The Department of Petroleum Resources hosted a 4-day meeting from 14-17 July, 2014 to facilitate the project on stratigraphic harmonization of the African sedimentary basin. The project is sponsored by African Petroleum Producers’ Association (APPA) and is being executed under a Memorandum of Understanding with TGS, a United States company based in Houston, Texas. Specifically, it inten...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) recently hosted a one-day forum with product depot owners to deliberate on safety and security. Mr Oliver Okparaojiako, Head Downstream DPR, who represented the Director of Petroleum Resources stated that the objective of the interactive session was to deliberate how to enhance security at oil installations, especially product depots, through ...

Equitable allocation of crude oil losses between Operators and Third Party Injectors often constitutes a major challenge in the implementation of Crude (oil) Handling Agreements (CHA) The knotty issues on CHAs mostly revolve around: Methods for determining Net Oil from the operators flow-stations to the terminals in the pipeline network Methods for sharing pipeline losses A joint DPR...

Chief Assam Ekanem Assam (SAN), Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation has advised foreign investors to avail themselves of the opportunities in Nigeria, reiterating that the country’s vast gas resources present enormous potentials. The Ambassador was speaking at the cocktail/dinner during the Nigeria’s Investment Night at the just concluded 21st World Petroleum Congress (WPC). T...

The Management of DPR recently announced the establishment of Safety & Environment and Engineering & Standards Divisions, and redeployment of Mr. Mordecai Ladan and Engr. Alfred Ohiani as Head of the divisions, respectively. Before the redeployment Mr. Ladan was Head, Gas Division. Engr. Ohiani Head, Planning Division. Management explained that the newly-created Divisions would ...

A delegation from the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON) led by its Acting Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Ms Taiwo Bammodu recently paid a courtesy visit to the Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. George Osahon. Ms. Bammodu stated that their mission in DPR was to synergize with the Department as the regulator of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, familiarise with its...

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Geological science, the Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. George Osahon was awarded the Fellowship of the Nigerian Mining & Geological Society (NMGS) at the Society’s recently concluded Annual Congress in Benin-City, Edo State. NMGS highlighted his sterling achievements as a Geologist and an administrator especially during his car...