Energy
Shell launches Nigeria campaign on energy efficiency
Yemie ADEOYE
LAGOS, Nigeria- AS part of a global effort to encourage debate on how a rapidly expanding world population can meet its energy needs Shell has announced the launching of a major public service campaign in Nigeria on Tuesday, 31st May 2016.
Using traditional and social media advertising and other targeted activities, the 2016 campaign, christened #makethefuture, follows from the ‘Let’s Go’ outreach and seeks to promote advocacy and partnership for Bright Energy Ideas as part of Shell’s thought leadership on the Future of Energy. The primary target of the campaign is the Energy Engaged Millennials (aged roughly between 18 and 34) who are expected to lead the debate on energy efficiency.
“The campaign is an important contribution to the debate on the future of energy, especially in Nigeria,” said Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) and Country Chair, of Shell Companies in Nigeria. “Like everyone else, we are keen to see how a growing population will provide for its energy needs. Studies show that energy use has increased globally at the same time that we face the challenges of climate change and the reduction of CO2 emissions. The campaign, therefore, seeks to challenge assumptions and spark imaginative thinking on how to make today’s energy go further and to find cleaner energy for the future.”
The campaign starts with advertising on print, electronic and online media in the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. A key feature is a build-up from the kinetic football pitch built by Shell at the Federal College of Education, Akoka, Lagos.
The pitch is powered by a combination of player activity and solar energy and is the first of its type in Africa, and second only to Brazil globally. It was launched in Lagos in November 2015 as a signpost for Bright Energy Ideas thinking among Nigerian youth, along with their counterparts worldwide. Akon, an international music star partnered with Shell for the launch in line with his vision of powering Africa.
As part of the campaign, there will be simultaneous football matches in Lagos, London, and Brazil which will be played on the pitches on June 30, 2016, in a bid to further arouse public awareness of the bright energy ideas. The campaign which also holds in several other countries including the United States, United Kingdom, China, and Brazil, ends in August 2016, but Shell hopes that the resultant discussions and debates will lead to ideas that contribute to sustainable solutions to the global energy challenge.
In 2014, Shell commissioned a “Future of Energy Survey” which revealed that more than four out of five Nigerian respondents were interested in the topic of energy, with reliable electricity ranking alongside employment and job security as their most important issue of concern. Shell has conducted Future of Energy surveys in numerous countries since 2013 in an attempt to obtain a better understanding of the aspirations and hopes of people with regard to energy and related development themes.
Keen on optimising production from the nation’s hydrocarbon assets to boost revenues and meet her OPEC production quota, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and its Joint Venture partner in the Awoba Unit Field, Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd., have restarted production from the Awoba field which last contributed production to the Bonny Terminal in 2021 and was finally shut down in February 2022 due to evacuation issues and crude oil theft.
This was contained in a statement put out on the state oil company’s X handle on Tuesday from Abuja, under the signature of its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye.
He asserted that since the restart of the Awoba field by NNPC Ltd and it partners on April 13, 2024; production from the field has averaged 8,000 barrels per day and is expected to plateau at 12,000 per day at full ramp up within 30 days.
Awoba is also expected to significantly boost gas supply to the power sector and other gas-based industries, Soneye added.
Biztellers reports that the Awoba Unit which straddles OMLs 18 and 24 is located in the mangrove swamp south of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Both OML 18 and OML 24 assets are under the management of the NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS).
Recall that the NNPC Ltd. has been recording a string of production successes from the JV portfolio which have significantly lifted overall national production. Besides the recent start of production at the Madu Field by the NNPC Ltd/First E&P JV, the company has achieved the restart of production at OMLs 29 and OML 18 in late 2023 which have steadily contributed an average of 60,000bpd to the nation’s production output since their restart.
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Mallam Mele Kyari, ascribed the achievement to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s success in providing enabling operating environment for businesses to thrive.
He expressed appreciation to all stakeholders (staff, operators, host communities, government security agencies, and private security contractors) who played a pivotal role in achieving the feat.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its Joint Venture partner in OML 85, First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P), have commenced oil production from the asset also known as Madu Field.
Biztellers reports that production from the field which is located in shallow waters offshore Bayelsa State and operated by First E&P is expected to be at an average of 20,000 barrels per day.
The achievement is a testament to the commitment of the President Bola Tinubu administration to optimise production from the nation’s oil and gas assets through the provision of enabling environment for existing and prospective investors.
According to the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, the commencement of oil production at the Madu Field is a significant milestone that will contribute to the larger goal of meeting the production required to drive revenue growth and boost the nation’s economy.
He commended stakeholders for their support, and opined that the addition of 20,000 barrels per day by an indigenous oil player signals the commitment of stakeholders to achieving economic development for Nigeria.
Recall that the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the development of the Madu Field and a sister field, Anyala, was taken by the NNPC Ltd/First E&P JV in 2018.
Production from the Madu Field will be processed at the JV’s Abigail-Joseph Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Unit, which has a crude oil storage capacity of up to 800,000bbls.
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has denounced stories being peddled around that it is recruiting.
General Manager, Policy, Government & Public Affairs, CNL, E. O. Brikinn, denounced the stories in a statement made available to Biztellers, in which he cautioned that the company will not respond to enquiries about “fraudulent advertisements and job offers”.
It reads, “Chevron Nigeria Limited (“CNL”), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (“NNPCL”) and CNL Joint Venture, is aware of the circulation of false recruitment information in some media and online channels in the name of CNL and Chevron Corporation, purportedly advertising job positions in CNL.
“Additionally, fraudulent job offers have reportedly been sent through emails, text messages and phone calls by individuals purporting to be staff or representatives of CNL and Chevron Corporation.
“Members of the public are hereby notified that CNL does not solicit job applications or initiate recruitment processes through emails, posters, handbills, text messages, social media, or phone calls.
“Job seekers are advised to always check the company’s website at: http:/www.careers.chevron.com, and the national newspapers for job advertisements from CNL.
“CNL does not and will not require applicants to make any payment towards processing any job application. Job offers requesting candidates to pay money, at any point during the recruitment process, are not from CNL. CNL advises that anyone who receives these fraudulent communications should report them to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
“CNL hereby dissociates itself from all false job adverts and offers published in any online media platform, web site, email, poster, handbill or any other medium.
“CNL will not respond to enquiries about fraudulent advertisements and job offers.”
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Shell launches Nigeria campaign on energy efficiency
