Downstream Operations Safety Matters To DPR In The Oil And Gas Sector
In Nigeria, the giant of Africa, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has specified that effective from 1st of September 2020, it would initiate the strict enforcement of its Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO), noting that no personnel would be allowed to engage in downstream operations without MITSDO training in the oil and gas sector. Again, the Director and Chief Executive Officer, DPR, Sarki Auwalu, disclosed that the enforcement which would kick off in several States in the federation, would be extended nationwide effective from January 1st, 2021. In continuation, Auwalu stated this at a stakeholders’ engagement on MITSDO aimed at promoting operational safety in the downstream sector, in Lagos. According to him, “This implies that no person will be allowed to engage in downstream operations without MISTDO training in these States namely: Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Rivers, Imo, Enugu, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Nassarawa, Gombe. It is e...