Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has renewed Nigeria's commitment to ending routine gas flaring by 2030, a target under scrutiny given persistent flaring at oil facilities and gaps in regulatory enforcement and emissions monitoring, as documented by PREMIUM TIMES.

The commission's Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said the country was pursuing stricter penalties and the commercialisation of gas currently being burned at oil production sites.

According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, Ms Eyesan, represented by Janice Anyanwu, the commission's deputy director of gas utilisation, spoke on Wednesday at the Emogas International Natural Gas-Based Industry Conference and Exhibition...