The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Thursday disclosed that it had commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the explosion of a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in Warri, Delta State. The vessel with a capacity to process up to 22,000 barrels of oil per day, inject up to 40,000 barrels of water per day and store 2 ...

Lagos, Feb. 5, 2022 (NAN) The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and other relevant stakeholders have embarked on a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) to the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility which exploded on Wednesday. The NUPRC confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repor...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission is exploring all available options to ensure Nigeria meets its 40 billion barrels oil reserve and three million barrels per day production targets and ultimately boost the nation’s revenue and overall economy, Peter Uzoho writes Oil price is on its way to the $100 per barrel mark projected by some analysts, as it traded at $95 per ...

L-R: Mr.Richard Laing, Chairman/Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and Doyin Adelabu, ExxonMobil during the visit of ExxonMobil Chairman to the Commission Chief Executive in Abuja on Tuesday.

  Photonews: The President, Nigerian Association for Energy Economics (NAEE) Prof. Yinka Omorogbe and the Executive Council visited the Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe in his office. The visit was to acquaint the CCE of the activities of the Association for the year and to seek collaboration with NUPRC toward...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked marginal oil field awarded to 33 companies for failing to meet the 45 days deadline required to pay the signature bonus for the fields. Giving an update on the award process at a meeting with the awardees in Abuja, yesterday, the Chief Executive of Officer of NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe said of the 161 companies ...