The Executive Vice President, Gas, Power and New Energy, 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 the NNPC Ltd at the ongoing 2024 CERAWeek Conference in Houston, the United States, on Wednesday.
In a statement by Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye, Ogunleye, whose session addressed the theme, “Africa’s Energy Future: Access, Investment & Sustainability” 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 said 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 towards the Company’s quest to float an Initial Public Offer (IPO) at the stock exchange.
“Over the last five years, the 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,” Ogunleye added.
He said currently, the NNPC Ltd is working assiduously to become IPO-ready, stressing that once that is done, the IPO will be phenomenal and successful.
Ogunleye, who described the future as exciting for the NNPC Ltd, said 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.
‘Transparency, research, innovation driving NNPC Ltd transformation’
