The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the Department of Petroleum Resources are collaborating to produce a register of beneficial owners of oil and gas firms in the country by January 1, 2020. The acting Director, DPR, Mr Ahmad Shakur, said the beneficial ownership register was more than 85 per cent complete. He disclosed this during a visit by the Executive...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office, says it has sanctioned three petrol stations and two gas plants over alleged sharp practices in Delta. Mr Antai Asuquo, Warri Zonal Operations Controller of DPR, represented by Mr Victor Ohwodiosa, the Manager, Gas Section of the DPR, made this known to newsmen on Wednesday shortly after the regulatory agency’s routine e...

The Owerri Zonal Office Laboratory is to serve the South-East Zone in the Regulatory analysis and ascertain the status /components of petroleum products in that region....

The Executive Director Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) Mr. Mark Robinson, accompanied by his Nigerian counterpart and Executive Secretary, Mr. Waziri Adio, Country Manager Anglophone EITI, Mrs. Murjanatu Gamawa and Delegation were received by DPR Top Management today at the DPR Head office Lagos. The DPR team led by Dr. Musa Zagi (Deputy Director HSE) welcomed the d...

Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ahmad Shakur leading other management staff of DPR at the on going National Production Monitoring System (NPMS)/ Crude Oil and LNG Tracking (COLT) Project review meeting to maximise government's investment and determine look ahead....

Nation expects five mini refineries of 40,000bpd on stream in five years As FG approves 100% waivers on refinery equipment The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said that the nation had recorded a rise of 754 million barrels production capacity, pushing its oil reserves to 37 billion barrels including condensate and 199 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves in 2018. DPR in t...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned filling stations in Zamfara against supplying petroleum products to bandits. The Controller, Gusau DPR Field office, Alhaji Ango Haruna gave the warning on Wednesday in Kaura-Namoda while on surveillance of filling stations. The department also sealed one Liquified Petroleum Gas Refilling Plant in Gusau over some infractions....

Courtesy visit to the Ag. Director of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur by the House of Representatives committee on Nigerian Content Development led by it's Chairman, Hon. Legor Idagbo and a 13 member delegation to the DPR Abuja Zonal office recently. The delegation was received by the Ag. Director and DPR Top Management. The highpoint of the visit was the presentat...

The department of Petroleum Resources Kano directorate has sealed off two facilities over alleged involvement in illegal processing of substance suspected to be petroleum Resources. The two illegal refineries were discovered in two communities on the outskirts of Kano metropolis in Gezawa local government area of the state. The illegal refineries were discovered via covered intelligen...