Holla my people, the oil waka don catch fire as Petralon Energy just land their first oil for Dawes Island! Na correct celebration matter as Shell Western Supply and Trading don show them love and support.
For London, na wetin dem call ‘the big show’ as Shell big boss, Rodrigo Teixeira de Abreu, don shine light on wetin Petralon don achieve. From when dem start this oil matter, e don dey move gear from planning to drilling faster than you fit blink.
As e be now, the CEO of Petralon, Ahonsi Unuigbe, and other big men for the company like Mutiu Sunmonu, wey dey be Board Chairman, and Chief Commercial Officer, Uduak Equere, dey happy like children with new toys. Dem don transform Dawes Island from just idea to oil production, and this one no be small achievement o for Nigeria’s oil game!
Na June 2022, dem don collect license, and as dem don start to drill, e be like say dem don catch the oil spirit as dem manage to bring 158,000 barrels of crude come through Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal. This na big step for dem and for the whole of our marginal field programme too.
As we dey enter 2026, dem don already drill the third well, DI-3, and e go start to flow before this quarter run belle. Wetin dey sweet this gist be say dem still dey plan for the fourth well, wey dem dey call DI-4. All this movement dey show say Petralon dey serious about their oil business.
Quazim Adeniran, wey be Energy Sector Analyst, don talk say Shell’s recognition of Petralon leadership no be just praise, na trust wey dem dey put for the company and oil sector too. As Shell dey support Petralon, na dem dey also help Nigeria keep its oil production on point, especially as Nigerian oil dey rely more on our own people instead of the oyinbo companies.
Just like that, Petralon Energy dey shine bright like diamond for dis oil business and e go nice make una follow dem closely as dem dey grow. E no go easy, but we sabi say with this momentum, dem fit enter bigger oil league, and na wetin we all dey wish dem. So, wetin you dey wait for? Oya follow the gist about Petralon, dem don dey show us say indigenous companies fit shine!
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