Procedure and
conditions for granting
approval for the
construction and operation
of Petrol Station; these guidelines are in compliance with Petroleum
(Amendment decree no. 37 of 1977 safety rules and regulations).
1. SUITABILITY
INSPECTION
The intending Marketer
should submit an application to DPR for site suitability inspection. The
inspection shall among others issues report on the following basic
requirements:-
(i) Size
of the proposed land site.
(ii) The
site does not lie within pipeline or PHCN high tension cable Right Of
Way (ROW).
(iii) The distance from the edge of the road to
the nearest pump will not be less than 15 meters.
(iv) Total number of petrol stations within
2km stretch of the site on both sides of
the road will
not be more
than four including
the one under consideration.
(v) The distance
between an existing station and the proposed one will not be less than 400
(four hundred) meters.
(vi) The
drainage from the site will not go into a stream or river.
(vii) In some instances where site is along
Federal Highway, a letter of consent from the Federal Highway is required.
(viii) DPR
guided/supervised EIA study
of the site
by DPR accredited consultant.
2. APPROVAL TO
CONSTRUCT
(i) If suitability report on the above
preliminary issues is favorable, the under listed documents
shall be required
for submission to
DPR office for review
without any obligation
on DPR to
grant ATC if
any negative change to the
suitability situation of the site occurs before the grant.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
(a) Application letter
addressed to the
Operations Controller of the
DPR Zonal/Field office
nearest to where
the location of the
proposed station site.
(b) Two
(2) photocopies of Certificate of Incorporation.
(c) Two (2) photocopies of Memorandum and
Article of Association. (d) Two (2)
photocopies of Current tax clearance.
(e)
Original and photocopy of Police report.
(f) Original and photocopy of Fire report and
Certificate. (g) Two (2) original
copies of Approved building plan. (h)
Two (2) photocopies of letter from Land & Survey.
(i) Two
(2) photocopies of Deed of conveyance.
(j) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for underground
storage tank capacities greater than 270,000 litres.
(ii) After
“Approval to construct”
is granted, it
is mandatory that
some meaningful development be made on site within three (3) months from
the date approval was
granted. The approval
expires if no
development commences within the time frame.
(iii) Sign
Post should be
installed on site
immediately after approval
to construct is granted.
The sign post
should indicate the
name of the company and the reference number of the
approval letter.
(iv) Companies
involved in building
of Petrol Stations,
construction and fabrication of
U/G storage tanks
and canopy shall
have DPR Permit
to operate as Oil Industry Service Company.
3. STORAGE
AND LICENCE TO OPERATE A PETROL STATION
After ATC and the
construction of the station during which
it is mandatory to invite officer(s) of DPR to witness the burial and Pressure/Leak
test of the U/G tanks, an application for storage and sales licence to operate
the station must be obtained.
The following requirements must be met.
REQUIREMENTS FOR
ISSUANCE OF STORAGE
AND SALES LICENCE
The following conditions must be met before storage
and sales licence can be granted.
(i) A minimum of three (3) underground
storage tanks (one each for PMS, DPK, and AGO.)
(ii) A
minimum of three (3) dispensing pumps(one each for PMS,DPK and
AGO)
(iii)
Office building: Two (2) offices, sales room, toilet, lube bay/store
(Optional).
(iv) Well
concreted forecourt “IN/OUT” drive
way inclusive.
(v) Wall fence demarcating the station
(minimum height of 1.5m high). (vi) Good drainage Network.
(vii)
Safety facilities (Fire
Extinguishers, Sand Buckets,
strategic display of
“NO SMOKING” warning signs. (viii) Station Sign post/logo of company/outlet.
(ix) Standard canopy over PMS pumps
(mandatory) with company name and logo boldly written.
(x)
Standby Generator.
(xi)
Accessible Potable water source.
(xii)
Standard (51” x 30”) price bill board with changeable price mechanism
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
(a) Products U/G
tanks pressure test
report/Certificate and Leak detection test (original printout).
(b) Photographs of
the station 8” X 10”
(not computer generated photographs (snapped
from different angles
such that
in/out driveways
pumps and other facilities are
clearly shown).
(c)
Current Fire certificate.
(d) Application form
with Bank draft
attached (amount depends
on storage capacity).
(e) Evidence of trained attendants.
(f) Application letter addressed
to:
The
Operations Controller,
Department
of Petroleum Resources
4. TAKE-OVER
OF PETROL STATION
The above requirements
and documents are also applicable for a takeover station in addition to the
following:-
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR TAKE-OVER OF STATIONS
(i) Two
(2) photocopies of certificate of Incorporation
(ii) Two
(2) photocopies of Memorandum & Article of Association
(iii) Two
(2) photocopies of Current tax clearance
(iv)
Original and photocopy of Current Fire Service report and certificate
(v) Two (2) original copies of approved
building plan. (vi) Original copy of
previous storage and sales licence
(vii)
Pressure test certificate/report
& Leak detection
print out (original
&
photocopy).
(viii)
Evidence of trained pump attendants (original & photocopy).
(ix) Completed
application form with
Bank draft depending
on the total storage capacity applied for
(x) Receipt of purchase (if it is an
outright purchase, Management agreement) (xi) Release/Takeover letter on company’s
letter headed paper
(xii) Station’s photographs taken from different
angles showing the followings: (a)
Station’s name
(b) A fire
extinguishers & a sand bucket
on each dispensing
pump island
(c) Price bill board measuring 51” by 30”
with fonts size 6” by 3” (d)
Clearly demarcated drive IN/OUT Ways
(e) “NO
SMOKING” signs conspicuously displayed in the station.
Where photocopies
of documents are
required, the originals
should be tendered for sighting
and returned to applicant.
5. REQUIREMENTS
TO OPERATE A PETROL FILLING STATION
In addition to the major
requirements on the “Approval to Operate Filling Station” issued along
with the maiden
licence of a
station, the following
are also mandatory:-
(i) Functional Fire fighting gadgets must
be kept handy and at alert. (ii)
Ensure that a station Manager/Supervisor is always at the station
(iii) Always
make available alternative
source of power
to operate products pumps and adequate illumination of
the station.
(iv) Products are sold at prevailing
government approved price (v) Products pumps
accurate dispense/display of volume and price (vi) Pump
attendants trained and dressed in safety wears
(vii) Ensure
that vehicle engines are switched off before fueling
(viii)
Strategic and conspicuous display of warning signs on “NO SMOKING
and NO USE OF CELLPHONE” within the station
(ix)
Stations always maintain good house keeping.
(x) Tanker trucks
are earthed before starting and throughout products discharge
(xi) Copy of each way-bill for products on
sale shall have to be available at the
station at all times.
(xii) Products in tanker trucks to be discharged
into storage tanks shall have to be allowed to settle for at least two (2)
hours while in the station before the discharge.
(xiii)
Display of Current Storage and Sales licence in the station’s office
(xiv)
Availability of DPR inspections log book in the station
(xv) Unrestricted
access to DPR officials to carry out statutory functions in the station.
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