In a major boost for Nigeria’s crude oil production, revenue generation and economic growth efforts, the NNPC Ltd. has officially unveiled its latest crude oil grade, the Utapate crude oil blend, before the international crude oil market.

It would be recalled that in July 2024,...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)has highlighted the potential of multi-client data and technology to drive cost efficiency and reserve growth in Nigeria’s upstream sector.

The Executive Commissioner of Development and Production at the Commission, Engr. Enorense Amadasu, represented by Engr. Emmanuel Mac-Jaja, explained...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)has highlighted the potential of multi client data and technology to drive cost efficiency and reserve growth in Nigeria’s upstream sector.

The Executive Commissioner of Development and Production at the Commission, Engr. Enorense Amadasu, represented by Engr. Emmanuel Mac-Jaja,...

…To Advance Regional Collaboration and Sustainable Development

The African Regulatory Forum(AFRIPERF), chaired by Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, the Commission Chief Executive of Nigeria’s Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), held its second meetingonTuesday, November 11, 2024. Themeeting, which was held virtuallywas afollow-up tothe forum’s inauguration on July...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and its partners have revved up crude oil and gas production to 1.8million barrels per day (mbpd) and 7.4standard cubic feet per day (scfd).

The company which announced this at a press briefing on Thursday said the...

The NNPC Ltd. has emphasised the economic and environmental advantages of adopting CNG as a cleaner and cheaper fuel alternative, urging stakeholders to leverage government policies on clean energy by investing in the entire value chain of CNG technology.

This was made known by...

The Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, has emphasized that claims of a N32 billion revenue leakage from the commission are unfounded.

Speaking before the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, Komolafe clarified that NUPRC operates within...

The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) in collaboration with the Office of Public-Private Partnerships (OPPP) has invited independent power producers and energy companies to submit bids to establish gas-fired power plants, aiming to generate up to 500...

At the recent 46th Ordinary Session of the Ministerial Council of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) in Yaounde, Cameroon, Nigeria has emphasized her commitment to strengthening funding for the energy sector and advancing energy infrastructure across the continent.

The Minister of State Petroleum (Oil)...

ThePresident/CEO of TotalEnergies worldwide, Patrick Pouyanne, has visited the Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, at the Commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.

The meeting focused on key issues surrounding divestment, investment, and regulatory consent, addressing ongoing initiatives...

The Nigerian Minister of State Petroleum(Oil) Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has reiterated the unalloyed commitment of the present administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to ramp up crude oil production through effective enabling policies such as the “Drill or Drop Policy”.

The Minister emphasized on the...

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has renewed Petroleum Mining Lease 52 (PML 52), containing the Agbami field, for a period of 20 years effective from November 24, 2024. The disclosure was made by Africa Oil as following its recent press release.

The Nigerian Upstream...

The Chair of ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Energy and Hydrocarbons and the Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Gas Hon, Ekperikpe Ekpo has disclosed that the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) has achieved some key developmental milestones towards a transformative takeoff of...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) through NNPC Foundation, its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, is set to launch a free cancer screening campaign to address Nigeria's rising cancer cases.

The campaign tagged “Cancer Awareness and ZSX Screening” will provide, not just free...

The Chief Corporation Communication Officer ofNigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd) Olufemi Soneye, has disclosed in a press statementa helicopter mishap on 24th of October 2024 at about 11:22 am.