THE ATTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (DPR) HAS BEEN DRAWN TO A DOCUMENT TITLED: “GUIDELINES FOR FARMOUT AND OPERATION OF MARGINAL FIELDS,” AND SIMILAR DOCUMENTS CURRENTLY MAKING THE ROUNDS ON SOME WEBSITES AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA, PURPORTEDLY ISSUED BY THE DPR.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE BY THIS NOTICE STRONGLY ADVISED TO DISREGARD THESE FAKE DOCUMENTS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AS THEY ARE THE HANDIWORK OF UNSCRUPULOUS PERSONS AND MISCHIEF MAKERS WHOSE SOLE MOTIVE IS TO DEFRAUD UNSUSPECTING INDIVIDUALS AND INVESTORS ALIKE.

THE DPR, AS ALWAYS, IS COMMITTED TO OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESSES FOR ALL REGULATORY ACTIVITIES IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

ACCORDINGLY, DPR ENJOINS THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO RELY ONLY ON DPR PUBLISHED INFORMATION IN THE MEDIA, ON THE DPR WEBSITE AND OTHER OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC CHANNELS.

PLEASE BE GUIDED.

SIGNED,
MANAGEMENT