The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 10 companies to oversee pre-shipment inspection and monitoring of Nigeria’s crude oil and gas exports under the Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme.
The appointments, announced in a circular dated October 29, 2026, include eight pre-shipment inspection agents and two monitoring and evaluation agents. The revised arrangements took effect on October 2, 2026.
According to the circular signed by Aderinola Shonekan, Director of the CBN’s Trade and Exchange Department, the appointments also involve a redistribution of export terminals among the inspection companies.
Eight Companies Assigned Export Terminals
Under the revised allocation, Dakee Engineering and Construction Limited will oversee liquefied natural gas (LNG), Escravos (Gas), Bonny River Terminal, and EGTL.
Trexem Energy Services Limited has been assigned Egina, Qua-Iboe, and Tulja terminals, while Geoscape Limited will handle Escravos, ERHA, Odudu, and FSO Cawthorne.
Other allocations include Bonga, Brass, Usan, and Eagle terminals to 617 Limited, while Robinson International Energy Limited will cover Ugo-Cha, Penington, Aje, Ima, Oyo, and Nembe.
Trobell International Nigeria Limited will oversee the Forcados, Bonny, and Okwori terminals, while Integrated Shipping Services Nigeria Limited has been assigned Akpo, Antan, Okoro, Anyala-Madu, and Ebok.
Kephren Business Limited will handle Ukpokiti, Utapate, Yoho, Abo, Agbami, Ajapa, Okono and Okwok terminals, alongside additional marginal streams designated by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
CBN Appoints Two Monitoring Agents
Alongside the inspection companies, the CBN appointed Q&Q Control Services Limited and Arlington Securitas Nigeria Limited as monitoring and evaluation agents responsible for supervising the activities of the eight inspection firms.
Q&Q Control Services will monitor 617 Limited, Trexem Energy Services, Geoscape, and Kephren Business, while Arlington Securitas Nigeria will oversee Dakee Engineering and Construction, Trobell International Nigeria, Robinson International Energy, and Integrated Shipping Services Nigeria.
Institutions Directed to Comply
The apex bank directed authorized dealer banks, the Nigeria Customs Service, petroleum regulators, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), terminal operators, and oil and gas companies to comply with the revised arrangements.
The appointments form part of the Federal Government’s review of pre-shipment inspection and monitoring operations for crude oil and gas exports under the Nigerian Export Supervision Scheme.
The revised structure establishes new responsibilities for the companies overseeing export terminal inspections and the monitoring agents supervising their activities.
