The Department of Petroleum Resources has said over 43 cases in the Nigerian oil and gas industry are waiting to be looked into by the newly inaugurated Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre. Its Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sarki Auwalu, said the ADRC was established in January as one of the centres in the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre with the principal aim of provi...

Photo News: The Director/CEO, DPR Engr. Sarki Auwalu today received the National Cordinator/Chief Executive Officer, African Union Development Agency- New Partnership For Africa Development (AUDA-NEPAD), Princess Gloria Akobundu on a working visit to DPR National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) as part of our collaborative engagement with critical stakeholders for sustainable econo...

Photo News: The Managing Director, First E & P Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero led his management team on a ' thank you ' visit to the Director/CEO, DPR Engr. Sarki Auwalu for the robust regulatory oversight of DPR which has enabled their buisness and created opportunities for further investment for the company and value addition for Nigeria...

The DPR has launched the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC) at the flagship National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) in Lagos today. The flag-off and inauguration ceremony of the Advisory Council/Body of Neutrals was done by Engr. Sarki Auwalu FNSChE, FNSE (Director/CEO DPR) with the attendance of DPR Leadership and major stakeholders from the Judiciary, Government Min...

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated an Alternative Dispute Resolution Center (ADRC) to quicken the resolution of disputes in the oil and gas industry in Lagos. It also inaugurated a six-member Advisory Council and a 20-member Body of Neutrals to mediate on disputes before the ADRC, which is one of the units of the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC). Mr Sarki ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has refuted a report that the regulatory agency for the oil and gas industry revoked the licences issued for the establishment of 32 refinery projects in the country. The report had listed BUA Refinery & Petrochemicals (Akwa Ibom); Southfield Petrochemical & Refinery Ltd (Edo); Starex Petroleum Refinery (Onne Oil & Gas Free Trade...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has concluded plans to inaugurate the Advisory Council and Body of Neutrals of the oil and gas industry’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC) in Lagos. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. Osu said that the centre would be inaugurated on April 15. He said that the ADRC ...

FG targeting $500m from sale of 57 marginal oil platforms  Introduction  Mr Sarki Auwalu, a chemical engineer sits atop Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources as its substantive Director and Chief Executive. Since joining the department in 1998 as a Principal chemical engineer upon graduation from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and post graduate degrees from Bayero University,...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has revoked four Oil Mining Licenses (OML) belonging to Addax Petroleum due to the non-development of the assets by the petroleum company. The affected assets are OML 123, 124, 126 and 137. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, the Director/Chief Executive Officer, DPR, Mr. Sarki Auwalu, who disclose...