He restated the government’s position that the oilfield was a prized asset of the state and that the people were sentimentally attached to it.
The suspect said that he sells 20 litres of adulterated engine oil for N21,000, as against the price of N25,000 for the original product.
Mr Utazi said lawmakers from Enugu, Kogi and Anambra, had during the 8th Sente lobbied for the recognition of their states.
About 600,000 barrels of crude oil per day plans to be added to Nigeria’s production volume within the next few years.
The platform helps to determine and establish the daily availability and consumption rate of petroleum products in the country.
Mr Diri said the marginal oil field remained a prized asset of the state to which it is sentimentally attached.
DPR has assured Nigerians that there will not be petrol scarcity during the Sallah holidays.
According to the DPR comptroller, the offences committed were under-delivery, diversion of product and lack of safety, among other related issues.
This is to enable them to renew or regularise their operating licences within the zone.
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed off 103 filling stations and 13 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plants in Lagos for operating illegally.
