In recognition of the funding challenges facing some of the awardees of the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round licences, the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is planning a production based lending engagement that would assist them source capital to commence full field development towards hitting first oil. According to the commission, the engagement, which is planned to commence soon, will …

Approximately 40 percent of the volumes credited to crude losses in the Nigerian petroleum industry are actually attributable to measurement inaccuracies and not theft as often reported, according to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe. At the Petroleum Club Quarterly Dinner over the weekend, Komolafe said that the revelation followed a forensic audit …

In furtherance of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) will hold a Bidders’ Conference/Investors Forum in Abuja on 2 February. The event will afford stakeholders and investors in Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector the opportunity to seek clarifications on the programme. The conference is being organised barely a month after …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) will host a stakeholder conference in Lagos on Monday, as part of measures to bring interested companies up to speed with the requirements of the 2022 Nigeria Mini Bid round process. In a statement on Wednesday, NUPRC’s Chief Executive, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe said the conference would provide potential applicants with the opportunity to …

…Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Host Community Development Trust regulation gazetted The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is in the process finalising seven draft regulations that would impact positively on the upstream oil and gas industry, according to its Chief Executive, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe. Opening a three-day industry stakeholder engagement in Abuja on Monday, Komolafe also announced that the Nigeria Upstream …