A LOOK AT STAKEHOLDERS’ CONSULTATION AND INPUT IN PETROLEUM REGULATIONS AS THE NUPRC AND THE NMDPRA SEEK TO RELEASE NEW REGULATIONS

The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, as a statutory law, creates: powers, functions, rights, obligations, offences and penalties. But, it is the regulations issued pursuant to the Act by the industry regulators that set the modalities which activate those creations of the Act. PIA made significant provisions on the right of stakeholders to be heard…

A Comparative Analysis Between Pioneer Industry And Downstream Gas Utilization

By Dr. Jerome Okoro* INTRODUCTION From regularly updated records, Nigeria is endowed with abundant gas wealth which remains largely untapped.According to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigeria’s proven natural gas reserve as at June, 2020 is 203.16 Trillion Cubic Feet.[1] The above figure, as stated by DPR, marks a marginal increase of 1.16 Trillion Cubic…