The dilly-dallying of the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the proposed alteration of critical aspects of the host community fragment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), may, in the coming days, create fresh hostility against the government and oil companies in the Niger Delta amidst Nigeria’s troubled oil production.

NIGERIAN Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), led by Gbenga Komolafe, recently granted RusselSmith approval to deploy its industrial non-metallic additive manufacturing solution in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Speaking on the approval, RusselSmith’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kayode Adeleke, said: “This is a new milestone in the Nigerian energy sector, and we are excited…

Announcement by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) recently that 42 indigenous oil and gas companies have emerged as winners of 49 flare sites in the 2022 Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) bid process is heartwarming. It comes after approximately seven years of developing the NGFCP, the first of its kind in the…

Although Nigeria’s oil production remains dismal at 1.3 million barrels per day amidst theft and vandalism, Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), yesterday, said the production would hit two million barrels by the end of this year.

Nigeria, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is considering seven regulations that would aid the implementation of some fragments of the Petroleum Industry Act, especially contracts, commercials, revocation of oil and gas licenses.

The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is optimistic that oil and gas production in Nigeria will experience a significant increase in the coming months.

Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has urged caution over the government's decision to partially return subsidy to curb rising cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol).

Lax PIA implementation bites hard • Mergers of regulators, boards of NNPCL, slack workforce worry stakeholders • Oil sector remains vulnerable as implementation of host community fragment lingers • Operators face tougher environment amidst challenging economic outlook  The projected gains expected from Nigeria’s oil and gas sector following the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act…

About seven years after developing the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP), the Federal Government on Wednesday announced that 49 flare sites have been awarded to a group of 42 investors. The aim of the programme is to save the environment and reduce impacts of routine gas flaring on the people living in the oil…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has threatened to revoke the licences of oil operators or settlors who failed to remit the three per cent statutory fees to oil communities before September ending.

The management of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has dismissed as wild, baseless and unfounded, allegations by some elements in the workers’ union, accusing it of wrongdoings.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has ranked Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC)-operated onshore joint venture as the industry leader in the implementation of chapter three of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), which deals with host community development.