Nigeria’s Active Oil Rigs Now 30 – NUPRC The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, has disclosed that the country’s oil rigs have increased to 30 from 11 in 2011. He linked the increase to NUPRC and other government stakeholders’...

Nigeria’s Oil Rigs Decline By 30% As Exploration Drops       The number of active oil rigs in Nigeria declined by 30 per cent in October, with stakeholders lamenting the reduction in exploration activities in the nation’s oil and gas industry. Data obtained by our correspondent from the...

Nigeria’s Active Oil Rigs Drop By 24%   The number of active oil rigs in the country fell by 23.8 per cent to 16 in April amid the coronavirus-induced collapse in prices and demand for crude. Data obtained from Baker Hughes Incorporated and the Organisation of Petroleum...

NCDMB Urges Oil Coys To Prepare For Full Automation Of Rigs   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advised firms in the oil and gas industry to brace up for the full automation of operations at oil rigs. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Simbi...