The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has issued Permits to Access Flare Gas to 28 successful awardees under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP), marking a pivotal shift from environmental liability to economic opportunity in Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector. The Commission awarded the permits to the winners at the official ceremony ti...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has restated its commitment to preventing and tackling corruption, promising to deliver an untainted 2025 Licensing Round. The Commission Chief Executive, Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, made the promise at an event held at the Commission’s headquarters in commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption Day this week. At th...

Chevron Nigeria has hailed the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) as a business enabler and has expressed its intention to participate in the 2025 licensing round. The Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Business Unit, Jim Swartz, gave the commendation when he visited the NUPRC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja on December 4, 2025. “W...

The African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF) has unanimously adopted Nigeria as its official headquarters and also elected the Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, as chairman of the Forum. Prior to the endorsement, Engineer Komolafe was interim chairman of AFRIPERF. The decision was announced at the i...

The Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, has promised to deliver a transparent 2025 licensing round even as he revealed that the Bid portal would go live on the NUPRC’s website on December 1, 2025. Engineer Komolafe further stated that the licensing round will undergo two stages. First will be the technical ph...

TotalEnergies has applauded the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for delivering a transparent 2024 mini-bid round and has signalled strong interest in the forthcoming 2025 Licensing Round scheduled to commence on December 1, 2025. This commendation came during a courtesy visit to the Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, by a high-level Tota...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the commencement of the 2025 Licensing Round effective December 1, 2025. The Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the NUPRC, Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, made the announcement at the NUPRC’s Project 1MMBOPD Additional Production Investment Forum in London on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Engineer Komolafe added t...