Abstract
Since the beginning of the 1990s the government of Nigeria has been struggling to enhance its
productivity in oil and gas which is the mainstay of the country’s economy. Its long-stated dual
objectives have been to increase crude oil reserves and daily production rate to 40 billion barrels
and 3 million barrels per day, respectively. An important aspect of its strategy to achieve this
objective is the marginal oil field development programme. However, more than two decades later,
the programme has not produced tangible results, partly as a result of challenges with developing
and setting the country’s marginal oil fields on the path of consistent productivity. This article
examines the challenges in this regard and is proposing the effective deployment of advanced
digital technologie solutions in enhancing the production potentials of the numerous marginal oil
and gas fields located in the Niger Delta region of the country.