Shell commends Oloibiri Lecture Series as platform for change

BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo,) part sponsors of the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (OLEF) has commended it as a platform for driving change in Nigeria’s energy sector.

SNEPCo in a statement on Monday by

Mrs Gladys Afam-Anadu

Communications Manager noted that OKEF will achieve the feat through the discussions that centre on business performance, cost discipline and process simplification.

“This event is special to the Shell brand, not only because of the nostalgia of Oloibiri but the quality of discourse it has enabled in our sector over the years,” the statement quoted SNEPCO Managing Director Ronald Adams as saying in a goodwill speech delivered by General Manager, Wells and Geosciences Operations Joe Mordi.

He said: “We are grateful to the Society of Petroleum Engineers and our host the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for another successful outing.”

Organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council, the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum began in 1991, in commemoration of the country’s first commercial oil discovery by Shell at Oloibiri, Bayelsa, in 1956.

Ronald said recent developments in the Upstream and Downstream sectors of the energy industry, including the $5nbillion final investment decision by Shell in the Bonga North Deepwater project echoed the sentiments around the first oil discovery.

He noted: “These strides come with a commitment to excellence required of us – for stakeholders, colleagues, our country and indeed, future generations.

“The theme for this year ‘Driving energy sustainability through technology, policy and supply chain excellence’ reflects this commitment. The future is bright, and we have the opportunity to co-create it.”

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Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Board of Trustees, Felix Chijioke Obike and General Manager, Wells and Geosciences Operations, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Joe Mordi during the 2025 SPE Oloibiri Lecture Series and EnergyForum (OLEF) in Abuja.

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