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February 13, 2026

Oil & Gas: 2025 Wrap-up and 2026 Outlook

In 2025, Nigeria’s oil and gas sector navigated significant transition amid global price volatility, accelerating energy transition pressures, and far-reaching reform. Despite these headwinds, the industry recorded material progress –...

December 4, 2025

Synopsis of Nigeria’s 2025 Oil Licensing Round

This licensing round aims to unlock Nigeria's undeveloped and fallow oil and gas fields, with a focus on gas-rich assets in line with Nigeria’s energy transition and decarbonization objectives....

October 14, 2025

Taxation of Oil and Gas Companies under Nigeria’s New Fiscal Framework

In this edition of our Deconstructing the Tax Reform Acts Series, we explore how the NTA reshapes petroleum taxation, highlight key fiscal and compliance updates, and examine what these changes...

September 4, 2025

Impact Of The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 On The Oil and Gas Sector

Given the high-risk nature of petroleum exploration, production, transportation, and retail activities, insurance is a vital tool for managing liability, protecting assets, and ensuring operational continuity in the petroleum sector....

July 24, 2025

Upstream-Acreage-Management-Relinquishment-Under-the-Petroleum-Industry-Act-2021

Upstream Acreage Management Relinquishment Under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021

The Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (the PIA) introduces a more structured framework for the relinquishment of petroleum acreages, moving beyond the limited guidance of its predecessor, the Petroleum Act 1969....

June 30, 2025

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Commercial) Regulations 2025

New Commercial Regulations in Nigeria’s Upstream Petroleum: Key Obligations under the 2025 Framework

On 5 May 2025, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (the NUPRC or the Commission), further to its powers under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (the PIA), issued the Nigerian...

June 19, 2025

Legal Considerations for Cross-Border Pipeline Project in Africa

Legal and Practical Considerations for Cross-border Gas Pipeline Projects In Africa

The global energy landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, fueled by factors such as the energy transition drive and geopolitical tensions, notably the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Whilst these factors have contributed...

February 27, 2025

Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Industry Outlook 2025: Key Industry Trends

Introduction The Nigerian oil and gas sector experienced significant shifts in 2024, from major mergers and acquisitions to new regulatory changes and infrastructure developments. As indigenous companies take on greater...

January 22, 2025

PIA Oil & Gas Newsletter

The PIA and Midstream Host Communities Regulations

In accordance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and in a bid to provide a clear framework for implementation of host communities development provisions in the PIA, the Nigerian Midstream...

January 16, 2025

The Path to Crude Supply Obligations in Nigeria’s Refinery Sector

The Nigerian refinery sector has entered a transformative phase with the recent launch of the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery, the expansion of modular refineries across the country and...

February 13, 2026

Oil & Gas: 2025 Wrap-up and 2026 Outlook

In 2025, Nigeria’s oil and gas sector navigated significant transition amid global price volatility, accelerating energy transition pressures, and far-reaching reform. Despite these headwinds, the industry recorded material progress –...

December 4, 2025

Synopsis of Nigeria’s 2025 Oil Licensing Round

This licensing round aims to unlock Nigeria's undeveloped and fallow oil and gas fields, with a focus on gas-rich assets in line with Nigeria’s energy transition and decarbonization objectives....

October 14, 2025

Taxation of Oil and Gas Companies under Nigeria’s New Fiscal Framework

In this edition of our Deconstructing the Tax Reform Acts Series, we explore how the NTA reshapes petroleum taxation, highlight key fiscal and compliance updates, and examine what these changes...

September 4, 2025

Impact Of The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 On The Oil and Gas Sector

Given the high-risk nature of petroleum exploration, production, transportation, and retail activities, insurance is a vital tool for managing liability, protecting assets, and ensuring operational continuity in the petroleum sector....

July 24, 2025

Upstream-Acreage-Management-Relinquishment-Under-the-Petroleum-Industry-Act-2021

Upstream Acreage Management Relinquishment Under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021

The Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (the PIA) introduces a more structured framework for the relinquishment of petroleum acreages, moving beyond the limited guidance of its predecessor, the Petroleum Act 1969....

June 30, 2025

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum (Commercial) Regulations 2025

New Commercial Regulations in Nigeria’s Upstream Petroleum: Key Obligations under the 2025 Framework

On 5 May 2025, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (the NUPRC or the Commission), further to its powers under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (the PIA), issued the Nigerian...

June 19, 2025

Legal Considerations for Cross-Border Pipeline Project in Africa

Legal and Practical Considerations for Cross-border Gas Pipeline Projects In Africa

The global energy landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, fueled by factors such as the energy transition drive and geopolitical tensions, notably the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Whilst these factors have contributed...

February 27, 2025

Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Industry Outlook 2025: Key Industry Trends

Introduction The Nigerian oil and gas sector experienced significant shifts in 2024, from major mergers and acquisitions to new regulatory changes and infrastructure developments. As indigenous companies take on greater...

January 22, 2025

PIA Oil & Gas Newsletter

The PIA and Midstream Host Communities Regulations

In accordance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and in a bid to provide a clear framework for implementation of host communities development provisions in the PIA, the Nigerian Midstream...

January 16, 2025

The Path to Crude Supply Obligations in Nigeria’s Refinery Sector

The Nigerian refinery sector has entered a transformative phase with the recent launch of the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery, the expansion of modular refineries across the country and...