The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo Field Office, has warned skid gas operators against sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in residential areas in the state. Mr Olusegun Daboh, DPR’s Operations Controller, said on Sunday in Osogbo, said the warning had become imperative in order to avoid fire outbreak. Daboh, who noted that proliferation of illegal gas skid oper...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) hosted the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime who were on a working visit to the Department. The Director/CEO of DPR Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE who was represented by the Head of Engineering and Standards Division, Mrs Ibidun Toweh in her opening remarks expressed the delight of DPR Management for the oversight visit and assured the delegat...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) hosted a team from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) Ghana on Thursday 20th February, 2020. The team was on a field research mission towards security enhancement in the maritime environment of the Gulf of Guinea (GOG). The Director Petroleum Resources, Engr. Auwalu Sarki MNSE who was represented by the Assist...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has stated that over 200 bidders are competing for the available 45 gas flaring sites in Nigeria, adding that the national gas flare commercialization programme will be implemented from those sites at the initial stage. Specifically, the department stated that there are other gas flaring sites coming onboard, maintaining that the 200 bidders...

The Director/CEO of the Department of Petroleum Resources, Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE has added Upstream functions to the activities of the lagos Zonal office of DPR to enhance operational efficiency and bring Upstream services closer to stakeholders in the zone. The Director who spoke at the inauguration of the new division at the lagos zonal office today stated that the initiative was ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources(DPR) has closed down at least 42 illegal gas stations in Akwa Ibom State for allegedly engaging in unsafe practices. DPR operations controller in the state, Tamunoiminabo Kingsley-Sundaye,who disclosed this to journalists in Eket local government area yesterday said the stations were shut down between Jan to Feb. 2020. He lamented that the DPR ...

The Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr. Sharki Auwalu, has said the newly launched Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code  (NGTNC) will help the country a great deal, saying it was designed to open up access and enhance availability and affordability of domestic gas or cooking gas for Nigerians. The NGTNC was formally launched at the just ended third edition o...

The Director, Petroleum Resources, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr. Sarki Auwalu, has stated that the downstream oil sector will in few years witness changes in view of the Federal Government’s commitment to drive business in the country. Awalu, who spoke at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit in Abuja, said the downstream industry requires new thinking to achieve t...

The struggling gas market in Nigeria has come under the spotlight as the newly launched network code kicked in this week, ’FEMI ASU writes The Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code, which was launched by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Department of Petroleum Resources, has been described by industry stakeholders as a welcome development. The NGTNC is a set of rules th...