The Ministry is organized into the following five Directorates

1. Upstream Directorate

The Directorate is headed by a Senior Deputy Commissioner for Petroleum, it is organized into the following four (4) Divisions: -

1. Petroleum Geological Exploration;
2. Petroleum Geophysical Survey;
3. Petroleum Geochemical Analysis; and
4. Petroleum Engineering.

2. The Mid/Downstream Directorate

The Directorate is headed by a Senior Deputy Commissioner for Petroleum. It is organized into the following two (2) divisions:-

1. Midstream
2. Downstream

3. Geological Survey & Geo-information Management Directorate

The Directorate is headed by a Chief Geologist. It is organized into three (3) Divisions namely: -

1. Geological Survey
2. Geo-information Management; and
3. Mineral Promotion and Marketing.

4. Directorate of Mines

The Directorate is headed by a Chief Inspector of Mines. It is further subdivided into five (5) Divisions namely:-

1. Licencing and Mineral Management;
2. Mines Inspectorate;
3. Mineral Audit;
4. Explosives Inspectorate; and
5. Value Addition.

5. Administration and Support Services

The Directorate is  headed by Secretary Administration. It is  has the following divisions/units:-

1. Administration
2. Human Resource Management and Development Division
3. Accounts
4. Finance
5. Central Planning and Projects Management Unit (CPPMU)
6. Information Communication Technology Unit
7. Public Communications Unit
8. Legal Unit
9. Supply Chain Management Services Unit
10. Internal Audit