The issue of consent to the transfer or assignment of licence interests has always posed a challenge in Nigerian oil and gas transactions. The case of Moni Pulo Vs. Brass Exploration Ltd & 7 ors as well as the Department of Petroleum Resources’ Guidelines and Procedures for Obtaining Minister’s Consent to the Assignment of Interest in Oil and Gas Assets have not helped to clarify which transactions require ministerial consent. Continue reading “PIAB – Assignment of licences”