The operational ramp up of the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals is fundamentally reshaping Nigeria’s downstream oil sector, significantly reducing the country’s dependence on imported refined petroleum products and strengthening its external position, according to the…
Time to reset the Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline sale process
By Mohammed Abubakar A respected voice has finally said the quiet part out loud. No more dancing around it. No more bureaucratic fog. Professor Okey Ikechukwu, Executive Director of the Development Specs Academy, sat for an interview on Arise…
Executive Order 9 to Reshape Petroleum Revenue Management — Law Firm
A Lagos-based law firm, Tope Adebayo LP, says the recently signed Executive Order 9 marks a significant shift in the management and control of petroleum revenues in Nigeria. A senior lawyer in the firm, Mr Tope Adebayo, stated this in…
Nigeria’s Senate Confirms Rabiu Umar as NMDPRA Chief Executive
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Rabiu Umar as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), reinforcing the federal government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen governance and regulatory oversight across Nigeria’s oil…
President Tinubu Nominates Rabiu Abdullahi Umar as New Chief Executive of NMDPRA
Mr. Rabiu Abdullahi Umar, new Chief Executive of the NMDPRA President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the removal of Mr Saidu Mohammed as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in…
Amukpe-Escravos pipeline and the real cost of ignoring current value
By Sufuyan Ojeifo Nigeria’s oil infrastructure has a habit of telling uncomfortable truths. Not just about barrels and flow rates, but about how a country chooses to value what it cannot afford to lose, and what it risks when…
Waltersmith showcases 10,000 bpd expanded refinery to NCDMB, NMDPRA; Targets 30,000 bpd Condensate Refinery and 100mmscf/d Gas Industrial Park
Nigeria’s push to deepen local refining capacity received a major boost as Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited scaled its modular refinery from 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 10,000 bpd, with plans underway for a 30,000 bpd condensate refinery…
Saidu Mohammed Advocates Phased Fuel Harmonisation for Africa at ARDA Week 2026
L–R: Farid Ghezali, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization; Marie-Josephine Sidibé, President of the African Refiners and Distributors Association; and Saidu Mohammed, Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, during proceedings at ARDA…
“Decade of Gas: “Nigeria’s Gas Production Surges to 7.5bcf/d, Targets 12bcf/d by 2030”- Ed Ubong
The Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat, Mr. Ed Ubong, has disclosed that Nigeria’s gas production rose from approximately 6.8 billion cubic feet per day in 2023 to 7.5 billion cubic feet per day in 2025. Speaking at…