NUPRC considers revoking unused exploration leases
December 4, 2023 The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum and Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is considering revoking unused oil exploration leases that companies were granted but have not been able to carry out…
Driving Sustainable Upstream Operations to Achieve Just and Equitable Energy Transition, By Gbenga Komolafe
I am extremely delighted to speak to this esteemed audience at the 2023 Conference of Parties in the United Arab Emirates – the COP28! on a theme dedicated to tackling…
Respect the Law, NUPRC Tells Chevron, Escravos Host Communities
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has waded into the dispute between Chevron Nigeria Limited and some communities within the company’s Warri exploration and production area, in Delta State, over…
NUPRC Warns Operators Against Frustrating Government’s Climate Action Project
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Tuesday in Abuja warned producers in the oil and gas industry that it will not hesitate to apply necessary measures to deviant…
FASD report: Mineral revenue accounts for N6.40trn as NNPCL, NUPRC, 3 others remit N14.38trn to Federation Account in 2 yrs – NEITI
Nov. 10, 2023 The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says five Federal government revenue generating agencies remitted ₦14.38 trillion as revenue from the extractive sector to the federation account…
NUPRC To Enforce Domestic Crude Supply Obligation, Warns Saboteurs
More Local Refineries Give Notice To Commence Production As more private refineries indicate readiness to commence production soon in Nigeria, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is taking all…
Senate investigates N11.35trn turnaround maintenance on refineries
Oct. 24, 2023 The Senate has tasked its ad- hoc committee to investigate all contracts awarded for rehabilitation of all state owned refineries from 2010 to 2023. This followed the…
NUPRC establishes College of Awardees for effective implementation of gas flare commercialisation programmeÂ
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has established a College of Awardees to leverage the collective experiences of successful entities in the latest bidding process of the Nigerian…
NUPRC launches digital platform for reporting environmental, social and governance managementÂ
The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has introduced a cutting-edge online platform designed to ease regulatory compliance and oversight functions and enable operators in the Nigerian oil and gas industry…
NUPRC Grants First Petroleum Exploration Licence Under PIA 2021
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Commission (NUPRC) in compliance with the provisions of Section 71 (1) – (10) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 has granted a Petroleum Exploration…