Sopuruchi Onwuka
Nigerian petroleum exploration and production company, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, has become the third Nigerian company and the fourth in Africa to be welcomed into the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP).
The IOGP is the global organization of oil and gas companies and associations that share best practices and data on health, safety, environment and operations.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the association, Mr. Graham Henley, said announced in London Renaissance comes into the group with Nigerian experience, expertise and insights.
“I am delighted to welcome Renaissance Africa Energy Company to IOGP. Having worked in Nigeria some years ago, I understand both their challenges but also the tremendous expertise and insights that they have to share. I look forward to welcoming Renaissance Africa Energy Company to our committees and subcommittees soon,” he stated.
Speaking on Renaissance membership of the IOGP, the Managing Director and CEO of Renaissance, Mr. Tony Attah said, “We are very glad to have become a member company of the IOGP, barely 5 months since we completed the acquisition of Shell shares in the defunct Shell Petroleum Development Company. This is another milestone in our strategy to unleash a new beginning that enables energy security and industrialisation in a sustainable manner.”
Attah said, “Renaissance is poised to set a standard for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria and across the continent. And we are glad that we have such a credible collaboration in IOGP.”
Attah enjoined other stakeholders in Nigeria oil and gas industry to emulate the vision and courage of Renaissance and to be in sync with global standards as represented by IOGP.
Renaissance’s General Manager in charge of Safety and Environment and the company’s Representative to IOGP, Engr Elozino Olaniyan, stated: “This is a very important endorsement of the high standards that Renaissance has started its operations with. We are delighted as it highlights our commitment to operate in line with global best practices across the entire value chain of our operations,” she said.
Renaissance’s Rep to IOGP, Engr Elozino Olaniyan
“Renaissance is working with renewed commitment to excellence, and presents an opportunity for Nigerians to drive industrialisation that would ultimately translate into job creation and overall economic growth,” Olaniyan said.
