Oil and Gas Industry

NUPRC keeps two-month oil production reports secret

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has kept the nation’s two months’ crude oil production reports secret.
Reasons for the clandestine action was not immediately clear at the time of filing this report.

The latest report the commission published was that of last November. It was published on December 13, last year.

ExxonMobil Begins Offshore Drilling in Guyana Amid Venezuela Tensions

Exxon Mobil Corp. has outlined its intention to proceed with the drilling of two exploration wells offshore Guyana within the current year, despite the proximity of these drilling sites to a region that is subject to dispute with Venezuela. The oil conglomerate is poised to conduct drilling operations west of the Liza field, an area already yielding oil, and situated closer to the border shared with Venezuela. Notably, Exxon Mobil asserts that the ongoing territorial dispute does not impede its plans for exploration and drilling activities in the region.

PIAC Unveils Citizen-friendly Report on Petroleum Revenue Management

Unveiling a significant stride towards enhanced transparency, the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) in Ghana has made public a ‘citizens version’ of its statutory annual report on petroleum revenue management. This 60-page document, a brainchild of PIAC, is designed to break down complex and technical information into a form that’s comprehensible to the average citizen. The paramount chief of Asante Asokore, Professor Nana Susubribi Krobea Boaten, proudly marked the launch of this initiative.