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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).
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 relate to the exportation and importation of the products into the country. [2] As part of its activities, the department manages the upstream and downstream sectors in Nigeria petroleum ...
Gbenga Komolafe. 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 ...
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 ...
AFP – Active rire protection. AGA – American Gas Association. AGRU – acid gas removal unit. AGT – (1) agitator, used in drilling. AGT – (2) authorised gas tester (certified by OPITTO) AGT – (3) Azerbaijan – Georgia – Turkey (a region rich in oil related activity) [ 3 ] AHBDF – along hole (depth) below Derrick floor.
At recent market prices ($58 a barrel as of March 2021), [6] the SPR holds over $14.6 billion in sweet crude and approximately $18.3 billion in sour crude (assuming a $15/barrel discount for sulfur content). In 2012, the total value of the crude in the SPR was approximately $43.5 billion, while the price paid for the oil was $20.1 billion (an ...
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) is an agency under the Federal Ministry of Environment in Nigeria.It was instituted by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria act of 2006 with the core mandate to oversee the implementation of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) which also incorporates the National Oil Spill Contingency System (NOSCS ...
Petroleum has been a major industry in the United States since the 1859 Pennsylvania oil rush around Titusville, Pennsylvania. Commonly characterized as "Big Oil", the industry includes exploration, production, refining, transportation, and marketing of oil and natural gas products. [1] The leading crude oil-producing areas in the United States ...