The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has enhanced the Marine Petroleum Products  Retail Operations (MAPPRO) popularly known as “Bunkering” to ensure that the country becomes the principal MAPPRO hub in the region. Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Director and Chief Executive Officer, DPR, made the disclosure while delivering the lead paper at the Fourth Valuechain Lecture and Awar...

The Director/CEO, DPR, Engr. Sarki Auwalu received the leadership of Northern Independent Petroleum Marketers forum led by the Chairman, Alhaji Musa Maikifi on a courtesy visit in Abuja on Friday. The Chairman stated that the purpose of the visit was to congratulate the Director/CEO on his tremendous achievements recorded in the Nigerian oil and gas industry since his well deserved ap...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) will in the coming weeks, unveil a collaborative strategy called Maximum Economic Recovery (MER), aimed at strengthening the oil and gas industry as well as ensure the sustainability of the sector. The Director of DPR, Mr. Sarki Auwalu, announced this in his keynote address at the ongoing Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference (NOG 2021) holding in ...

Eket (Akwa Ibom) July 8, 2021(NAN) The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has sealed 30 filling stations and eight liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) outlets for various offence in Akwa Ibom. The state Operations Controller of DPR, Mr Victor Ohwodiasa, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket, headquarters of Eket Local Government Area of (LGA) of the sta...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has given a three months window for owners of petroleum products retailing outlets in Lagos Zone to renew and regularise their operating licences. Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, Zonal Operations Controller, DPR, Lagos, confirmed the development  on Wednesday in Lagos. TBI Africa  reports that recently, DPR taskforce team had during a surveillance e...

For sustainable national economic stability and growth, there is a need to strengthen legal, institutional, financial, in-sector diversification, and indigenous capacity in Nigeria’s petroleum industry. This is because despite being the main driver for economic transformation through the petro-dollars, the sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains regrettably l...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday bagged the Excellence Award at the Annual Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Award Ceremony. TBI Africa reports that the  award was received by the Chief Executive Officer and Director, DPR, Engr. Sarki Auwalu. The award was presented to the regulatory agency for its achievements which included the establishment of the National Oil an...

The Department of Petroleum Resources( DPR) has listed five ways to fortify the Nigerian oil and gas sector for economic stability and growth. The Director and Chief Executive Officer of DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, made the suggestion while presenting a keynote address at the 20th Nigeria oil and gas conference, in Abuja on Tuesday. The theme of the conference is: “Fortifying the Nigeria...

Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, Zonal Operations Controller, DPR, Lagos, who confirmed the development on Tuesday, said the outlets were shut down after a surveillance exercise by DPR task force teams on Monday. Cardoso said the filling stations located both on the mainland and Island axis of the state were sealed for operating without valid licence. ”This is a continuous ex...