Guidelines for Bunkering Operations in Nigeria (II)

PROCEDURE FOR LICENSING BUNKERING COMPANIES

Licences issued under these guidelines shall have a validity of one calendar year and all fees paid herein are non-refundable.

NEW APPLICATION

Applicants shall be required to make a presentation to the DPR on planned bunkering operations. This shall include, but not limited to, a comprehensive Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) plan, proposed business plan, and Nigerian Content plan for next three years. The following shall apply to new applications:

a.       Application for a NEW Licence shall be made on the prescribed form (Appendix I) issued by the DPR.

b.      Application fee of US$ 10,000 (or equivalent in Naira), Accreditation fee of US$ 50,000 (or equivalent in Naira) and Vessel/ Motorised Barge License fee of US$ 10,000 (or equivalent in Naira). All these fees should be made payable to Federal Government of Nigeria - DPR Fees Account.

c.       Administrative fee of US$ 5,000 (or equivalent in Naira) payable to the Department of Petroleum Resources.

d.      Bunkering Vessel Inspection/ Verification fee of US$ 1,000.00 (or equivalent in Naira) per vessel payable to the Department of Petroleum Resources.

e.       The following documents shall accompany the application form:

i.        Evidence of payment of taxes in the last three (3) years (tax clearance certificate).

ii.      List of approved communication equipment installed in the various offices and business premises with proof of ownership.

iii.    Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum & Article of Association and form CAC 07 & CAC 02.

iv.     Locations, addresses and capacities of facilities to be used for storage. The minimum requirement is 5,000 MT.

v.       Full description of vessel owned/ leased by applicant, including name, age, tonnage, flag, etc. The maximum deadweight of a bunkering vessel allowed is 5,000 MT.

vi.     Request for vessels tank calibration shall be made to DPR. The calibration exercise shall be mandatorily witnessed by DPR representative(s) and the table generated shall be forwarded to the DPR for approval. The calibration exercise shall be carried out every five (5) years

vii.   Current fire fighting certification of vessels by the relevant regulatory agencies.

viii. Certification of inspection of the vessel by NIMASA.

ix.     Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Certification or Permit for every vessel.

x.       An annual report on state of the vessel from a DPR accredited inspector (surveyor).

xi.     Copy of certificate of insurance for pollution liability with coverage of a minimum of twenty million US dollar (US$ 20 million) (or equivalent in Naira)

xii.   Evidence of competence in bunkering operations relating to trained personnel, equipment by NIMASA

xiii. Bunkering operations procedure manual.

RENEWAL APPLICATION

The following shall apply to renewal applications:

a.       Application for renewal of licence shall be made on the prescribed form (Appendix 1) issued by DPR.

b.      Renewal fee of US$ 25,000 (or equivalent in Naira) per annum and Vessel/ Motorised Barge License fee of $10,000 (or equivalent in Naira) per annum payable to Federal Government of Nigeria - DPR Fees Account.

c.       Administrative fee of US$10,000 (or equivalent in Naira) payable to the Department of Petroleum Resources.

d.      Bunkering Vessel Inspection/ Verification fee of US$ 500 (or equivalent in Naira) per vessel to the Department of Petroleum Resources.

e.       Every licensee shall file an application for the renewal of a licence at least one calendar month before the expiry date of the current licence. Failure to comply shall attract penalty as specified in Section 5.0

f.        All licensed bunkering companies will be required to submit evidence of the quantities of bunker fuels supplied in the last twelve months (by presentation of copies of bunker receipts with corresponding distribution data for each delivery)

g.       The following documents shall accompany the renewal application form:

i.                    Copy of the expired licence.

ii.                  Annual returns of bunker fuels volumes, locations/positions with bills of lading for all cargoes loaded.

iii.                Evidence of payment of taxes in the past three (3) years (tax clearance certificate).

iv.                Current fire-fighting certification of vessels by the relevant regulatory agencies.

v.                  Certification of vessel’s inspection by NIMASA

vi.                Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Certification or Permit for every vessel.

vii.              An annual report on the state of the vessel from a DPR accredited inspector (surveyor)

viii.            Copy of certificate of insurance for pollution liability.

ix.                 Copy of vessel re-certification if due.

NOTE: This information is from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is prone to review and update from time to time. However, this is the currently reviewed version for 2013 to date.

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