetty 5. Bulk Gas Storage Licence USD 20,000 USD 5,000 (underground/above ground) for future access to stored gas B 873 TABLE 9 I BULK PETROLEUM LIQUID STORAGE (excluding petroleum products) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence to Establish USD 20,000 for capacities up to 50,000 BBL USD 2,000 USD 50,000 for capacities greater than 50,000 BBL 2 Licence to Construct USD 5,000 for capacities up to 50,000 BBL USD 2,000 USD 10,000 for capacities greater than 50,000 BBL 3. Licence To Operate (LTO) (New and USD 10,000 USD 2,000 Renewal) 4. Approval To Modify USD 10,000 N/A TABLE 10 J INDUSTRIAL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS STORAGE AND UTILISATION Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence to Operate Industrial NGN 75,000 for the first 20,000 NGN 50,000 Consumer Storage Facility litres, subsequently each additional 20,000 litres attract NGN 10,000 2 Licence to Operate Mobile NGN 1,000,000 NGN 500,000 Containerised Filling Station (For Industrial Consumer) TABLE 11 K INDUSTRIAL GAS STORAGE AND UTILISATION Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence to Establish NGN 100,000 N/A 2. Licence to Construct/Install NGN200, 000 N/A 3. Licence to Operate (New/Renewal) NGN 550,000 N/A B 874 TABLE 12 L GAS TO TELECOM/SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIALSTORAGE AND UTILISATION Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence to Establish/Licence to Construct NGN 50,000 N/A 2. Pressure Test NGN 50,000 N/A 3. Authorisation for Tank Burial NGN 50,000 N/A 4. Licence to Operate (New/Renewal) every NGN 100,000 per annum N/A two years B 875 TABLE 13 M PETROLEUM PRODUCT RETAILING OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence To Establish (LTE) NGN 100,000 N/A 2. Licence to Construct (LTC) NGN 200,000 N/A 3a. Licence to Operate – New NGN 100,000 for the first 20,000 N/A liters, subsequently each additional 20,000 liters or part thereof attract NGN 50,000 3b. Licence to Operate – Renewal NGN 100,000 for the first 20,000 N/A liters, subsequently each additional 20,000 liters or part thereof attract NGN 5,000 4. Authorisation for Modification NGN 300,000 per retail outlet N/A 5. Rebranding (Signage) Approval NGN 100,000 per retail outlet 6. Storage Tank Pressure Test Not applicable N/A Authorisation 7. Storage Tank Calibration NGN 10,000 per tank N/A Authorisation 8. Tank Conversion Authorisation NGN 100,000 per tank N/A 9. Authorisation for Tank Burial Not applicable 10. Authorisation to Pre-Commission NGN 50,000 N/A and Commission 11. Revalidation of Authorisation/ NGN 25,000 N/A Licences 12. Bunkering vessel/fixed and NGN 10,000,000 N/A motorised barge Licence 13. Licence to Operate Mobile NGN 1,500,000 N/A Containerised Filling Station B 876 TABLE 14 N GAS PRODUCTS RETICULATION (PIPING OF GAS TO ESTATES AND HOMES) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence To Establish (LTE) NGN 100,000 N/A 2. Licence to Construct NGN 200,000 N/A 3. Licence to Operate/every 2 years NGN 300,000 NGN 25,000 TABLE 15 O LPG PROPANE HANDLING UNIT (PHU) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Permit to Install (PTI) NGN 300,000 N/A 2. Permit to Operate (PTO) NGN 300,000 NGN 25,000 B 877 TABLE 16 P PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (GAS) RETAILING OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE (LPG REFILLING PLANT, AUTOGAS PLANT, LPG ADD-ON) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence To Establish (LTE) 0.1MT - 5MT = NGN 100,000 N/A 5.1MT - 10MT = NGN 200,000 N/A 10.1MT - 60MT = NGN 300,000 N/A 60.1 - 300MT = NGN 500,000 N/A 2. Licence to Construct/Install 0.1MT - 5MT = NGN 100,000 N/A 5.1MT - 10MT = NGN 200,000 N/A 10.1MT - 60MT = NGN 300,000 N/A 60.1 - 300MT = NGN 500,000 N/A 3. Pressure Test Authorisation NGN 150,000 N/A 4. Licence to Operate (New/Renewal) 0.1MT - 5MT = NGN 100,000 p.a 5 – 100MT = every 2 years NGN50,000 p.a 5.1MT - 10MT = NGN 200,000 p.a and Additional 10.1MT - 60MT = NGN 300,000 p.a 10MT or part thereof (Above 60.1 - 300MT = NGN 500,000 p.a 100MT) = NGN5,000 (p.a) 5. Authorisation for Modification NGN 150,000 N/A 6. Tank Burial Authorisation NGN 150,000 N/A 7. Instrument/dispenser calibration NGN 100,000 N/A TABLE 17A Q RETAIL GAS LICENCE (CNG COMPRESSION FACILITIES (Mother Station)) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence To Establish (LTE) NGN 500,000 N/A 2. Licence to Construct NGN 1,000,000 N/A 3. Licence to Operate NGN 2,000,000 N/A B 878 TABLE 17B R RETAIL GAS SUPPLY LICENCE FOR CNG COMPRESSION AND SMALL SCALE LNG FACILITIES NOT REQUIRING GAS PROCESSING LICENCE Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Licence to Establish (LTE) NGN 300,000 N/A 2. Licence to Construct USD 1,000 or its NGN equivalent per N/A MMSCFD 3. Licence to Operate (LTO) USD 1,000 or its NGN equivalent per N/A MMSCFD TABLE 18 S GENERAL FEE Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Due Diligence Request NGN 100,000 N/A 2. Certificate of Quantity (COQ) At Processing plants and import points USD 500 N/A At domestic bulk storage facilities NGN 500,000 3. Product Import Certification (PIC) NGN 220,000 N/A 4. Register Access Fee – Physical NGN 100,000 N/A access to a register 5. Register Access Fee - Virtual NGN 50,000 N/A Access to a register 6. Certified True Copy Licence – NGN 150,000 N/A Permit – NGN 125,000 Authorisation – NGN 100,000 Approvals - NGN 100,000 Exemption – NGN 50,000 Any other document – NGN100,000 7. Change in Port of Discharge NGN 150,000 N/A 8. Rebranding (Change of Logo) NGN 100,000 per outlet N/A 9. Ship-Shore figure verification USD 50,000.00 N/A B 879 TABLE 19 T MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICE PERMITS Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. General Purpose Category NGN500 NGN5,000 2. Major Purpose Category NGN2,500 NGN25,000 3. Specialised Purpose Category NGN7,500 NGN250,000 TABLE 20 U GAS AGGREGATION LICENCE Activity Application Fee Processing Fee Domestic Gas Aggregation Licence USD 100,000 USD 2,500 or its NGN equivalent TABLE 21 V PETROLEUM PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION (LIQUID & GAS) Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Petroleum Product Distribution NGN 0.50 per litre or barrel equivalent Licence N/A NGN 0.25 per kg (gas products) 2. Evacuation from Local Producing NGN 0.5 per litre or barrel equivalent Facilities N/A NGN 0.25 per kg (gas products) 3. Certificate of Registration NGN 10,000 per annum (NGN 20,000 N/A (Category D and Micro for 2 years) Distribution Centres) 4. Category D and Micro NGN 20,000 N/A Distribution Centres (MDC (New/Renewal) – Not exceeding 500 kilograms (kg) B 880

THIRD SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (c)] MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS Activity Application Fee 1. Licence To Construct (LTC) a metering system USD 2,000 2. Licence To Operate a LACT/Metering system USD 10,000 3. Calibration/Recertification of LACT USD 1000 4. Tank Calibration Approval for hydrocarbon processing USD 500 per tank plants 5. Calibration of Crude Oil Vessel Storage Tank- for vessels USD 500 per tank with capacity greater than 600,000BBLs 6. Calibration of Crude Oil Vessel Storage Tank- for vessels USD 300 per tank with capacity between 20,001 to 600,000BBLs 7. Calibration of Crude Oil Vessel Storage Tank- for vessels USD 150 per tank with capacity less than 20,000 BBLs 8. Calibration Of Truck NGN 10,000 per truck 9. Terminal or Refinery Storage Tank Calibration / USD 500 per tank Recertification (petroleum liquids and natural gas) 10. Coastal Vessel Tank Calibration NGN 300,000 per vessel 11. Tank Calibration Authorisation (petroleum products depot) USD 500 per tank or its NGN equivalent 12. Tank Calibration Authorisation (gas depot) NGN 500,000 per tank 13. Integrity Test Authorisation (storage tanks, vessel tanks, or NGN 100,000 per tank or other pressure vessels) per vessel/pressure vessel B 881

FOURTH SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (d)] MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES TABLE 1 — MIDSTREAM FACILITIES Activity Application Fee Frequency (Payable in USD or NGN equivalent) 1. Environmental Management Plan USD 900 As per requirement 2. Point Source Registration (per facility or USD 400 As per installation) requirement 3. Project Concept Screening Report, Preliminary USD 200 As per Environmental Risk Assessment requirement 4. Post Impact Assessment Study USD 500 As required by the Authority 5. Environmental Evaluation Study USD 2,000 5 years Engineered Landfill 6. Environmental Management Plan USD 900 As per requirement 7. Point Source Registration (per Facility or USD 150 5 years installation) 8. Project Concept Screening Report or USD 200 As per Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment requirement 9. Post Impact Assessment Study USD 500 As per requirement 10. Environmental Evaluation Study USD 1,150 As per requirement 11. Permit to Operate USD 1,250 As per requirement Waste Management Facility 12. Environmental Management Plan USD 400 As per requirement 13. Point Source Registration (per Facility or USD 150 As per installation) requirement 14. Project Concept Screening Report or USD 150 As per Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment requirement 15. Environmental Evaluation Study USD 200 As per requirement B 882 Application Fee Frequency Activity (Payable in USD or NGN equivalent) 16. Post Impact Assessment Study USD 200 As per requirement 17. Operational Permit : USD 200 or As per * per treatment facility or unit NGN equivalent requirement * per licensee, for hazardous waste transportation 18. Point Source Registration or Facility USD 100 As per requirement TABLE 2 — DOWNSTREAM FACILITIES Activity Application Fee Frequency A. Depot 1. Environmental Management Plan NGN 280,000 As per requirement 2. Point Source Registration (per Facility or NGN 100,000 5 years installation) 3. Project Concept Screening Report or NGN 80,000 As per Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment requirement 4. Post Impact Assessment Study NGN 240,000 As required by the Authority 5. Environmental Evaluation Study NGN 465,000 5 years B. Petroleum Products Retail Facilities 6. Mandatory Environmental Site Assessment NGN 80,000 As per requirement 7. Retail Outlet Site, Facility or Plant Audit NGN 40,000 As per requirement 8. Environmental Management Plan NGN 100,000 As per requirement 9. Post Impact Assessment Study NGN 80,000 As per requirement 10. Environmental Evaluation Study NGN 80,000 As per requirement B 883 TABLE 3 — OTHER FACILITIES Activity Application Fee Frequency C. Laboratory 1. Third party Laboratory Accreditation (new NGN 500,000 As per application) requirement 2. Third party Laboratory Accreditation (Renewal) NGN 250,000 Annually 3. In-house laboratory accreditation (new NGN 300,000 As per application) requirement 4. In-house laboratory accreditation (Renewal) NGN 200,000 Annually 5. Annual Laboratory QA or QC- Reference NGN 500,000 Annually material and Proficiency testing 6. Certification of Chemicals or remediation NGN 250,000 3 years products 7. Approval to produce culture test organisms for NGN 500,000 As per Biomonitoring requirement B 884 TABLE 4 — HSEC GENERAL Fees For Fees For Activity Midstream Downstream Frequency facilities facilities General 1. Special Studies, Biological Monitoring USD 200 NGN 100,000 As per Studies requirement 2. Spill Release Contingency Plan and USD 250 NGN 100,000 As per Authorisation or Journey Management requirement Plan Authorisation for alternative product evacuation 3. Environmental Compliance monitoring/ USD 200 NGN 125,000 Quarterly Green House Gas (GHG) monitoring 4. Environmental Compliance monitoring (for USD 500 NGN 175,000 Quarterly facilities with recipient water body)/GHG monitoring 5. Decommissioning and Abandonment Plan USD 300 NGN 200,000 As per requirement 6. Produced Formation Water disposal permit USD 200 N/A As per requirement 7. Special Environmental Permit USD 400 NGN 200,000 As per requirement 8. Leak test (storage tanks, BRV tanks etc.) NGN50,000 NGN 50,000 As per requirement 9. Chemical formulation and chemical NGN 500,000 NGN 500,000 As per blending approval requirement 10. Certification of facility or plant critical NGN 1,000,000 NGN 250,000 As per safety equipment per facility per facility requirement 11. RBI Methodology Approval NGN 2,500,000 NGN As per 2,500,000 requirement 12. RBI Facility Approval NGN 1,000,000 NGN 250,000 As per requirement 13. Safety case approval remediation products NGN 500,000 NGN 500,000 As per requirement B 885

FIFTH SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (e)] GAS TRADING AND SETTLEMENT TABLE 1 S. No. Activity Application Fee 1. Gas Trading Licence USD 100,000 2. Clearing House Authorisation USD 100,000 TABLE 2 S./N Activity Annual Administrative Charges 1. To be paid by the Gas Exchange (a) USD 100,000 or 20% of the exchange commission on value of transaction, excluding taxes, during the relevant financial year, whichever is higher ; and (b) 20% of the application or renewal fee, paid by members of the exchange, excluding taxes, during the relevant financial year. 2. To be paid by the Clearing House USD 50,000 or 20% of the commission, excluding taxes, during the relevant financial year, whichever is higher. B 886

SIXTH SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (f )] ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF LICENCE OR PERMIT TABLE 1 The transferee shall be required to pay the applicable assignment or transfer of licence or permit processing fee in table 1 below, or five per cent of the value of transaction, whichever is higher — S./N Facility Processing Fees 1. Petrol liquids/gas retail outlets NGN 500,000 2. Depots NGN 10,000,000 3. Blending Plants/Waste NGN 3,000,000 RecyclingPlants /Bitumen Emulsion Plants/ Refilling Plants/Thermal Desorption Units 4. Hydrocarbon Processing Plant USD 10,000 for capacities less than 1,000 (Refineries, Petrochemicals and Gas BPSD, or less than 6MMSCFD Processing facilities) USD 50,000 for capacities between 1,000 and 30,000 BPSD, or between 6MMSCFD and 180MMSCFD USD 150,000 for capacities above 30,000 BPSD, or above 180MMSCFD 5. Pipeline USD 500 per km 6. Pipeline Distribution Network USD 200 per km 7. Pipeline Transportation Network USD 250 per km 8. Terminals USD 200,000 9. CNG Compression Station/Small NGN 500,000 Scale LNG Installations TABLE 2 S/No. Activity Processing Fees Change of name not constituting an NGN 250,000 assignment or transfer B 887

SEVENTH SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (g)] GAS AND PETROLEUM LIQUIDS PIPELINES TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Activity Application Fee Processing Fee 1. Virtual Pipeline - Barging, Rail and USD 1,000 for Barge/Rail N/A Trucking of Petroleum Liquids (other than USD 500 for Truck petroleum products) (New and Renewal) 2. Virtual Pipeline - Barging, Rail and USD 500 for Barge/ Rail N/A Trucking of Petroleum Liquids (other than USD 300 for truck petroleum products) Supplementary 3. Permit to Survey (PTS) Pipeline Route USD 50 per km or part thereof N/A or USD 500, whichever is higher 4. Licence to Establish (LTE) USD 1000 N/A 5. Licence to Construct Pipeline (LTC) USD 500 N/A 6. Petroleum Liquids/Natural Gas USD 1,500 N/A Transportation Pipeline Licence (PLL) 7.(a) Annual Licence to Operate Petroleum USD 500 per km or part N/A Liquids/Natural Gas Transportation thereof to a maximum of USD Pipeline (LTO) 10,000 7.(b) Annual Licence to Operate Petroleum USD 500 per km or part N/A Liquids/Natural Gas Transportation thereof to a maximum of USD Pipeline (LTO) (From Jetty to Depot) 10,000 or its NGN equivalent 8. Revalidation of PTS USD 50 per km or part thereof N/A or USD 500, whichever is higher 9. PLL Restriction Order USD 10,000 USD 2,000 10. Change of Pipeline Service USD 2,000 N/A 11. Upgrading or downgrading of a Pipeline USD 2,000 N/A (re-rating) B 888 EIGHT SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (h)] FLARE GAS MIDSTREAM PETROLEUM OPERATIONS S/N Permits Fees 1. Permit to Access Flare Gas NGN 100,000 2. Permit to Flare NGN 100,000

NINTH SCHEDULE [regulation 5(1) (i)] GAS DISTRIBUTION LICENCE GAS DISTRIBUTION LICENCE S/N Name Fee 1. Expression of interest for gas distribution licence in a local USD 10,000 or its distribution zone NGN equivalent 2. Gas distribution licence USD 100,000 or its NGN equivalent 3. Annual operating charge USD 50,000 or its NGN equivalent 4. Renewal of a gas distribution licence after 25 years USD 100,000 or its NGN equivalent MADE at Abuja this 30th day of October, 2024. ENGR. FAROUK AHMED Authority Chief Executive Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority