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Buhari Set to Inaugurate National Oil, Gas Excellence Centre January 21
In a bid to boost the operations of the nation’s petroleum sector, President Muhammadu Buhari will on January 21, virtually inaugurate the National Oil...
Marginal Oilfield Bid Round: DPR Shortlists 161 Companies for Final Stage
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said that it has successfully shortlisted 161 companies to advance to the final stage of the bid round...
Marginal Oilfields: Ijaw Leaders Asks Court to Halt Licencing Rounds
Three Ijaw leaders have approached the Federal High Court in Yenagoa to halt the process leading to bids for marginal oilfields located in their...
Withdrawal of $21b from NLNG Account, Legal – NNPC
…Reps summon finance minister, othersThe Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, has said that the withdrawal...
OML29: Court Adjourns to February 2021 on Aiteo, Bayelsa Communities Case
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has adjourned to February 25, 2021 on the case between OML29 host communities and Aiteo Exploration...
FG Rolls Out Autogas Scheme Today — NGEP
The Federal Government will on Tuesday, December 1 roll out the autogas scheme in Abuja as it moves to create alternative fuel for automobiles...
DPR Advises Petrol Stations to Obey Environmental Safety Protocols
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has harped on the need for petrol station owners nationwide and their workers to observe environmental safety rules...
Nigeria’s Marginal Oilfields Crude Production Drops to 1.52mb in 7 months
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that marginal oil fields in Nigeria produced 1.52 million barrels of crude oil and condensates in...
Nigeria to Commission Two More Refineries, None Under Construction – DPR
Latest update from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigeria’s oil and gas industry regulator, has listed the 7,000bpd OPAC refinery in Kwale, Delta...
DPR Set to Launch Automated Downstream Remote Monitoring Systems
The Department of Petroleum Resources has announced plans to launch its newly established Downstream Remote Monitoring Systems for registration and accreditation of petroleum products...
Sylva inaugurates Techno Oil 8,400MT LPG terminal in Lagos
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Wednesday inaugurated the 8,400 Metric Tonnes (MT) Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)Â terminal built...
DPR Shuts 85 Illegal Gas Plants in Lagos – Controller
This year, a total of 85 illegal gas plants have been shut down in Lagos Sate, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Lagos Zonal...
Yuletide: DPR Warns Marketers Against Arbitrary Products’ Price Hike
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Enugu State has warned petroleum products marketers against arbitrary hike in pump prices and illegal pump adjustments...
OVH Depot Fire: Incident Won’t Disrupt Petrol Supply, MOMAN Assures
… DPR says fire has been contained
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has assured members of the public that the fire...
DPR Boss Bags Society of Chemical Engineers Fellowship
The Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr Sarki Auwalu, has been elected as a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE).
The...
Cylinder to Cylinder Gas Refilling, Now Prohibited, DPR Warns
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) retail outlets against cylinder to cylinder gas refilling and decanting because of...
Winners of Nigeria 2020 Marginal Bid Round Awaiting Buhari’s Nod
After a three and a half month-long exercise, Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has concluded this year 2020 Marginal Fields bid round, and...
DPR Score Nigerian Oil Industry High in Pandemic Management
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) score the Nigerian oil and gas industry performed above global average in the management of the coronavirus pandemic...
Productions from Ogbele Marginal Field hit 19m Barrels, 90bscf of Gas
Ogbele marginal field, located in oil mining lease (OML) 54, in Rivers State, is Nigeria’s first marginal fields to produce oil and gas in...
New PIB Proposes Single Regulator for Midstream, Downstream Oil Sector
The Federal Government plans to set up Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to regulate operators in midstream and downstream oil industry, under...