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Komolafe confirmed Chairman as AFRIPERF anchors in Nigeria
The African Petroleum Regulators Forum has adopted Nigeria as its headquarters and elected the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, as its substantive chairman. Komolafe served in an interim capacity before the confirmation. The…
Oriental Energy readies Emem FPSO for Okwok operations
Sopuruchi Onwuka Indigenous independent producer, Oriental Energy Resources Limited (OERL)is working on the final stages of converting a very large crude carrier (VLCC) into a floating production facility for deployment in operated Okwok oilfield offshore Niger Delta. The vessel conversion…
NUPRC declares breach on Komolafe’s identity
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned members of the public against falling victim to fraudulent social media accounts purportedly bearing the name and photo of the Commission Chief Executive, Engineer Gbenga Komolafe. Corporate spokesman, Mr…
Komolafe reveals new strategy to curb oil theft
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr Gbenga Komolafe, has declared that the successes recorded in combating crude oil losses in the country was the result of presidential directive on agencies…
Dangote’s crisis with PENGASSAN deepens as NUPRC urges rapid resolution
Sopuruchi Onwuka The lingering confrontation between Dangote Refinery and senior oil industry union, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) may lead to industrial action, even though the company has indicated that it is prepared to run…
Komolafe assures energy players of clear, rewarding fiscal climate
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulator has urged international exploration and production companies to seize the opportunities presented in prevailing regulatory environment to invest in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),…
NUPRC puts more lenses on oil export processes to curb leakages
Oil theft down to 5kbd, output up to 1.7 mbd Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government says it is driving a set of measures to ensure enhanced transparency in the nation’s petroleum export processes, plug revenue leakages and curb resource theft in…
