In a drive towards its goal of boosting Nigeria’s oil production, the Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe received a delegation from Slumberger (SLB) Global led by its global president, Mr. Olivier Le Peuch, at the Commission headquarters in Abuja. The high-level meeting between the NUPRC Chief and of...

The Chief Executive of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr Gbenga Komolafe, has declared that the marketing of oil blocks has garnered staunch backing from the highest echelons of the government. Komolafe made this assertion at the Miami International Roadshow for the 2024 licensing round, organized by the NUPRC in partnership with the Petroleum Technolo...

Engr Gbenga Komolafe, the Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), led a delegation from NUPRC to visit TGS - a prominent energy data and analytics company notable for acquisition/gathering, processing, interpretation, and marketing of geophysical (seismic) data for evaluation of oil and gas formations. The visit took place as part of ...

In a resolute move to enhance collaboration within Nigeria's Oil and Gas sector, the Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), led a delegation to the Chevron Control Facilities. Accompanied by members of the Senate Committee on Upstream, spearheaded by Senator Etang Williams, the visit comes on the sidelines of the 2024 Offshore Technol...

The Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission(NUPRC), Engr Gbenga Komolafe, has visited Infosys, a renowned global consulting and IT services company in Houston, Texas This visit was a part of his ongoing engagement with stakeholders in the Oil and Gas industry and technology developers at the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference(OTC). Komol...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Tuesday, May 7, announced the commencement of the 2024 Licensing Round at the on-going Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. At the event, the Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe reiterated Nigeria's commitment to advancing its oil and gas sector and highlighted incentives by President Bol...

The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Engr Gbenga Komolafe, has emphasized the moral imperative and Nigeria's regulatory commitment to reduce gas flaring and methane emissions in the petroleum industry. The CCE highlighted Nigeria's commitment to global climate goals at a two-day meeting on "Energy for Development - Institutional Cooperation Regul...

In a strategic move to tackle the rising menace of crude oil theft, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Tuesday convened a high-level Hydrocarbon Evaluation Workshop to equip security agencies with the knowledge of how to process and evaluate the various upstream portals relating to crude oil pipelines.  The event, held at the Commission's Headquarters in Ja...

The Independent Newspaper Award ceremony, held on Saturday, May 4th, 2024, at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, witnessed a momentous occasion as the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission was honored with the award of "Regulator of the Year." The award was bestowed upon the Commission in recognition of its outstanding contributions and unwavering commit...