The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reported a profit of N2.548 trillion in 2022, which is the highest return on its investment since commenced operations in 1977. The profit as reflected in the company’s ‘2022 Financial Performance Report’ posted online represented a 277.8% increase over the N674.1 billion profit recorded in the 2021 […]
The Federal Government has hinted that it may be compelled to revoke unutilized licences granted to marginal oil field operators which have remained non-operational since issuance. The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe told Reuters on Monday that only companies with viable technical and financial backup would get to […]
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has issued letters of award to 42 companies/entities that were successful in the bid for 49 Flare Sites enlisted during the 2022 Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) Auction process. The petroleum regulatory body confirmed the issuance of the letters of award via a press statement issued on […]
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday decided that the planned fuel subsidy removal slated to commence by the end of June this year should be suspended in the view of the current politico-economic situations in the country. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, broke this news to State House […]
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has commenced the 2022 mini-bid round process in accordance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 for prospective licensees in the nation’s hydrocarbon resources industry. The mini-bid round aims to open opportunities for investors to begin new oil exploration and drilling activities in the prospective deep waters offshore […]
…….As NUPRC counters President Buhari’s order on deal Less than 24 hours after Seplat Energy Plc announced that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved its cash acquisition of the share capital of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU), emerging developments at the highest level of government have indicated that the purported approval may not have passed through […]
The Federal Government on Monday blamed Nigeria’s inability to explore the revenue opportunities of the current rising crude oil prices in the international market on prolonged years of neglect of the nation’s hydrocarbon resources industry. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made this remark at a media briefing in Abuja, lamented […]
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday clarified that the Federal Government would extend the fuel subsidy regime to July 2023, pending when amendments in the Petroleum Industry Act will be forwarded to the National Assembly and subsequently signed by the President The minister gave this hint while interacting with State House […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday said that arrangements were ongoing to ensure that fuel subsidy, which has been one of the challenges of public finance efficiency in Nigeria over the years is removed with a view to committing savings on it to critical areas that will improve the socio-economic wellbeing of ordinary Nigerians, especially the […]
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Friday declared that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited had the highest share capital among registered entities in the country. The Registrar General of the commission, Barrister Garba Abubakar, made this disclosure while presenting the Certificate of Incorporation of the company to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State […]