Jim Swartz, Chairman and Managing Director,Chevron Nigeria Limited receiving the Award at the event
By Eruotor Cynthia
Chevron Nigeria Limited, a multinational oil and gas company has bagged Sustainable Energy Business Award at the 8th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES). The award was presented to the Chairman and Managing Director of the organisation, Jim Swartz during the Gala Awards night which took place on February 25, 2025 at Nicon Hilton Abuja.
In a press statement signed by General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Olusoga Oduselu, said, the ward which was presented to the Chevron boss by the Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), His Excellency, Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim, is in recognition of the company’s long-term commitment and contributions to the social and economic development of the country through sustainable practices in the oil and gas operations.
This year’s summit which is themed:” Bridging Continents: Connecting Investors Worldwide with Africa’s Energy Potential started on Monday February 24, 2025, at Abuja Continental Hotel. In his contribution to the panel session which is themed: “From Resources to Revenue, at the Africa Upstream Forum”, the Chairman and Managing Director of the organisation, Jim Swartz said, to succeed, companies must continuously improve, and build resilience to remain competitive while ensuring profitability.
According to him, some of the ways the organisation will continue to secure its competitiveness into the future include efforts towards executing faster and more effectively, simplifying its organisational structure, delivering targeted innovation and strengthening its culture.
Chevron boss said, the organisation’s drive towards efficiency could be seen in its efforts towards growing production in Nigeria via: planned infill drilling to mitigate production decline in Agbami, planned infill drilling to mitigate production decline in its non-operated Usan hub and support for continued maturation of the Owowo development. According to him, other efforts include: recent entry into OPL 215 to boost deep water development opportunities, completion of seismic data acquisition across several of the deep water leases to position Chevron for future exploration and demonstrate the company’s commitment to future growth in Nigeria.
Other members of the panel include: Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd (represented), Mr. Shane Harris, Chairman/MD, ExxonMobil Nigeria, Mgr. Matthieu Bouyer – MD/CEO, TotalEnergies Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Osayande Igiehon, Managing Director, Heirs Energy and others.
Other Chevron leaders at the event include: Segun Kuteyi, Director, NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture, Chris Jablonski, Director, Commercial, Strategy and Business Performance, Ijeoma Bassey, General Counsel, Marcos Olmedo, General Manager Finance, Olusoga Oduselu, General Manager, Policy,Government and Public Affairs, Edwina Kentebe-Oluwakayode, General Manager, Nigerian Content, Ventures and Regulatory Affairs among others.
The Nigeria’s International Energy Summit(NIES) is the Federal Government of Nigeria’s official Energy, Oil and Gas event which provides opportunity for companies to showcase their expertise and market their goods and services directly to key decision makers, industry leaders and all stakeholders from both public and private sectors through the plenary sessions ,networking events and exhibitions.