The Director of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan on Monday October 16, 2017 along with members of DPR’s top management, hosted members of the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Downstream Petroleum led by its chairman, Hon. Akinlaja Joseph. The Law makers were in the DPR as part of their visit to Lagos state to engage the state government and other stakeho...

Members of the standing committee on the implementation of a harmonized standard operating procedure (SOP) on arrest, detention and prosecution of vessels and persons in Nigeria’s maritime environment recently paid a courtesy visit to the Department of Petroleum Resources to reaffirm their commitment to stakeholder engagement, a working cooperation and collaboration with the DPR in stand...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) hosted executives in the banking sector to an interactive session facilitated by the Strategy & Performance Evaluation Unit at the DPR headquarters in Lagos, on Thursday September 14th, 2017 as a follow-up to the previous engagement with the banks, to apprise them on the soon to be launched electronic Petroleum Products Import and Export Pe...

DISCLAIMER The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) wishes to draw the attention of the public to the existence of a Facebook account purportedly belonging to the Director of Petroleum Resources Mr. Mordecai Danteni Ladan. The DPR is by this disclaimer notice informing the public that the Facebook account does not belong to or have any link with Mr. Mordecai Danteni Ladan in his pers...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has indicated its willingness to collaborate with the Lagos State Government in their quest to develop a road map for oil and gas in the state. This partnership assurance was given by Mr. Wole Akinyosoye, DPR Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos during a courtesy visit to DPR by the Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and mineral Resources, Mr. ...

The Executive committee, led by the Chairman Nigerian Institution of Safety Engineers, Engr. A.B. Oyedepo (FNSE) paid a courtesy visit to the Director DPR on Tuesday 15th August, 2017 at the DPR Head office in Lagos. The Nigerian Institution of Safety Engineers was formed out of the Nigerian Society of Engineers to entrench National and international safety best practices in Nigeria. ...

A stakeholder workshop was held at the DPR headquarters in Lagos on Tuesday August 8, 2017 to apprise the banking community on the soon to be launched electronic petroleum products Import and Export Permitting process (IMPEX).  IMPEX will be the flagship automation program for the regulatory roles of the Department in the downstream sector which is being fully automated to provide custom...

As the public is aware, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) is currently conducting a staff recruitment exercise aimed at selecting suitably qualified persons from a pool of duly shortlisted candidates, which followed the approval of their applications for advertised positions in the Department. It is important for the public to note that the ongoing recruitment exercise is bein...