Nigeria?s House of Representatives, through its Committee on Public Accounts, is commencing investigative hearings aimed at addressing significant outstanding debts owed by some oil companies to the Federation Account.

The debts amount to N9.4 trillion.

House of Representatives spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

The statement noted that the investigative hearing is in compliance with the committee?s constitutional mandate under sections 85, 88, and 89 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), as well as Order XX?Rule 6 of the House of Representatives Standing Orders (eleventh edition).

According to the statement, the debt covers unpaid royalties, concession rentals, and gas flare penalties, in addition to obligations arising from production sharing contracts, repayment agreements, and modified carry arrangements.

Despite the clear provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act ? which require such debts to be settled within 30 days ?many of these liabilities have remained unsettled since 2021.

The hearing is scheduled to be held from Monday to Friday, March 3rd to 7th, 2025.

?In light of these findings, the Public Accounts Committee hereby invites the oil companies listed below to submit the previously requested documents and appear before the Committee in Meeting Room 446, Fourth Floor, House of Representatives, National Assembly Complex, Abuja at 10:00 am prompt on the dates indicated,? the statement reads.

Recall that the report from the Auditor General of the Federation revealed that in the last quarter of 2024, several oil companies owe a combined total of approximately N9.4 trillion.

Full List:

Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Ltd,

AITEO Group

All Grace Energy

Amalgamated Oil Company Nigeria Limited

Amni International Petroleum Development Company Limited

Belemaoil Producing Ltd.

Bilton Energy Limited

Britannia-U

Waltersmith Petroman Limited

Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (OML 90, 95, 49)

Chorus Energy

Conoil Plc

Continental Oil & Gas Company Ltd.

Dubri Oil Company Limited

Engaged Resources Limited

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company

Energia Limited

Eroton Exploration & Production Company Limited

Dubri Oil Company Limited

Esso E & P. Ltd. (Usan, Erha)

First E & P. Ltd.

Frontier Oil Limited

General Hydrocarbons Limited

Green Energy International Ltd.

Nigeria Agip Expl. Ltd. (NAE)

Panocean Oil Nigeria Limited (OML 147)

Neconde Energy Limited

Newcross Exploration and Production Limited

Newcross Petroleum (OML 152)

Network Exploration & Production Limited

Total E and P Nigeria (OML 100, 102, 52 & 99)

Niger Delta Petroleum

Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) (OML 60, 61 & 63)

Lekoil Oil and Gas Investments Limited

Midwestern Oil and Gas Limited

Millennium Oil and Gas Company Limited

Seplat Energy (OML 4, 38 & 41)

Oriental Energy Resources Limited

Oando Oil Ltd. (OML 60, 61 & 62)

Heirs Holdings

Pillar Oil Limited

Platform Petroleum Limited

Shell Petroleum Development Company (OML 27)

Universal Energy Limited/Sinpec

Shoreline Natural Resources

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited

Sahara Field Production Limited and

Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (OML 67 & 70) (Daily Post, but headline rejigged)

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