The Department of Petroleum Resources in a low key ceremony honoured staff who attained 10years of meritorious service to the Department. The Director/CEO Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE represented by Assistant Director Services, Mr. Abdullahi Aliyu Abawa welcomed all staff to the event. He thanked the almighty God for the gift of life and good health. Engr. Sarki congratulated all staff who qu...

The Director/CEO of the Department of Petroleum Resources represented by Lagos Zonal Operations Controller Engr Ayorinde Cardoso declared open the 2020 Annual Oil Spillage Contingency Plan Activation and HSE Audit Exercise for Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) Abo Field, OML 125. The objective of the exercise was to ensure that loss prevention and emergency response plans are robust eno...

Rampant cases of incidents in the downstream sector of oil and gas industry has become a source of concern to the Federal Government, stakeholders, regulatory agencies and investors as the  effect of the menace has led to loss of lives and properties. According to the sector regulator, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), about 70 per cent of accidents in the Nigerian oil and ...

The Zonal Operations Controller Abuja Engr A. Buba on behalf of the Director Department of Petroleum Resources on Friday 6th March 2020 received a delegation from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Niger Republic accompanied by staff from Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nigeria. The meeting was basically an exchange of ideas and experiences in term of Operations more especially in ar...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is compelled to publish this disclaimer alerting the general public to the activities of some unscrupulous persons who are using fake employment notices to deceive unsuspecting Nigerians into parting with huge sums of money for employment into the DPR. They do this by masquerading as recruitment agencies and issuing bogus “DPR recruitment forms...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara, on Friday, says it will soon clampdown on illegal gas outlets operating in various parts of the state. The DPR Head of Operations in Kwara, Mr Oyedele Ibitayo, disclosed this in Ilorin DPR had earlier embarked on a road show on Gas Safety Awareness Campaign, in collaboration with Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON). The ag...

The Gas Unit of Lagos Zonal Office organized a sensitization meeting on AUTOMATED GAS SYSTEMS with Nigerian Association of LPG Marketers (NALPGAM), Liquified Petroleum Gas Retailers Association (LPGRA) and Major Oil Marketers of Nigeria (MOMAN) in attendance. While speaking at the meeting, the Controller, Lagos Zonal office Engr Ayorinde Cardoso stated that the objectives of the works...

The Director/CEO DPR, Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE embarked on his maiden visit to the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Warri Delta State in his capacity as the Council Chairman of the institute. The Director in his interaction with the Management and Staff of the Institute charged them to work together and deliver the mandate of the Institute in providing highly skilled technic...

As the global numbers of persons currently infected with COVID19 remains on the rise, the Department of Petroleum Resources Medical team organized a Health Awareness Talk on COVID19 and LASSA Fever, 2 diseases of this time. Basic precautionary Care against COVID19: Frequently wash hands throughly with soap and water Maintain social distance at least 3 feet distance between you and...