The Department of Petroleum Resources says it is working with the liquefied gas retailers to realize the federal government’s plans to encourage the use of gas for cooking in the rural areas. The Zonal Operations Controller of the DPR Port Harcourt Office, Bassey Ikanga’a said this while briefing journalists shortly after surveillance to Gas, Refilling plants in Port Harcourt. The ...

Vice President/Ag. President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawunia declaring open today the 11th edition of the International Upstream forum taking place in Ghana with participating countries from Nigeria, USA, UK, Norway, Canada, Ireland, Mozambique, Uganda and Ghana (host). This is the first time the forum will be hosted in Africa and it is a gathering where countries exchange ideas and shar...

The Department of Petroleum Resources said it had sealed off at least 55 filling stations in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, in the past six weeks. Some of the affected stations are the Total in Rumuomasi, Total on Ikwerre Road, Avina in Oil Mill, MRS in Garrison and Excelsis in Elelenwo. The Operations Controller, DPR, Port Harcourt Zone, Mr Bassey Nkanga, explained that ...

Happening now at the ongoing National Association of Energy Correspondents (NAEC) conference at Eko Hotel, Lagos where Mr. Joseph Tolorunse, Assistant Director and Head, Legal (DPR) is a panelist on the topic "Effects of Sanctity of Contracts in Commercial Operations "....

The newly inaugurated Minister of State, Petroleum, Mr Timipre Silva, has pledged his readiness to work with all to ensure a viable oil and gas sector. Silva made this known when he was received by the Permanent Secretary, Directors and heads of all the Parastatal agencies under the ministry, in Abuja, on Wednesday. “Thank you for the warm welcome, I will definitely put in my best and ...

DPR seals one (1) filling station in Surulere axis and two (2) illegally constructed petrol stations on Itire Lawanson road, Lagos The Department of Petroleum resources as part of its regular surveillance of PFS visited seven (7) filling stations today and sealed one (1) filling station in Surulere axis and Two (2) illegally constructed facilities. The Head, Retail Outlets Monitori...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed off 19 filling stations in Bayelsa and Plateau states for various offences including shortchanging of customers through irregular fuel dispensing. In the exercise, carried out in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital last weekend, DPR sealed nine petrol stations and an illegal trans-filling Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) station. It c...