(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 8 September 2026
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