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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Helen Brume Nigeria Union Bank
Interview
Nigeria - December 01, 2021

Helen Brume, group head for oil and gas at Union Bank of Nigeria, talks to The Energy Year about the ups and downs the country’s financial sector continues to face…

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Roger Thompson BROWN Seplat Nigeria
Interview
Nigeria - November 01, 2021

Roger Thompson Brown, CEO of Seplat Energy, talks to The Energy Year about how the company has built its resilient market position, the latest from its projects across…

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John UWAJUMOGU Transaction Advisory Services Partner EY NIGERIA
Interview
Nigeria - October 18, 2021

John Uwajumogu, transaction advisory services partner at EY Nigeria, talks to The Energy Year about how the crisis has encouraged a rapid energy transition in Nigeria,…

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Uganda Nigeria refinery downstreamrefinery Kaabale Hoima FID
Articles
Nigeria - October 15, 2021

Nigeria’s refining sector is being revamped to meet increased demand and curtail the large amounts the country spends on importing refined products. To do this, the…

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Interview
Nigeria - October 12, 2021

Nuhu Yakubu, group CEO of Banner Energy, talks to The Energy Year about the importance of expanding access to gas in Nigeria and the company’s current projects.…

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Bashir KAMOH NIMASA Nigeria
Interview
Nigeria - October 07, 2021

Bashir Jamoh, director-general and CEO of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), talks to The Energy Year about how the agency fosters the…

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Christel Christel KVALVIK Managing Director EQUINOR NIGERIA ENERGY COMPANY
Interview
Nigeria - October 05, 2021

Christel Kvalvik, managing director of Equinor Nigeria Energy Company, talks to The Energy Year about the essential role of IOCs in the local energy industry. Equinor…

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ENI NIGERIA Daniele Ghana
Interview
Nigeria - September 16, 2021

Roberto Daniele, managing director of Eni Nigeria, talks to The Energy Year about the company’s role in the energy transition and its plans for increasing…

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Interview
Nigeria - September 01, 2021

Olatunji Akinwunmi, chairman of SPE Nigeria Council, talks to The Energy Year about the importance of collaboration in Nigeria’s hydrocarbons industry and the nature…

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