The Federal Government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources, yesterday, said it will sanction any of the 48 crude oil producing companies in Nigeria that fails to submit its daily report on production and export to the National Production Monitoring System (NPMS) portal domiciled with the regulatory agency. NPMS is an online platform to accurately monitor national crude oil-pro...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is currently organising a technical workshop at EKO Hotels & Suites Lagos, to sensitize operators in the Nigerian Oil and gas industry on the importance of compliance with the Federal Government's NATIONAL PRODUCTION MONITORING SYSTEM (NPMS). In his welcome remarks; the representative of the Head Upstream Monitoring and Regulations Divi...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Enugu Field Office has sealed five petrol stations in the state for adjusting their pumps to under deliver products to members of the public. The Operations Controller, Mr Okechukwu Okoro disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after a routine monitoring exercise. Okoro said that the exercise ...

The Acting Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur has emphasised the Department's commitment to intensify it's regulatory and supervisory role for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Speaking at a media briefing at the DPR Head Office in Lagos today, the Acting Director informed the public that the DPR will not tolerate any acts of infractions by licensed operators i...

The Department Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Ibadan said on Monday that it closed down 17 illegal LPG skid in Ibadan and issued warning to nine filling plants in the second quarter of 2019. Mr Oluyemi Olaonipekun, the Operations Controller of Ibadan Field Office of DPR, disclosed this in Ibadan on Monday while speaking with newsmen. Olaonipekun said the DPR carried out its opera...

Deputy Director & Head Upstream Division of the DPR, Mr. Enorense Amadasu receives laudable applaud for his presentation titled: "Upstream Opportunities in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry", at the ongoing Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference and Exhibition 2019. View Presentation Slides [embeddoc url="https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/UPSTREAM_NOG-FINAL-1...

In his keynote address at the ongoing Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 2019, the Acting Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur says the annual event plays a critical role in highlighting and promoting Africa’s huge oil and gas resource potentials to the world. Thus, “NOG provides the platform that brings together stakeholders in both ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it is currently working toward reducing barriers to entry, regulatory transaction cost and enhance collaborative endeavours as necessary ingredients for creating conducive business environment. Mr Ahmed Shakur, the acting Director, DPR made this known at the 18th ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Shakur s...

Following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Mordecai Ladan as the Director of Petroleum Resources, and in line with the provisions of Circular Ref. No.SGF.50/S.II/C.S/268, the former Director has formally handed over the affairs of the Department to the most senior officer Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur, the Deputy Director and Head, Corporate Services Division in an Acting capacity. Mr Sha...