New head for DPR


Issue 257 - 28 Jun 2013 | 1 minute read

Former Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) head George Abiodun Osahon has been named director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) following the dismissal of Osten Olorunsola on 20 June. No explanation has yet been given for the unexpected sacking of Olorunsola, who was the vice president of Shell Upstream International commercial gas and power businesses for sub-Saharan Africa before being appointed DPR director in November 2011, but this is one of many oil sector management changes since President Goodluck Jonathan took office in 2010.

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