NNPC controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Continuing public scrutiny of fuel-supply and subsidy administration
NNPC and Nigeria’s petroleum institutions faced continuing scrutiny over fuel pricing, subsidy-related liabilities, product imports, and transparency during the transition toward more market-based pricing. The issues concern the wider petroleum system and should not be treated as proof of a specific adjudicated offense by NNPC Ltd without a case-specific source.
2022
Shell appeals Nigerian oil-spill judgment
Lawsuit filed
Shell appealed a Nigerian judgment awarding community members 800 billion naira over alleged pipeline pollution. The judgment found that a pipeline operated by Shell spilled crude oil that damaged land and waterways; Shell and its joint-venture partner denied that spills occurred on the alleged dates.
Source excerpt
The energy giant is challenging a November 2020 judgment in favor of community members claiming a leak from a company pipeline damaged their land and waterways.
A Nigerian court will hear Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s appeal to overturn an almost $2 billion award against the company for allegedly spilling oil in the West African country.
Shell and the NNPC deny that spills occurred on the alleged dates and say the claim against them is “unsubstantiated, vague and exaggerated,” according to the ruling.
2020
Explosion at Gbetiokun facility kills seven
Safety incident
An explosion occurred at the Gbetiokun facility, operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest Joint Venture, killing seven people. NNPC reported that a detailed investigation into the cause had started.
Company response
Investigation — NNPC
The release also stated that a detailed investigation of the cause of the explosion has started
Source excerpt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reported a major explosion in one of its upstream facilities on Tuesday July 7, 2020.
He revealed that 7 people were killed in the explosion which occurred during the discharging of Gbetiokun production.
The explosion incident occurred at Gbetiokun, OML 40, which is operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), on behalf of the NPDC/Elcrest Joint Venture.
Recurring scrutiny over petroleum-sector governance
NNPC has faced continuing public and institutional scrutiny concerning fuel subsidies, refinery performance, crude theft, pipeline losses, revenue remittances and the transparency of state petroleum operations. The reference material identifies these as areas of controversy but does not provide a single dated case with sufficient detail for a more specific entry.