About Us
Who We Are
NUPRC has the statutory responsibility of ensuring compliance to petroleum laws, regulations and guidelines in the Upstream Oil and Gas Sector. The discharge of these responsibilities involves monitoring of operations at drilling sites, producing wells, production platforms and flowstations, crude oil export terminals, and all pipelines carrying crude oil, natural gas, while carrying out the following functions, among others:
- Supervising all Upstream Petroleum operations being carried out under licences and leases in the country.
- Monitoring Upstream Petroleum operations to ensure that are in line with national goals and aspirations including those relating to Natural Gas Flare elimination & monetization, Domestic Gas Delivery Obligations and Domestic crude oil supply obligations.
- Ensuring that Health Safety& Environmental regulations conform with national and international best oil field practice.
- Maintaining records on upstream petroleum operations, particularly on matters relating to petroleum reserves, production/exports, licences and leases.
- Advising Government and relevant Government agencies on technical matters and public policies that may have impact on the administration and upstream petroleum activities.
- Processing upstream petroleum – related applications for leases, licences and permits.
Ensure timely and accurate payments of Rents, Royalties and other revenues due to the government from upstream petroleum operations. - Maintain and administer the National Data Repository (NDR).
- As part of its statutory functions, NUPRC provides regulatory guidelines for operations across the entire oil and gas value chain.
- Our Mission
Promoting sustainable value creation from Nigeria’s Petroleum Resources for shared prosperity.
- Our Mission
Be Africa’s leading Regulator.
- Our Core Values
- Professionalism
- Responsiveness
- Ownership
- Integrity
Our History
Petroleum matters were handled by the Hydrocarbon Section of the Ministry of Lagos Affairs, which reported directly to the Governor-General. .
- Upstream Gaze Magazine
Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme - NGFCP
Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme - NGFCP
NUPRC Central Electronic Licensing and Permit System
NUPRC Central Electronic Licensing and Permit System
NUPRC TSA Payment Portal using Remita
NUPRC TSA Payment Portal using Remita
- Have any questions?
- info@nuprc.gov.ng
- 7, Sylvester Ugoh Street, Jabi, Abuja FCT
- +234 (70) 5562 2222
Vision : Be Africa’s leading Regulator.
Mission : Promoting sustainable value creation from Nigeria’s Petroleum Resources for shared prosperity.
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Email: servicom@nuprc.gov.ng
Phone Numbers: 09062022009, 
09013331111, 09087777765