Author: meridianspy

s The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has proposed fresh rules on the safe decommissioning of filling stations, sparking opposition from retail outlet owners in the downstream sector. The draft regulation, currently undergoing public scrutiny at the Stakeholders’ Consultation Forum on the Proposed Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Safety and Environmental Regulations 2025, includes a clause that mandates formal procedures for the abandonment and decommissioning of retail fuel outlets. But stakeholders at the event kicked against the move, calling on the NMDPRA to limit the scope of the regulation to midstream operations alone. In its defence, the authority insists…

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