– Confirms leading position in Nigeria’s energy industry
Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — Energy giant, Shell Nigeria has won six of the coveted prizes at the awards ceremony of the ongoing 6th Nigeria International Energy Summit in Abuja, confirming the company’s leading position in Nigeria’s energy industry.
This is as the Country Chair, Shell companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Mr. Osagie Okunbor, also emerged as the NIES Energy Personality of the Year 2022.
Other awards won by company are, Upstream Company of the Year 2022 (SPDC); Best Offshore Oil & Gas Development Facilities Company (SPDC); Best Exhibitor 2022 (SPDC); Best Gender Support Company in the Energy Space (SPDC).
While the Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas Limited, Mr. Ed Ubong, got the African Oil and Gas Policy Advocate and Shaper of the Year award.
According to the organisers of NIES, Mr. Okunbor is an inspiration to many and a champion of the oil and gas industry that has consistently demonstrated thought-leadership and the award is in recognition of these attributes.
Receiving the award, the Country Chair, Shell companies in Nigeria and Managing Director of SPDC, Mr. Osagie Okunbor, expressed gratitude to the industry and event organisers for the recognition and honour.
“We are very pleased to win these excellence awards as they are recognition of Shell’s deliberate strategy to power progress for Nigeria and Nigerians.”
He said Shell companies in Nigeria are further challenged to be relentless in making significant contributions to the industry and towards the socio- economic development of Nigeria.
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