NUPRC Threatens to Revoke Idle Oil Licences, Sets 31 October Deadline

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File photo: A Mobil petroleum company facility in Nigeria.
File photo: A Mobil petroleum company facility in Nigeria. Photo: Anasskoko / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Holders of petroleum prospecting licences must explain delays in developing their acreages or risk losing them.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has threatened to revoke petroleum prospecting licences whose holders fail to meet their statutory work commitments, Vanguard reports.

Affected operators have until 31 October 2026 to disclose the challenges delaying the development of their acreages.

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