Going back memory lane, it is recalled that the emergence of HSE conference was in response to a heightened environmental consciousness as well as global need for sustainable development. Interestingly, that same impetus that gave rise to the maiden edition has returned as the main focus of today’s 18th edition, namely, Sustainable Development, but with a slightly different twist, which ...

Amadasu Enorense, Assistant Director in charge of resource management, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR),  in this interview with Mohammed Shosanya, spoke  on the agency’s National Production Monitoring System (NPMS) and other roles  in the nation’s oil and gas sector. Excerpts: What is National Production Monitoring System?. The  National Production Monitoring  System  is  an el...

The Federal Government on Monday said the 2019 target date for the stoppage of importation of refined petroleum products into the country was no longer feasible. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of a three-day Biennial International Conference for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) organised by Department of Petroleum Re...

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Kachikwu disclosed this at the 3-days Biennial International Conference for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) organised by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)in Lagos on Monday. He told participants that “out of the 40 private licenses issued to private investors to build refineries, only 10 have showed signs of progression. “Out of the 40 licenses issued, only 10 have shown pr...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the federal government is committed to the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) to enable Nigeria reap full benefits of the country’s petroleum resources. This is even as the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, reassured Nigerians that both chambers of the ...

Day 1: The following regulatory documents being launched at the 18th International HSE conference on the oil and gas industry in Nigeria: EGASPIN 2018, Regulatory Guidelines on Management of NORM in the Petroleum Industry, and Occupational Health Guidelines & Standards for the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria. #Dpr #hseconference2018 #oilandgas #oilandgasindustry #pms #regulatorybody ...

Day1: Today at the ongoing 18th International HSE biennial conference on the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. #dpr #hseconference #oilandgasindustry #pms #oilandgasconference2018 #day1   HAPPENING LIVE: Honorable Minister of state for Petroleum Resources Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, giving his opening speech at the 18th International HSE biennial conference on the oil and gas I...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday said it would not compromise Health, Safety and Environment standards in the nation’s oil and gas industry in line with international safety requirements. The agency also said it would not leave any stone unturned to ensure that operators in the industry comply with set rules with a view to minimising inherent risks as well as evo...