WARRI – Chevron Nigeria Limited ( CNL ) has described the the Nigerian Content Act, as part of CNL’s business values.
Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria / Mid-Africa Business Unit , Jeff Ewing, disclosed this while receiving the 2018 PETAN LEADERSHIP award at the on going Offshore Technology Conference ( OTC ) in Houston, Texas, USA.
The event which was organised by Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria ( PETAN );
an association of oil and gas industry services providers in Nigeria; as part of activities at this year’s OTC holding from April 30 to May 3, 2018, saw Chevron’s Jeff Ewing as the awardee for 2018.
The award was given to Jeff on Tuesday May 1 , during the PETAN organised Oil and Gas Industry Dinner and Award event.
While thanking PETAN for the award and recognition, Jeff said ,
“The award reflects the industry’s recognition of the outstanding Chevron Way values, which represent who we are and drive the way we do business”. He further affirmed that Chevron companies in Nigeria support Nigerian Content Development not out of a need for compliance to an act, but as “part of our business values ”.
He highlighted CNL’s over 90% reduction in gas fare over the last 10 years as an outstanding effort at gas commercialization and flares out, and an example of what the industry is doing to monetize flared gas in Nigeria.
According to PETAN the award , was in recognition of Jeff’s leadership and professional excellence in helping to drive the development of Local Content in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry.
Earlier in his opening remarks, the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, highlighted the Nigerian Government’s efforts at reforming the oil and gas industry services providers in and making it globally competitive through policy and legislative reforms.
The event was graced by many Nigerian based companies including IOCs.
