The 5,000 barrels per day Waltersmith Modular Refinery project in Imo State is ready for operations, the Department of Petroleum Resources has said. DPR’s Director, Sarki Auwalu, disclosed this during a pre-commissioning visit to the project site located in Ibigwe, Imo State. Auwalu said the purpose of the visit was to make sure that the Waltersmith Refinery was ready to start oper...

The Director/CEO of Department of Petroleum Resources, Engr. Auwalu Sarki and his Team were led on the tour of the facility by Abdulrazaq Isa (Chairman) Chikezie Nwosu (MD/CEO) Peter Ekhaesomhi (ED) Rowland Ogundu (GM Operations) Abdul Isa (GM Refinery) The Director's Team comprised of: 1. Mr Amadasu E. (Head Upstream Ops) 2. Mr Alaku M. (Head Downstream Ops.) 3. Mr. Akenn M...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has restated its belief in a brighter future for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The agency also expressed optimism about the realisation of the anticipated 40 billion barrels oil reserves and increased Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to the country. Speaking recently at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Abuja Section 199 Indepen...

The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, yesterday, released guidelines for the establishment and operations of downstream gas facilities across the country, stating that companies seeking to establish gas-dispensing facilities would be required to obtain three approvals and licences, among others, before commencing operations. This is coming days after the gas explosion at Baruwa,...

Sarki Auwalu, Director, Department of Petroleum Resources says Nigeria’s target of 40 billion barrels oil condensate reserve by 2025 is realistic and achievable. He says this is so, with the policies and programmes being implemented by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Auwalu spoke on Saturday at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Abuja Section 1...

The Celebration was led by the Director/CEO DPR ,Engr. Auwalu Sarki with other Top Management Officers of the Department under the ever watchful eyes of the organizing guru - Mr Paul Osu,  Head Public Affairs....

The Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) says it will not allow its safety strategy to be compromised by operating tank farms in the country. Mr Bassey Nkanga, the Zonal Operations Controller, Port Harcourt zone, made this known on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. Nkanga is currently undertaking a tour of tank farms initiated by the ad hoc committee on relocation of tank farms from resi...

The Zonal Operations Controller of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Borno, Alhaji Ibrahim Ciroma, has urged operators of filling stations and gas plants in the north east to ensure requisite safety training for their employees. Ciroma made the call on Wednesday, at a meeting with operators and stakeholders in Maiduguri. He said the DPR was committed to enforcement of Mini...

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