The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the sum of N1.4bn for the award of contract for the design of the Department of Petroleum Resources head office in Abuja. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is compelled to publish this disclaimer alerting the general public to the activities of some unscrupulous persons who are using fake employment notices to deceive unsuspecting Nigerians into parting with huge sums of money for employment into the DPR. They do this by masquerading as recruitment agencies and issuing bogus "DPR recruitment forms...

DPR MAKES GIANT STRIDES IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR : Launches Real Time Crude Oil and LNG Tracking Initiatives.

 

Hon. Min. of State Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel I'be Kachikwu, holding a press conference at DPR Head office Lagos, to appraise the regulatory achievements of the DPR on critical milestones. Special focus is on DPR's digitization processes especially on "CRUDE OIL AND LNG TRACKING (COLT) TO FINAL DESTINATION". In attendance: DPR Top Management, Officials of the Ministry of Pe...

Inauguration of the "Data Analysis and Forensic Committee for Crude Oil and LNG Tracking to Final Destination" (COLT) by the Director DPR, represented by Mrs. Ibidun Toweh (Head, Engineering and Standards Division). In attendance were DPR Top Management Committee (TMC) Members and Staff of the Department.  ...

Please be informed of the following updates on the Offshore Safety Permit Program: Reduction to the One-off initial registration payment on the OSP program from US$680 /person to US$580 /person Replacement of Lost Card fee. The fee is US$67 /person. Introduction of One Time Offshore Visitors category. The fee is US$200/ person, Valid for One Time Return visit to Offshore L...

The Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan, received an award of honor for his contributions to the global hydrocarbon industry by the organizers of the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS), during an award dinner at the Transcorp Hilton hotel Abuja. The theme of the conference was “Shaping the future through efficiency and innovation”. The four days...

President Muhammadu Buhari, being Nigeria’s substantive minister of petroleum resources, has approved the renewal of 22 expired and expiring oil blocks, from which the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) realised about $1 billion for the government, THISDAY has learnt. This is coming on the heels of the disclosure by the federal government that it was on the final stages of deployin...

The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR  and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources have defended early $1 billion dollars (N360 Billion) renewal bonuses policy aimed at improving revenue generation for the country. Government also said the renewal would also create security for the title to leaseholders to allow them to continue the massive investments needed to improve production from...