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The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and the Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft have resolved to jointly introduce five bills aimed at addressing key challenges affecting Nigeria’s oil industry.
The Chairman of both Committees, Rep. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, disclosed this at a joint meeting held on Tuesday, stating that the proposed bills are part of a legislative intervention to support national efforts in securing oil and gas assets and curbing crude oil theft.
According to Doguwa, one of the bills seeks to establish a National Commission that will be empowered to prevent and prosecute pipeline vandalism and other oil sector-related crimes.
Doguwa explained that the two committees—Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and the Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft—share similar jurisdictional focus, particularly on crude oil production and export.
He revealed that one of the bills under the Petroleum Resources (Upstream) Committee is being championed by the Speaker of the House, and seeks to establish a Commission to oversee the decommissioning of oil assets—an issue that has sparked concern among host communities and stakeholders in the industry.
He further explained that each of the five bills under consideration will be sponsored by different members of the committees, but will collectively be presented as committee-driven legislation to reflect the collaborative effort and seriousness of the intervention.