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

Dangote Refinery begins petrol processing
NEWS
Nigeria - September 03, 2024

Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has begun processing petrol.

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NIPCO, NNPC inaugurate gas supply project at Lekki Free Zone
NEWS
Nigeria - August 29, 2024

NIPCO Gas and NNPC Gas Marketing officially inaugurated a gas supply project in Nigeria's Lekki Free Zone.

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Nigeria’s Oando completes $783-million acquisition of NAOC
NEWS
Nigeria - August 23, 2024

Nigeria’s Oando completed its USD 783-million acquisition of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Eni.

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Nigeria’s NNPC reports 29% rise in annual profit
NEWS
Nigeria - August 19, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has reported a jump of almost a third in its 2023 profit.

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Nigeria to start paying arrears
NEWS
Nigeria - April 13, 2017

Nigeria will begin debt payments to international oil companies operating in the country this month, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Emmanuel Kachikwu said…

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NNPC to build power plants
NEWS
Nigeria - March 21, 2017

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday unveiled a power plant construction programme that will all but double Nigeria’s power generation capacity…

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Former NNPC GMD arrested
NEWS
Nigeria - February 13, 2017

On Friday, Andrew Yakubu, a former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, was arrested after the Economic and Financial Crimes…

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Interview
Nigeria - February 01, 2017

TOGY talks to Samuel Dossou-Aworet, chairman and founder of Petrolin, about the company’s Backbone project, attracting financing and investors, and the foundation of…

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Eni to refurbish Nigerian refinery
NEWS
Nigeria - January 24, 2017

Nigeria’s oil minister and NNPC chairman, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, and Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday to…

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NNPC signals increase in gas reserves
NEWS
Nigeria - December 27, 2016

In his year-end address to Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation staff, Group Managing Director Maikanti Baru on Monday said the country’s gas reserves had…

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Nigeria mulls Niger pipeline
NEWS
Nigeria - November 28, 2016

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is reportedly studying the transport of oil from Niger via pipeline to the Kaduna refinery in an effort to ensure the…

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Nigeria, IOCs bury hatchet
NEWS
Nigeria - November 08, 2016

Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources has reached a settlement with five international oil companies (IOCs) in a dispute over exploration and production costs,…

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Nigerian oil production back to normal
NEWS
Nigeria - November 02, 2016

Nigeria’s oil production has nearly recovered after a series of attacks earlier this year slashed it by about a third, Minister of State for Petroleum Emmanuel Ibe…

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