Di Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, don receive di General Manager, Deepwater Oil, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Mr Iyke Nnoaham, for NNPC Towers for Abuja on Thursday. Di meeting na part of efforts to strengthen collaboration for deepwater oil production.
According to NNPC Limited statement, di discussion centered on deepwater production and how planned developments go fit support NNPC Limited’s upstream aspirations through enhanced partnerships and strengthened collaboration.
This meeting come at a time when Nigeria dey look for ways to increase crude oil output and maximize revenue from deepwater fields. Di partnership between NNPC and SNEPCo na critical one, as SNEPCo na major player for di deepwater segment.
Ojulari, wey take over as GCEO recently, don dey push for more investment and better working relationship with international oil companies. For this meeting, e receive Nnoaham well, and di two of dem talk about opportunities to move things forward.
Di statement no give any specific figures or timelines, but di tone dey positive. Both sides reportedly go continue discussions to see how dem go fast-track some of di planned projects.
This kind collaboration no be new, as NNPC and SNEPCo don work together for years for di deep offshore. But with new leadership for NNPC, there be hope say di partnership go reach another level.
