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 and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC in Lagos.
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said that it has successfully shortlisted 161 companies to advance to the final stage of the bid round process for 57 marginal oilfields.
The head of public affairs, DPR, Paul Osu, announced!-->!-->!-->…
Three Ijaw leaders have approached the Federal High Court in Yenagoa to halt the process leading to bids for marginal oilfields located in their domains pending the determination of their suit.
The suit, marked: No PHC/YEN/CS/81/2020!-->!-->!-->…
…Reps summon finance minister, othersThe Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, has said that the withdrawal of over $21billion from the!-->…
The Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has adjourned to February 25, 2021 on the case between OML29 host communities and Aiteo Exploration and Production Company Limited, on the adverse impact of oil exploration on them.
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The Federal Government will on Tuesday, December 1 roll out the autogas scheme in Abuja as it moves to create alternative fuel for automobiles and other prime movers in Nigeria.
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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 in their locations.
The DPR zonal controller, Imo state, Mrs Roseline!-->!-->!-->…
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 August 2020.
This accounts for about 2.97% of the country’s total oil and!-->!-->!-->…
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 State as Nigeria’s likely third functioning, privately-run refinery.
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The Department of Petroleum Resources has announced plans to launch its newly established Downstream Remote Monitoring Systems for registration and accreditation of petroleum products depots, retail outlets, and the entire downstream oil!-->…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Wednesday inaugurated the 8,400 Metric Tonnes (MT) Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) terminal built by Techno Oil in Kirikiri, Lagos.
Inaugurating the gas terminal, the!-->!-->!-->…
This year, a total of 85 illegal gas plants have been shut down in Lagos Sate, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Lagos Zonal Office has revealed.
The Zonal Operations Controller, Lagos, DPR, Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, disclosed!-->!-->!-->…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Enugu State has warned petroleum products marketers against arbitrary hike in pump prices and illegal pump adjustments during the Yuletide.
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… DPR says fire has been contained
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has assured members of the public that the fire incident at OVH Energy Depot in Ijora, Lagos!-->!-->!-->…
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 Head of Public Affairs, DPR, Mr Paul Osu, in a statement on Sunday said!-->!-->!-->…
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.
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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 is currently awaiting the consent of President Muhammadu Buhari who doubles as the!-->…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) score the Nigerian oil and gas industry performed above global average in the management of the coronavirus pandemic in their areas of operations in the country.
The DPR explained that the!-->!-->!-->…
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 2005. It is also the first Nigerian oilfield to have a functional modular refinery, though refining!-->…
The Federal Government plans to set up Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to regulate operators in midstream and downstream oil industry, under the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
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