DIRECTIVE O N IMPLEMENTING STANDARDIZED TEMPLATES AND TRANSITIONING TO MEASUREMENT-BASED METHANE AND GHG REPORTING In furtherance of oil and gas NDC climate commitments and the provisions o f the Guidelines for the Management of Methane and Greenhouse Gases i n the Upstream Oil and Gas Sector (2022), the Commission hereby issues this policy directive to all upstream petroleum operator...

ExxonMobil has briefed the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on its plan to invest in multi-billion dollar deep-water projects. The oil major unveiled its plans when it visited the NUPRC headquarters in Abuja as part of activities to mark 20 years of Erha deep water project. In his remarks, the Senior Vice President, Deepwater, ExxonMobil Upstream Company, M...

The Chairman of the African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has outlined a clear vision for Africa’s petroleum regulators, focused on unity, stronger institutions and collaboration as key drivers of the continent’s energy future. Eyesan, who is also the Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), set the...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for piloting the petroleum sector to hit a production level of 1.84 million barrels in recent days. Edun said this when the Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, visited the headquarters of the Federal Minis...

The Commission, in keeping with its mandate, is committed to improving upstream sector performance, enhancing the growth of oil and gas reserves, and ensuring stable production for shared prosperity via operationalisation of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 (PIA), and implementation of the strategic pillars of the Commission. In view of this, I am pleased to present to you an overview...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) wishes to inform the public that it has completed the pre-qualification stage of the 2025 Licensing Round and has notified successful pre-qualified applicants accordingly. This was done on March 16, 2026 in line with the 2025 Licensing Round Guidelines. With the pre-qualification stage now successfully completed, the Com...