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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The future of Nigeria’s energy sector TEY_post_Adeyemi_Bero
Interview
Nigeria - November 22, 2022

Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, CEO and managing director of FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P), talks to The Energy Year about the company’s recent…

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The impact of the Lekki Deep Sea Port TEY_post_Oseni_Oluwaseun
Interview
Nigeria - October 28, 2022

Oseni Oluwaseun, CEO and managing director of Glenstar & Knots Holding, talks to The Energy Year about the impact of the Lekki Deep Sea Port and the security of…

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Nigeria creates investor confidence through transparency TEY_post_NUPRC--Engr.-Gbenga-Komolafe-2025
Interview
Nigeria - September 06, 2022

Gbenga Komolafe, commission chief executive of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, talks to The Energy Year about the steps the commission is taking to…

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A sustainable structure in Nigeria YYCONNECT Akinyemi OKEREMI
Interview
Nigeria - May 12, 2022

Akinyemi Okeremi, CEO of YYConnect, talks to The Energy Year about the company’s activities in Nigeria, its success in acquiring a marginal field licence in the 2020…

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Interview
Nigeria - April 20, 2022

David Ige, CEO of GasInvest, talks to The Energy Year about the company’s Riverside LNG project, its plans to enter the marine sector and the LNG market penetration…

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