Nigeria has no plans to renew expired oil block licences
July 25, 2019 | Company Operations, Government & Regulations, Licensing & Concessions, Nigeria
NNPC withholds payments to Eni Abuja, Nigeria | – The Nigerian government has no immediate plan to renew the expired oil block licences, particularly those belonging to international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the country, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Mele Kyari, has said. Nogtec Abuja bureau gathered that the IOCs operating some oil blocks with expired licences in various locations in the Niger Delta had been making enquiries on when the government would renew the licences. Commenting on …