Nigeria - 1969 - Energy

Petroleum Act, 1969

Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria

This Act makes provision for the exploration of petroleum from the territorial waters and the continental shelf of Nigeria and authorises the Federal Government of Nigeria ownership of all on-shore and off-shore revenue from petroleum resources derivable in Nigeria and for other related matters.

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January 2022

This Act makes provision for the exploration of petroleum from the territorial waters and the continental shelf of Nigeria and authorises the Federal Government of Nigeria ownership of all on-shore and off-shore revenue from petroleum resources derivable in Nigeria and for other related matters.

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