In a recent visit to the Department of Petroleum Resources as part of its oversight responsibilities, the House committee on upstream petroleum led by its Chairman, Honourable Victor Nwokolo, restated its commitment to supporting any legislative effort that would ensure that DPR strengthened its capacity to deliver on its regulatory mandate. After a detailed presentation by DPR manageme...

The attention of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has been drawn to the activities of some fraudulent syndicates who have been parading themselves as agents of DPR to defraud unsuspecting members of the public by bogus offer of employments, operating fake Facebook account purportedly owned by the Director of Petroleum Resources, soliciting payments into private accounts for co...

Nigeria has come a long way in the comity of nations.  As we Celebrate 56 years of our independence and history as a nation, it is important to celebrate our cultural diversity and rich heritage as a people of peace, hope, love and unity. The story was not different at the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) head office in Lagos, staff celebrated the independence day by showcasing t...

DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES 7 KOFO ABAYOMI STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS PRESS RELEASE   Our attention has been drawn to an online publication quoting from a report by the Swiss, watchdog group, ‘Public Eye’ accusing Swiss trading companies of importing “dirty diesel” with more than 100 per cent Sulphur content into Nigeria and some other African Countries due to weak regulatory ...

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (MPR) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE SELECTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT TO ORGANISE THE NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS SUMMIT (NIOGS), ABUJA NIGERIA A) INTRODUCTION: The Nigeria International Oil and Gas Summit (NIOGS) is a nati...

  The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, last Friday September 1, 2016 paid his maiden visit to the Department of Petroleum Resources and among other things, informed that his office was preparing a new and robust policy document that is focussed on repositioning the sector to achieve higher goals and hoped that DPR as the foremost regu...

 The Federal Government of Nigeria has made a savings in excess of N1.4 trillion since subsidy was removed from petrol earlier this year. This good news was delivered by the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu while making a presentation at the recent annual conference of the National Association of Energy Correspondents (NAEC) in Lagos. Dr. K...

The Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Mordecai Baba Ladan on Wednesday June 15, 2016 hosted a delegation from the United States Government Bureau of Energy Resources, who visited the Department on a courtesy visit, as part of their 2-day itinerary of Lagos State. The delegation which was led by Mr. Taylor Ruggles, the US State Department’s Regional Energy Counsellor for Africa, was v...