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Oando Acquires Oil Block In Angola

Oando Plc  Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade  Oando Plc  says it has completed and won the bid for the operatorship of oil block KON 13 in Angola. The firm which recently acquired Eni of Italy’s oil assets in Nigeria, said that the award of the oil block located in Angola’s onshore Kwanza Basin followed a competitive bidding process by the country’s oil and gas sector regulator. It further said hat the asset in which it owns 45 per cent participating interest, has estimated prospective resources of 770 to 1,100 million barrels of oil. Oando is handling its operations relating to the asset through its upstream subsidiary, Oando Energy Resources (OER). “Oando Plc,  Africa’s leading indigenous energy solutions provider listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and Johannesburg Stock Exchange is pleased to announce that its upstream subsidiary, Oando Energy Resources (OER), has been awarded operatorship of Block KON 13 in Angola’s Onshore Kwanza Basin, following a...
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SPDC opens animation centre, valued at N100m

 

By Akinola Ajibade

The  Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has opened an animation academy in the Niger Delta region. 

The project, which cost  N100 million to execute,, aimed at providing practical training for youths on 3D and visual effects .

Executed in partnership with a non-govermentsl organisation, Foundation for Multimedia Creativity and Innovations(FMCI), the project would help in promoting knowledge and skills of youths in the region, as well as preparing then for a better tomorrow. 

The academy was opened in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by SPDC, an operator SPDC joint venture in the country 

“The academy, SPDC in a statement signed by its Director and . Country's Head, Corporate Communication, Igo Weli is primed to support in closing identified gaps in knowledge and skills that will enable Niger Delta youths to participate fully in the new opportunities that are now available in digital technology,. 

Quoting Weli who spoke at the  inauguration of the academy last week.the statement said that the academy is set to strengthening  the capacity of youthsin in the country.

Represented by SPDC’s Corporate Relations Manager for Project and Opportunities, Hope Nuka, Weli said ;: “At Shell, we believe digitalisation will enable billions in incremental value creation over the coming years for which reason we are happy to partner with others to offer the benefit of evolving fields in technology to youths in the Niger Delta,

According to himi,  entrepreneurial skills development would be a core part of the curriculum of the academy, adding that for sustainability, the project incorporated a multimedia creative hub to meet corporate and individual needs in digital technology services.

Also, the Group General Manager of the National Petroleum Investment Services (NAPIMS), the investment arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Bala Wunti, described the 21st century as the era of digital growth, with various strides being made globally in the Information and Technology space.

Wunti, who was represented by the Deputy Manager External Affairs, Mrs. Bunmi Lawson, said that the academy would provide viable self-employment opportunities for youths in River State and its environs, adding that the “opportunities would further create a pool of professionals in the new growth sector of multimedia services.

In a related development, the FMCI's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nimi Amachree, said admission into FMCI is open to all youths in the Niger Delta and called on other corporates in the region to emulate the SPDC joint venture initiative by supporting the vision to equip youths with multimedia skills relevant to several industries including 3D manufacturing.

He said FCMI was working to have its graduates absorbed by a partner production company, Light Era Animation and VFX Studios.

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