NNPC

NNPC In Figures

Years of experience: Around 50

Number of employees: More than 7,000

NNPC Limited is a global energy company. The company is the largest oil producer and supplier in Africa. Formerly the national oil company of Nigeria, NNPC has operated as a private for-profit company since 2021. Today its activities cover the entire energy value chain and are oriented towards realising the energy transition while ensuring Nigeria’s energy security.

NNPC has five business lines:

  • Upstream: Development of oil and gas reserves, oil and gas services and engineering
  • Downstream: Provision of energy supply stability for the domestic market, including energy trading, retail, shipping, storage and petrochemicals
  • Gas and Power: Development of gas processing and transmission networks
  • New Energy: Sustainable, low-carbon and carbon-neutral energy solutions, including carbon-neutral fuels, biofuels, renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction projects
  • Non-energy: Non-core energy business ventures, including investments, training, real estate and healthcare

NNPC’s seeks to grow its global capacity to deliver energy. To achieve this goal, the company is increasing upstream production and revamping its refining assets with greenfield projects which integrate chemicals production. NNPC further looks to expand gas processing and develop its transportation services to meet both domestic and international demand. While ensuring these goals, the company also focuses on environmental sustainability through its long-term decarbonisation programme and investments in renewable energy.

NNPC News and Interviews

Nigeria’s NNPCL ships first cargo of Cawthorne crude blend
NEWS
Nigeria - April 09, 2026

NNPCL has launched exports of its new light and sweet Cawthorne crude grade with a 950,000-barrel cargo bound for the Netherlands.

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Nigeria clears path for Bonga Southwest Aparo deepwater project
NEWS
March 12, 2026

The government of Nigeria has approved a fiscal incentive package to accelerate progress towards a positive FID on the Bonga…

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Nigeria’s growing logistics capacity TEY_post_-Seni-EDU
Interview
Nigeria - January 21, 2026

Seni Edu of Eko Support Services talks about diversifying logistics for offshore growth in Nigeria using AI.

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A strategic shift to offshore EPC - Tawfik and Ayejunikanwa - MORPOL - Nigeria
Interview
Nigeria - December 16, 2025

Edward Tawfik and Felix Ayejunikanwa of MORPOL Engineering Services talk about the company’s strategic shift from land-based…

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Interview
Nigeria - December 17, 2020

Tein George, chairman of Aveon Offshore, talks to The Energy Year about how the Nigerian government can support the oil and gas industry, the company’s recent…

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Nigeria PwC Pedro Omontuemhen
Interview
Nigeria - December 09, 2020

Pedro Omontuemhen, partner at PwC Nigeria, talks to The Energy Year about the impact of low oil prices on the Nigerian industry and promise in the country’s gas…

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Ladi Bada
Interview
Nigeria - December 01, 2020

Ladi Bada, managing director and CEO of Shoreline Natural Resources, talks to The Energy Year about key E&P challenges in Nigeria from oil theft to production costs, as…

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Nigeria’s NNPC to explore in Lake Chad
NEWS
Nigeria - November 06, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will begin oil exploration in Lake Chad following a period of relative security in the area, local media reported on…

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Nigeria pays off $3 bln to oil majors
NEWS
Nigeria - October 21, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has paid off around USD 3 billion owed to IOCs for joint-venture operating expenses, international media reported on…

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Nigeria’s NNPC turns tide on losses
NEWS
Nigeria - October 19, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reported dramatically lower losses for 2019 of only NGN 1.7 billion (USD 4.4 million) compared to NGN 803 billion…

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Interview
Nigeria - September 29, 2020

Ayo Luqman Salami, partner at KPMG Nigeria, talks to The Energy Year about the impact of the current crisis on Nigeria’s upstream sector, prospects for marketing the…

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Nigeria’s NNPC to be privatised: report
NEWS
Nigeria - September 28, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) would be privatised under the country’s draft oil reform bill, according to a Monday report from Reuters.

Multiple…

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Petroleum minister Nigeria to restore oil output and grow in gas H.E. Chief Timipre Marlin SYLVA
Interview
Nigeria - June 03, 2020

The Energy Year talks to Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva, Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources, about the progress that the country’s oil and gas industry…

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