DPR ALIGNS WITH MINISTERIAL MANDATE FOR THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR

“The strategic management retreat will further assist the DPR to sustain the tempo of ongoing reforms in the Agency which is geared towards aligning with the Agency's vision of being a world class regulatory agency”….. Ahmad Rufai Shakur.

“The objective of the retreat was to cascade down, the Ministerial mandate to all staff of the Agency to enable DPR provide the necessary regulatory oversight for the oil and gas sector in order to achieve the next level agenda of Government”.

With the Ministerial Mandate for the Oil and Gas sector in Nigeria, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has expressed its alignment with the deliverables.

The Acting Director of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Mr Ahmad Rufai Shakur made this known at the opening ceremony of the DPR Strategic Management Retreat that took place recently in Abuja.

In a statement issued Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs of the DPR, the Acting Director emphasized that the objective of the retreat was to cascade down, the Ministerial mandate to all staff of the Agency to enable DPR provide the necessary regulatory oversight for the oil and gas sector in order to achieve the next level agenda of Government.

Mr. Rufai Shakur listed the Ministerial deliverables as; eradication of smuggling of PMS across Nigerian borders, Complete Gas Flare Commercialization Programme, Increase crude oil production to three million barrels, Reduce the cost of oil extraction, Promote the passage of the petroleum industry bill, increase domestic refining capacity, create jobs for Nigeria youths.

The Director said that the strategic management retreat will further assist the DPR to sustain the tempo of ongoing reforms in the Agency which is geared towards aligning with the Agency's vision of being a world class regulatory agency.

He tasked the top management of the agency to ensure total alignment of their divisions and zones to the ministerial deliverables as it has been embedded into the DPR's corporate strategy

The Honourable Minister of state, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva who was the Special Guest Of Honor commended DPR for the retreat initiative.

Timipre Silva stated that there must be a shared vision by all players in the industry for progress to be achieved even as he emphasized that the ministerial deliverables must cascade down to all staff as it was the duty of everyone to ensure the success of the mandate.

He recalled that the deliverables was a product of the Ministerial retreat he had earlier in the year and reiterated that DPR being the core of the oil and gas sector of Nigeria must ensure the successful delivery of the mandate.

The Minister enjoined the department to swing into action as he has dubbed year 2020 the year to deliver and begin the actualization of the oil and gas industry roadmap.