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DPR Nets Over N2Trillion In 2020, Says Auwalu
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it generated over N2 trillion in 2020.
Director/Chief Executive Officer of DPR, Engr Sarki Auwalu, disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the 2021 Oloibiri Lecture…
DPR Identifies Key Areas Of Operational Excellence For Oil Industry
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has identified six key areas of operational excellence for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, urging stakeholders to build a culture in these specific areas.
Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director,…
Lawmakers Move To Investigate Allege NNPC Failure To Fix Warri Refinery
The house of representatives has directed its committee on petroleum (upstream) to investigate an alleged failure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to address the challenges confronting the Warri refinery.
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HIKE IN FUEL PRICE: DPR Seals 8 Petrol Stations In Enugu
THE Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Enugu Field Office, sealed eight petrol stations in Enugu for dispensing Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, above the approved government pump price.
The Head, Operations, Mr Afam Azuike who…
DRP Intensifies Surveillance Of Retail Outlets
The Department of Petroleum Resources says it has intensified surveillance of filling stations in Lagos State to ensure compliance with the approved pump price band for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, Zonal…
Akpabio Lack Morality To Ask South South Govs To Account For 13% Derivation-Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has taken a swipe at the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for accusing governors in the region of mismanagement of 13 percent derivation fund.
He said it…
DPR Seeks Strategic Synergy With Anti Graft Agency
The Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR) has expressed renewed interests in collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), stressing that the existing relationship between the two agencies should be…
DPR Seals 86 Illegal Lagos Based Gas Plants In 2020
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it shutdown 86 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Lagos State in 2020 for operating illegally.
Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR made this known in a statement issued…
AYADE: PIB Must Address Delisting Of Cross River As Oil Producing State
As the Joint Committee on Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) tours the country for stakeholders' inputs, Cross River State governor, Sir Ben Ayade, has tasked the National Assembly to handle related issues to the bill with circumspection to…
Approve Not Less Than 10 Percent For Host Communities In PIB – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advocated not less than 10 percent fund allocation to host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill that is still before the National Assembly.
Governor Wike said it is also…