The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it would clampdown on illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sellers in Anambra. Mr Okiemute Akpomudjere, Operations Controller of Awka office of DPR, gave the warning in Awka on Wednesday. Akpomudjere said the agency would ensure that operators in the downstream subsector of Nigerian petroleum industry in the state complied with exta...

The Director/CEO Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE held a Town Hall meeting at the Warri Zonal Office. Engr. Sarki thanked the staff for their support towards him, since his appointment as the Director. He emphasised that we are one family and should work as a team. He stated that one of his major objectives is to make DPR more relevant in the Oil and Gas...

Engr. Ayo Cardoso the Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos led a team of Management staff on a two days familiarization tour of various depots and jetties at Ibafon, Kiri-Kiri, Ijegun and Apapa Clusters. This strategic visit was aimed at enabling the Controller and his team get acquainted with the Out-station staff and Depots owners. A total of ten (10) depots and one (1) jetty were vi...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday intensified efforts to curtail the incidence of gas explosion in Lagos State with the closure of seven Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants. The oil and gas industry regulator said the affected LPG (cooking gas) plants were sealed for not complying with the prerequisite safety standards and operating without valid licences. The sea...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) yesterday announced the commencement of data collation of competent personnels operating in the downstream sector of the nations’ oil and gas industry. DPR Director, Engr Sarki Auwalu, stated this at the launch of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) in Lagos yesterday. Auwalu explained that MISTDO would hel...

The Department of Petroleum Resources has said fuel marketers and gas plant owners who fail to meet the minimum safety training requirements will lose their licences starting from September. The Director/Chief Executive Officer, DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, who said this on Monday, lamented the spate of accidents in the downstream sector of the nation’s oil and gas industry. Auwalu spoke ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it will begin enforcement of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) at petroleum facilities from Sept. 1. The agency said the move was necessitated by the rising cases of petroleum tanker accidents as well as gas explosion incidents leading to loss of lives and property across the country. Mr Sarki Au...

The Director/CEO Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE hosted the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) who were in his office on a courtesy visit.   The PENGASSAN National President, Comrade Ndukaku Michael Ohaeri said they were in his office to congratulate him on his appointment as the substantive Director/CEO of...

The Department of Petroleum Resources, the Regulatory Agency of the oil and gas sector has achieved another milestone with the launch of the Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) in Lagos. At the launch of the programme, the Director/CEO Department of Petroleum Resources, Engr. Auwalu Sarki MNSE said the oil and gas industry being a volatile sector is pro...