The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Warri Zonal Office, on Tuesday, sealed and arrested the operator of an illegal gas outlet in Warri metropolis, Delta State. The unnamed illegal gas outlet is located inside a residential building at Lower axis, Warri South Local Government Area. Officials of the regulatory authority apprehended the suspect and instantly handed him …

Six petrol retail outlets and an illegal gas refilling plant in Uvwie and Udu Local Government Areas of Delta State were on Tuesday sealed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Warri Zonal Office. The NMDPRA Head of Operations in Warri office, Mr Goziem Chukwurah, led a surveillance team of the regulatory authority to seal the erring …

The Federal Government, on Sunday, announced the introduction of four additional regulations to address environmental and safety concerns in the midstream and downstream petroleum sector. It announced this through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Abuja. It said the regulations were in line with the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021. NMDPRA said: “The specific regulations introduced are, …

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, confirmed that other oil marketers have joined in the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, following the recent removal of subsidy on the commodity. It revealed that about three mega oil marketers were currently expecting PMS cargoes in July, while many others had applied for licences to import the product, as the …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has countered the allegation by its sister regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) that ExxonMobil was lifting butane illegally at Bonny River Offshore Terminal (BRT). In letters to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, NMDPRA had alleged that ExxonMobil Corporation was involved …

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has asked for the detention of Vessel Barumk Gas for illegally lifting Butane at Bonny River Terminal. In a letter to the Chief of Defence Staff dated 8th June 2023, signed by the Chief Executive, Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the authority accused oil giant ExxonMobil of collaborating with the vessel owners to …

A team from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Tuesday carried out a raid on filling stations in Osogbo, where they sealed a filling station in the Olaiya area for hoarding fuel despite instruction by the agency to dispense the product. During the raid in the capital city of Osun state, they also forced many owners …

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has called on industry operators, particularly large consumers of petroleum products, to consider moving from the use of diesel to gas in line with the Federal Government’s designation of gas as Nigeria’s transition fuel after the Petroleum Motor Spirit. NMDPRA’s Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed made the call at a one-day Stakeholders …