Functions of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Nigerian Oil and Gas industry.
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has the statutory responsibility of ensuring compliance to petroleum laws, regulations and guidelines in the Oil and Gas Industry. The discharge of these responsibilities involves monitoring of operations at drilling sites, producing wells, production platforms and flow stations, crude oil export terminals, refineries, storage depots, pump stations, retail outlets, any other locations where petroleum is either stored or sold, and all pipelines carrying crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. A key function is issuing of Permits and Licenses to operate in Nigeria Oil & Gas.
DPR functions are in the following categories/ areas; Downstream, Upstream and Gas as they carries out the following functions, among others:
Read: How to Obtain DPR Permit (OGISP)
- Supervising all Petroleum Industry operations being carried out under licenses and leases in the country.
- Monitoring the Petroleum Industry operations to ensure that are in line with national goals and aspirations including those relating to Flare down and Domestic Gas Supply Obligations.
- Ensuring that Health Safety& Environment regulations conform with national and international best oil field practice.
- Maintaining records on petroleum industry operations, particularly on matters relating to petroleum reserves, production/exports, licenses and leases.
- Advising Government and relevant Government agencies on technical matters and public policies that may have impact on the administration and petroleum activities.
- Processing industry applications for leases, licenses and permits.
- Ensure timely and accurate payments of Rents, Royalties and other revenues due to the government .
- Maintain and administer the National Data Repository (NDR).
DPR roles on Gas activities
- Regulate Gas activities
- Conserve Nigeria’s Hydrocarbon Resources
- Optimize government take in Gas activities
- Ensure compliance with Health Safety & Environment (HSE) Standards
- Administer Gas acreages and concessions
- Implement government policies on Gas matters.
Those activities which take place between the field transfer of Crude Oil and loading at the export terminal as well as the use of the Oil by the end–user. This encompasses the ocean transportation of Crude Oil, Supply and Trading, Refining, Distribution and Marketing of the Oil products.
DPR roles on Downstream activities
- Issue approvals and licenses for Refineries, Petrochemicals, Fertilizer Plants, Jetties, Depots, Lube blending and Retail Outlet
- Ensure prompt nomination of crude, condensate & NGL export vessels
- Ensure integrity of downstream Oil and Gas facilities and pipeline systems
- Ensure measurement integrity at custody transfer points
- Issue import permit and clearance for petroleum products
- Issue export permits for crude oil and petroleum products
- Determine the quality of imported petroleum products to ensure they meet established standards.
- Implement government policies on Upstream Oil and Gas matters.
Read: List of Permits & Licenses for Oil & Gas Business in Nigeria
DPR roles on Upstream activities
- Regulate Oil and Gas activities
- Conserve Nigeria’s Hydrocarbon Resources
- Optimize government take in Oil and Gas activities
- Ensure compliance with Health Safety & Environment (HSE) Standards
- Maintain and administer the National Data Repository (NDR)
- Administer Oil and Gas acreages and concessions
- Implement government policies on Upstream Oil and Gas matters.