As Nigeria cranks up the turbines in a bid to bolster its power generation needs, gas to power has been identified as a viable area for attracting investments by global business interests. This assertion was made recently in Lagos by Engr. Fred Ohiani, Deputy Director of Engineering & Standards Division of DPR while representing the Director of Petroleum Resources at a ‘Strategic Rou...

Reports coming in from DPR surveillance teams in the field indicate that the recent shortage of premium motor spirit observed in the country has abated, as fuel supply from the depots to retail outlets improved tremendously in the last 48 hours. In the heat of the crisis, monitoring teams were dispatched by the Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. George Osahon, to inspect filling stati...

The relevant government agencies met at the Department of Petroleum Resources, Lagos on February 3rd, 2015 to discuss arising challenges on storage, evacuation and disposal of seized crude oil and petroleum products. Mr. George Osahon, the Director of Petroleum Resources, stated that the meeting was to review the proposed guideline by DPR on tackling the challenges and agreeing on modali...

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The Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. George Osahon has confirmed that government has set March 2015 as deadline for all the marginal fields awarded in 2004 to commence production or be re-possessed by government. Mr. Osahon stated this at a stakeholders’ summit organized by the DPR at the Eko Hotel & Suites Lagos on December 11, 2014. He however reiterated that government  is wi...

The 16th Edition of the International Biennial HSE Conference on the Oil and Gas Industry of Nigeria kicked off on Monday December 1st, 2014 at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, the conference and exhibition presents a forum for HSE practitioners and experts in the oil sector to gather, share ideas and knowledge to further strengthen the implementation of HSE practices in Nigerian oil and gas indu...

The Honourable Minister for Petroleum Resources and leader of the country’s delegation to the ongoing 166th General Meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been elected president of the international body. By this development, she becomes the first woman to be appointed to that office, and will lead the organization for the nex...

The Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Ms. Dorothy Bassey has assured the media of an improved level of communication and strategic engagement in DPR’s quest for positive publicity and reporting of its activities to stakeholders and the general public henceforth. This pledge came during a mini summit held on Thursday November 6, 2014 between the Public Affairs team and Executives of ...

At the just concluded 8th Edition of the Oil Trading and Logistics Expo (OTL) which held 28-30 October, 2014 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, the Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. George Osahon enjoined operators in the downstream sector of the oil & gas industry of Nigeria to maintain a high level of consistency in their service delivery in keeping with the industry’s global best pr...