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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Nigeria pipeline fire death toll tops 60
NEWS
Nigeria - October 16, 2018

More than 60 people were killed in a fire on an oil pipeline in southeastern Nigeria, local media reported Tuesday.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…

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Ado Oseragbaje the sub-Saharan Africa vice-president of Baker Hughes
Interview
Nigeria - September 26, 2018

Ado Oseragbaje, the sub-Saharan Africa vice-president of Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), talks to TOGY about challenges in the Nigerian downstream sector, the…

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Interview
Nigeria - September 19, 2018

Wale Tinubu, the CEO of Oando, talks to TOGY about natural gas infrastructure development in Nigeria, the impact of low oil prices on the market and the investment…

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NNPC refutes fuel shortage worries
NEWS
Nigeria - September 10, 2018

A strike by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers will not cause fuel shortages, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said in a…

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Nigeria to start AKK pipeline in October
NEWS
Angola - September 04, 2018

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) plans to begin work on the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline in October, with funding guaranteed by China National…

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