L-R: Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye; Executive Vice President, Gas, Power & New Energy, NNPC Ltd; Daniel Berkove, Senior Advisor, S&P Global; Emmanuel Mugagga, Chief Financial Officer, Uganda National Oil Company and Benjamin Kweku Acolatse, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Finance and Administration), Ghana National Petroleum Corporation during a Panel Session themed “Africa’s Energy Future: Access, Investment & Sustainability” at the ongoing 2024 CERAWeek Conference in Houston, the United States on Wednesday.
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Transparency, Research, Innovation Driving NNPC Ltd.’s Transformation – EVP Gas, Power, & New Energy

"He observed that transparency and accountability have a commercial component to them because they can make any organisation attractive to its partners and potential investors"

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The Executive Vice President, Gas, Power, and New Energy of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye, has identified transparency, accountability, research, technology, and innovation as key drivers of the ongoing transformation in the company.

Ogunleye disclosed this while speaking during a panel session hosted by NNPC Ltd. at the ongoing 2024 CERAWeek Conference in Houston, the United States, on Wednesday.

In a statement by Mr. Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer
NNPC Ltd., Ogunleye, said under the current leadership of Mr. Mele Kyari, the company has institutionalized the use of modern technology to drive its operations, a development that has created tremendous value for the company in its quest to compete with its global peers.

He made this known in a session aimed at addressing the theme, “Africa’s Energy Future: Access, Investment, and Sustainability.”

He said that with the coming of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in 2021, NNPC Ltd. has today transformed into an integrated commercial entity that is focused on transparency and accountability, two core values that are vital to the company’s quest to float an Initial Public Offer (IPO) at the stock exchange.

He said: “Over the last five years, NNPC Ltd. has been pushing the agenda of transparency, accountability, and performance excellence. I am glad to say that we are setting very high standards, and this is a journey that we are all committed to going forward.”

He observed that transparency and accountability have a commercial component to them because they can make any organisation attractive to its partners and potential investors.

Ogunleye pointed out that NNPC Ltd. is working assiduously to become IPO-ready, stressing that once that is done, the IPO will be phenomenal and successful.

He described the future as exciting for NNPC Ltd., saying that as the biggest energy company in Africa with the biggest resources and largest market, the company remains committed to delivering value to its shareholders by relentlessly improving its processes in line with global best standards.

He said gas will continue to be an important resource for Africa because it is the surest tool for economic development and for delivering better living standards for the teeming population on the continent.

He called on all gas players to sustain their advocacy for gas as a major energy source that will be utilized to develop the economic and industrial fortunes of the continent.

He said gas is a top priority for NNPC Ltd. because the company is at the forefront of Nigeria’s gas commercialization efforts and flare elimination.

“Gas has come to stay. It is going to be part of the energy mix for us in the long term. We shall continue to be at the forefront of accelerating gas development and commercialization in Nigeria,” he added.

Other energy experts on Mr. Ogunleye’s panel are Daniel Berkove, Senior Advisor, S&P Global; Emmanuel Mugagga, Chief Financial Officer, Uganda National Oil Company; and Benjamin Kweku Acolatse, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Finance and Administration), Ghana National Petroleum Corporation.

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