As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, Chevron companies in Nigeria have reaffirmed their confidence in the country and commitment to long-term investment, responsible energy development and partnerships that support national growth.

For more than six decades, Chevron has contributed to Nigeria’s economic and energy development through oil and gas production, deepwater investments, gas utilisation, local content, human capacity development and community partnerships.

Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Companies in Nigeria, Jim Swartz, said the company continues to take a long-term view of Nigeria, with emphasis on operational excellence, efficiency, innovation and sustained investment across its portfolio.

According to him, Chevron remains focused on building enduring relationships that support human progress both now and in the future.

The company said its strategy for sustaining growth includes exploration, infill drilling and production enhancement across its assets, while supporting the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 and Federal Government efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s regulatory framework and investment climate.

Since the enactment of the PIA, Chevron said it has renewed and converted key joint-venture and deepwater leases, recorded discoveries at Meji NW-1, Delta South AA and Awodi-07, entered PPLs 2000 and 2001 through farm-in agreements, acquired deepwater block PPL 2010 and renewed Oil Prospecting Licence 215.

Chevron is also participating in strategic deepwater opportunities, including the announced Bonga Southwest/Aparo and Owowo/Usan developments. The company said seismic acquisition across several deepwater leases is supporting future exploration, while planned infill drilling at the Agbami and non-operated Usan hubs is expected to help mitigate natural production decline and sustain output.

Gas development remains a major component of Chevron’s Nigerian portfolio, with the company pointing to investments in the Escravos Gas Plant and Escravos Gas-to-Liquids facility as examples of its contribution to gas utilisation and value addition.

The facilities have helped reduce routine gas flaring and support the production of products including naphtha and refined diesel.

Chevron also led the development of the approximately 700-kilometre West African Gas Pipeline, which transports Nigerian gas to Benin, Togo and Ghana, supporting regional energy security and economic activity.

The company said local content and human capacity development remain central to its operations, with Nigerians accounting for more than 90 per cent of its in-country workforce.

Chevron established its Local Content Policy in 1999, more than a decade before the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act was enacted in 2010.

The company said it continues to collaborate with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), while creating contract opportunities for Nigerian companies and contractors.

Beyond its core oil and gas operations, Chevron and its partners have invested in health, education and environmental conservation programmes.

In healthcare, the Agbami parties have constructed and equipped more than 28 chest clinics, donated nine mother-and-child healthcare centres and provided a medical diagnostics laboratory. The facilities support tuberculosis treatment, maternal and child healthcare, diagnostics and emergency response.

Chevron Corporation has also supported global programmes targeting HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, with benefits extending to Nigeria.

Its education interventions, meanwhile, have reached more than 23,000 people through scholarships, infrastructure and capacity-building initiatives.

Since 2009, the Agbami Medical and Engineering Professional Scholarship has supported more than 16,500 students across Nigeria, including 715 first-class graduates.

Chevron Nigeria and its deepwater partners have also delivered 39 science laboratory complexes and 25 conventional and hybrid libraries, while promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

Chevron’s contribution extends into environmental conservation, with the company highlighting its support for the establishment of the 78-hectare Lekki Conservation Centre.

Chevron donated the centre to the Nigerian Conservation Foundation in 1992. The facility now serves as a platform for research, environmental education and biodiversity conservation.

As Nigeria celebrates 66 years of independence, Chevron said it views the country as a long-term strategic partner and remains committed to investments that strengthen energy development, Nigerian capabilities and sustainable national progress.

“Through disciplined investment, collaboration and responsible operations, Chevron intends to continue contributing to Nigeria’s energy security, economic growth and shared prosperity,” said Olusoga Oduselu, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chevron Nigeria and Mid-Africa Region.