Advisory Legal Consultants is proud to announce that one of its Chief Consultants, Gbite Adeniji, has been appointed by the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, to serve as the Senior Technical Adviser on Upstream and Gas. This appointment comes on the back of several prior consulting roles he has held with the Federal Government, international development organisations and industry stakeholders involving the formulation and implementation of oil and gas sector policies, the drafting of sector laws and regulations and the development of a robust commercial framework for the domestic gas market.

In his new role, Gbite is supporting the Honourable Minister on renewed efforts to reform and restructure the petroleum industry. A key part of his assignment will be the passage of four bills that are intended to replace the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

ADVISORY continues to offer unrivalled legal and commercial support to clients in the oil and gas, natural resource and infrastructure sectors.