HOW TO GET DPR PERMIT FOR THIRD PARTY BLENDING AND LUBRICANTS FILLING PLANT
This procedure guide is issued pursuant to the provisions of the Petroleum (Amendment) Decree No. 37 of 1977 section 4(1) which stipulates that, no person shall import, store, sell or distribute any petroleum products in Nigeria without a license granted by the Director of Petroleum Resources.
Dpr Permit Application Requirements For Third Party Blending And Lubricants Filling Plant In Nigeria.
All applications for approval of Third Party Blending Operations shall be made by on the Company’s letter headed paper and forwarded to the Director, Department of Petroleum Resources or any of its offices nationwide.
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Each application shall be accompanied by the following documents:
i) A copy of valid lube blending plant license for the blending company where the lubricants are to the blended.
ii) A copy Storage and Sales license for lubricants of applicant (this itemizes the various retailing or distribution outlets for the blended lubricants)
iii) A copy of Certificate of registration of Trade Names and Identification under which the applicant intends to market the lubricants from Ministry of Trade & Investment.
iv) Payment of Processing fee of Seventy-Five Thousand Naira (N75,000) Only for Third Party Approval application.
v) Third Party Agreement between the applicant and the blending company stating the following details:
✓ Total quantity in litres of lubricants to be blended broken downs into respective grades.
✓ Quality specification of lubricants to be blended
✓ Blending Laycan
Permit Approval Processes
Upon receipt of the above requirements and a satisfactory review of the constituent submissions, the Department shall grant approval for the Third-Party Blending operation.
The approval shall however be subject to the following conditions:
✓ Approval shall have a validity period of 180 days
✓ All third party blended batches must carry a quality/quantity certificate which must be endorsed by a DPR representative before the blended batch leaves the blending plant.
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Lubricant Filling Plant Application requirements
All applications for Approval to Construct Lubricant Filling Plant shall be made by on the Company’s letter headed paper and forwarded to the Director, Department of Petroleum Resources or any of its offices nationwide.
Each application shall be accompanied by the following documents:
✓ Evidence of registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) – Copy of Certificate of Incorporation.
✓ A Certified True Copy of Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association
✓ Current Tax Clearance Certificate of Company
✓ A Proof of Ownership of land where filling plant is to be sited.
✓ A letter from appropriate Town Planning Authority, authorizing the siting of the filling plant at the proposed site.
✓ A Certified Copy of Land Survey Map.
✓ A copy of proposed layout drawings of the filling plant showing relative distances (in meters) of various units within the plant and the interrelationship with adjoining properties.
✓ Evidence of Payment of the Prescribed Application fee of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N250,000) Only payable via DPR online payment platform.
✓ Submit the filling plant engineering design details showing interface with associated auxiliaries
Upon submission of the above, a Site Suitability Inspection Exercise shall be conducted by the responsible DPR Department.
The DPR shall grant an Approval to Construct/Install the filling plant upon satisfactory appraisal of the above submission.
Source: DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES