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Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)

June 24, 2021

Nigeria made N605 billion distributable income in May: FAAC

FAAC says Nigeria made N605.958 billion as distributable income in May, which was shared among federal, state, and local governments as well as other relevant agencies.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerian Governors
June 11, 2021

DPR shuts down adulterated kerosene outlet in Calabar

“Customers who bought kerosene from the outlet have been warned against using it.”

DPR
June 10, 2021

Nigeria’s proven gas reserve increased by 1.66 per cent: DPR

“Award of 57 marginal oilfields to indigenous companies is one of the strategies to increase participation in the country’s oil and gas industry.”

June 2, 2021

Ogun Gas Explosion: Senate urges clampdown on illegal gas retailers

Senate has urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to clamp down on illegal roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

June 1, 2021

DPR hands over marginal fields to 80 oil firms

Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has handed over marginal fields to 80 oil firms after successful bidding.

May 27, 2021

Marginal fields first crude oil production expected in 2022: DPR

DPR says it expects the first crude oil production from some of the recently awarded 57 marginal oilfields in January 2022.

DPR and oil field
March 19, 2021

We’re enforcing sale of petrol at N162 per litre in Anambra: DPR

Marketers in Awka on March 12, jerked up price from N175 to N212 following rumoured increase in price by Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulation Agency (PPRA).

NNPC
March 18, 2021

NNPC, WRPC high-ranking officials colluding to destroy Warri refinery: Lawmaker

“Refinery has not operated optimally due to alleged top management decisions of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to ground the plant.”

Gbajabiamila and Buhari
March 17, 2021

DPR seals 10 filing stations in Bauchi

Five of the affected stations were sealed off for selling petrol above the official pump price.

A filling station dispensing fuel
March 15, 2021
DPR