Guidelines for management of fugitive methane and greenhouse gases emissions in the upstream oil and gas operations in Nigeria

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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) released these guidelines to establish actions and mechanisms for operators to prevent and control the emission of greenhouse gases from upstream oil and gas operations at new and existing facilities. The guidelines were designed to: reduce environmental and social impacts; prevent the waste of natural resources; and support the achievement of Nigeria's emissions mitigation and reduction targets, including the elimination of routine gas flaring by 2030, and a 60% reduction in fugitive methane emissions/leakages from oil and gas operations by 2031.

To this end, the guidelines establish the following requirements for upstream oil and gas facilities:

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