Highlights of Aspects of the Petroleum Industry Bill - A Presentation to the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics Conference 2009

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    HighlightsofAspectsthePetroleumIndustryBill

    Dr.Adeoye Adefulu

    Odujinrin&Adefulu

    arr s ers, o c ors o ar es u c

    Lagos

    Abuja

    Port

    Harcourt

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    Background

    .

    IJVs

    UpstreamLicensing

    Institutional

    Framework

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    Back round

    Thrustofthereformisto:

    Clearlyseparate

    the

    government

    functions

    in

    the

    oil

    industry policy,regulatoryandcommercial

    CreateastrongerNationalOilCompanymodeledafter

    tato ,

    etronas

    etc

    w t

    more

    n epen ence

    to

    nvest

    inlocalproductionaswellasforeignmarkets

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    NNPCtobecorporatised

    Allassets

    and

    liabilities

    of

    NNPC

    to

    be

    transferred

    (s.137)

    Exce t PSC assets

    Howwill

    it

    be

    funded?

    underlaw woulditapply?

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    Shouldtheybecreatedbynegotiationor

    le islation?

    Noprovisionsastotransferofassets&

    Stampdutiesissues

    Howwilltheassetsbeheld?

    Willtransfer

    of

    OMLs

    re uire

    ministerial

    consent?

    WillJVcompaniesbeabletobookassets

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    Sections4&257empowersministertogrant

    licenses PPL&PML

    y

    y

    u

    companies

    Notlessthan60%shareholdingbyNigerians

    Mustbe

    ratified

    b

    the

    Ins ectorate

    or

    Directorate

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    Ministergrantslicensesonthe

    recommendationof

    NPD

    NPDtoconductlicensingrounds

    o

    more

    scre onary

    awar s NoexplicitlinkbetweenpoweroftheMinisterto

    awardlicencesandNPDbidrounds

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    Requirementtoconductenvironmental

    ro rammesor

    environmental

    ualit

    managementprogrammes

    ThisappearstobeinadditiontotheEIA

    requirements

    regimeunderMinistryof

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    CreationofNPD,NPI,NAPAMAamongst

    others

    Regulatoryfunctionsnotfullyseparated

    evera

    re erences

    o

    unc ons

    o

    e

    carr e

    ou

    byNPDorNPI

    Shouldapolicybodyholdacreage?

    PSC

    IsthereaneedforNAPAMA

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972

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    DrAdeoye

    Adefulu

    [email protected]

    Odujinrin&

    Adefulu

    Barristers,Solicitors&NotariesPublic

    Lagos Abuja PortHarcourt

    Odujinrin&Adefuluestd.1972