The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday intensified efforts to curtail the incidence of gas explosion in Lagos State with the closure of seven Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants. The oil and gas industry regulator said the affected LPG (cooking gas) plants were sealed for not complying with the prerequisite safety standards and operating without valid licences. The sea...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday announced the commencement of data collation of competent personnels operating in the downstream sector of the nations’ oil and gas industry. DPR Director, Engr Sarki Auwalu, stated this at the launch of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) in Lagos yesterday. Auwalu explained that MISTDO would hel...

The Department of Petroleum Resources has said fuel marketers and gas plant owners who fail to meet the minimum safety training requirements will lose their licences starting from September. The Director/Chief Executive Officer, DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, who said this on Monday, lamented the spate of accidents in the downstream sector of the nation’s oil and gas industry. Auwalu spoke ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it will begin enforcement of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) at petroleum facilities from Sept. 1. The agency said the move was necessitated by the rising cases of petroleum tanker accidents as well as gas explosion incidents leading to loss of lives and property across the country. Mr Sarki Au...

The Director/CEO Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE hosted the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) who were in his office on a courtesy visit.   The PENGASSAN National President, Comrade Ndukaku Michael Ohaeri said they were in his office to congratulate him on his appointment as the substantive Director/CEO of...

The Department of Petroleum Resources, the Regulatory Agency of the oil and gas sector has achieved another milestone with the launch of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) in Lagos. At the launch of the programme, the Director/CEO Department of Petroleum Resources, Engr. Auwalu Sarki MNSE said the oil and gas industry being a volatile sector is pro...

Happening Now! NOGIG 2020 closing day activities in lagos. DPR football team will be in action for the final game....

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Eket Field Office said the department has reminded petroleum dealers in Akwa Ibom State that it would commence enforcement of renewal of expired licenses in the state by April 1, 2020. Operations Controller of DPR, Tamunoiminabo Kingsley-Sundaye, stated this during the first quarter operations meeting with product facility operators in Akwa ...

The Lagos Zonal Operations Controller Engr. Ayo Cardoso met with Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) and Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) recently to deliberate on various operational challenges currently being experienced by both parties in the zone. One of the key issues discussed was the recent disruption of supply of petroleum products to Retail Outlets in Okokomaik...