By Emmanuella Anokam Global energy leaders, policymakers, investors and innovators have converged on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the 2025 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ADIPEC, the world’s largest energy exhibition and conference, is hosted by theContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Stakeholders in the energy sector have called for the effective implementation of existing gas utilisation policies to drive industrialisation and reduce poverty across Africa. The call was made by Dr Emeka Okafor, Founder and Managing Consultant of Emogas Limited, and Chief Host of the 2nd Annual EmogasContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has called on investors in the oil and gas industry to diversify operations and expand beyond the South-South and South-West regions of the country. The Authority said the northern region, with its vast population and growing demand forContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf Dr Riverson Oppong, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (Ghana) and Africa Regional Director, says Africa is set to become the next major growth frontier for the downstream oil and gas industry. He said that the market was projected to grow from 80.5Continue Reading
By Petpetua Onuegbu Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for a review of tax incentive policies in the fossil fuel industry. Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Rafsanjani, who made the call at the launch of a new report on fossil fuel industry on Tuesday in Abuja, warned thatContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting ethical governance as the foundation for sustainable growth in Nigeria’s and Africa’s hydrocarbon industry. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, reaffirmed the commitment in Abuja at the 2025 International Conference on Hydrocarbon ScienceContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has recorded 1.61 million barrels per day (mbpd) of Crude and condensate production in September, slightly down from 1.65 mbpd recorded in August. This was disclosed in the NNPC’s Monthly Financial and Operations Report for September 2025, released onContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government has welcomed Shell Nigeria’s $2 billion Final Investment Decision (FID) for a new offshore project in Nigeria’s HI Field, located in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 144, approximately 50 kilometres offshore. The significant investment was communicated to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil),Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has disclosed that the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) has risen to N373bn as of Oct. 13, 2025. This is just as it revealed that about 536 community projects are ongoing simultaneously. In a statement made available by its HeadContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it is implementing polices that promote infrastructure expansion, access to facilities and investment in gas processing, storage, and transportation systems. The Authority Chief of the NMDPRA, Mr Farouk Ahmed, said this on Monday in Abuja, while speakingContinue Reading
