The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed eight companies as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agents (PIAs) to oversee the inspection and monitoring of the country’s crude oil and gas exports.

The appointments, which took effect on October 28, 2026, are aimed at strengthening monitoring of export activities across Nigeria’s oil and gas terminals.

According to a circular issued by the CBN’s Director of Trade and Exchange, Aderinola Shonekan, the selected firms have been assigned specific terminals and export locations across the country.

The companies include Trexem Energy Services Limited, which will oversee exports from Egina, Qua-Iboe and Tuja terminals, while Dakee Engineering and Construction will handle LNG, Escravos Gas, Bonny River Terminal and EGTL.

Geospace Limited has been assigned Escravos, Odudu and Crawthorne terminals, while 617 Limited will cover Bonga, Brass and Usan/Eae.

Other appointed firms are Robinson Energy International Limited, responsible for Ugo-Cha, Pennington, Oyo Aje, Ima and Nembe; and Trobell International Nigeria Limited, which will monitor Forcados, Bonny and Okwori.

Integrated Shipping Services will cover Akpo, Antan, Okoro, Anyala-Madu and Ebok, while Nephron Business Limited has been assigned UK Politics, Staple, Yoho, Abo, Agbami, Ajakpa, Okono, Okwok and additional marginal field export streams designated by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

In addition to the eight inspection firms, the CBN named Q&Q Control Services and Arlington Security Services as Monitoring and Evaluation Agents (MEAs). The two companies will supervise the activities of the appointed inspection agents.

The circular was distributed to authorised dealer banks, the Nigeria Customs Service, terminal operators, the NUPRC, the Nigerian Midstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other oil and gas companies.

The appointments take effect from the date of the circular, October 28, 2026.