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Department of Petroleum Resources

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DPR · ENT-2026-000037

Department of Petroleum Resources

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Status note. Dissolved under PIA 2021. Upstream functions to NUPRC; mid/downstream to NMDPRA.
Mandate

Former technical regulator of the Nigerian petroleum industry. Dissolved under PIA 2021.

Leadership
None recorded
Active programmes & initiatives
None recorded
Governance
Established
1971
Enabling law
Petroleum Act 1969 (repealed)
Reports to
Successor functions split between NUPRC and NMDPRA
Jurisdiction
upstream, midstream, downstream
Status
dissolved
Version history
  1. v1 · currentAPR-2026-000038
    Initial record from the prototype data layer
    Approved 19 September 2026
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