Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) Update
The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was finally passed by the National Assembly in July 2021 and assented into law as the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 (PIA) by the President on 16th August 2021. This enactment represents a major milestone in the reform of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry given, the more than a decade long […]
OPTS is 59!
OPTS turned 59 in August 2021! We look forward to many more impactful and meaningful years advocating for the greater good of the oil & gas industry and Nigeria as a whole.
Changes in Subcommittee Leadership
We are pleased to announce the following recent Subcommittee appointments: Segun Banwo (ExxonMobil) is the new Finance Subcommittee Chairperson. He succeeds Oswaldo Chacon (ENI). Elozino Olaniyan (Shell) is the new Environment & Safety Subcommittee Chairperson. She replaces Nnene Anochie (Shell) who has proceeded on retirement. Chinwe Njoku (ENI) is the new Ethics & Compliance Subcommittee Chairperson. […]
Courtesy Visits
Mike Sangster and Rick Kennedy, supported by the ED OPTS, Bunmi Toyobo paid virtual courtesy visits to Mr. Chima Njoku, CEO of Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria and Mr. Lekan Akinyanmi, CEO Lekoil Nig. The purpose of the visits was for OPTS to familiarize itself with its members, encourage indigenous company participation in OPTS, discuss […]
Profile Feature
In this newsletter, we meet the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) & Strategy Subcommittee Lead, Mr. Kester Mgbodille of Shell. 1. Introduce yourself and tell us about your journey to OPTS I started my career in the oil and gas industry at Shell initially as a field engineer, and then moved on to other areas of […]
New Managing Director for Oriental Energy Resources Limited – Mustafa Indimi
Mr. Mustafa Indimi is the new MD of Oriental Energy Resources Limited. Oriental Energy is a privately held Nigerian Exploration and Production Company which currently has three projects in the offshore Nigerian Oil and Gas industry which include OML 115, Ebok Field (OML 67) and the Okwok Field (OML 67); all in various stages of […]
OPTS Meets with Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)-Appointed Stevedoring Operators
Following a meeting with the GMD NNPC, Mr, Mele Kyari, the OPTS Leadership and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) former MD, Mrs. Bala Usman, it was agreed that NAPIMS would collaborate with NPA to establish new stevedoring rates. While the rates were being established, the Harbour Workers Union and NPA withdrew their services from some of […]
OPTS Recognizes Past Subcommittee Leads
As part of the OPTS Executive Committee’s recognition of outgoing Subcommittee leads efforts, the OPTS Chairman, Mike Sangster held an appreciation cocktail in their honour on the 9th of July, 2021 at his residence. The event was attended by the OPTS Vice Chairman, Rick Kennedy, Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, the outgoing […]
OPTS Vaccination Campaign
In response to the third wave of COVID-19 and following the success of the first vaccination campaign, the OPTS Medical Subcommittee led by Dr. Effiem Abbah again engaged the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) for a second round of vaccination of the oil and gas workforce. […]