RE: Regarding F.Y.A19 Dec 2021 21:16
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/12/nigerias-crude-oil-exploration-looses-steam/amp
December 19, 2021
"NIGERIA’s crude oil exploration has suffered a setback as the rig count, a global index for measuring activities in the upstream sector, decreased by 38 per cent to 80 in the first 11 months of 2021, from 129, recorded in the corresponding period of 2020, according to the reports of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC."........
......... “The completion of work on the PIA is a welcome development for the oil and gas industry and the country at large as it will provide the long expected business and Investment environment for the oil and gas industry."........
........"A Port Harcourt-based Energy Analyst, Dr. Bala Zaka, also said that there was a great need for the deployment of many rigs for exploration, especially as Nigeria’s oil reserves have for too long stagnated at 37 billion barrels.".........
........“Now that the PIA is place, conscious efforts should be made to attract and retain foreign and local investors in the oil industry, particularly as it would lead to the creation of contracts, jobs, Local content and other multiplier effects.”........
........ "Komolafe, who had held several engagements with stakeholders in the industry since assuming office, noted that the effective implementation of PIA was very important to the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration" ........