The Federal Government has taken a decisive step to bring an end to the long-running and controversial Malabu oil case, breaking up Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245 into four new assets to be operated by Eni and Shell. The restructuring,…
NNPC Rallies Investors as AKK Gas Pipeline Targets First Gas by July 2026
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has intensified efforts to attract fresh investment into Nigeria’s gas sector as the Ajaokuta–Gwagwalada segment of the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano Gas Pipeline (AKK Pipeline) moves toward its projected first gas delivery by July 2026.…
NAPE Highlights Integrated Non-Seismic Technology to Reduce Exploration Risk and Costs in Nigeria
Photo L-R: Dr. Anthony Ofoma, NAPE’s President-elect, Aminu Maitama,Managing Director, Somo Services Ltd, NAPE President Olajumoke Cecilia Ajayi, Livinus Kigbu, Manager at NNPC-ENSERV The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) has emphasized the increasing role of integrated non-seismic technologies…
Tinubu Executive Order Undermines Petroleum Industry Act, Threatens Oil Sector Growth and Jobs — PENGASSAN Warns
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has warned the new executive order signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could destabilise Nigeria’s oil and gas sector driving away much needed investment, undermine the Petroleum Industry Act…
Africa Risks Energy Marginalization Without Urgent Integration, NGA President Warns at NIES 2026
R–L: Akachukwu Nwokedi, President of the Nigerian Gas Association and IGU Regional Coordinator for Africa; Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited; and Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission,…
NNPC, Seplat Announce Four-Day Gas Supply Disruption on NGIC Network; Power Generation May Be Affected
Nigeria’s electricity supply could face temporary pressure as NNPC announces that Seplat Energy Plc is scheduled to begin today, February 12, a four-day maintenance exercise at one of its major gas production facilities. The maintenance, which will end on February…
Africa Requires Unified Infrastructure and Capital Strategy to Unlock It’s Energy Security – Ojulari
With more than 600 million Africans still without access to electricity and the continent facing an estimated $100 billion annual energy financing gap, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has called for a structural…
NLNG: Reducing Risk in Nigeria’s Gas Sector Key to Unlocking Investment and Energy Security
Nnamdi Anowi, NLNG’s Production General Manager, speaking on “De-Risking Investments in African Oil and Gas Projects” at the 10th Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) in Lagos, yesterday Nigeria’s ability to attract long-term investment into its gas…
‘3 mbopd Target Or Not,’ Nigeria’s Per Capita Oil Production Risks Cutback in 2030 — Adeola Yusuf
As Nigeria chases an ambitious 3 million barrels-per-day oil production target by 2030, a deeper and more troubling reality is emerging: even if the goal is achieved, the country’s per capita oil production will still decline, a signal of looming…
NNPC’s Refinery Pause Is a Necessary Reset
By Prof. Wumi Iledare The NNPC Ltd GCEO Bashir Ojulari, Day 3 fire chat at NIES 2026 delivered a rare dose of economic clarity to Nigeria’s refinery debate. His justification for pausing the rehabilitation of the state refineries was…