Our Energy and Natural Resources practice provides legal representation and advice at all levels and on every aspect of the oil and gas industry; assisting clients with the negotiation and preparation of various oil industry agreements.

Our lawyers are experienced in the areas of development, construction, financing and taxation of energy (oil, gas and power) projects including disposition and acquisition of oil and gas concessions, construction, acquisition and disposition of oil and gas processing facilities, refineries and pipelines and the licensing and establishment of independent power projects. With 20 years of industry experience, we have consistently maintained our reputation as a premier energy firm with an international outlook whilst maintaining local significance.

Insights

An overview of the Midstream Gas Flare Regulations 2023

July 25, 2023

Nigeria: The Midstream Gas Flare Regulations, 2023 (the "Midstream Regulations") were issued by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (the "Authority") in March 2023 and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Authority by section 33(y) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (the "PIA"). We highlight below key provisions of the Midstream Regulations as well as the validity of the Midstream Regulations in view of the extant Flare Gas (Prevention of Waste and Pollution) Regulations 2018 (the "Flare Gas Regulations").

Power to the states: Exploring the implications of the new constitutional amendment on the Nigerian power sector

April 6, 2023

Nigeria: In a bid to promote competition, transparency, and efficiency within the Nigerian electricity supply industry (“NESI”), the Federal government, in 2001, issued the National Electric Power Policy (“NEPP”) to expand the Nigerian power sector (the “Sector”) through the injection of private investments under the National Council on Privatization. The NEPP resulted in the enactment of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005 (“EPSRA”).

NUPRC-backed initiatives to assist Marginal Field awardees’ progress towards First Oil

March 27, 2023

Nigeria. A major factor for any marginal field operator in Nigeria, is access to funding for the development of their marginal fields. In this regard, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (“NUPRC”) recently announced that it has deployed some initiatives to assist the awardees (“Awardees”) of the 2020 marginal field bid round ("2020 Bid Round”).

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