Marine Platforms, Total, Others Receives Prestigious Awards at NOGOF 2019

By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme

This year’s Nigeria oil & gas opportunity fair (NOGOF) took place in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State on 4 – 5 April, 2019 at the newly built headquarters of NCDMB. The 2019 edition is themed “Maximising Investment into Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry for the Benefit of the Nigerian people.”

The NOGOF Gala Dinner and Awards held on the 4th of April, 2019 at the Royal Tulip Castle, Government House, Yenogoa. Stakeholders in the various subsectors in the industry who have supported Nigerian Content programs of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) were recognized and given awards.

It was a night of glitz and glamour with great entertainment by Nigeria’s finest entertainers, Flavor and Omawunmi, and great Nigerian cuisine.

Opportunity Presenters Awardees:
1 Chevron Nigeria Limited
2 ExxonMobil Nigeria
3 Nigeria Agip Oil Company
4 Shell Petroleum Development Company
5 Nigeria National Petroleum Company
6 Dangote Group
7 First E&P Development Company Ltd
8 Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Limited
9 Nigeria Gas Processing and Transportation Company (NGPTC
10 Frontier Oil and Gas
11 Pinnacle Oil and Gas

1. National Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s)

Winner – Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

1. Award to International Upstream Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s)

Winner – Shell
1st runner up – Total
2nd runner up – Exxon Mobil

1. Award to Independent or Indigenous Upstream Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s) executed

Winner – Seplat
1st runner up – FIRST E& P
2nd runner up – AMNI

1. Award to Downstream Operating Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s) executed

Winner – Dangote
1st runner up – Petrolex
2nd runner up – Pinnacle

1. Award to Gas Processing Company with the most impactful Local Content Development Initiative(s)

Winner – NLNG
1st runner up – Nigerian Agip Oil Company
2nd runner up – Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company

1. Award to Multinational Service Provider with the most impactful contribution to Local Content Development (within the period of 2017 to date)

Winner – Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Ltd
1st runner up – Baker Hughes A GE Company
2nd runner up – Nigerstar 7

1. Award to Nigerian Indigenous Service Provider with the most impactful contribution to Local Content Development (within the period of 2017 to date)

Winner – Marine Platforms Ltd
1st runner up – Global Process and Pipeline Services Limited
2nd runner up – Coleman

1. Award to Most Supportive Financial Institution to Local Content
   Winner – United Bank of Africa (UBA)

NOGOF is conceived as a platform for showcasing opportunities across the value chain of the oil & gas business to the industry stakeholders.

The Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair brought together government agencies, national oil companies, investors, corporate players for networking opportunities, discuss and share knowledge. As well as industry regulators attended the event and presented in-country capacity to all stakeholders.