For Nigeria to eliminate fuel subsidies, it would need to shift its focus to other fuel alternatives, this was according to the Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR),Sarki Auwalu. Auwalu noted this at the Q2 2021 business dinner of the Petroleum Club Lagos convened by a proprietary investment company, A. A Holdings. He said, “To eliminate subsidies, what we need is a...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has assured Nigerians of petroleum products availability during the Sallah holidays. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government has declared July 20 and 21 as public holidays to mark the celebration. Osu said t...

The Department of Petroleum Resources, (DPR) has sealed 20 petrol stations in Taraba for violating various laws. Mr. Bature Abdullahi, Controller, Field Operation Office of the DPR, said this on Thursday in Jalingo. Abdullahi, who recently assumed office as controller, said the feat was achieved during a compliance surveillance operation to all parts of the state. He mentioned s...

The Department of Petroleum Resources has said a total of 48 dispute cases in the oil and gas industry have been resolved since the inauguration of its Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre. The ADRC, which was established in January as one of the centres in the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre, was inaugurated in April this year. The centre was set up with the principal aim of ...

The Federal Government says it is targeting Nigeria's dominance of the oil and gas market in the West African region with its ongoing Refinery Revolution and Decade of Gas initiative. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) , made this known on Wednesday night in Lagos at the Second Quarter, 2021 Business Dinner of The Petroleum Club Lagos. The topic of t...

DPR Boss Wins CEO of the Year Award at 2021 Valuechain Awards Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Department of Petroleum Resources on Monday bagged the Chief Executive Officer of the Year Award at the Fourth Valuechain Lecture and Awards in Abuja. Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR made the disclosure to TBI Africa on Monday Osu said that the organisers o...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that Nigeria has moved to become the Marine Petroleum Products Retail Operations (MAPPRO) hub in Africa as it has improved the MAPPRO popularly referred to as “Bunkering”. The initiative by the Federal Government follows the importance of the petroleum and maritime sectors to the Nigerian economy and the need to continuously synergi...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has enhanced the Marine Petroleum Products  Retail Operations (MAPPRO) popularly known as “Bunkering” to ensure that the country becomes the principal MAPPRO hub in the region. Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Director and Chief Executive Officer, DPR, made the disclosure while delivering the lead paper at the Fourth Valuechain Lecture and Awar...

The Director/CEO, DPR, Engr. Sarki Auwalu received the leadership of Northern Independent Petroleum Marketers forum led by the Chairman, Alhaji Musa Maikifi on a courtesy visit in Abuja on Friday. The Chairman stated that the purpose of the visit was to congratulate the Director/CEO on his tremendous achievements recorded in the Nigerian oil and gas industry since his well deserved ap...