Senate vows to end conflict between petroleum sector regulatory agencies

By Desmond Mgboh, Kano
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Sector has vowed to end the existing jurisdictional regulatory conflict between the Nigeria Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA).
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector, Senator Sulaiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila stated this at the 5-day long Committee’s retreat held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
Senator Sumaila assured that the committee will at the end of the retreat come up with practical and implementable recommendations that will promote harmony, investors’ confidence, energy security and sustainable economic development.
He ex...