Nigerian Petroleum Minister Aggressively Pushes Petroleum Industry Bill

摘要

Nigerian Minister ofPetroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has stated that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which passed through second reading in the first week of March, would ensure the development of Nigeria's abundant oil and gas reserves. Speaking at the Africa Energy Summit session during the Cambridge Energy Research Association (CERAWEEK 2013) in Houston, Texas, United States, the minister, who was represented by the Group Executive Director Exploration and Production, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Abiye Membere, noted that the PIB would usher in new opportunities in the nation's oil and gas industry.