Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Eniola Akinkuotu

June 2, 2026

Work resumes at NUPRC as unions call off strike

Work has fully resumed at the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission following the union members’ one-day strike suspension.

Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan
April 4, 2026

Finance minister lauds NUPRC for raising daily oil production to 1.84 million bpd

Ms Eyesan attributed February’s production dip to incidents at key facilities and scheduled turnaround maintenance.

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission [NUPRC]
March 17, 2026

NUPRC notifies pre-qualified applicants for 2025 licensing round

In December 2025, the NUPRC opened bidding for 50 oil and gas blocks, aiming to attract $10 billion in investment.

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission [NUPRC]
November 1, 2025

Petroleum ministry, NUPRC, NNPC, oppose creation of decommissioning, abandonment commission

NNPC has opposed the bill to establish the National Commission for the Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Installations 2024.

HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
October 20, 2025

Fake social media accounts using Komolafe’s name, NUPRC warns

“For the sake of clarity, the commission’s chief executive has no social media accounts,” said NUPRC.

Gbenga Komolafe
October 11, 2025

PENGASSAN strike cut oil output to 1.58mbpd in September: NUPRC

According to the data, the 1.581 million bpd figure for September comprised 1.39 million bpd of crude oil and 191,373 bpd of condensates.

Oil facility
September 26, 2025

NUPRC approves TotalEnergies’ $510 million deal with Shell, Agip

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has approved a $510 million Sales Purchase Agreement by TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd.

NUPRC, TotalEnergies, Shell, Agip
September 20, 2025

Nigeria met 96% OPEC quota in August; output averaged 1.63 million barrels per day: NUPRC

NUPRC said the performance demonstrated the country’s capacity to meet its production targets under the OPEC agreement

Crude oil barrel