Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Director of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur and stakeholders, during a courtesy visit to the Governor, as part of the SPDC-BelemaOil OML 25 dispute resolution engagement ceremony in Port Harcourt recently Some Photographs taken at  Kula Community during the visit to the flow station as part of activities to...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed eight erring fuel and gas stations in Ondo and Ekiti states over alleged sharp practices and other various offences. Mr Adewale Oseni, the Operations Controller of DPR, Akure field office, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Akure at the end of a two-day surveillance tour of DPR to filling stations in the two states. ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has threatened to suspend companies or depots who fail to adhere to the agency’s safety regulations within their operations. DPR’s Head, Public Affairs, Mr Paul Osu, said on Monday in Lagos that the agency had safety compliance guidelines that must be complied with by the companies and depots. A fire had on Sept. 11 gutted the loading sec...

The Honorable Minister of State Petroleum Resources (HMSPR) Chief Timipre Sylva, made his maiden visit to the DPR on Thursday 19th September 2019. He was received at the Department by the Acting Director (DPR) Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur, DPR Top Management and Senior Staff members. The visit is the first of its kind by the Honorable Minister of State since assumption of duty at the Minist...

The Commandant, Federal Fire Service, Lagos Command Mr Ganiyu M. O in company of his Senior Officers paid a courtesy visit to Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos. They were received by the Controller Mr Wole Akinyosoye and the Management team. The Commandant said the purpose of the visit is to create a cordial relationship and synergy between the two organisations. Fruitful discussions we...

Acting Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Mr Ahmad Rufai Shakur, led a high level delegation of DPR Top Management on a courtesy visit to His Excellency the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwolu. The visit amongst other critical issues, was to discuss long term solutions to ameliorate the current state of Petroleum Depots and Jetties in Ijegun area of Lagos state. ...

The Federal Government has begun a clampdown on illegal gas plants and roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, an official said.  Mr Bassey Nkanga, DPR’s Operations Controller, Port Harcourt Zone, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday on the sideline of the department’s ongoing surveillance on gas plants...

The government is developing a comprehensive and financially sustainable energy economy that will ensure reliable and affordable supply of energy to all homes and industries in the country. The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who made this known, said one of the anchor pillars to achieve that goal was an accelerated oil and gas exploration development plan and investment-driven in...

Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)- Jalingo on Wednesday sealed twelve (12 ) petrol stations for selling petroleum products above the Federal Government’s approved official price of N145 per litre. This was revealed during a surveillance exercise led by the Operations Controller, Mr Jeremiah Masahat. Some facilities were sealed due to product diversion and others for incompliance w...