…Says awardees of oilfields will be credible investors with technical, financial capability The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says there will not be a repeat of past mistakes made in previous exercises in the ongoing bid rounds for 57 marginal oil fields in the country. Mr. Auwalu Sarki, Director, DPR, gave the assurance on Monday […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources has closed down 42 unregistered gas stations from January to February in Akwa Ibom state. Briefing newsmen in Eket on Tuesday, the Operations Controller of Department of Petroleum Resources in the state, Tamunoiminabo Kingsley-Sundaye said the illegal gas plants were sealed for what he described as unsafe practices exhibited by […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo field office said it has sealed 29 Liquefied Petroleum Gas facilities for allegedly operating without valid licences in the state. DPR’s Head of Operations, Olusegun Daboh, said this in an interview on Sunday in Osogbo. He said the illegal gas stations were sealed in Ile-Ife, Ikire, Ejigbo, Iwo, […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says preliminary investigations have revealed that the Kaduna gas explosion was caused by illegal decanting (transfer) of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) into another cylinder by operators of the facility. DPR Head, Public Affairs Mr Paul Osu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. “In line with our […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Gombe State on Wednesday sealed six filling stations for diversion of over 800,000 litres of petroleum product and operating with expired license. Alhaji Abdullahi Abawa, DPR Head of Operation, disclosed this shortly after an inspection visit to some filling stations in Gombe. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed five fillings stations in Cross River state for selling petrol above the government approved price of N145 per litre and other offences. DPR Operations Controller in Cross River state, Mr. Philip Awolu, disclosed this in Calabar on Sunday. The intensified surveillance across the state was led by […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday says it has sealed one filling station and nine pumps in Maiduguri, for various infractions. The DPR Zonal Operations Controller, North East zone, Mr Ali Zaoka, made the disclosure during the routine surveillance and sensitisation exercise in Maiduguri. Zaoka disclosed that a filling station, Mala Sheriff Petroleum […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed 30 filling stations and two gas plants in Anambra in the last five months, an official has said. Mr Ignatius Anyanwu, Controller of Operations of DPR in Anambra, disclosed this to newsmen in Awka on Wednesday. Anyanwu said the agency visited 293 retail outlets during its surveillance […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DRP) on Monday said that about 39 erring filing stations was sanctioned in February for various offenses ranging from under dispensing, hoarding and selling above pump price. Mr Wole Akinyosoye, the DPR Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos office said in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos that agency would […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has commenced an inquest into the fire incident that claimed two lives in a Second Coming Company, a gas plant in Magodo, Lagos. The Director of the Department, Mr Mordecai Ladan, stated this during the inspection of the just exploded gas plant in Lagos. According to Ladan, […]
More than 80 petrol filling stations have been shut in Delta state for selling above official price and hoarding. The stations were sealed by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office, since fuel scarcity begun in December, 2017. According to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), Mr. Antai Asuquo, the Warri Zonal Operations Controller, said […]