NEITI lauds Chevron, Seplat for supporting EITI

By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has lauded Chevron Nigeria Limited’s voluntary willingness to sign on as a supporting company of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, NEITI, while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja said the Seplat EnergyContinue Reading

Crude oil production, price benchmark for 2024 budget realistic – NNPC Ltd.

By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has assured that projections on crude oil production and price benchmark for the 2024 Budget were realistic and realisable. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Company, Mr Mele Kyari, gave the assurance during an interactive session withContinue Reading

Nigeria will meet 1.7m bpd oil production in 2024 budget – Lokpobiri

By Emmanuella Anokam The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, says Nigeria will meet and surpass the 2024 crude oil production budget benchmark of 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd). Lokpobiri said this at a stakeholder’s interactive session on Creating Value and Enabling Investments in Nigeria’s OilContinue Reading

NEITI urges stronger partnerships to tackle corruption in extractive industries

By Lucy Ogalue The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has called for stronger partnerships and collaborations among stakeholders to tackle corruption in Nigeria’s extractive industries. Orji said this at the United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day 2023 in Abuja on Friday. The News AgencyContinue Reading

COP28: NUPRC unveils regulatory framework for energy transition, decarbonisation, others

By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled the Regulatory Framework for Energy Transition, Decarbonisation and Carbon Monetisation for upstream operations in Nigeria. The unveiling was at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference 2023 (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Commission’s Chief Executive (CCE),Continue Reading

COP28: NMDPRA x-rays Nigeria’s decabonisation journey, targets 5bn investment opportunities

By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the NMDPRA Industry Sustainability Initiative (NISI) will create over 575 billion dollars in capital investment opportunities for Nigeria, through decarbonisation of operations. The NMDPRA, while hosting a session on “Nigeria’s Pathway to Energy Sustainability and NMDPRA’s Role”Continue Reading