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    3 Mins ReadDecember 18, 2024

    NUPRC To Launch 2025 Oil Licensing Round, Focus On Unexplored Assets

    By Samuel AkpenpuunDecember 18, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, has announced that there will be another oil licensing bid round in 2025.

    Komolafe made this statement on Wednesday at the 2024 Licensing Round Commercial Bid Conference in Lagos.

    This comes as the commission nears the end of the 2024 licensing round.

    According to him, the commission has decided to make licensing rounds an annual event to boost oil production.

    Komolafe said the 2025 round would focus on unexplored assets.

    “Ladies and gentlemen, while we are proud of our recent achievements as industry stakeholders, we must remain mindful of the challenges ahead. Declining production levels and increased global competition demand strategic action.

    Fortunately, the Petroleum Industry Act has given us a unique opportunity to transform the industry, attract investment, and position Nigeria as a leader.

    “To this end, I am pleased to announce that the NUPRC will launch another licensing round in 2025. Building on the lessons learned from this year’s round, the 2025 exercise will focus on discovered and undeveloped fields, fallow assets, and prioritise natural gas development to support Nigeria’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals,” he announced.

    Explaining further, Komolafe said the regulator’s commitment has been to restore investors’ confidence in the industry, adding that this has been achieved by ensuring its activities align with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act.

    “What we are doing here today is not a matter of discretion by the commission but is in line with the statutory provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act. The law stipulates that the commission should conduct licensing rounds.

    “The law did not make it annual, but to ensure that we grow, preserve, and optimise our hydrocarbon resources, as I said, we are committed to annual licensing rounds. And that’s why I said that at the conclusion of this (2024) exercise, we will commence another one in 2025,” he emphasised.

    The NUPRC boss added that the commission has started recovering idle assets based on the ‘drill or drop’ provision of the Petroleum Industry Act.

    “There is a provision in the Petroleum Industry Act that speaks to ‘drill or drop’. We have been engaging with the industry to ensure that unexplored areas and resources are returned to production. We intend to revitalise these idle assets, as many of them remain unused, which is not the intent of the Petroleum Industry Act.

    “So, as a commission and as a regulator, we have started activating the ‘drill or drop’ provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act, which is intended to ensure that our assets do not remain idle. We are reintegrating them into the pool, and they will be available for bidding by interested parties in the next licensing round,” he stated.

    Bidders in the 2024 round will soon know their fate.

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