A federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, fined the Ondo State government, following its failed bid to join a suit challenging Federal Government’s revocation of the Ororo Marginal Oil Field licence.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says Thursday’s fire incident at OVH Energy tank farm at Marine Beach, Ijora area of Lagos State has been brought under control.

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.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the bid round process for its 57 marginal oilfields in the country is still ongoing.

To avert more deaths and destruction of property from explosions of trucks conveying liquefied gas, especially in Lagos, the Senate, yesterday, urged regulatory authorities to review the processes for gas operators. Specifically, the regulatory agencies include the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), State Town Planning Authority, the Fire Service, and the Federal Road Safety Corps…

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) on Tuesday, picketed an oil and gas firm, BakerHughes Nigeria, over alleged anti-labour practices.   The union also exposed the firm’s disregard for Nigeria’s labour laws as it locked out about 64 employees of the organisation, including members of the union.   PENGASSAN, in a statement,…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has released a new guideline for the establishment and operation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) refilling plants and retail outlets. The development is coming at a time the Federal Government is positioning gas as an alternative to Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Director of DPR, Sarki…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has revealed plans to address emerging challenges in the downstream sector of Nigeria’s petroleum sector, as the country transits to a private sector-led industry.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) generated N673,715,299, 941.42 in the first half of the year (January to June), its chief executive, Sarki Auwalu, has disclosed. He made the disclosure when he received the Kabir Mashi-led Federation Allocation Accounts Committee (FAAC) post-mortem sub-committee in his office yesterday in Abuja. Auwalu, in a release signed by…

The Edo Modular Refinery being developed by Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (ERPC) with support from the Edo State Government is set to earn about $125million foreign exchange...

Nigeria has, over the last three years, generated more than N5.4 trillion into the federation account from oil and gas royalties, signature bonuses...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut the offshore safety training centres in Warri and Port Harcourt operated by Opeans Nigeria Limited.