(1) The holder of a petroleum contract shall notify the Minister in charge of the upstream petroleum sector, as prescribed by the Petroleum Code, of any discovery of commercially exploitable liquid hydrocarbon and the associated gas development project related thereto.
(2) After approval of the development plan for liquid hydrocarbon discovery and the development project by the Minister in charge of the upstream petroleum sector, the operator shall be authorized to undertake the exploitation of associated gas under the conditions prescribed by the Petroleum Code.
(3) The holder of a petroleum contract may be exempted from the associated gas development requirement only after having provided technical evidence, accepted by the Minister in charge of the upstream petroleum sector that the said gas is not available in commercial quantities.
II- FLARING OF ASSOCIATED GAS
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In force from 08-09-2026
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