The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has divulged the establishment of a new forum called African Petroleum Regulators’ Forum (AFRIPERF).
The forum is to encourage wide range aspirations in the development and utilisation of hydrocarbon resources.
The AFRIPERF was revealed at the maiden roundtable on the sideline of the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week 2024 holding from June 30 to July 4, 2024 in Abuja.
The AFRIPERF roundtable theme is: “Fostering Collaboration and Sustainability in Africa’s Petroleum industry.”
Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, stated in his speech that the forum serves as a significant milestone in the collective journey toward fostering a more collaborative, innovative, and sustainable petroleum industry in Africa.
He stated that the primary goal of the AFRIPERF is to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the adoption of best practices across our continent for a secured energy future.
He added that the AFRIPERF indicate African’s commitment to overcome common challenges to achieve national aspirations in the development and utilisation of hydrocarbon resources.
“Aside from hydrocarbon resources, Africa is blessed with potential for green and blue hydrogen, solar, wind, biomass and critical minerals for development of clean energy technologies and growing population pre-dominated by young people,” he said.
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