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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Week in review
NEWS
Multinational - April 15, 2017

Shell and Eni were the talk of the town last week in oil and gas, albeit for the wrong reasons. Their dealings surrounding the acquisition of the OPL 245 Block offshore…

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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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