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Eyesan engages operators on rapid output boost, pledges predictable regulation
By Sopuruchi Onwuka The new Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has begun industry engagement with a call on operating companies to adopt efficient measures that will quickly boost oil production and government…
Tinubu nominates 21 board members for NMDPRA, NUPRC
Sopuruchi Onwuka President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The nominations were disclosed…
Eyesan pledges transparency, efficiency at NUPRC
Sopuruchi Onwuka The new Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has pledged to entrench digitization, transparency, and operational efficiency as the cornerstone of her leadership. Mrs. Eyesan who held her first town…
WIEN applauds Tinubu’s appointment of Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as NUPRC Chief Executive
Ziggy Ojiegbe The Women in Energy Network (WIEN), a leading advocate for gender balance in energy sector leadership, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). In…
Petroleum regulators sacked over corruption allegations
By Sopuruchi Onwuka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed the heads of Nigeria’s two key petroleum regulators, ordering the immediate exit of Engr Ahmed Farouk, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and Engr Gbenga…
Flare Gas Permits: NUPRC attracts $2bn investments, commercialize 300 MMscfd of gas
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the issuance of Permits to Access Flare Gas under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Program (NGFCP) will deliver wide-ranging environmental, economic, and energy benefits for the country. According to the Commission, the…
NUPRC: NNPC used up N267.4 bn Frontier Exploration Fund
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission says it has released all approved Frontier Exploration Fund allocations to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, with no outstanding balance left in the Central Bank of Nigeria account. According to Eniola…
2025 Licensing Round: NUPRC sets financial baseline for participants despite lower entry bar
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has stressed that only financially solid companies will qualify for the 2025 Licensing Round, even though the approved signature-bonus range has been set at a comparatively low $3 million to $7 million. The…
Heirs Energies, partners sign deals on OML 17 flare gas commercialization
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Heirs Energies have formalized Gas Flare Commercialization Agreements for OML 17 under both the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Program (NGFCP) and approved Non-NGFCP frameworks. The agreements moves the project from…
Chevron enters race for new Nigerian petroleum licenses
NUPRC portal goes live with 50 oilfields on offer Sopuruchi Onwuka American multinational energy company, Chevron, has declared intention to compete for new oil blocks in Nigeria as the nation’s acreage administrator, the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), continues…
