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NNPC was established on 1 April 1977 as a merger of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation and the Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Resources. [2] NNPC by law manages the joint venture between the Nigerian federal government and a number of foreign multinational corporations, which include Royal Dutch Shell, Agip, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Chevron, and Texaco (now merged with Chevron).
Nigeria has a total of 159 oil fields and 1481 wells in operation according to the Department of Petroleum Resources. [16] The most productive region of the nation is the coastal Niger Delta Basin in the Niger Delta or "South-south" region, which encompasses 78 of the 159 oil fields. Most of Nigeria's oil fields are small and scattered, and in ...
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, formerly the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), is a department under the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR). It monitors the oil and gas industry to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and laws. [1] It also oversees the safety and other regulations that ...
Gbenga Olu Komolafe (born 1963) is a Nigerian engineer, lawyer and petroleum and gas industry expert. Appointed in 2021, he currently serves as the pioneer chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC. [ 1][ 2][ 3] He served at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in various capacities ...
Crude Oil, Gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, Website. petroleumresources.gov.ng. The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources is a part of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria that directs petroleum resources and its activities in Nigeria. The President, Bola Tinubu is the current minister of petroleum. [1][2]
Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) is an agency of the government of Nigeria established in 2003 to, among other responsibilities, monitor and regulate the supply and distribution, and determine the prices of petroleum products in Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in Abuja ...
Coal, petroleum reserves, natural gas, peat, hydroelectricity, solar and wind are major energy resources in Nigeria [3][4][5] and the country remains a top producer of crude oil and natural gas in Africa. Its production in 2022 averaged 1.2 million barrels of oil per day (bopd), [6] and 300 barrels per day (bpd) of condensate, making it the ...
Education. University of Port Harcourt. UBIS University. Occupation. Politician. Timipre Marlin Sylva CON (born 7 July 1964) [1] is a Nigerian politician who served as the minister of state for Petroleum Resources of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. [2] He previously served as governor of Bayelsa State from 2007 to 2012.