Tag: DPR
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DPR sealed 86 illegal gas plants in Lagos in 2020 – Official
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 on Wednesday in Lagos. Osu said LPG ( cooking gas ) plants were shutdown for non-compliance with international…
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Fuel scarcity: DPR sends strong warning to petrol marketers
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said it will not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions on marketers engaged in hoarding of petroleum products in their outlets. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos. Auwalu said the warning was necessitated by the emergence of queues in…
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FG to reactivate moribund oil, gas support facilities
Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), says the Federal Government is committed to reactivating all moribund oil and gas support facilities across the country. Auwalu said this was part of the government’s effort to increase domestic refining capacity and gas utilisation in order to curb unemployment and poverty in Nigeria. Auwalu spoke…
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Buhari’s aide denies lucrative DPR appointment
Junior media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad has come out to deny he was appointed to supervise a powerful and lucrative position in the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) by his boss. An exclusive report emerged on Monday claiming Buhari quietly appointed Ahmad manager of of the newly-established National Production Monitoring System (NPMS)…
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Major reasons we are awarding marginal fields – DPR
With the recent shortlisting of 161 indigenous companies to advance to the next and final stage of the bid round process for 57 marginal oilfields in the country, the Nigerian oil and gas industry is expected to witness tremendous growth in no distant time. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) made this known in a…
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See some safety rules to obey while handling petroleum products
Mrs Roseline Wilkie, the Zonal Controller of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Imo, on Friday advised petrol station managers to observe environmental safety rules in their premises. Wilkie gave the advice in Owerri on Friday when she visited some petrol stations to create awareness and monitor compliance to DPR rules and regulations on sale…
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Okowa decries oil companies’ neglect of host communities
Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed concern over the non-implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by some oil companies operating in the state. The Governor expressed the displeasure with the development when he received the Youths of Ndokwa nation in the state led by their President-General, Comrade Anslem Nzete, at Government House, Asaba. He said…
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Modular refineries will make petroleum products available, eliminate importation – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said in Abuja on Tuesday that the establishment of modular refineries in the country would make petroleum products available and eliminate importation. The president said this at the virtual inauguration of the 5,000-barrels-per-day Waltersmith modular refinery in Ibigwe, Imo. Buhari also performed the Ground-Breaking for the Phase-2 works aimed at expanding the…
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DPR prohibits cylinder to cylinder gas refilling – Official
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) retail outlets against cylinder to cylinder gas refilling and decanting because of the associated risks. Mr Sadeq Ibrahim, Operations Controller, Yola DPR Office, gave the warning at a one-day sensitisation meeting with gas retailers in the state held on Monday in Yola. Ibrahim…
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DPR says 2020 marginal oilfield bid still on
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the bid round process for its 57 marginal oilfields in the country is still ongoing. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, who made this known on Friday in Lagos, said the bidding process is not completed yet. “The 2020 marginal oilfield bid round process is still ongoing…