In line with our stakeholders engagement strategy, the Zonal Operations controller, DPR Maiduguri Mr. Ibrahim Ciroma paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum recently. The visit was to interact with the Governor with a view to promoting the understanding of DPR's regulatory role in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria especially as it a...

The Federal Government’s monthly plan to implement and re-activate a pricing template for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol set in May 11, 2016, might disrupt the current stability enjoyed in the downstream sector, as the inability of marketers to immediately align with set prices could result in product scarcity and resumption of fuel queues. In fact, the new mont...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Borno Zonal Office, has threatened to sanction filling stations exploiting the coronavirus situation to hoard or hike the prices of products in the state. The DPR Zonal Operation Controller, North-East, Mr Ibrahim Ciroma issued the threat at a news conference in Maiduguri on Thursday. Ciroma said that some marketers were exploiting the c...

The Department of Petroleum Resources has directed oil and gas firms to reduce the number of workers at project sites as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. The DPR, in its latest circular to operators in the nation’s oil and gas industry, described the current situation as a force majeure. The force majeure clause is a standard clause in most contracts and it inclu...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Abeokuta Field Office, Ogun State has warned residents against panic buying and storage of petroleum products in their houses ahead of a total lockdown on Friday. The Operations Controller, Mrs Muinat Bello-Zagi, who gave the warning in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday, said there was no justification for panic buying as all depots...

To: All Oil & Gas Operators All Oil & Gas Contractors / Service Providers RE: MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK – UPDATE 2 Further to our previous circulars in respect of the above subject and in line with the Presidential directive of 29th March 2020 on same, please find below measures to be taken on activities at project/construction sites in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Indus...

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared curfew in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja for a period of two weeks to curb the spread of Covid -19 pandemic . He made the announcement in a nationwide broadcast to Nigerians on the Covid-19 pandemic. According to him, all citizens in these areas are to stay in their homes saying travel to or from other states should be postponed. ...

Against the backdrop of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Department of Petroleum Resources had directed oil and gas firms to reduce the workforce on offshore platforms. “All travels to and from offshore/remote locations shall strictly be in line with the guidełines and procedure for travel to offshore/swamp location and obtainment of offshore safety Permit 20...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday commended petroleum marketers in Zamfara for complying with Federal Government’s directive on the reduction of petrol pump price to N125 per litre. Mr Yusuf Shehu, Controller, Gusau DPR Field Office, gave the commendation while on a routine surveillance patrol in Gusau. “We are on surveillance patrol to filling stations to ens...