Nigerian Senate on Wednesday blamed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for the death of over 150 Nigerians involved in spillage. The 150 persons died when an abandoned pipeline from which they were scooping fuel exploded. The pipeline is owned by Pipeline and Products Marketing Company, (PPMC). A senator…

Three people were injured in an explosion in Ukraine's rebel stronghold Donetsk on Saturday, including a candidate for the post of the self-proclaimed republic's leader. The incident took place just four weeks after the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Alexander Zakharchenko was killed in a bombing at a cafe in broad daylight. Saturday's…

Disturbed by the poor safety compliance of private fuel depot operators, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has announced a new safety requirement to prevent fires at the facilities.

Following a legislative inquiry into lease renewal, industry regulator, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has reiterated that it followed due process in validating licences for oil and gas prospecting in Nigeria.

The Federal Government’s desire to grow Nigeria’s strategic oil reserves to about 40 billion barrels and daily crude oil production to four million barrels per day may suffer setback...

Prof. Akin Akindoyeni is the Chairman of Council, Institute of Oil and Gas Research and Hydrocarbon Studies. Akindoyeni, who served as Director General, Institute of Policy & Strategic Studies as well as Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has unveiled plans to release new guidelines to govern Nigeria’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector.    To achieve this, DPR will embark on stakeholders’ engagement in the LPG industry with a view to fashioning new guides on life threatening issues being taken for granted by operators in the industry.…

Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Abuja yesterday said some petroleum marketers are using some NNPC Retail outlets to defraud motorists.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has approved the construction of a 12MMSCFD capacity Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) extraction plant in Rivers State. The plant, owned by Green Energy International Limited, operator of the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML 11, would be located at Ikuru town. According to a statement in Abuja, yesterday, Green Energy said approval to…

We have heard so many NGOs and Banks advertise funding Entrepreneur and business, If all this Businesses are real and still functioning after five years the rate of unemployment in Nigeria will reduces...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket field office says it has strengthened its partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to prosecute petroleum marketers operating illegal petrol stations in the state.

In an effort to end fuel scarcity in some parts of the region, officials of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), North West Zone, have shut down two filling stations in Zaria and Hunkuyi Local Government Areas of Kaduna State for selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at N190 per litre.