Sarki Auwalu is the Director/Chief Executive Officer of, Department of Petroleum Resources. In this interview, he spoke about the strategic business plans of the regulatory agency

The decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to overrule the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on the revocation of Addax Petroleum’s Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 123, 124, 126

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has inaugurated a team of experts to evaluate the revoked four oil mining licenses from Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria Limited to a new operators- Kaztech/Slavic Consortium. Director of DPR, Sarki Auwalu in a statement signed by Head, Public Affairs, DPR, Paul Osu said the move was in fulfilment of…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigerian Gas Company and Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc and other stakeholders...

The Bauchi office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it will continue to ensure the availability of petroleum products across the 500 existing filling stations in the state.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Friday debunked claims that the exact volume of crude oil produced in the country was not known.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has stated that the establishment of its Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC) will eliminate unnecessary disputes and reduce litigation costs in the oil and gas industry.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has concluded plans to unveil the oil and gas industry Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC) with the inauguration of the advisory Council and body of neutrals in Lagos tomorrow. The ADRC is one of the centres in the DPR National oil and gas excellence centre (NOGEC) that was recently…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied revoking 32 refinery licenses issued to private companies in Nigeria.

Notwithstanding the peak-wheeling performance recorded by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) a month ago and huge gas reserves of 203 trillion cubic feet (tcf), constraints, including limited gas supply....

Citing the non-development of its assets for several years, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has revoked three Oil Mining Licences (OMLs) belonging to Addax Petroleum.

Some victims of oil spills in Okogbe community, Ahoada West Council Area of Rivers State, have lamented the devastating impacts of the leakage in the area.