THE DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES’ GUIDELINES FOR THE AWARD AND OPERATIONS OF MARGINAL FIELDS IN NIGERIA 2020
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on May 31st 2020, issued approved Guidelines for the Award and Operations of Marginal Fields in Nigeria and announced that the marginal fields bid rounds for 2020 will commence on Monday June 1st, 2020.
NERC ISSUES ORDER ON THE TRANSITIONAL ACCOUNTING TREATMENT OF TARIFF RELATED LIABILITIES IN THE NESI AS PART OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PSRP
THE POWER SECTOR RECOVERY PROGRAM The Power Sector Recovery Program (PSRP) which was approved by the Federal Executive Council on the 22nd of March 2017 has as its program scope,
COVID-19: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSAL TO SUPPLY FREE ELECTRICITY
Recently, the House of Representatives proposed a stimulus bill to facilitate the free distribution of electricity to Nigerians for two months as part of the Federal Government (FG)’s socio-economic response to limit and alleviate the human and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE DEEP OFFSHORE AND INLAND BASIN PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT ACT
INTRODUCTION 1.1. On the 4th of November, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Amendment Bill into law.
Introduction So, we’ve all heard about the trending Finance Act, 2020 (the “Act”) signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday 13th January, 2020.
THE CONCEPT OF DEEMED APPROVAL IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
The Nigerian petroleum sector is a heavily regulated industry with unique laws and regulations to guide both government and key players in their respective operations.
OIL LICENSING REGIME UNDER THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 2021 (PART 1): PETROLEUM EXPLORATION LICENCE
INTRODUCTION Prior to the Effective Date of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 (“PIA”), oil exploration and exploitation activities in Nigeria was governed mainly by the Petroleum Act, 1969 (“PA”) which was the principal legislation governing the oil and gas sector.