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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Sunday said it has recovered N28.7 billion from two oil companies indebted to the country\u2019s Federation account.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson of the Green Chamber, Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The recovery is a part of the total $1.7 trillion debt owed by 45 oil companies to Nigeria\u2019s Federation account.<\/p>\n

The committee said two companies, namely, Chorus Energy Limited, settled its outstanding liability with a payment of N1.2 billion on March 11, 2025, and Seplat Production Development Limited fully discharged its obligation by remitting N27.6 billion between March 10 and March 14, 2025.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the PAC cleared Amalgamated Oil Company Nigeria Ltd, Seplat Energy, Shell Exploration, and Production and Shell Petroleum Development Company of all financial indebtedness to the Federation Account.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has been furnished with evidence of these payments for final verification.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditionally, Shoreline Natural Resources Ltd. had made a $30 million payment towards its $100.28 million debt before the investigation commenced and has requested a structured repayment plan for the outstanding balance.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the Committee\u2019s proceedings, a representative of the NUPRC, Balarabe Haruna, reported that following recent reconciliations:<\/p>\n

\u201cSeplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (formerly Mobil Producing) now holds a credit balance of $211,911.09 for crude oil royalty, $33.01 million for gas flare penalties, and $163,046.40 for concession rentals, with no outstanding liabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee commended Seplat Energy for its prompt compliance with its financial obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurthermore, the committee reaffirmed its commitment to deploying all constitutionally sanctioned measures to recover outstanding debts from the remaining 38 oil companies under investigation\u201d , the committee stated.<\/p>\n

The development comes after the committee summoned the companies to an investigative enquiry based on findings from the 2021 Audit Report, which stated that 45 oil companies collectively owe $1.7 billion in outstanding liabilities to the Federation.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Reps issued an ultimatum to the invited companies to appear.<\/p>\n

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