The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the completion of the pre-qualification stage of the 2025 Licensing Round and notified successful applicants accordingly.
The commission stated that this was done on March 16, 2026, in line with the 2025 Licensing Round Guidelines.
The NUPRC announced that, with pre-qualification now complete, it will permit successful applicants to lease data starting today, March 17, 2026, in preparation for technical and commercial bid submissions.
The regulator noted that pre-qualified applicants are mandated to lease data only from the two applicable data sources and to upload evidence of payment as a prerequisite for bid submissions.
The regulator emphasised that “pre-qualified applicants are mandated to lease data only from the two data sources (as applicable) and upload evidence of payment as a pre-requisite to the submission of bids.”
The 2025 Licensing Round, launched in late 2025, is the third in a series under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, targeting undeveloped fields, fallow assets, onshore/shallow water/deep offshore blocks, and natural gas development to boost reserves, production, jobs, and investment.
The commission said further details are available on the licensing round portal: https://br2025.nuprc.gov.ng/.
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