Nigeria woos investors at World Petroleum Congress

Nigeria has called on international investors to take advantage of its vast oil and gas resources, ongoing industry reforms and strategic access to the African market to drive long-term investment in its energy sector.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, made the call at the 25th World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he chaired Nigeria’s investment forum, themed “Nigeria – The New Energy Investment Frontier”.

Lokpobiri also participated in a ministerial panel on global energy, where he highlighted Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening energy security, diversifying its energy mix and creating an investment-friendly envi...