The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil)

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Lokpobiri, PANDEF,others Eulogise Late Bayelsa Dep Gov

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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has suspended its planned inauguration of completed projects in the region in honour of the departed Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Managing Director of the interventionist agency, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, disclosed this on Tuesday when he led the commission’s management team on a condolence visit to Governor Douye Diri and the Ewhrudjakpo family in Government House, Yenagoa. ‎ ‎The NDDC MD explained that the commission would have commenced its end-of-year inauguration of projects on Tuesday, December 16 with the 700-bed President Bola Tinubu hostel at the Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University but put it on hold because of the unfortunate death of Ewhrudjakpo on December 11. ‎ ‎Ogbuku also stated that all ...

Minister hails Komolafe, says NUPRC’s achievements at 4 are like a 50-year-old institution

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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has commended the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, for outstanding leadership and effective delivery of his mandate as the Commission marks its fourth anniversary. Senator Heineken said this when Engineer Komolafe led a delegation of top management of the Commission to the minister’s office on the sideliines of the NUPRC’s anniversary on October 21, 2025. The Minister lauded the CCE for changing the narrative in upstream activities by restoring confidence in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, which he said is evident in the rising rig count. Lokpobiri said, “Let me take the opportunity to congratulate you (Komolafe) and m...

Lokpobiri: Hope Not Lost On Atala Oilfield’s Return To Bayelsa Says State More Polluted Than Ogoniland Diri Assures On Collaboration To Stem Oil Theft

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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said there is still hope that the revoked licence for OML 46 (also known as Atala Oilfield), belonging to Bayelsa State, will be returned to the state. The Federal Government through the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources had in controversial circumstances revoked the licence in April 2020 when another son of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, was the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. But, Senator Lokpobiri, during a visit to Governor Douye Diri on Tuesday night at the Government House, Yenagoa, expressed regrets that the Atala oilfield, a common patrimony of the state, was taken away. The Minister said he would do everything within his power to bring back the asset. He explained t...