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NUPRC Grants 1st Petroleum Exploration Licence Under PIA

by Nse Anthony - Uko
2 years ago
in Business
Gbenga Komolafe

Chief Executive of NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe

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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Commission (NUPRC) has granted a Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) to TGS-PetroData Offshore Services Limited (TGS-PD), the first fresh licence issued under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.

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Chief executive of the commission, Gbenga Komolafe, who made this known in a statement, yesterday,  the approval is under the licence agreement which the Commission and TGS-PD executed for a Geophysical Survey Project for the acquisition of about 56,000 square kilometres of 3D seismic and gravity data.

Komolafe stressed that PEL is in compliance with the provisions of Section 71 (1) – (10) of the PIA 2021

According to him, the development is another milestone in the smooth implementation of the PIA for the attraction of investment in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, adding that without data, reserves cannot be auctioned for development and revenue attraction.

Listing the benefits of the 3D Seismic and graphic data to nigeria, Komolafe said it will be useful in future deep water licencing rounds which will attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into oil and gas exploration in Nigeria.

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Other benefits include creating opportunities for increasing oil and gas reserves and production; creating opportunities for Nigerian Content Development and employment of Nigerian professionals.

He further said that the new 3D seismic and gravity data being acquired will further provide an opportunity for understanding the regional petroleum system of the ultra-deep waters of Nigeria and unlock the hydrocarbon prospectivity of Nigeria’s frontier basins (Ultra-deep offshore).

According to him, Nigeria will also derive from the new 3D seismic and gravity data acquisition include: Availability of new regional 3D seismic and gravity data in deep waters ranging from 30m to 4000m offshore Niger Delta; the Commission has the sole right and title over the acquired raw and interpreted data to be obtained by the licensee (TGS-PD) under a petroleum exploration licence.  Therefore, the 3D seismic and gravity data belongs to the Nigerian Government; Based on section 71(7) of the PIA, the Commission and Federal Government of Nigeria shall benefit from the revenue that will be generated from the data use licence that will be granted to interested exploration companies by TGS-PD.

“Data acquired under the PEL is not proprietary but speculative/multi-client survey data acquired in partnership with the NUPRC. The licence therefore authorises TGS-PetroData Offshore to carry out non-exclusive Petroleum Exploration Operations on a multi-client basis within the licensed area and permits the use of the acquired 3D seismic and gravity data by exploration companies.

“Due to the specialised nature of the Geophysical Survey Vessel to be used for the acquisition of the 3D seismic and gravity data, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) granted no objection to TGS-PD to deploy the facility.

“The acquisition of the 3D seismic and gravity data commenced on July 17, 2023, and the processed data will be available for use by mid-2024,” Komolafe stated.

The NUPRC boss said that the scope of the Geophysical Survey Project includes: Phase 1 acquisition of about 11,900 sq. km of new 3D seismic and gravity data in water depth ranging from 30m to 4000m offshore Niger Delta. Acquiring seismic and gravity data at the same time will improve the correlation of identified structures and reservoirs; Record length of 14 seconds. This is the first of its kind in Nigeria. This will image deeper reservoirs that have not been imaged offshore Niger Delta before now.

Also, Komolafe said the acquired seismic and gravity data will be processed using the latest TGS proprietary technology. Adding that the acquired data will be licensed to exploration companies.

 


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