Department of Public and International Law, College of Law, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
F1000Res. 2023 Aug 16;12:551. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.132539.2. eCollection 2023.
The study examines the gaps in the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) that could hinder the effective application of the Act in attaining its objectives. The repealed Petroleum Act of 1969 became obsolete and largely incapable of meeting the emerging global best practices in the industry due to inadequate sanctions, failure to address the aspirations of the people of the oil-bearing states, among others. Hence, the need for the PIA of 2021 to overhaul the industry to meet global standards though some controversial provisions that pose challenges to its proper implementation. The study examines the PIA to identify its prospects, challenges, and the way forward. The methodology the study utilises is doctrinal research with reports from existing literature and tertiary data sources such as newspapers, the Internet, and websites. Pertinent data collected from these sources were theoretically analysed and argued with current literature on the subject. The finding is that the PIA does not make adequate provisions for the energy transition in line with Nigeria's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris agreement; the PIA was provided for weak institutions, which translates to weak implementation and enforcement of the law which further widening the gap between the law and reality. : The study concluded that, although the Act delivered the much-needed stability in the petroleum industry in Nigeria, there is a need for an overhaul of the Act to further protect the interest of host communities and allow for co-ownership of petroleum resources by the state government.
这项研究考察了《石油工业法案》（PIA）中的条款差距，这些差距可能会阻碍该法案在实现其目标方面的有效应用。1969 年被废除的《石油法案》已经过时，并且由于制裁不足、未能满足产油州人民的愿望等原因，在很大程度上无法满足该行业不断涌现的全球最佳实践。因此，需要 2021 年的 PIA 对该行业进行全面改革，以达到全球标准，尽管该法案中的一些有争议的条款对其正确实施构成了挑战。本研究旨在通过识别其前景、挑战和前进方向来审查 PIA。本研究采用的方法是理论研究，利用现有文献和第三数据源（如报纸、互联网和网站）的报告。从这些来源收集的相关数据经过理论分析，并与该主题的现有文献进行了论证。研究结果表明，PIA 没有为与尼日利亚在《巴黎协定》下的国家自主贡献（NDC）相一致的能源转型做出充分的规定；PIA 为薄弱的机构提供了规定，这意味着法律的执行和实施薄弱，从而进一步扩大了法律与现实之间的差距。研究结论认为，尽管该法案为尼日利亚的石油工业带来了急需的稳定，但仍有必要对该法案进行全面改革，以进一步保护东道社区的利益，并允许州政府共同拥有石油资源。
