尼日利亚上游石油监管委员会（NUPRC）首席执行官格本加·科莫拉费昨日表示，今年记录在案的43个油田开发计划（FDP）有望释放17亿桶原油和7.7万亿立方英尺天然气。

*该预测得到了超过200亿美元承诺资本的支持，委员会表示。* 奥克波比里授权NUPRC和尼日利亚国家石油公司（NNPC）

加大勘探活动力度 。科莫拉费是在拉各斯举行的尼日利亚石油勘探者协会（NAPE）第43届年度国际会议暨展览会（AICE）上发表上述言论的。NUPRC媒体负责人表示，战略沟通负责人埃尼奥拉·阿金库图表示， 委员会地下开发主任伊曼纽尔·麦克-贾贾代表委员会主席发言时指出，这些财政发展计划反映了投资的复苏。







尼日利亚石油勘探与生产委员会（CCE）以“振兴尼日利亚石油勘探与生产：能源安全与可持续发展战略”为主题发表讲话时表示，这一进展表明尼日利亚上游行业取得了显著进步。

他指出，“仅在2025年，就有43个新的油田开发计划（FDP）获得批准，预计将释放17亿桶石油和7.7万亿立方英尺天然气，并有超过200亿美元的承诺资本支持。”

科莫拉费补充说，包括邦加北部油田50亿美元投资、乌贝塔天然气项目5亿美元投资以及壳牌HI天然气项目20亿美元投资在内的重大最终投资决定（FID）将释放近2万亿标准立方英尺天然气。尼日利亚石油勘探与生产委员会（

NUPRC）主席表示，本土企业的参与度持续提高，本地收购交易额超过50亿美元，这表明人们对本土企业的信心日益增强。

他指出，尼日利亚重启油气勘探和生产的进程已进入新阶段。他认为，尼日利亚正处于全球能源转型、变革和机遇的关键时刻。

在谈到如何平衡转型与现实时，尼日利亚石油天然气监管委员会主席指出，尽管全球向可再生能源转型的势头强劲，但在未来几十年里，石油和天然气仍然不可或缺，尤其是在能源获取仍然面临严峻挑战的发展中经济体。

关于推动增长的上游改革，科莫拉菲概述了旨在重塑尼日利亚上游产业以实现长期发展的几项正在进行的举措。他表示，这些举措包括先进的数据系统，该系统运用了应力场检测等尖端技术，并升级了国家数据存储库（NDR），以降低勘探风险。

此外，他还提到了持续的区块许可制度，该制度为提升全球竞争力提供了一个透明且可预测的框架；以及“百万桶”项目，该项目旨在通过钻井平台的重新启用和油井优化来恢复和提高日产量。

他补充说，通过集群开发和共享基础设施，深水扩张正在帮助降低成本并加快首次产油，而前沿盆地开发则利用《石油工业法》（PIA）来勘探尼日利亚各地尚未开发的盆地。

关于投资的增长，科莫拉菲强调了这些改革带来的显著进展。他表示，钻井活动已从 2021 年的 8 个增加到如今的 40 多个，反映出投资者对尼日利亚上游行业的信心重燃。

在环境保护方面，科莫拉菲重申了尼日利亚石油天然气委员会（NUPRC）致力于通过一系列关键举措实现负责任的运营，例如天然气火炬商业化、“天然气十年”计划以及总统压缩天然气（CNG）倡议，所有这些举措都旨在将废物转化为财富。

他还重点介绍了委员会的上游脱碳框架，该框架整合了甲烷监测、碳捕获和碳融资渠道。

此外，他表示，由HostComply平台支持的东道社区发展信托基金（HCDT）确保了产油社区的透明度、问责制和共同繁荣。

首席执行官表示，他相信正在进行的改革将使尼日利亚再次稳固其全球能源中心的地​​位。

与此同时，石油资源部长海尼肯·洛克波比里在会议上发表主旨演讲时，指示尼日利亚石油资源委员会（NUPRC）和尼日利亚国家石油公司（NNPC）立即将30%前沿勘探基金（FEF）的收益用于资助该行业的新勘探项目。NNPC

在10月份向联邦账户分配委员会（FAAC）提交的报告中披露，其在2025年前九个月从前沿基金中获得了4006.67亿奈拉的收益。

根据《石油工业法》（PIA）的规定，该基金来源于NNPC根据产品分成合同（PSC）安排获得的石油和天然气利润的30%。

该基金由NUPRC管理，由NNPC负责运营，用于资助乍得盆地、比达盆地、索科托盆地、达荷美盆地和贝努埃盆地等前沿盆地的勘探活动。迄今为止为此目的筹集的4006亿奈拉预计将支持这些盆地在今年最后一个季度的地震勘探和评估活动。

洛克波比里解释说，《石油工业法》（PIA）规定，将30%的资金用于前沿勘探基金，以资助包括乍得盆地、达荷美盆地、阿南布拉盆地等在内的其他未勘探石油盆地的石油勘探活动。

他表示，自两年前就任部长以来，他们并未高度重视利用这笔资金资助尚未勘探的盆地的勘探活动，并补充说，必须追究基金负责人的责任，确保他们将资金用于勘探活动。“

要知道，根据《石油工业法》，我们设立了前沿勘探基金，该基金由国家石油资源委员会（NUPRC）管理。这笔资金现在必须用于《石油工业法》的用途。自从我担任部长以来，我们一直没有高度重视利用前沿勘探基金资助这个大部分尚未勘探的盆地的勘探活动。

因此，我们需要追究相关人员的责任。”洛克波比里表示：“负责管理前沿勘探基金的人员必须承担责任，确保这些资源用于资助尼日利亚石油勘探协会（NAPE）成员开展符合资金用途的勘探活动。”

他担忧地指出，国际石油公司（IOC）和本土独立公司都持有许可证或区块，却不进行勘探以增加尼日利亚的石油和天然气储量。他

表示，现任政府已决定实施《石油工业法》（PIA）中的“精简或剥离”条款，清除那些未能充分利用资产的持有者，并将资产移交给那些拥有成熟技术和财务能力、能够投资勘探和生产的人。

“对我而言，有时我们应该抛开个人情感，做对国家最有利的事情。那些尚未展现能力的人，为何还持有许可证？”即使你再续签十年，他们也不会做什么。

但你过去十年没能得到的东西，三年内可能也得不到。最终只会加重你的苦难。所以，我决定，听着，别人爱怎么说就怎么说，但我也会帮你们，不再续签你们的许可证。这样，我就可以把这些许可证给那些有能力在这些领域投资、造福尼日利亚人民的人——他说道。

这位部长指出，博拉·蒂努布总统将能源安全作为其“重燃希望”议程的关键要点之一，并致力于为在未开发盆地进行勘探创造最佳环境。

他说，现在是尼日利亚进行勘探的最佳时机，这样才能保障国家能源安全，避免未来的能源危机。

洛克波比里援引国际能源署（IEA）的预测称，到2050年，世界每年至少需要投入5400亿美元才能避免能源危机。

他表示，一些分析人士预测，到2050年，尼日利亚将成为世界第三人口大国，人口将达到4.5亿。他指出，如此庞大的人口需要能源才能生存。

“如果我们今天都无法为尼日利亚人提供所需的能源，你可以想象这将给他们带来多大的问题。我知道，即使没有能源安全，经济也能发展。” “正因如此，我今天很高兴能与各位相聚。

同时，我也要告诉大家，作为政府，我们致力于与尼日利亚国家石油勘探公司（NAPE）合作，确保我们共同努力，提高勘探水平，从而获得充足的能源，不仅造福尼日利亚，也造福整个非洲。

我相信，只要我们齐心协力，各司其职，就能实现这一目标。”部长说道。

The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, yesterday said that the 43 Field Development Plans (FDPs) recorded this year could unlock 1.7 billion barrels of crude and 7.7 trillion cubic feet of gas."

*Projection backed by over $20bn in committed capital, says commission

•Lokpobiri mandates NUPRC, NNPC to ramp up exploration activities

The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, yesterday said that the 43 Field Development Plans (FDPs) recorded this year could unlock 1.7 billion barrels of crude and 7.7 trillion cubic feet of gas.

Komolafe gave the indication at the 43rd Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE) of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) in Lagos, a statement by NUPRC’s Head, Media and Strategic Communication, Eniola Akinkuotu, stated.

The CCE who was represented by the Director, Subsurface Development of the Commission, Emmanuel Mac-Jaja, noted that these FDPs reflected a resurgence in investments.

The CCE, who spoke on the theme: “Revitalising the Nigerian Petroleum Exploration and Production: Strategies for Energy Security and Sustainable Development,” said the development depicts significant progress in Nigeria’s upstream sector.

“In 2025 alone, 43 new Field Development Plans (FDPs) were approved, unlocking 1.7 billion barrels of oil and 7.7 trillion cubic feet of gas, backed by over $20 billion in committed capital,” he stated.

Komolafe added that major Final Investment Decisions(FIDs), including the $5 billion for Bonga North, $500 million for Ubeta Gas, and $2 billion for Shell’s HI Gas Project, unlocking nearly 2 trillion standard cubic feet of gas.

The NUPRC chief stated that indigenous participation continues to deepen, with local acquisition deals exceeding $5 billion, signaling growing confidence in homegrown players.

He noted that Nigeria’s push to reignite oil and gas exploration and production has entered a new phase. According to him, Nigeria is at a defining moment in global energy one of transition, transformation, and opportunity.

Speaking on balancing transition with reality, the NUPRC boss observed that while the global shift toward renewables is gaining momentum, oil and gas will remain indispensable for decades to come, particularly in developing economies where energy access remains a critical challenge.

On upstream reforms powering growth, Komolafe outlined several ongoing initiatives aimed at repositioning Nigeria’s upstream sector for long-term progress. These, the CCE said, include advanced data systems that involve the use of cutting-edge technologies like stress field detection and an upgraded National Data Repository (NDR) to de-risk exploration.

Besides, he mentions continuous acreage licensing, which provides a transparent and predictable framework for global competitiveness and the Project ‘One Million Barrels’, a push to restore and grow daily production through rig reactivation and well optimisation as some of the ongoing programmes.

He added that deepwater expansion, through cluster development and shared infrastructure, is helping to cut costs and accelerate first oil, while frontier basin development leverages the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to explore untapped basins across Nigeria.

On the increase in investments, the CCE highlighted significant progress driven by these reforms. Rig activity, he said, has risen from just eight in 2021 to well over 40 today, reflecting renewed investor confidence in Nigeria’s upstream sector.

On environmental stewardship, Komolafe reaffirmed the NUPRC’s commitment to responsible operations through key initiatives such as gas flare commercialisation, the ‘Decade of Gas’, and the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative, all designed to turn waste into wealth.

He also spotlighted the Commission’s Upstream Decarbonisation Framework, which integrates methane monitoring, carbon capture, and access to carbon finance.

In addition, the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT), powered by the HostComply platform, he said, ensures transparency, accountability, and shared prosperity for oil-bearing communities.

The CCE expressed confidence that the reforms underway would firmly position Nigeria as a global energy hub once again.

Meanwhile, delivering his keynote address at the conference, the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil) Heineken Lokpobiri, ordered NUPRC and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to immediately deploy the accruals from the 30 per cent Frontier Exploration Fund (FEF) towards financing new exploration projects in the industry.

In its presentation at the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in October, NNPC had revealed that it recorded N400.667 billion as accruals from the frontier fund in the first nine months of 2025.

As prescribed by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the fund is generated from 30 per cent of NNPC ‘s profit oil and gas under the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) arrangements.

The fund domiciled with the NUPRC is managed by NNPC to finance exploration in frontier basins such as the Chad, Bida, Sokoto, Dahomey, and Benue troughs. The N400.6 billion mobilised for that purpose so far is expected to support seismic and appraisal activities in those basins through the final quarter of the year

Lokpobiri explained that the PIA made provision for 30 per cent Frontier Exploration Fund for the funding of oil search in other petroleum basins not explored including the Chad, Dahomey, Anambra and others.

He declared that since his assumption as minister two years ago, they have not placed much premium on using that fund to finance exploration in the basins that are not yet explored, adding that those in charge of the fund must be held accountable to use it to fund exploration activities.

“I know that we have under the PIA, the Frontier Exploration Fund domiciled with NUPRC. That fund itself has to be used now for the purpose of the PIA. Since I became minister, we haven’t placed much premium on using the Frontier Exploration Fund to finance exploration in this basin that is largely unexplored.

“And so, we need to hold people accountable. Those who are responsible for this Frontier Exploration Fund will have to be held accountable to use these resources to finance members of NAPE to do the exploration that the money is meant for”, Lokpobiri said.

He expressed concern that both the International Oil Companies (IOCs) and the indigenous independent companies were sitting on licenses or acreages without doing exploration to increase Nigeria’s oil and gas reserves.

He said the current government has now decided to implement the ‘Drill or Drop’ provision of the PIA to flush out asset holders that are not optimising them and hand them over to those with proven technical and financial capacity to invest in exploration and production.

“And for me, sometimes we should throw sentiments apart, let us do what is best for this country. For those who haven’t shown capacity, why are they with their licenses? Even if you renew it for another 10 years, they won’t do anything.

“But what you couldn’t get in the last 10 years, you may not get in three years. I will end up increasing your woes. And so, I’ve decided that look, people may say whatever they want to say, but I’m also going to help you by not renewing your licenses. So that I will give those licenses to those who have the capacity to be able to invest in those fields for the benefit of the Nigerians”, he said.

The minister noted that President Bola Tinubu, who specifically prioritises energy security as one of the key points of his Renewed Hope agenda, was committed to providing the best environment for the explorations to take place in the unexplored basins.

He said that now is the best time for Nigeria to do the explorations to be able to secure the nation’s energy and avoid the energy crisis of the future.

Quoting projections from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Lokpobiri said the world needs to spend a minimum of $540 billion per annum to avoid an energy crisis by the year 2050.

Back home, he said some analysts have projected that Nigeria will be the third most populous country in the world by 2050, with its population hitting 450 million, noting that that big population will require energy to survive.

“And if we can’t provide the energy needed for Nigerians today, you can imagine the problem that will cause them. I know the economy can’t grow without energy security. And that is why I’m happy to be with you today.

“And also to let you know that as a government, we are committed to partner with NAPE to ensure that together, we do what is expected to increase the level of exploration that will give us the expected results of providing sufficient energy, not just for Nigeria, but for the rest of Africa.

“And I believe that we could do that by all of us committing to doing what is expected of us”, the minister said.