Following the challenges experienced by Dangote Refinery and other local refineries in Nigeria, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission is set to amend the Domestic Crude Supply Obligations Regulations 2023.
The NUPRC said in a notice signed by the Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, on Thursday that the National Data Repository Regulations would also be reviewed.
According to the notice, the commission would be consulting with stakeholders for their input.
“In line with Section 216 (1) of the PIA 2021, which requires the commission to consult with stakeholders before finalising regulations or amendments to regulations, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission hereby invites inputs from lessees, licensees, permit holders, host communities and other stakeholders of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum sector, within 21 days from the date of this publication.
“The matters to which this stakeholder’s inputs and consultations relate are National Data Repository Regulations; Amendment to the Production Curtailment and Domestic Crude Oil Supply Obligations Regulations 2023,” the report by the Punch newspaper quoted the notice as saying.
It enjoined stakeholders to download and review the proposed regulations at https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/regulations- development-pia-2021/.
“Accordingly, submissions of inputs to the regulations are requested as part of the process of stakeholder’s consultation before finalisation of the regulations, to give meaning to the intent of the PIA 2021,” the NUPRC said.
It directed that all submissions must be made using the format accessible through a link on its site and must be received no later than 21 days from the date of the publication of this notice.
“Kindly forward your submissions to the Head Regulations and Statutory Compliance Unit of NUPRC, Kingston Chikwendu, at [email protected],” the statement added.
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