The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Enugu said it detected and sealed 13 illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Ebonyi and Enugu states during its recent routine monitoring exercise. The Controller, Mr. Okechukwu Okoro, made the disclosure on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Okoro said that 12 plants and two retail outlets w...

In December last year, member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped less crude per day, in compliance with an output cut that was agreed by the world’s oil cartel during an earlier in December that was held in Vienna. A survey by Reuters said OPEC countries collectively pumped a total of 29.50 million barrels of crude per day, representing 50, 000 less bar...

The Department of Petroleum Resources, Osogbo field Office, has sealed 15 Liquefied Petroleum Gas skid stations for operating without valid licences. Mr Ademola Makinde, DPR’s Operations Controller, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Osogbo, said the stations were sealed during routine surveillance by the department in the state. Makinde said the department...

The Director of Petroleum Resources, Engr. Sarki Auwalu MNSE, has reassured investors of DPR's resolve to drive an incentive based regulatory policy to attract nvestment to the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Engr. Sarki made the remarks at the EGTL/NNPC/CHEVRON dispute resolution agreement and awards dinner, hosted by the GMD NNPC, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari at Fraser Suites Abuja, on 9th...

Worried by the recent gas explosion which claimed several lives in Kaduna, the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed seven Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations, and shut down 10 filling stations that operate illegally and under-dispensed petroleum products in the state. Speaking to journalists shortly after sealing the illegal LPG outlets,...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) led by the Head HSE Kaduna Zonal office, Mr. Paul Jezhi and other relevant stakeholders are currently embarking on an on-site evacuation of the location of the recent fatal gas explosion, which claimed lives and caused damage to property worth million's of Naira in Kaduna recently. It must be emphasised that, it is critical to ensure best sa...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has threatened to sanction all unlicensed LPG retail outlets and operators with stiff penalties. The DPR North West Zonal Operations Controller, Mr Isa Tafida, made this known to newsmen in Kaduna while reacting to Saturday’s gas explosion at Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gas explosion killed five persons,...

Residents of Imo have commended the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for its efforts in ensuring availability and affordability of petroleum products during the yuletide. Some of the residents gave the commendation while speaking with Nigeria News Agency during an end of year Media Campaign and Surveillance organized by the DPR in Owerri on Tuesday. Mrs Viola Nnorom, a civil...

An incident of gas explosion was reported to have occurred at an unlicensed LPG retail shop in Kaduna, Kaduna State, resulting in fatalities. In line with our regulatory oversight on the oil and gas industry, the Department of Petroleum Resources immediately mobilised our staff to the scene to investigate the cause of the explosion Our preliminary investigation revealed that the cause ...