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NUPRC Sets New Paradigm In Acreage Management, Lease Administration

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August 6, 2022
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Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, NUPRC Commission Chief Executive

Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, NUPRC Commission Chief Executive

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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has adopted a more strategic approach in the administration of licenses and leases in line with the objective of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

Explaining the rationale behind the adoption of the strategic approach, Engr Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer of NUPRC, in a statement, explained that the approach was aimed at optimizing value from acreage management and administration and the new acreage allocation principles enunciated in the PIA law.

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The statement read: “In line with the objective of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to optimize value from acreage management and administration and the new acreage allocation principles enunciated in the law, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is adopting a more strategic approach in the administration of licenses and leases in order to attain the objectives of the objective.

“To position the Commission on a Performance Centred paradigm for acreage management, a new strategy of acreage allocation, management and administration based on a holistic assessment of the prior performance of all licenses and leases awarded prior to the PIA is required.

“The assessment would seek to identify the areas of regulatory under performance in acreage management and administration leading to failure of licensees and lessees inability to carry out licence and lease performance obligations including acquisition of data, drilling of wells and maturing of identified leads and prospects within the licence or lease span.

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“In a memo to senior management staff of the Commission, the Chief Executive Engr. Gebnga Komolafe listed the aspects of the new strategy to include review assignee performance and contributions to licences and lessees, review compliance performance in reporting milestones by licensees and lessees and the administration of regulatory consequence mechanisms, review loss allocation by licensees and lessees under the PIA, including, production, cost and revenue, and performance review of existing multi-client arrangements and streamlining on-going activities to the PIA.

“The assessment framework would require all existing licences and lessees to undergo a performance assessment audit of operation of licences and leases based on a framework to be developed by Lease and focussed on OPLs, OMLs, Marginal Fields and Multi client arrangements. Evaluation is expected to cover the following:

• Compliance with environmental requirements and with work programme commitments, compliance with revenue payment obligations and reporting obligations, audit of operation systems and third-party provider activities andassessment of Assignee roles and performance obligations

“In the new dispensation, there would be need for a team with representation from relevant departments to achieve performance schematic of existing licences and leases; identify oversight weakness, identify licencee and lessee centred failures in regulatory reporting requirements and other performance indices; improve oversight mechanism in line with the objective of the PIA and aspects of new strategy as well as develop fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for acreage management and lease administration in line with the PIA.

“The team which will be made up of a member each from Exploration and Acreage Management: Development & Production; Health, Safety, Environment and Community; Economic Regulation and Strategic Planning and the Legal Secretary Departments, is expected to submit a final report by August 30, 2022.”

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