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. […]
OPTS Has a New Chairman
It is with great pleasure that we inform you of the change in the leadership of OPTS of the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). Mr. Richard (Rick) Kennedy who is the Chairman & Managing Director Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Business Unit succeeds Mr. Mike Sangster, Managing Director/Chief Executive TotalEnergies Upstream Companies in Nigeria and Representative […]
Total has changed its Logo!
Total Group has announced its new name and visual identity. The Company’s name has been changed to TotalEnergies and this is accompanied by a new visual identity. The change signifies the change of the company’s strategy to becoming a broad energy business focused on the production and supply of renewable energy sources. The Total Upstream […]
Courtesy Visits
The OPTS Chairman and Vice Chairman, Rick Kennedy, Chevron MD, supported by the ED OPTS, Bunmi Toyobo paid virtual courtesy visits to Dr. Ladi Bada, MD Shoreline Natural Resources and Mr. Victor Sodje, MD Newcross Exploration & Production Ltd. The purpose of the visits was for OPTS to familiarize itself with its members, encourage […]
Profile Feature
In this newsletter, we meet the Gas Subcommittee Chairperson, Mrs Yemi Famori of Shell. 1. Introduce yourself and tell us about your journey to OPTS I joined Shell in 2001 and have my career in the upstream working in both Deep Water and Onshore. I started out as a production engineer and well engineer in […]
Nigeria Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair 2021
OPTS participated in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) 2021, organized by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) which took place virtually on the 25th and 26th of May 2021. . DAY 1 – “How has the pandemic affected NCDMB’s 10-year strategic roadmap to achieve 70% local content by 2027”. The OPTS […]
Visit to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Leo Irabor
On the 13th of April, 2021 the Chairman OPTS, Mike Sangster, accompanied by members of the OPTS Security Subcommittee, met with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Leo Irabor, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. The Chairman highlighted the myriad of challenges facing the industry, including militancy, crude oil theft/illegal bunkering of crude oil […]
OPTS Wins CSR Award at Nigerian International Petroleum Summit (NIPS)
On the 7th of June, 2021, the 4th Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) held an awards and gala night at in Abuja. OPTS was awarded the “Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility 2020 Award for developing participatory development processes and support during COVID-19 lockdown”. This was in recognition of the industry wide collaboration intervention initiative to […]
OPTS Participates in Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS), June 6-10, 2021
In his goodwill message at the 4th Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) in Abuja on Monday, June 7, 2021, Mike Sangster, Chairman OPTS, said the group is committed to supporting efforts that will accelerate the growth of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. He remarked that the theme of the conference “From crises to […]