OPTS Attends Nigeria International Petroleum Summit Pre Summit
On the 29th of March, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, organized The Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) Pre-Summit Conference, titled: The Decade of Gas, in furtherance of the Federal Government’s initiative that declared January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2030 as “The Decade of Gas Development for Nigeria”. The […]
OPTS Vaccination Campaign
Nigeria received 3.9million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, courtesy of the COVAX facility in April 2020. With the arrival of the vaccines, the OPTS Medical Subcommittee led by Dr. Effiem Abbah of ExxonMobil engaged the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to prioritise Oil and Gas […]
Inclusion of Gas in Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) Public Hearing
On the 8th of March, 2021 OPTS made a presentation at the Public hearing on Inclusion of Gas in Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to the House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources in Abuja The OPTS Chairman was ably represented by Mrs. Yemi Famori, the Gas Subcommittee lead. OPTS […]
Subcommittee Lead profile feature
To commemorate International Women’s month, create awareness, and acknowledge the professionals in our Subcommittees for the great job they are doing, our lead feature is the Gas Subcommittee Lead, Yemi Famori. 1. Introduce yourself and tell us about your journey to OPTS I joined Shell in 2001 and have my career in the Upstream working […]
Changes in Subcommittee Leadership
We are pleased to announce the following recent Subcommittee appointments: Giovanni Aquilina (ENI) is the new Exploration/DWOG Subcommittee lead. He replaces Todd Brown of Chevron. Funmilola Olaifa (ExxonMobil) is the new Tax Subcommittee lead. She takes over from Dapo Otunla(Shell). Dr Effiem Abbah (ExxonMobil) is the Medical Subcommittee lead. OPTS Secretariat wishes to thank the […]
Medical Subcommittee
We are pleased to announce the creation of a Medical Subcommittee in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and need to create structure around the vaccine roll out for the industry. To provide some context around the creation of the Subcommittee, OPTS formed an ad hoc Medical Subcommittee during the Ebola crisis to support the […]
Special Feature for International Women’s Day (IWD)
To commemorate International Women’s Day and to celebrate and recognise how far women have come within the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria, we present a special feature of Callista Azogu, Deputy Managing Director, Nigerian Agip Oil Company. The theme of this year’s IWD was #ChooseToChallenge. In her interview she explains what this meant to […]
Petroleum Industry Bill Update
The PIB Public Hearings held on the 25th & 26th of January, 2021 at the Senate and the 27th & 28th at the House of Representatives. Despite initial concerns about COVID-19, both Hearings were well attended by OPTS stakeholders.OPTS made a strong showing with IOC MDs either present or represented. The OPTS Chairman’s presentations at […]
Our Logo has changed
The OPTS is a sub group within the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) which is the umbrella association of businesses who have come together in order to promote their common interests. We are proud to showcase the new LCCI logo.
New Publications on the OPTS Website
We have recently updated the publications page on the OPTS website with the following: OPTS Memorandum on the Petroleum Industry Bill (SB.510 & HB.1061) 2021 OPTS Memorandum on Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act (Amendment) Bill OPTS Memorandum on Gas Flaring Bill 2019 OPTS Memorandum on Gas Terms for Production Sharing Contracts You […]