DPR shuts down 17 illegal cooking gas plants in Ibadan

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has closed down 17 illegal LPG stations in Ibadan.

Mr Oluyemi Olaonipekun, the Operations Controller of Ibadan Field Office of DPR, disclosed this in Ibadan on Monday while speaking with newsmen.

The Agency also issued warnings to nine filling plants in the second quarter of 2019.

Olaonipekun said the DPR carried out its operations in monitoring the operations of Retail Oil Marketers (ROM), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) retailers and depot operators.

He said: “The exercise is continuous and we will continue to improve as well as carry out the necessary assignments as stipulated by the regulations and oil guidelines.

“In the other two areas, LPG and filling stations, we have been able to curtail people selling at forecourt below the required volume being paid for by the motorists and other buyers to a greater extent in Oyo State.

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“To this end, we have not been able to close down any filling station due to unnecessary under-dispensing of the pumps.

“The only area we had closed down filling station is where they have installed skid without our approval.

“In the last three months, we have been able to stop illegal installation of LPG skid and closed down 17 illegally installed skid from operating within our area of operations, that is Oyo State.

“To forestall future occurrence during our routine visit and surveillance, we have gathered data of illegal outfits and their gas suppliers.

”We believe that if they had not been supplied gas they will not be able to sell or have the products.

“We now have the data of the licenced legal operators who are supplying the illegal operators.

“We have thereafter written warning letters to nine major LPG retailer plant owners; if they further supply any unlicensed, unapproved LPG site we will close down their own plants too”.

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