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Nigeria’s 2025/26 licensing round unfolds Africa’s global energy role
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s planned 2025/26 licensing round is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched upstream opportunities in recent years, both for the scale of assets expected and for what it signals about Africa’s evolving role in…
ExxonMobil engages NUPRC on over $25bn deepwater development plans
Sopuruchi Onwuka ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company by market capitalization, has unveiled plans to invest more than $25 billion in a series of deepwater oil developments and enhanced recovery projects in Nigeria. The company’s Senior Vice President…
NUPRC says Nigeria has recovered oil output to 1.84m
Channels more oil revenue from NNPC slush funds to federal account Sopuruchi Onwuka Commission Chief Executive of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has declared that country has rebuilt available oil production capacity to some1.84 million…
Nigeria’s Oil Reserves Stand at 37.01bn Barrels, Gas at 215.19TCF – NUPRC
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s total oil and condensate reserves stood at 37.01 billion barrels as of January 1, 2026, while total natural gas reserves reached 215.19 trillion cubic feet (TCF), the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has declared. The Commission Chief…
Renaissance Targets 15 FDPs Annually, Hits 2.2bcf Gas Output
Sopuruchi Onwuka Renaissance Africa Energy Company Nigeria Ltd has outlined plans to ramp up development activity across its asset base, targeting up to 15 Field Development Plans (FDPs) annually, as it scales up gas production and expands operations. The company’s…
FG in rush for more barrels as oil prices soar
Sopuruchi Onwuka Beyond prevailing pressure on operating companies to rapidly pump more barrels into the market to meet up with revenue aspirations projected in the 2026 fiscal plans, the upstream petroleum industry regulators are in sync to accelerate approval process…
FG authorizes SeaSeis for 3D seismic and gravity data acquisition
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s petroleum rights administrator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has authorized SeaSeis Geophysical Limited to launch off seismic and gravity data acquisition offshore Niger Delta. The seismic campaign hosted in a Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) No….
NUPRC backs high-stakes upstream investment forum at AOW:Energy 2026
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has endorsed a new investment platform focused on Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector, set to take place during AOW:Energy 2026 later this year. Organisers say the Nigerian Upstream Investment Forum…
NUPRC commissions investigation into Bille gas burbles
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has set up a technical committee to investigate the cause of gas seepage in Bille community in Rivers State, following reports of persistent gas bubbling in the coastal area. In a statement…
NUPRC moves shortlisted bidders to data phase in 2025 licensing round
Sopuruchi Onwuka Data access centers have now been opened to pre-qualified bidders in Nigeria’s 2025 oil and gas licensing round, marking the transition into a more technical phase of the process. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) confirmed that,…
