In an effort to ensure steady flow of petroleum products within Abuja & Environ especially during the COVID 19 lockdown period, the Zonal Operations Controller Abuja Eng Abubakar Buba led a surveillance team to all the filling stations within Abuja metropolis. During the exercise some filling stations were found under dispensing and were sealed. One of them was fined N1.1m for gro...

The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization, as well as other related organizations.

The Department of Petroleum Resources celebrates all healthcare workers battling the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world.

 

In line with our stakeholders engagement strategy, the Zonal Operations controller, DPR Maiduguri Mr. Ibrahim Ciroma paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum recently. The visit was to interact with the Governor with a view to promoting the understanding of DPR's regulatory role in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria especially as it a...

The Federal Government’s monthly plan to implement and re-activate a pricing template for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol set in May 11, 2016, might disrupt the current stability enjoyed in the downstream sector, as the inability of marketers to immediately align with set prices could result in product scarcity and resumption of fuel queues. In fact, the new mont...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Borno Zonal Office, has threatened to sanction filling stations exploiting the coronavirus situation to hoard or hike the prices of products in the state. The DPR Zonal Operation Controller, North-East, Mr Ibrahim Ciroma issued the threat at a news conference in Maiduguri on Thursday. Ciroma said that some marketers were exploiting the c...