In downstream oil and gas, LPG: an LPG pressure vessel that is uncertified, damaged, or dilapidated due to the existence of corrosion or pitting, dents, cutes, gouges, digs, bulges, leaks, and similar defects rendering such pressure vessel unsafe, injurious, or dangerous for distribution or use, and creating a substantial risk of injury to the general public. It also refers to an injurious, unsafe, or dangerous LPG pressure vessel [Section 4(m), LPG Industry Regulation Act of 2021; Section 3.1(n) of DOE-DTI Joint Department Circular No. JDC2022-05-001, Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 11592; Section 3.1(o), DOE Department Circular No. DC2022-11-0037, Guidelines on the Registration and Issuance of License to Operate to Qualified DOE-Regulated LPG Industry Participants and Penalizing Certain Prohibited Acts]
Note: Under DOE Department Circular No. DC2022-11-0037, the term is written as “Defective Pressure Vessel”.