As global demand for fuel dwindles due to lockdown across many nations, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has stated that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the world’s energy balance greatly. Director/Chief Executive Officer of DPR, Sarki Auwalu in a chat with The Guardian, said that with the lockdown across several countries, therefore limiting movement of people and go...

Sarki Auwalu is the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Petroleum Resources. In this interview with the Business Editor, CLARA NWACHUKWU and FEMI ADEKOYA, he talks about a wide range of issues bordering on oil licensing, compliance with production quotas, gas-to-power, as well as other regulatory issues. Covid 19 is a global pandemic ravaging the whole world and impa...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has told consumers of the Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) in Rivers State and other neighbouring states not to expect the scarcity of the product despite the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. The department said the zone currently had 107m litres of PMS in eight of its depots in Port Harcourt and was expecting more product in a few days. ...

More than 90 percent of filling stations operating in Nasarawa State have fully complied with the directive by the Federal Government to sell a litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at N125. Alhaji Abdulrahaman Muhammad-Bima, Comptroller of Operations, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Lafia, disclosed this in Lafia on Monday. Muhammad-Bima said that the department had dispatc...

The Department of Petroleum Resources in Katsina State has started surveillance of filling stations located outside the state capital, Katsina, to ensure compliance with the new pump price of N125 per litre.The DPR’s acting Operation Controller for Katsina, Mallam Kabiru Sanusi, made the disclosure on Monday, after inspecting some filling stations in the state capital. The Federal Gov...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Akwa Ibom has warned Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) refilling plants to adhere to approved project design in the state. The Operations Controller of DPR, Mr Tamunoiminabo Kingsley-Sundaye gave the warning in an interview with the newsmen in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Friday. He observed that five LPG refilling plants und...

In view of the ongoing efforts by Government to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 and directives by relevant agencies on the subject, we wish to inform you that the Department has taken proactive steps to realign its operations towards ensuring personnel safety and business continuity across the industry. These measures include limiting official meetings and engagements, restriction on tr...

The Crude Oil Monitoring Committee of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) was in the headquarters of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on a visit. The DPR Director/CEO, Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE welcomed the Monitoring Team. He said: "the visit is critical and the Department is ready to share any information that may be required." He further gave an o...

The Federal Government has issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a media briefing on Wednesday. The affected countries are the United States of America, the United Kingdom,  China, Japan, Iran, Switzerland, Norway, Netherland, France, South Korea, Germany, Italy and Sp...