NUPRC Seeks Deployment of Drone Surveillance to Secure Oil, Gas Assets
• Collaborates with defence ministry on non-kinetic strategy
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has sought the deployment of drone surveillance technology to strengthen the protection of Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure, as part of collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Defence aimed at addressing security challenges in the sector.
The commitment was reached during a visit by a delegation from the Ministry of Defence to the headquarters of the NUPRC in Abuja, where both parties agreed to deepen cooperation through a combination of technological solutions and non-kinetic interventions targeted at oil-producing communities.
