Tag: DPR
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Panic buying cause of queues at filling stations in Maiduguri – DPR
the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says queues observed in some filing stations in Maiduguri are caused by panic buying by motorists on the assumption that the price of petrol would soon increase. Mr Ibrahim Ciroma, North East Zonal Operations Controller of DPR Maiduguri on Friday said that the assumption was unfounded because Maiduguri received…
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DPR shortlists 161 companies for final stage of marginal oilfield bid round
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says 161 successful companies have been shortlisted to advance to the next and final stage of the bid round process for 57 marginal oilfields in the country. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the firms were selected from the…
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DPR seals 85 illegal gas plants in Lagos
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it shut down 85 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Lagos from January to October, for operating illegally. Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, Zonal Operations Controller, DPR, Lagos, made this known while speaking with newsmen during a public sensitisation exercise on safe usage of LPG. It was organised by the…
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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, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the bidding process has not been completed. “The 2020 marginal oilfield bid round process…
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Nigeria to be net exporter of petroleum products by 2022 — DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), says with five built refinery plants across the country and seven in the making, Nigeria will be a net exporter of petroleum products in the next two years. The Director and Chief Executive Officer of DPR, Sarki Auwalu disclosed this in Lagos when the Minister of Information and Culture,…
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Senate queries DPR on remittance
Officials of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) were on Friday queried by the Senate on Friday for remitting only N44. 5 billion into the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 2019 out of N2.4 trillion generated. This is as heads of many of the other revenue generating agencies invited by the Senate’s Joint Committee on Finance and…
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Hoarding: DPR Seals Six Filling Station In Kwara
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed six filling stations in Ilorin, capital of Kwara state, and Ajase- Ipo in Irepodun local government area of the state for hoarding fuel and other sundry offences. The sealed stations are Golden Mother Filling Station, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, Korrect Petroleum, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, Haflum Filling…