The Department of Petroleum Resources, Lagos Zone, said on Friday that it sealed off 59 illegal cooking gas plants in the state from January to June this year. The Assistant Director, Operations, DPR, Lagos Zonal Office, Mrs Olubunmi Ogundare, disclosed…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that the Federal Government’s plans to increase the nation’s oil and gas reserves, are on course and being boosted by strategic policies and programmes. The Head, Public Affairs, Mr Paul Osu, of…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the reorganisation of the agency is in line with the Federal Government’s aspirations for the oil and gas industry and to ensure delivery of its regulatory mandate. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs,…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has reopened five filling stations shut by the Lagos State Building Control Agency ( LASBCA) in Ajah and Ibeju Lekki axis of the state. Speaking to journalists, Zonal Operations Controller, DPR, Lagos Zone, Mr…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has raised serious concern over high rate of accidents in the downstream oil and gas industry leading to the introduction of the Minimum industry safety training for Downstream operations (MISTDO). The Agency reiterates that…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it had received about $500 millon gas development investment proposals since the implementation of the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code (NGTCN) began a year ago. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, made the disclosure…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has given ultimatum to owners of filling stations in the country to migrate their operaions to its Downstream Remote Monitoring System (DRMS). The Director of DPR, Mr. Sarki Auwalu gave this indication during a…
By Uthman Salami The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that the Federal Government is formulating a Maximum Economic Recovery (MER) strategy for Nigeria to attain maximum value from oil and gas resources. The Director, DPR, Sarki Auwalu, made…
Uthman Salami The Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) has denied saying that pump price of Petrol would rise to N1,000 a litre if subsidy is removed. The spokesman of the Agency, Paul Osu, denied an online publication which made that…
…Warns oil Marketers against hoarding during Sallah By Uthman Salami The Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Sarki Auwalu, has revealed that for federal government to eliminate fuel subsidies, it would need to find other fuel alternatives. He said this…
