Waltersmith Modular Refinery Ready for Operations - DPR       The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that the 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) Waltersmith Modular Refinery project is fully ready for operations. The Director of DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, stated this during a pre-commissioning visit to...

FG Issues Guidelines For Downstream Gas Facilities       The Department of Petroleum Resources on Sunday released guidelines for the establishment and operations of downstream gas facilities. It issued guidelines for the establishment and operations of Liquefied Petroleum Gas refilling plants and retail outlets, for establishment of autogas...

DPR Reveals Strategies For Deregulated Oil, Gas Downstream Sector       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 Federal Government had, in March, announced...

FG Discloses When Nigeria Will Start Exporting Petroleum Products     The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria will be a net exporter of petroleum products by 2022 with the five built refineries across the country and the 7 refineries that are currently under construction. The disclosure was...

DPR Issues Oil Sector Survival Strategic Plan     The Department of Petroleum Resources has outlined some strategic plans that would guarantee the survival of Nigeria’s oil industry post COVID-19 pandemic. DPR’s Director, Sarki Auwalu, disclosed some of the plans while speaking during a webinar entitled ‘Nigeria Oil...

DPR Yet To Issue Guidelines On Marginal Field Bid Rounds   The Federal Government, through the Department of the Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday, said it is yet to issue guidelines on the proposed bid rounds in Nigeria’s marginal oil fields, adding that such exercise cannot be...