Compliments of the season and best wishes from all of us at DPR

The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has assured Nigerians of the availability of  petroleum products during the Yuletide. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, of the DPR, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos. Osu said that there was product sufficiency nationwide and advised marketers against hoarding and creating artificial scarcity. He said DPR w...

 The Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr Sarki Auwalu, has won the 2020 Distinguished Energy Sector Corporate award. The award was conferred on him by the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics (NAEE) at the dinner to mark its 13th annual international conference in Abuja. Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, NAEE President, said that the DPR ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo Field Office, has warned residents of the state against panic buying, hoarding and storing of petroleum products at home during the Yuletide period. Mr Benjamin Ogunnubi, the DPR Operations Controller in Osun, gave the warning on Thursday in Osogbo. Ogunnubi said there was no cause for panic buying, as the Federal Government had m...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut down a filling station for dispensing adulterated products and seven unlicensed Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) refilling plants in Rivers State. Zonal Controller, DPR, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, Bassey Nkanga, confirmed the development at the end of a two-day stakeholders’ meeting in Port-Hacourt with petrol and gas station owners i...

Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)  says Nigeria’s oil and gas industry needs fortification in five key areas to support national economic stability, robustness and resilience. A statement issued by Mr Paul Osu, Head Public Affairs, DPR, on Wednesday in Lagos said Auwalu made the assertion at the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Virtual Conference. Auwalu s...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday, said conscious efforts are being made to ensure the nation’s oil and gas industry provides maximum opportunities for investors. Stakeholders in the industry have repeatedly decried the business environment, which they claim is responsible for declining investment in the sector. But Director, DPR, Sarki Auwalu, disclosed that n...

The Working Visit was led by the Chairman of the body and also MD of ExxonMobil Mr Richard Laing with other distinguished MD/CEO's of Oil & Gas Companies. The Director/CEO DPR , Engr. Auwalu Sarki with his Management Team was on ground to welcome and interact with the visiting OPTS Team. Pictures from the Visitation ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it will collaborate with the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry for business sustainability in the oil and gas industry. According to DPR, the aim is also to create wealth for the economy. A statement issued in Lagos by Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, said the agency’s Director,...