Department
Hydrocarbon & Gases Storage Units
Asst Director (Scientific), Hydrocarbon & Gases Storage Units
Mr Sunday, Oyedele Olufemi
Summary
The Unit was created in 2009 with Terms of Reference which include but not limited to the functions below
Our Functions
- Inventorization of E-Waste within the State;
- Development of appropriate technology for safe management of E-Waste handling, storage, recovery, recycling, transport, control, treatment and disposal;
- Advocacy/Sensitization programmes on E-Waste, handling, storage, recovery, recycling, transport, control, treatment and disposal;
- Preparation and drafting of E-Waste regulation for the State; and Monitoring the activities of the Consultant in charge of E-Waste stockpiling.
- Regulation of crude recycling through training and workshops.
- Attending to public complaints with respect to e-waste
- Periodic environmental management assessment of petrol retail station, banks/finance houses and tank farms (oil installations) within the State.
- Updating existing data on storage facilities of each tank farm, banks/finance houses and retail petrol station
- Monitoring of industries in conjunction with other departments of the Agency as prepared by Billings and Monitoring Unit.
- Review of operational guidelines and regulation on environmental management and control (downstream Oil and Gas Sector) in conjunction with relevant stakeholders.
- Capacity building programmes on best technology and management practices in both the oil and gas sectors.
- Stakeholders’ sensitization meeting on best practices for handling/management and safe disposal of spent/used oil.
- Request for submission of technical reports (e.g. spill prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC); Environmental management review)
- Facilitating the construction of waste/used/spent oil recycling plant.
- Periodic monitoring and sensitization of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) operators (vendors and plant owners) on environmental management and control.
- Seminar on spill prevention, control and countermeasures.
- Periodic sectoral meetings.
- Attendance at Regulatory Agencies consultative forum meetings (Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry; LPG group, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency; NOSDRA, Department of Petroleum Resources; DPR).
- Response to public complaint on oil spillage and poor oil management.
- Industries with respect to hydrocarbon storage and inhouse oil management end disposal
- Registration of waste/spent oil collector vendors
- Issuance of waste oil/oily waste management permit.
- Issuance of storage permit with respect to hydrocarbon products storage
- Issuance of certificate of safe disposal with respect to waste oil/oily waste