NUPRC, World Bank partner to boost decarbonisation in Nigeria

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, and the World Bank Group have secured a partnership to boost Nigeria’s upstream decarbonisation agenda.

This was disclosed in a statement released by NUPRC after a three-day Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Capacity Building Programme organised by the agency in partnership with the World Bank Group.

In his remarks on behalf of NUPRC Chief Executive, the Executive Commissioner, Development and Production, Engineer Enorense Amadasu, stated that methane emissions account for a significant share of Nigeria’s upstream greenhouse gas footprint, mainly from flaring, venting, and fugitive sources.

While recapping the three-day session, Engr Joseph Ogunsola, NUPRC’s Director of Energy Sustainability & Carbon Management, re-emphasised the Commission’s unwavering commitment to aligning Nigeria’s upstream petroleum operations with international best practices in emissions management and carbon monetisation.

NEWS9JA reports that the programme was designed to strengthen Nigeria’s technical and regulatory capacity for effective emissions monitoring and management within the upstream oil and gas sector.