DPR drops gas flaring sanctions to woo investors

October 26, 2020

Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has reversed its decision to sanction oil and gas companies still involved in gas flaring. DPR is dropping the big stick and putting forward the carrot, in a move to encourage investment in gas infrastructure.

In a dramatic change of outlook aimed at encouraging gas commercialisation by indigenous oil companies, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has reversed its decision to sanction oil and gas companies still involved in gas flaring. DPR is dropping the big stick and putting forward the carrot,

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