FACTS AND FIGURES ON NLNG 2018
FACTS AND FIGURES ON NLNG 2018
Above: At the public presentation of winners (2017 edition) of The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature, both prizes wholly sponsored by NLNG, from left: Prof. Ayo Banjo of Literature Prize Advisory Board; Prof. Barth Nnaji of Science Prize Advisory Board; HRH Igwe Emeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha; Prof. Jerry Agada of Literature Prize Advisory Board; Tony Attah, NLNG MD and Sadeeq Mai-Bornu, NLNG Deputy Managing Director. Top left: Some beneciaries of NLNG Post Graduate Scholarship Scheme Bottom left: NLNG ofcials, led by the Board Chairman Chief (Dr) O.R. LongJohn (fourth right), MD Tony Attah (in red tie), and the Deputy MD Sadeeq Mai-Bornu (third right), pay a courtesy call on Bonny Chiefs’ Council. Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 is an annual compendium of information about Nigeria LNG Limited. This publication is produced by the Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Department of Nigeria LNG Limited.
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The Company 7 Gas Supply 37 Management Prole 11 Commercial 41 Anti-Bribery and Corruption 19 Ship Manning 52 The Plant 23 Finance 57 NLNG and its Contributions Nigerian Content 61 to the Nigerian Economy 28 Health, Safety and Environment 70 Financial Transparency 35 Corporate Social Responsibility 76
Picture Captions for Outside Front Cover Page: Top Left: The flag-off ceremony of the N120billion, 34km Bonny–Bodo road in the Niger Delta being built by the Federal Government of Nigeria with 50% (N60bn) funding by Nigeria LNG Limited, performed by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON. The Vice President was received by Her Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo (extreme left), NLNG MD Tony Attah (in blue shirt and red tie) followed by the Chairman, NLNG Board of Directors, Chief (Dr.) O.R. LongJohn. Bottom left: The Deputy Managing Director, Sadeeq Mai-Bornu, and other staff on Management Facility Inspection during Train 3 Shutdown activities, 2017 Bottom Row, Middle Picture: NLNG’s Extended Management Team is proudly supported by efcient and happy professionals. Bottom Right: The Plant at night
3 4 5 Courtesy call on His Excellency, Nyesom Wike, Executive Governor of Rivers State in January 2018. From left: NLNG ofcials Salem Sallam, Manager, Government Relations; Sadeeq Mai-Bornu, Deputy Managing Director and Tony Attah, Managing Director.
6 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 The Company Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) was incorporated as a limited Our Vision liability company on May 17, 1989 to harness Nigeria's vast “…a global LNG company helping to build a better Nigeria.” natural gas resources and produce Liqueed Natural Gas (LNG) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for export. It is owned by Nigeria LNG Limited will be a global LNG company renowned for four shareholders, namely, the Federal Government of Nigeria, its operational excellence, cost leadership, high HSE standards, represented by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (49%), honesty and integrity. Shell (25.6%), Total Gaz Electricite Holdings France (15%) and Eni (10.4%). We help to build a better Nigeria by processing, shipping and marketing efciently and protably the country's gas resources and The company has two subsidiaries: Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) by putting out the ares, thus diversifying the economy and Limited and NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML). minimising the environmental impact of our activities and products. Bonny Gas Transport Limited Bonny Gas Transport Limited was established in 1989, following We will set the standards in community relations and technology the incorporation of Nigeria LNG Limited, to provide shipping transfer, and actively promote the sustainable development of capacity for NLNG project. The company was set up with an Nigerian businesses. ordinary equity holding from Nigeria LNG Limited and preferential equity holding from the sponsors, NLNG's shareholders. We will provide to our shareholders a good return on their investment. NLNG Ship Management Limited NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) was set up in 2008 to We will provide an exciting and fullling place to work and the realise NLNG's vision of resourcing, developing and managing opportunity for staff to develop their potential. shipboard personnel for BGT vessels. Finally, we will execute and operate our business in Nigeria with an international outlook and mindset.
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Our Mission To market, produce and deliver liqueed natural gas and natural gas liquids to buyers safely, reliably and protably, growing our company and its people to their full potential, and being a trusted partner with all our shareholders in the sustainable development of Nigeria's gas industry and NLNG host communities.
Our People Nigeria LNG Limited's workforce comprises direct-hire staff and secondees from shareholder companies, working together to achieve the company's corporate objectives, through a set of shared values.
Direct staff are recruited after rigorous interviews, following advertisement of vacancies on company's website and in national newspapers. Employment and appointments are made on merit, based on academic qualication, relevant work experience and competence.
The shareholders appoint representatives to the Board of Nigeria LNG Limited. To execute the decisions of the Board is a Senior Management Team (SMT). Supporting the SMT are the Extended Management Team (EMT) and over 1,000 members of staff.
Shared Values Integrity Teamwork Respect Excellence Caring 8 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
shipping, marketing and trading of natural gas and power in SHAREHOLDERS Europe, North America and Asia Pacic. It is a member of the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies which operates throughout the world in all subsectors of the petroleum industry. SGBV owns 25.6% of the shares in Nigeria LNG Limited.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was established in 1977 under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is the corporate entity through which the Nigerian government Total Gaz Electricite Holdings France participates in the oil and gas industry. NNPC and its subsidiaries Total is a major integrated oil and gas company active in all dominate all sectors of the industry - exploration, production, sectors of the petroleum industry. It operates in more than 130 rening, pipelines, marketing, crude/product exports, and countries, and is, today, the fth largest publicly traded integrated petrochemicals. NNPC owns 49% of the shares in Nigeria LNG international oil and gas company in the world. In Nigeria, the Limited. company is one of the largest oil and gas producers through its involvement in more than 50 permits, including nine as operator. Total owns 15% of the shares in Nigeria LNG Limited.
Shell Gas B.V. (SGBV) Shell Gas B.V. (SGBV) is a company incorporated under the laws Eni International (N.A.) N.V.S.a.r.l of the Netherlands. For more than 40 years, Shell Gas has been Eni is one of the world's major integrated oil and gas companies investing in and delivering some of the world's largest and most engaged in all sectors of the petroleum business. It is involved in complex gas projects. Besides its interest in Nigeria LNG Limited, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Shell Gas holds the largest equity share of LNG capacity among 70 countries. Eni owns 10.4% of the shares in Nigeria LNG international oil companies, with a leading position in LNG Limited.
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13. David Astwood BOARDS OF DIRECTORS 14. Sadeeq Mai-Bornu 15. Mark Gregory Company Secretary 1. Osobonye R. LongJohn Chairman 2. Tony Attah Managing Director NSML Board of Directors 3. Sadeeq Mai-Bornu Deputy Managing Director 1. Saidu Mohammed Chairman 4. Maikanti Baru 2. Sadeeq Mai-Bornu Vice Chairman 5. Folasade Yemi-Esan 3. Temilola Okesanjo Managing Director 6. Cordelia C. Agboti 4. Ladipo Fagbola 7. Bagudu Hirse 5. Olusegun Adebayo 8. Ronald Cochrane 6. Laurent Routisseau 9. Peter Costello 7. Tranquillo Doniselli 10. Nicolas Terraz 8. Godwill Dike 11. Oghenegwueke Ajaia 9. Eucharia Ezeani 12. Giorgio Vicini 10. Akachukwu Nwokedi Company Secretary 13. Akachukwu Nwokedi Company Secretary
BGT Board of Directors 1. Osobonye R. LongJohn President 2. Tony Attah Vice President 3. Maikanti Baru 4. Folasade Yemi-Esan 5. Umaru Dahiru 6. Aleruchi Cookey-Gam 7. Ronald Cochrane 8. Olusegun Adebayo 9. Oghenegwueke Ajaia 10. Luc Gillet 11. Luca Bai 12. Donald H. Malcolm 10 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the MANAGEMENT PROFILE University of Ibadan and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Benin. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Engineers (FNSE), member of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), and member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Over his distinguished career across Europe, Russia and Africa, Tony has led multi-disciplinary teams across diverse cultures. He is renowned for his strong strategic and commercial mind-set which is underpinned by a solid technical background and excellent leadership capabilities. His goal in NLNG is to sustain the historical excellent performance, move the company to the next level and continue to make NLNG an inspiration to Nigeria and a company committed to helping build a better Nigeria. NLNG contributed over 12% of government revenue in taxes and Tony Attah is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Ofcer of dividend in 2014 and 2015; and with revenue exceeding $90bln Nigeria LNG Limited and the Vice President of Bonny Gas since 1999, the company will easily rank with other FTSE 100 Transport. companies globally and is being managed to world class standards. Tony has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to his current role at Nigeria LNG Limited, he was the Tony is epitomized by his focus on people and on delivering Managing Director and Board Chairman of Shell Nigeria E & P business value to stakeholders. His personal core values are Company (SNEPCo), Vice President HSE and Corporate Affairs humility, excellence, integrity and respect for people. He is married and Vice President Human Resources (HR). He has managed other with children and his hobbies are watching soccer, playing golf technical and non-technical roles in Operations and major and listening to music. projects including being Head of Joint Venture Economics in the commercial function.
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member of many project teams such as NNPC Corporate DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR Telecoms Network (CTN), PPMC Escravos Tank Farm and Butanisation project for the construction of nine LPG depots.
From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Mai-Bornu served as Technical Assistant to ve consecutive Group General Managers in Engineering and Technology Division where he was renowned for his passion for project management, exemplary leadership and drive.
From 2005, he became Deputy Manager of the Technical Services Department responsible for Cost Control. He has had a distinguished management career as Manager, Plant Projects in Sadeeq A. Mai-Bornu is the Deputy Managing Director of Nigeria the Process Engineering Department; General Manager, Joint LNG Limited and Executive Director on the Board of NLNG Ship Ventures in the Renewable Energy Division (RED) and in 2015 as Management Limited. Sadeeq has over 30 years of working Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company experience mainly in the oil and gas industry. He is an alumnus of Ltd (NPDC) where he was able to ramp up oil production from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with a Bachelor's degree in Civil about 87,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) to a record 155,000 Engineering. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. bopd.
Prior to his current role at Nigeria LNG Limited, he was the Sadeeq is widely travelled and has attended several management Managing Director of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company and leadership courses. He has a strong air for coaching and Limited (NPDC), Benin, the upstream arm of Nigerian National mentorship. He is married with four children. Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Sadeeq began his work career in July 1985 at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) as an engineer in the Real Estate Development Department where he was responsible for the construction of the 10,000 housing unit Steel Township.
He joined NNPC in 1987 as a Project Engineer and served as 12 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
GENERAL MANAGER, PRODUCTION a record of nine days from start-up to run-down of LNG. He went back to Shell Global Solutions in The Netherlands in 2008 as Global Manager, Operations and Gas-GAME before returning to NLNG as Operations Manager in June 2009. In June 2015, he was appointed Production Assets Manager in NLNG and returned to Shell in January 2016 as Shareholder Representative for NLNG and West African Gas Pipeline Company. In May 2016, the NLNG Board approved his appointment as General Manager, Production.
Tayo is an alumnus of INSEAD Business School in France and has also attended an Executive Management Programme at Wharton Tayo Oginni graduated with an Upper Second Class Honours Business School. Tayo Oginni is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Lagos in Engineers and has delivered several professional papers at 1979. international conferences.
Thereafter, he joined Shell Petroleum and Development Company (SPDC) where he had twelve years of experience in Field and Project Engineering; ve years in technical, operational and management-level HSE Management including Technical Auditing and Change Management; two years in Production Asset Management and Planning and eight years in Project Management as manager of major projects, the last two of which were valued in excess of $3.5 billion. Subsequently, he has also had nine years of experience in LNG Operations Management and Leadership prior to becoming General Manager, Production in NLNG.
Tayo's rst assignment in NLNG was as Start-Up Manager for Train 6 in 2007, an assignment which yielded a rst as Train 6 achieved 13 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
GENERAL MANAGER, COMMERCIAL the licence to operate as a Closed Pension Fund Administrator. He was then appointed into the Board of Directors in 2007 to provide full leadership to the CPFA, a position he held until 2010. During his tenure at the Fund, Godwill's eclectic and value mind-set helped close several deals that helped deliver the accelerated growth of the Fund.
From late 2010, he joined the LNG Strategy Team of Total S.A. France to provide commercial support to the Group's Global LNG businesses. While in this role, he was attached to Mahakam LNG Joint Marketing Group, under Total Indonesia, in the 22 mtpa Bontang LNG Plant. Following a short attachment with the Gas Godwill Dike is an accomplished Chartered Accountant and Sales team of Total E&P Norway, Godwill then joined the LNG Investment Manager with over 20 years of experience in oil and Trading Desk of Total Gas & Power Limited in London where he gas, management consulting and funds management. Godwill worked on portfolio optimisation and several 'Sell' and 'Buy' Sale & holds a degree in Accountancy from Rivers State University of Purchase Agreements (SPA), including, notably, the 4 mtpa SPA Science and Technology and a Master of Business Administration under the Yamal project. from IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland. He has attended several professional courses and accumulated a wealth Prior to joining Nigeria LNG Limited in August 2015 as General of experience throughout his career across Africa, Europe and Manager, Commercial, Godwill was General Manager and Senior Asia. Advisor on Oil and Gas Commercial Strategies at Total E&P Nigeria. He started his career with KPMG Nigeria where he passed his professional exams with national prize honours. He joined Total E&P Nigeria in 1994, enjoying a remarkable career across different functions. As pioneer manager of the pension funds of Total Upstream companies in Nigeria, he set up the independent subsidiary, Total E&P Nigeria CPFA Limited, to manage the fund, formulated its Governance and Strategy documents and secured
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GENERAL MANAGER FINANCE the industry. He served as member representing NNPC on the Finance Advisory Committee for Nigeria LNG Limited; member of the team that reviewed key BOT contract agreements; member of the NNPC/MPN JV Joint Finance Team that successfully renanced NGL 11's $220 million supplemental loan with a term facility of $265 million for a three year tenor; member of NNPC/Mobil Producing Joint Finance Team for the Satellite Oil Field Phase 1 Project which upsized the $600 million project cost to $1.2 billion due to cost overrun and got the difference funded using self-funding mechanism through revenues realized from the project.
Isa Danfillo is a Certied Accountant with B.Sc. degree in Isa also chaired the committee that implemented the Accounting and Masters in Business Administration from Bayero computerized bank reconciliation system in Kaduna Rening University, Kano. and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) Limited, Nigeria Gas Company (NGC), and NNPC Warri Zonal Ofce (WZO). Isa Danllo's over 30 years career spans different industry experiences showing his astuteness as a professional On the 1st of June 2017, Mr. Isa Danllo was appointed accountant in diverse Oil and Gas Accounting and Finance General Manager Finance for Nigeria LNG Limited. activities with strengths in Project Accounts/Finance.
He worked as Project Accountant, Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline Project; Deputy Manager LNG Finance and Manager Projects Accounts. Until his appointment in Nigeria LNG Limited, he was General Manager, Methods and Procedures in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), responsible for coordination and management of accounting systems and Procedures for Finance and Accounts Directorate.
He also made other special contributions to the development of 15 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
GENERAL MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES was redeployed to the position of Industrial Relations Ofcer and became the Employee Relations/Welfare Ofcer in 1999. She rose to become Supervisor Personnel in 2002 and Supervisor Leadership and Management Development in 2006 in the Group Learning Department. In 2008, she became the Deputy Manager Leadership and Management Development where she played a key role in Learning Design and Implementation and supported the development of the organization's Leadership Development Framework. She held this position until 2013 when she was promoted to the position of HR Manager, Secondee Services. Eucharia subsequently became General Manager, Human Resources in the corporate headquarters of NNPC from where she Eucharia Okwuchi Ezeani has over 30 years of experience in was seconded to Nigeria LNG Limited in August 2017. Human Resources Management, most of which have been in the oil and gas industry. Her areas of special interest range from Eucharia is renowned for her implementation of Chief Ofcers' Employee Relations, Leadership and Management Development to Management Development Programme (COMDP), Senior Ofcers Talent Management, and Learning Design and Implementation. Transition Program (SOTP), Foundation Leadership Development Programme (FLDP) and Seven Dimensions of Leadership (7DL) in Eucharia Ezeani obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) from NNPC. She also led the revamp of NNPC Secondment processes, Federal Polytechnic Bauchi in 1983. She later obtained a resulting in recovery of huge revenues and has received various Bachelor's degree in Law from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), awards following her participation in NNPC COMDP in 2007. Zaria in 1995 and a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma in 2003. Eucharia Eucharia is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel has also attended numerous senior management courses both Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), Society for Human Resources locally and internationally. Management (SHRM), Nigerian Institute for Training and Development (NITD) and Nigerian Bar Association. Eucharia started her career at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 1986 as Personal Assistant to the Area She is married to Honourable Nnamdi Ezeani and they are Manager, Kaduna Area Ofce in the Pipelines and Products blessed with four children. She likes reading, listening to Christian Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of NNPC. In 1986, she music and farming. 16 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY Agreements ('SPA') with TFE and Iberdrola and a part of the team that developed the NLNG shipping strategy in 2005.
Aka has held a broad spectrum of management positions in NLNG spanning the Legal, Human Resources and Shipping disciplines. He was the pioneer Human Resources Manager for Career Development and Talent Management and later the Human Resources and Services manager for the Production Division. He has also served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Ofcer of NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML), a subsidiary of NLNG that provides integrated manning and management services for the BGT-owned eet of LNG carriers, Akachukwu Adeyinka Nwokedi is the General Counsel and repositioning the company from loss making to an organization Company Secretary of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG). He holds a delivering strong performance and sustained prot for the NLNG rst degree and a Master's degree in law from the prestigious group. University of Buckingham, United Kingdom. He is an accomplished legal professional with over 20 years of experience. As General Counsel/Company Secretary of NLNG, he has repositioned the legal function to more proactively anticipate the Aka started his working career in 1996 as an Associate Counsel legal risk in the company's operating environment while with Uche Nwokedi & Co (Solicitors), a Lagos-based specialist oil protecting, creating, and enhancing stakeholder value. and gas law rm before joining NLNG as Legal Counsel, Aka has strong leadership and motivational attributes with a Technical & Projects in 1999, rising to the position of Senior proven track record in change management and driving Counsel Technical & Projects, in which capacity he supported the organizational efciency. He has led and delivered several corporate secretariats of NLNG and Bonny Gas Transport Limited complex assignments notable among which include Fit for 8 (BGT). Aka was also responsible for delivering legal services to organisational effectiveness project, and relocation of NLNG various technical and non-technical business functions within Head Ofce from Lagos to Port Harcourt, Abuja and Bonny NLNG. Notably, Aka delivered the Gas Supply Agreements (GSA) locations within a 90 day window on schedule, within budget and for NLNG's Trains 3, 4 and 5 and the nancing agreements for without a safety incident. He is also a dedicated coach and the NLNGPlus Project. He was also NLNG lead legal counsel for mentor, and has attended several management programmes. Very the development of the NLNG Trains 4 & 5 Sales and Purchase active in the oil and gas industry, he has been Secretary General of the Nigeria Gas Association (NGA). 17 18 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Employees must avoid conicts of interest between their private ANTI-BRIBERY AND activities and their roles in the conduct of company business. Employees must also declare to NLNG potential conicts of CORRUPTION (ABC) interest. All business transactions on behalf of NLNG must be reported accurately in the accounts of the company in accordance Anti-Bribery and Corruption Principles with established procedures and are subject to audit and In its policies, principles and practices, NLNG is fully aligned to disclosure. the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Principle 10 on anti- corruption which states that “businesses should work against In line with our Code of Conduct statement (Principle on ABC), we corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery”. build relationships based on trust, and which we maintain and enhance to protect our reputation. NLNG is committed to upholding the highest standards of ethics in our relationships with employees, customers, suppliers, Everyone involved with NLNG's business must comply with the shareholders, regulators and our host communities. This (ABC) laws of Nigeria and of the countries in which we operate commitment is ensured through policies which guide the business and do business. Involvement in acts of bribery and corruption will in its relationship with stakeholders. Two of the key policies are: attract disciplinary action, dismissal, legal proceedings and, NLNG Code of Conduct and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). possibly, imprisonment.
Integrity is a core value in NLNG, and our strong commitment to In 2017, NLNG set out to consolidate and sustain on the gains of integrity is reinforced by our Business Principles that apply to all the previous years in embedding the ABC principles. This was transactions and drive the behaviour expected of every employee achieved by addressing the gaps identied in 2016 which and director of NLNG in the conduct of business at all times. included, amongst other things, improving record keeping in Gifts and Hospitality to Government Ofcials, revision of the NLNG In line with our Statement of Business Principles and Ethics, NLNG ABC foundation documents, namely: the Code of Conduct, NLNG insists on honesty, integrity and fairness in all aspects of our Standard on Company Sponsored Travel for Government Ofcials business and expects the same in our relationships with all those and Conicts of Interest Procedure, as well as alignment of the with whom we do business. Direct or indirect offer, payment, Integrity Due Diligence on Government Intermediaries with the soliciting or acceptance of bribes in any form including facilitation provisions of relevant sections of the revised ABC Manual. payment is unacceptable. Specically, a roadshow was held across all company locations on 19 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 the revised Code of Conduct to improve understanding and customers, suppliers and service providers on the need for alignment with company ABC principles. This was followed by responsible business practices. employee attestation to company’s Code of Conduct & Business Principles. In 2017, NLNG maintained its active participation through timely renewal of its annual voluntary contribution and participation in Membership of United Nations Global Compact UNGC Implementation and CEO Sustainability surveys while (UNGC) reafrming its Signatory level of engagement with the In December 2015, NLNG became a signatory to United Nations organisation. This is in addition to timely submission of the annual Global Compact (UNGC), the world's largest voluntary corporate Communication On Progress (COP) and CEO's statement of responsibility initiative with business and non-business participants continued support. from 160 countries. Anti-Bribery and Corruption Training and Awareness The UNGC supports companies to: “Do business responsibly by The 'tone at the top' towards bribery and corruption in NLNG is aligning their strategies and operations with the UNGC's Ten simple: it is one of zero tolerance. In order to drive this through Principles anchored on four global areas of human rights, labour, the entire organization, the Anti-Bribery and Corruption effort of environment and anti-corruption.” UNGC also helps companies NLNG is multi-faceted, to assist employees and stakeholders to to take strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such manage the inherent risks. as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation. While consolidating on the gains of ABC training on Ethical Decision Making in 2016, the 2017 ABC training was conducted Our UNGC membership is a public declaration of our continued for all staff to raise awareness on current developments around commitment to incorporate environmental, social and governance the required ethical considerations in the company's supply chain standards in our strategies, policies and procedures, as well as with special focus on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), as embed a culture of integrity, all of which are underscored in our well as employer's responsibilities under the FCPA. Business Principles and Code of Conduct. All these activities were aimed at raising awareness on current NLNG commits to continuously and transparently inform the developments and the required ethical considerations in the public of how we align with the universal principles of responsible company's supply chain. business behaviour, support host communities; and engage 20 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Integrity Barometer Journey compliance due to increased awareness via the Code of Conduct From 2013 to 2014, NLNG undertook a baseline Integrity roadshow, continuous engagement of staff in closing out declared Barometer assessment to provide a simple exposition of the conicts as well as introduction of additional CoI declaration effectiveness of its policy and actions on anti-corruption platforms for personnel in recruitment functions. governance in relation to the company's operations across all key sectors and divisions. Subsequently, a review was carried out every Ethics Line (the “whistleblower”) year up to 2017 to ascertain the progress made on agreed key To further deepen our commitment to ghting corruption, NLNG focus areas of the Transparency Index, for company to track and Ethics Line was set up in 2012. Since then, the Ethics Line has monitor its business landscape for compliance with national and continued to provide a platform that allows for condential, international standards on ABC. anonymous submission of information on potential violation of laws, rules, regulations or any policies. Going forward, company will sustain annual self-assessment of identied parameters alongside stakeholder survey to continuously The NLNG Ethics Line, or whistleblower platform, is a toll free monitor our performance around this very important business resource managed by an external party. No call tracing or integrity index. recording devices are ever used, and callers may remain completely anonymous, if they so wish. Callers are given a number and call back date at the end of their calls. Should they Conflict of Interest (CoI) desire to follow up on the status of their report, or want to provide NLNG requires all members of staff to declare any perceived or additional information, they simply call back and reference this actual conict situations that exist during the course of their information. They can also receive feedback through e-mails or engagement with the company. Declared conicts are reviewed track the progress of the whistle through the external party’s and resolved by company management. platform. Employees are also required to declare any gifts and hospitality In 2017, the Ethics Line platform continuously provided company given/received from the company's business partners/associates. with an additional window to proactively manage potential and The annual conict of interest declaration also provides a medium actual risks associated with unethical behaviour in the for members of staff to attest to the NLNG Code of Conduct & organisation. Business Principles.
In 2017, CoI declaration recorded a signicant improvement in
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Jetty facilities, commenced with an FID in 2004. Train 6 became THE PLANT operational in December 2007. In November 1995, a Final Investment Decision (FID) was signed by the shareholders to build a Liqueed Natural Gas (LNG) plant With six trains currently operational, the entire complex is capable in Finima, Bonny Island in Rivers State. This was followed in of producing 22 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG, and 5 December 1995 by the award of a turnkey Engineering, mtpa of NGLs from 3.5 Billion (standard) cubic feet per day Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to a consortium of (Bcf/d) of natural gas intake. engineering rms comprised of Technip, Snamprogetti, M.W. Kellog and Japan Gas Corporation (TSKJ) for the Plant (consisting Plans for building Train 7 that will lift the total production capacity of two trains: Trains 1 and 2, called the Base Project), the Gas to 30 mtpa of LNG are currently progressing with some Transmission System (GTS) and the Residential Area (RA). preliminary early site preparation work initiated. Further work awaits FID by the shareholders. Construction at the plant site commenced in February 1996 and on August 12, 1999, Train 2 was ready for start-up. Production of The plant has rapidly and successfully made the transition from a LNG commenced on September 15. Train 1 subsequently came construction project to a stable production operation with a robust on stream on February 27, 2000. The second phase of framework of people, processes, systems and organisation, as development, called Expansion Project, commenced with an FID in well as relentless focus on operational excellence and continuous February 1999 to develop Train 3 and the plant's Natural Gas improvement. In addition to regular maintenance of the assets to Liquids (NGLs) Handling Unit (LHU)—condensate stabilisation and assure integrity and reliability, opportunities are continuously Liqueed Petroleum Gas (LPG) production units. The expansion sought to debottleneck the plant, incorporating proven techniques project was completed and came into operation in November and processes to maximise production, and manage human 2002. interferences and impacts. The plant has also embarked on a structured programme of asset rejuvenation to extend the plant life The next phase of development called the NLNGPlus project, beyond the current design life. All these activities are underpinned comprised of Trains 4 and 5, commenced with an FID in March by Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) culture that 2002. Train 4 came on stream in November 2005 and Train 5 continually seeks improvements in the safe and sustainable was started up in February 2006. NLNGSix project, consisting of utilisation of our assets. Train 6 and additional condensate processing, LPG storage and The plant continues to rank amongst the biggest and top
23 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 performers worldwide; its performance is regularly benchmarked Condensate, with a combined capacity of more than 400 internationally with other LNG plants around the world. NLNG has, loadings per year. within a short span of time, grown in status to become a very · 23 LNG ships dedicated to the service of NLNG. reliable supplier of LNG in the Atlantic Basin, serving the European, · A materials off-loading jetty. South American and Far East markets. · A passenger jetty/terminal. · A Residential Area (RA) covering an area of more than two The Plant is built on 2.27 sq.km of largely reclaimed land in sq.km. Finima, Bonny Island. The main elements of the facilities already in operation are:
· Diversied gas supply (Associated Gas and Non-Associated Gas) and six main dedicated gas transmission pipelines with four of them located on-shore. · Six LNG processing units (trains) with a total nameplate processing capacity of 22 mtpa. · Four LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 84,200 cubic metres. · Four LPG refrigerated storage tanks, each with a capacity of 65,000 cubic metres (two each for propane and butane). · Three Condensate storage tanks, each with a capacity of 36,000 cubic metres. · A common fractionation plant to process LPG. · Five common Condensate stabilisation plants. · 10 gas turbine electricity generators with a combined capacity of more than 320 MW. · Two LNG export jetties, one of which also exports LPG while the other also exports
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NLNG: MAJOR MILESTONES November 2002 Commencement of LNG production from Train 3
May 1989 Incorporation of Nigeria LNG Limited December 2002 First LNG shipment from Train 3 November 1995 Final Investment Decision (FID) by shareholders for Trains 1 and 2 February 1996 Commencement of plant construction January 2003 Signing of the USD1.6 billion loan for NLNGPlus
September 1998 Completion of Gas Transmission System (GTS-1) February 2003 Start-Up of LPG Facility
February 1999 Final Investment Decision (FID) by shareholders for Train 3 June 2003 First Shipment of LPG
August 1999 Plant Ready For Start-Up with Train 2 July 2004 Final Investment Decision (FID) by shareholders for Train 6 (NLNGSix) September 1999 Commencement of production from T rain 2 November 2005 Start-Up of Train 4 October 1999 Export of rst LNG cargo February 2006 Start-Up of Train 5 February 2000 Start-Up of Train 1
December 2006 1000th LNG Cargo March 2000 Completion of Initial Supply Period (Gas Supply Agreement, GSA) June 2007 Feed gas reception facilities for the 6-Train complex became fully April 2000 Export of rst Condensate cargo operational
May 2000 Export of rst LNG spot cargo October 2007 First Butane cargo destined for domestic market loaded
August 2000 Export of 50th LNG Cargo December 2007 Handover of T rain 6 to NLNG’s Production Division. Record rundown September 2000 Plant Commissioning Ceremony of LNG to storage tanks within 9 days of handover
May 2008 Nigerianisation of the Managing Director position February 2001 Export of 100th LNG cargo October 2009 10 years of LNG, NGLs production September 2001 End of Build-Up Period (GSA)
October 2010 Export of 2000th LNG cargo October 2001 Commencement of Contract Year (GSA) March 2002 Final Investment Decision (FID) by shareholders for Trains 4 and 5 December 2012 Highest number of cargoes produced in a year (333)
March 2002 EPC Contract Award to TSKJ for Trains 4 and 5 January 2014 Export of 3000th LNG cargo
th November 2002 Train 3 Ready for Start-Up May 2017 Export of 4000 Cargo
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Tony Attah, Nigeria LNG MD/CEO, welcomes Dr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary-General, OPEC, and Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum to NLNG Exhibition stand at the March 2018 Nigeria International Petroleum Summit in Abuja. Also at the stand were (L-R) Salem Sallam, Manager Government Relations (NLNG), Sadeeq Mai-Bornu, Deputy Managing Director (NLNG; and M. Jean Marc Thystere-Tchicaya, Petroleum Minister, Congo Brazzaville.
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by paying all applicable taxes and tariffs. In 2017, the company's NLNG AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS corporate income tax paid to the Federal Government of Nigeria amounted to about USD606 million, almost twice of what was TO THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY paid last year. With the incorporation of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on 17th May 1989, the LNG industry in Nigeria was born. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) With its plant construction, the company generated considerable NLNG successfully harnesses associated gas volumes which would Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the country. otherwise have been ared, and has generated signicant revenues for the nation. It is now considered one of the most The project today has assets (i.e. property, plant and equipment) important economic projects in Nigeria. Signicant benets of the worth about USD15.4 billion at cost, nanced mainly by NLNG project to Nigeria are detailed on the next few pages. shareholders, with 51 per cent stake by international oil companies and 49 per cent belonging to the country through the Monetisation of Gas Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Nigeria LNG Limited utilizes gas that would otherwise be ared, thus making signicant contributions to the nation's income while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) helping to protect the environment. Payment to Joint Venture (JV) The company, since 2008, contributed about four per cent of feedgas suppliers from inception till date is about USD24 billion. Nigeria's annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP). With rebasing of 55-60 per cent of such payment goes to the Federal Government the GDP, NLNG's contribution to the GDP was put at about one of Nigeria via its shareholding in Nigerian National Petroleum per cent. Corporation, NNPC. Environmental Hazard Reduction NLNG has also over the years paid dividends of over USD33 NLNG has converted about 168Bcm (billion standard cubic billion, out of which 49 per cent went to the Federal Government metres) or 5.96Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of Associated Gas (AG) to of Nigeria courtesy of its shareholding in the company, again via exports as LNG and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs), thus helping to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. reduce gas aring by upstream companies. Flares are only permitted to eliminate waste and gases which cannot be converted As a good corporate citizen, NLNG also contributes to national for any further use. Flares also act as safety systems for non-waste wealth and the economic wellbeing of states in which it operates, gas and are released via safety pressure relief valves, when 28 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 required, to ease strain on equipment. have made capital investments in their companies thereby expanding their operating capacity. The capabilities of local Job Creation vendors have also been developed through mentoring and NLNG provided more than 12,000 jobs each construction year. partnerships between more established Nigerian vendors and Overall, the major sub-contractors employed over 18,000 community vendors. Nigerians in technical jobs in the Base Project. NLNG's shipping subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport (BGT), recently Through each Nigerian Content plan for its contracts, NLNG has ordered six new technology Dual Fuel Diesel Electric (DFDE) LNG promoted the development and employment of Nigerian carriers from Hyundai Heavy Industries (two ships) and Samsung manpower. For instance, over 700 Nigerians have been trained in Heavy Industries (four ships). All of these have been delivered and Nigeria and at the contractors' (Hyundai and Samsung) shipyards have since made their maiden voyages. in South Korea as part of Nigerian Content deliverables tied to the purchase of six new LNG vessels by Bonny Gas Transport (BGT), a The Nigerian Content commitment in the project, which is dened subsidiary of NLNG. in a Memorandum of Agreement between NLNG/BGT and the shipyards (Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Those 700 Nigerians, with enhanced skills in welding, hull Industries), includes major initiatives such as the training and assembly, pipe tting, electrical, mechanical, painting and ship development of Nigerians (both in Nigeria and Korea) in various design joined the country's workforce, providing a support base for aspects of ship design and construction, the supply of materials technology transfer and industrialization. At the shipyards in South such as paints, cables, anodes and vessels, and feasibility study Korea, over 35 of the Nigerian trainees participated in the ship for the establishment of a drydocking as well as ship-repair yard construction while six other Nigerians worked as ship in Nigeria. managers—two Production Managers, two QA/QC Managers and two HSE Managers. Consequently, in 2015, Berger Paints and Paints and Coatings Manufacturers Nigeria PLC produced and exported 480,000 litres Local Content Development of paints; Nexans Kabelmetal shipped over 180,000 metres of low NLNG supports the development of community and Nigerian voltage (LV) cables and METEC West Africa exported over 9000 contractors to enable them achieve standards of excellence. In our pieces of Aluminium and Zinc sacricial anodes—all to the ship host community, through the initiative to empower local yards in South Korea for use in the newbuild vessels. METEC West contractors via the Finima Legacy Project, indigenous contractors Africa and Nexans Kabelmetal through NLNG's Nigerian Content
29 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 initiatives have also undergone inspection and international class Nigerians and Nigerian companies in her “Fabric Rejuvenation certication for the manufacture and supply of sacricial anodes Programmes” with a demo application of the TSA in the plant both and low voltage (LV) cables respectively to meet the requirements online and ofine. As part of the technology transfer, 73 of marine applications. community trainees were identied and subsequently trained in the TSA application in Port Harcourt by Midis technical partner Berger Paints PLC has increased its portfolio of paints and now Norimax SDN (Malaysia). manufactures to international standards, having installed state of the art laboratory equipment and acquired additional production Invensys Nigeria (now Schneider Electric), in collaboration with equipment. Paints and Coatings Manufacturers Nigeria PLC NLNG, has been able to carry out the Migration (and (PCMN) has acquired additional mixers and laboratory equipment Rejuvenation) of the Site Control and Safety systems to latest and has now become the rst company in Africa to receive the software and hardware platforms in-country using 100% Nigerian International Maritime Organisation's Intershield 300 Ballast Tank manpower from an initial 50%, due to increased competence of Coating certication. the Nigerian engineers. This is a work scope that was previously carried out outside Nigeria. In addition, the company has In a different area of development, Holborn Nigeria Limited identied two Nigerians as future cyber security SME/consultants developed capacity to manufacture 12 inch (30mm) diameter and they have begun training on this aspect. They will High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes which had hitherto not subsequently be integrated into the Schneider Electric Global been manufactured in the country, for potable water reticulation Cyber Security team which covers Europe, Middle-East and Africa. project. Further details can be found in the Nigerian Content section Further, deliberate technology transfer initiative has enabled Waste starting from page 61. Pipe & Drainages (WPD) Nigeria Limited to safely and successfully complete the change out of all nominated compressed air dryer Community Development bed desiccant in U-4700 (14 vessels in total). This makes WPD the In our host communities, especially Bonny, housing, catering and second Nigerian contractor with this level of prociency. transportation enjoyed a boom as a result of huge capital inow into the economy during NLNG's construction phase. A number of Midis Energy Services Limited has been encouraged by NLNG in a industries were also attracted to the Island, notable among which conscious effort to transfer the technology of Thermal Spray were banking and joint venture companies in equipment and Aluminium (TSA) Corrosion Protection System application to spare parts manufacturing. This is in addition to the over N25
30 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 billion NLNG has invested on community projects over the years. parts of the DLPG value chain. NLNG's host and pipeline communities have enjoyed amenities such as roads, hospitals, schools, and supply of learning aids, Between 2007 and 2017, NLNG supplied over 1,240ktpa of among others from NLNG. DLPG spurring a steady rise in annual domestic consumption which stands at over 1000% from below 50ktpa in 2007 to Nigeria LNG Limited currently provides pipe borne water and 600ktpa in 2017. Deliveries are made through NLNG's dedicated uninterrupted power to the inhabitants and businesses on Bonny vessel chartered for the DLPG Scheme to ensure steady supply of Island through a rural electrication project managed by the products. Bonny Utility Company (BUC). BUC is an initiative of NLNG-led Joint Industry Companies (JIC). For more details, see page 42.
BUC has provided Bonny communities over 98 percent Nigerianisation uninterrupted power supply since its inception in 2002. Total NLNG and its shareholders agreed on a Nigerianisation scheme electricity consumption in 2017 was 105,381 MWh. Currently, on September 1, 1997. This was revisited and updated in 2004. BUC serves 12,717 households, essentially covering the entire The objective of the scheme which was to Nigerianise the island via its distribution network. company's workforce was achieved in 2012.
The benets have been tremendous. Public services perform better, This is a deliberate policy to enable the relatively young minds to businesses ourish because machinery and computers can be imbibe the skills, work culture, discipline and professionalism that utilised throughout the day, and residential users experience the business requires. It started by recruiting Higher National higher comfort levels. The ourishing businesses, in turn, generate Diploma graduates and training them as technicians and revenue and jobs for the indigenes. operators. NLNG also instituted a staff training and development drive for different cadres of technical staff to help them acquire the Domestic LPG Supply requisite skills and competences for management, supervisory and For over 10 years, NLNG's intervention in the supply of Liqueed operational positions in the company. The company continues to Petroleum Gas (LPG) - otherwise known as cooking gas - to the recruit young engineers and other technical staff, as part of this domestic market under the NLNG DLPG Scheme has stimulated initiative. growth in the industry, guaranteeing LPG supply, availability and affordability. This has also inspired the development of different
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Increased Shipping/Marine Human Resources million) was invested in the construction of modern engineering With the incorporation of its first subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport laboratories and furnishing them with cutting-edge equipment. (BGT), in 1989, the LNG shipping industry in Nigeria was born. The universities are University of Ibadan, University of llorin, Currently, NLNG, through NLNG Ship Management Limited University of Port Harcourt, University of Maiduguri, Ahmadu Bello (NSML), another of its subsidiaries, is the biggest employer of University, and University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Disbursement commenced in 2014. The project was completed in 2016. Nigerian seafarers on board its 13 NLNG directly-owned ships.
NLNG has trained hundreds of sea-going officers, some to the level of captains and chief engineers.
Nigeria Prizes for Science, Literature and Literary Criticism Nigeria LNG Limited also promotes the sciences and arts through its sponsorship of The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature, two prestigious awards for excellence in science and literature in Africa, each worth USD100,000 in prize money.
The company has added The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism worth N1 million in prize money, to complement the existing literature prize.
University Support Programme (USP) Education is a special focus area for NLNG. The company has donated more than N2 billion (USD12 million) for the development of engineering education in six Nigerian universities to support the country's educational sector.
Through this intervention, in each university, N340 million (USD2
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Joinery, Catering and Hospitality, Electrical Installation, Fabrication and Welding, ICT System Support, Leadership and Team Skills, Mechanical Plant Maintenance, Plumbing and Pipe-tting, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Scaffolding, and Training Skills.
BVC is approved and accredited by relevant agencies and awarding bodies such as the Rivers State Ministry of Education, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), City and Guilds of London Institute, the Institute of Leadership and Management London, and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity.
Vendor Finance Scheme NLNG recognises the fact that funding is the bane of the Nigerian Stakeholder Engagement Forum manufacturing industry. This led, in 2013, to the introduction of the USD1 billion NLNG Local Vendors Finance Scheme (NLVFS) which was increased to USD1.2 billion in June 2017 with the Bonny Vocational Centre introduction of an additional participating bank to the scheme NLNG promotes acquisition of vocational skills through funding of making a total of six participating banks. The scheme facilitates Bonny Vocational Centre (BVC). BVC is a Social Development access to funds from participating banks to NLNG-registered Initiative (SDI), established in 2004 by Nigeria LNG Ltd in vendors (suppliers of goods or contractors of services). partnership with Bonny Kingdom. The Centre was established to meet the manpower requirements of operating companies on Under the scheme vendors are able to get fairer nancing terms, Bonny Island, promote acquisition of vocational and which were secured using the leverage of NLNG's relationships entrepreneurial skills and development of technical competences with the banks. This way, vendors get speedy access to nance for and self-reliance in youths of Bonny Kingdom, Rivers State, and their contracts, or procurement orders, at competitive rates. Nigeria in general. Over N1.563 billion and USD21 million have been disbursed to The Centre offers vocational and related qualications in areas NLNG vendors as at September 2017. such as Building Construction, Business Support, Carpentry and 33 Tony Attah, Managing Director, presents NLNG’s agship publication, Facts and Figures, to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Hon. Minister of Information and Culture, during a courtesy call on the minister. 34 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY In line with the company's commitment to nancial transparency and a culture of integrity, below is a summary of NLNG nancials from 1999 to date. Nigerian Federa on
Dividend, Gas Purchases, Taxes, Fees,
Revenue Capital Investment Dividend - NNPC Gas Purchase - NNPC Gas Purchase - Escrow* CIT & ET PAYE
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ 1999 22,803,710.85 3,721,153,000.00 5,002,469.41 214,536.86 2000 857,089,563.89 1,222,691,000.00 75,546,943.70 387,255.67 2001 1,197,512,881.78 316,365,000.00 104,217,698.00 1,338,317.31 2002 1,096,717,252.18 1,385,373,000.00 92,423,391.47 2,499,982.22 2003 1,932,406,674.63 1,115,840,000.00 157,589,875.47 3,704,830.27 2004 2,283,689,973.84 902,799,000.00 278,860,715.00 197,367,717.18 4,930,158.13 2005 2,648,255,030.90 1,858,718,761.65 57,425,460.17 227,841,442.79 7,410,211.04 2006 4,601,530,129.66 1,575,884,238.35 332,979,540.83 385,754,760.39 9,876,666.10 2007 6,285,939,490.19 306,446,000.00 842,956,858.80 539,907,637.66 14,623,192.08 2008 9,066,785,809.02 1,651,638,000.00 2,613,170,000.00 749,668,208.76 22,136,751.52 2009 4,542,271,827.24 225,196,000.00 848,680,000.00 563,486,750.31 21,904,055.84 2010 6,968,091,772.39 93,150,000.00 1,401,400,000.00 1,362,128,476.13 111,940,116.07 28,535,128.20 2011 9,972,440,902.38 49,749,000.00 2,509,780,000.00 1,492,919,026.95 160,139,868.84 65,080,000.00 45,945,458.22 2012 11,591,840,993.55 152,434,370.00 2,768,990,000.00 1,699,946,647.21 251,558,126.62 107,037,404.06 36,415,164.66 2013 9,668,258,456.57 220,286,889.87 1,260,704,340.00 1,495,877,533.42 276,657,618.78 118,592,000.00 44,337,802.05 2014 10,791,380,802.13 24,762,275.28 1,389,908,436.93 1,536,193,150.35 254,063,733.17 1,402,003,000.00 46,903,130.17 2015 6,843,087,203.00 864,757,745.76 1,043,764,965.12 1,184,460,184.43 97,713,152.45 2,169,918,000.00 42,842,418.54 2016 4,722,534,907.86 881,841,176.00 356,126,898.44 717,721,972.35 66,624,691.98 323,273,784.39 31,321,964.76 2017 6,013,708,481.39 208,844,403.11 798,140,840.45 835,581,266.34 167,174,567.51 606,668,750.00 15,038,621.66
101,106,345,863.45 16,777,929,860.02 16,502,888,055.74 13,423,635,152.33 1,385,871,875.42 4,792,572,938.45 380,365,645.31 * - As per agreement between NNPC and the other JV Partners under MCA Customs duty payments included in Other regulatory fees/levies in 2017 35 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Nigerian Federation IOCs Shell, Total, Agip & Levies & Other Payments and Remittances Shell, Total & ENI Conoco/Phillip State and LGA Regulatory Fees, Levies, Local Contracts for Goods Dividend Witholding Tax VAT Gas Purchase Taxes etc & Services [Net of WHT] US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ 450,600.38 0.00 186,748.61 526,491.63 3,734,394.03 1,166,160.13 0.00 2,110,001.52 60,418,813.56 56,117,734.50 2,740,238.26 0.00 73,124.25 123,835,097.88 77,580,114.08 8,218,111.30 0.00 5,642,655.13 110,032,640.30 68,922,750.43 13,019,332.19 0.00 9,331,135.83 137,233,239.13 118,227,301.18 12,868,081.91 0.00 845,395.91 129,776,946.09 290,242,785.00 148,547,977.73 13,617,067.30 950,818.19 0.00 1,484,839.32 106,154,951.16 59,769,356.50 171,712,215.91 14,472,871.19 546,081.73 0.00 1,397,779.67 90,638,026.36 346,570,542.50 288,675,316.19 16,002,092.31 1,236,082.39 29.42 1,929,573.03 135,560,486.00 877,363,261.20 404,623,981.61 19,258,486.62 6,104,914.88 727,391.06 2,488,550.07 426,365,713.43 2,719,830,000.00 560,374,091.45 8,684,721.82 28,653,732.65 686,820.30 2,097,842.05 534,276,889.73 883,320,000.00 418,539,787.44 12,634,790.19 113,338,456.46 702,008.90 3,677,857.53 357,513,031.42 1,458,600,000.00 1,071,357,337.05 13,868,850.83 153,937,798.29 681,272.00 8,552,581.67 334,660,394.75 2,612,220,000.00 1,232,962,297.65 14,532,599.24 165,483,195.64 1,122,180.00 9,362,074.54 305,120,943.56 2,882,010,000.00 1,459,004,508.53 276,064,838.79 133,438,610.66 900,292.59 163,180,598.02 813,139,454.26 1,337,890,320.00 1,304,952,121.81 295,949,844.42 23,976,580.33 1,160,679.13 52,288,195.09 821,755,463.14 1,482,889,884.34 1,347,812,929.81 222,465,084.25 20,156,589.72 2,178,341.84 34,413,408.31 610,818,236.56 1,116,544,495.00 961,969,175.45 85,226,188.11 24,598,056.38 1,027,505.72 23,777,843.64 548,353,076.59 380,958,876.05 593,162,346.83 173,837,414.43 23,163,355.57 764,357.19 39,065,528.13 509,167,605.92 853,793,518.10 728,573,697.09
1,205,077,373.69 695,584,272.89 9,950,878.15 361,905,732.32 6,155,347,501.47 17,302,003,038.69 11,016,850,078.78 36 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY CONT’D GAS SUPPLY Nigeria is blessed with abundant reserves of associated and non- GOVERNMENT LICENCES AND FEES - 2017 associated gas estimated to be in excess of 180 Trillion (standard) Description Amount ($) cubic feet (Tcf). State Levies 191,302.86 Local Government Levies 545,224.25 The country is ranked ninth in terms of proven natural gas State and LGA Levies 736,527.11 reserves in the world. The natural gas reserves are estimated to be sufcient to sustain current production rates for 60 years. DPR Payments 29,561.33 NIMASA 31,917,088.35 NPA 63,445.26 Geologists believe that there is a lot more gas to be found SON 46,752.56 (potentially up to 600Tcf), if companies deliberately explore for Other MDAs 520,903.53 gas, as opposed to nding it while in search of oil. Other Fees and Permits 29,574.87
Regulatory Fees/Levies 32,607,325.90 The government aims to eliminate all aring of gas associated
Customs Duties 6,458,202.23 with the production of oil, and NLNG continues to play a 39,065,528.13 signicant part in this. In the period 1999-2017, NLNG has converted 168Bcm (Billion standard cubic meters) or 5.96Tcf of Associated Gas (AG) to export products (equivalent to more than 2151 LNG and NGL cargoes) which otherwise would have been ared.
With further improvement in the collection of associated gas, NLNG with its 6-Train LNG/NGL complex will reduce upstream aring in Nigeria even further.
Other demands on the use of Nigeria's gas are for domestic power generation, domestic utilities, fertilizer and petrochemical industries, as well as export for NGL and gas projects such as the
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West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAGPCo) and Details of the agreements are as follows: (% vol. of gas supply by each JV): future LNG projects. The NLNG six-train complex is the biggest Project Name Train Joint Venture Company gas consumer and exporter in Nigeria with its current daily consumption of almost 3.5 bcf/d, equivalent to the total daily NNPC/SPDC*/ NNPC/EPNL* NNPC/NAOC* consumption of industrialized countries like the Netherlands. NAOC/EPNL
Base Project 1 & 2 53.2 23.4 23.4 Gas Supply Agreements Nigeria LNG Limited has long term Gas Supply Agreements NLNG Expansion 3 69.5 0 30.5 (GSAs) with three Joint Ventures (JVs) for the supply of natural gas (feed gas) to the plant. These JVs are Shell Petroleum NLNGPlus 4 & 5 53.2 23.4 23.4 Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Total NLNGSix 6 53.2 23.4 23.4 Exploration & Production Nigeria (TEPNG) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC). Consolidated 1 - 6 55.8 19.7 24.5
Gas Production and Utilisation in Nigeria Legend: * - Operator NNPC - Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation SPDC - Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (Shell Affiliate) NAOC - Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (Eni affiliate) EPNL (TEPNG) - Elf Petroleum (Nigeria) Limited now Total Exploration & Production Nigeria (Total Affiliate)
Feedgas Feedgas is produced by the JVs from various concession areas in the Niger Delta—from onshore and offshore elds—and supplied to NLNG under a long term Gas Supply Agreement with each JV. The agreements ensure efcient gas supply to the plant throughout the life of the projects. Sources: NLNG, OPEC and NNPC Annual Statistics Bulletin SPDC-JV is currently supplying feedgas from a number of elds
38 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 including Gbaran Ubie which started-up in June 2010 (with a The recently upgraded supply capacity of the TEPNG Obite plant capacity of 1.25 Bcf/d), Soku, Bonny (on-shore), Bonga, and EA from 350mmscfd to 530mmscfd is poised to deliver increased (off-shore) supply facilities, each receiving gas from a wide range volumes to NLNG plant with the completion of its 42-inch of oil and gas elds. However, Bonga and EA offshore elds have diameter by 45km gas transmission pipeline (Obite Ubeta Rumuji been marked for diversion to the Nigerian domestic gas market – OUR) in 2016. via the Escravos Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) in compliance with the (Nigerian) Federal Government's directive. Also, TEPNG, in 2016, completed the construction of another 24- inches diameter by 50km pipeline, the Northern Option Pipe Line Additionally, under a special supply arrangement with the SPDC- (NOPL), designed to evacuate gas from the OUR pipeline at JV, an indigenous marginal eld concessionaire/operator—Niger Rumuji to the Nigerian domestic gas grid at Imo River for onward Delta Petroleum Resources (NDPR)—commenced natural gas transmission to the Alaoji IPP in Aba, Abia State. supply to NLNG in November 2012 from its Ogbelle-Obumeze oil and gas process facilities. At 35mmscf/d, it currently supplies At present, with six trains in full operation, the total gas 1% of NLNG daily feedstock with potential to grow to requirement of the company's Bonny Island natural gas 100mmscf/d. liquefaction plant is about 3,500 mmscf/d (3.5 Bcf/d).
The NAOC-JV supplies gas to NLNG from its Obiafu-Obrikom Currently, gas is transmitted to NLNG complex through six (OB-OB) Integrated Gas Supply centre which receives gas from a independent Gas Transmission Systems (GTS). The GTS-1, -2, -4 wide range of elds including Idu, Akri, Kwale, Irri, Oshie, and Bonny Non Associated Gas (BNAG) piping systems are on- Tebidaba and Ebocha oil and gas elds. shore, while GTS-3 and -5 are off-shore lines.
The TEPNG-JV derives gas supplied to the plant from the onshore Obite, Ibewa and Obagi elds. Additionally, natural gas rich in liquids is supplied to NLNG from its off-shore Amenam and Akpo platforms. In December 2014, TEPNG commissioned delivery of some 35 to 40mmscf/d of associated gas from its Ofon project through its Amenam offshore plant as part of its are reduction strategy.
39 Picture: History was made in 2017 when NLNG and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) signed an industry-rst business-to-business Service Level Agreement. NLNG's Managing Director Tony Attah and the Executive Secretary of NCDMB Simbi Wabote proudly display the Agreement.
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Europe, Turkey, Mexico and the United States). However, NLNG COMMERCIAL cargoes have continued to nd a place globally with deliveries to the Far East, Greater Middle East, South America and the United MARKETING AND SALES ADMINISTRATION Kingdom, thus ensuring NLNG's position as a major player in the Since October 1999 when the rst cargo of Liqueed Natural Gas global gas and LNG industry. This has been made possible (LNG) was loaded for delivery to Montoir Terminal in France, through commercial diversion deals entered from time to time with NLNG has maintained its reputation as a safe, reliable, the Long Term LNG Buyers as well as through spot FOB sales to responsible and trusted supplier of LNG and Natural Gas Liquids several counterparts, leveraging the MSA platform. (NGLs) worldwide. The NGLs comprise of Condensates and Liqueed Petroleum Gas (LPG). With a six-train complex capable With the rst sets of SPAs from Trains 1 & 2 and Train 3 expiring of producing 22 mtpa LNG (capacity) and 5 mtpa NGLs soon, the process of remarketing the LNG volumes from these (capacity), NLNG now has the capacity to load and deliver, safely, foundation Train projects have commenced with remarkable over 300 cargoes of its products annually. market appetite. Additionally, NLNG has renewed its focus on growth and expansion with a strong ambition to realise the Train 7 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plus project which will raise the liquefaction capacity to 30 mtpa. NLNG currently manages 16 long term LNG Sale & Purchase With FID planned to take place soon, the commercial activities Agreements (SPAs) executed with 10 buyers on a Delivered Ex- required to support the FID event has commenced. In a rapidly Ship (DES) basis. These Long Term LNG buyers include Enel SpA, evolving gas and energy market, it is no surprise that the central Gas Natural Fenosa, BOTAŞ, ENGIE, Galp Gás Natural S.A, focus of the ongoing remarketing and commercial activities is to Endesa S.A, ENI S.p.A, Iberdrola S.A, Shell International Trading offer the exibility and reliability that meet buyers' appetites and Middle East Ltd (SITME) and Total Gas and Power Ltd (TGPL). preferences on the one hand and create optimal value for NLNG on the other. NLNG has also executed over 51 Spot Free On Board (FOB) LNG Master Sale Agreements (MSA) with various counterparties located Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) across major LNG markets, enabling the prompt sale of excess NLNG produces high quality NGLs, comprised of Liqueed production volumes on spot basis. Petroleum Gas (LPG – Propane and Butane) and Condensates as by-products of the natural gas liquefaction process and currently Deliveries of LNG to the Long Term LNG buyers have primarily has capacity to produce up to 5 million tonnes of NGLs per been in the Atlantic Basin (Spain, France, Portugal and Italy in annum. Both products are sold for export on a Free on Board
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(FOB) basis to prequalied companies, including afliates of vision of “helping to build a better Nigeria”, NLNG has committed NLNG shareholders under the company's Quasi Equity Lifting to delivering 350ktpa of DLPG annually to the domestic market Scheme. A signicant portion of the total LPG produced, mainly through Nigerian companies with whom they have signed Sales butane, is sold within Nigeria as domestic LPG under NLNG's and Purchase Agreements (SPAs). The number of off-takers has Domestic Energy Initiative aimed at making clean and affordable increased from just six at the inception of the Domestic LPG energy available to Nigeria's teeming population. Scheme to 27 as at end of 2017.
Domestic LPG Supply NLNG commissioned a study of the industry, and the outcome in For over 10 years, NLNG's intervention in the supply of Liqueed 2016 projected Domestic LPG Market growth of up to 3,000ktpa Petroleum Gas (LPG) otherwise known as cooking gas to the by 2026 subject to implementation of various interventions across domestic market under the NLNG DLPG Scheme has stimulated the value chain. In a bid to facilitate the attainment of this market growth in the industry, guaranteeing LPG supply availability and growth, NLNG has intensied its advocacy drive with the affordability and inspiring the development of different parts of the Government leading to the establishment of a Programme DLPG value chain. Between 2007 and 2017, NLNG cumulatively Management Ofce (PMO) to drive the National LPG Expansion supplied over 1,240ktpa of DLPG, spurring a steady rise in annual Initiative led by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of domestic consumption which stands at over 1000% from below Nigeria. NLNG has maintained its leadership role in the industry, 50ktpa in 2007 to 600ktpa in 2017. Deliveries are made through as a member of the Governing Council of Nigeria LPG NLNG's dedicated vessel chartered for the DLPG Scheme to Association. NLNG also became a member of the World LPG ensure steady supply of products. Association 2017.
NLNG's involvement has encouraged huge infrastructural Commercial Shipping investments in coastal storage facilities giving rise to new facilities NLNG has a total of 23 LNG vessels on long-term time charter for in Calabar, Port Harcourt and Delta state and decongesting the its six-train operation, and one LPG vessel. Where it becomes existing facilities in Apapa. These new facilities and the expansion necessary, additional third party ships are chartered on ad hoc of existing ones account for the increase in total installed coastal basis - spot or short term - to support NLNG's cargo deliveries. All storage capacity from less than 10kt in 2007 to over 40kt in 23 LNG vessels are utilised on an integrated scheduling basis. 2017, with more planned for completion and commissioning in They load at NLNG's terminal in Bonny, Nigeria, for Delivered 2018. ex-Ship (DES) deliveries to buyers in the Greater Middle East, Far East, Asia, Europe, South America, and Gulf of Mexico (GOM) In continuous demonstration of its commitment to the company's 42 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 including ports in Mexico and the United States. The LPG vessel is continue to consolidate its position as one of the major and utilized for LPG delivery in the Nigerian market. reliable suppliers of LNG in the world. In addition to this, NLNG will continue to help build a better Nigeria by supplying products The ownership structure of the ships is as follows: into the country including progression of the feasibility work on Bonny Gas Transport (BGT): 13 vessels - six DFDE and seven domestic LNG supply as a potential source of helping to bridge steam ships the energy gap, specically supporting the power sector. BW GAS ASA: Eight vessels - All steam ships Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK): Two vessels - All steam ships NLNG's expansion plans under the proposed Trains 7plus project Dotfol Oil and Energy Services Limited: One LPG Vessel continues to make progress towards a Final Investment Decision (FID) with several initiatives already in the works to ensure a timely Operational and Technical Management of the Fleet Vessels realisation of this goal. · Eleven BGT vessels are managed and operated by NLNG LONG TERM BUYERS' CHART Ship Management Limited (NSML) · Two BGT vessels are managed and operated by Northern Trains 1 & 2 Marine Management Limited (NMM) BUYERS RECEIVING FACILITY · Eight BW Gas vessels are managed and operated by BW ENEL Montoir Terminal Gas GAS NATURAL Bilbao, Huelva, Cartagena, Barcelona, · Two NYK vessels are managed and operated by NYK Sagunto, Mugardos · One Dotfol LPG vessel is managed and operated by GALP GAS NATURAL Huelva, Sines, Cartagena Naftomar Shipping and Trading Company Limited ENGIE GLOBAL LNG Montoir Terminal
The Future BOTAS Marmara Ereglisi and Aliaga NLNG's commercial focus is to ensure optimal “Value and Business Growth” through strategic portfolio management Train 3 involving different optimisation mechanisms such as cargo BUYERS RECEIVING FACILITY diversions, market analysis/positioning and SPA price reviews for value. GAS NATURAL Huelva, Cartagena, Barcelona, Bilbao, Sagunto, Mugardos, (Spain)
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Trains 4 & 5 Base Markets and Deliveries BUYERS RECEIVING FA CILITY
BG LNG Lake Charles (Louisiana, USA), Elba.
ENDESA Barcelona, Huelva and Cartagena, Mugardos, Sagunto, Bilbao
ENI Sines (Portugal), Huelva, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Mugardos, Sagunto (Spain)
IBERDROLA Huelva (Spain) SHELL Lake Charles (Louisiana, USA), Cartagena, Huelva and Sagunto (Spain) TOTAL Lake Charles (Louisiana, USA), Zeebrugge (Belgium), Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena and Huelva, Sagunto and Mugardos (Spain), Sabine Pass (Louisiana USA), GALP GAS NATURAL (TRANSGAS) Huelva, Cartagena (Spain) and Sines Global Markets (Portugal).
Train 6
BUYERS OFF-TAKERS
SHELL Cartagena, Huelva and Sagunto (Spain) and Lake Charles, Altamira (USA).
TOTAL Lake Charles, Sabine Pass (USA), Zeebrugge (Belgium), Barcelona, Bilbao, Sagunto, Mugardos, Cartagena, Huelva (Spain) Bahamas, and Altamira (Mexico)
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SHIPPING: MAJOR MILESTONES 2002 1989 June Delivery of LNG Rivers December Incorporation of Bonny Gas Company (formerly Enellengee September Delivery of LNG Sokoto Limited; renamed BGT Limited on September 1,1991)
2003 1990 February Delivery of LNG Bayelsa January BGT acquired its rst two vessels, LNG Bonny and LNG Finima April Yusuf A. Hambali joined LNG Bayelsa as the rst NLNG-trained Captain May BGT commenced time charter with Malaysia LNG September LNG Lagos delivered NLNG‘s 400th cargo to Enel Montoir June BGT exercised its options to purchase LNG Lagos (formerly named Gastor) and LNG Port Harcourt (formerly Nestor) October LNG Lagos delivered 1st LNG cargo to Gas Natural at Bilbao from Nedlloyd and Ocean Group respectively Terminal in Spain 2004 1999 November Delivery of LNG Akwa Ibom August Contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of two new builds, Hulls 1295 and 1296 (LNG December LNG Abuja loaded NLNG’s 500th cargo Rivers and LNG Sokoto, respectively)
October LNG Lagos delivered rst cargo to Enel of Italy at Montoir 2005 LNG Terminal, France March First batch of Nigerian ratings joined LNG Sokoto 2001 June Delivery of LNG Adamawa
February LNG Bonny loaded NLNG’s 100th Cargo September Successful BGT Nigerianisation: Capt Temilola Okesanjo appointed General Manager of Bonny Gas Transport (BGT), August Ownership of two vessels (LNG Edo and LNG Abuja) transferred to BGT rst Nigerian to hold the position
October LNG Abuja delivered NLNG’s rst spot cargo to Europe September Delivery of LNG Cross River
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2006 2011 June Delivery of LNG River Niger January NLNG executed a Training Memorandum of Understanding (Ship Management Knowledge Transfer) with AESML November Delivery of LNG Lokoja July Interim Document of Compliance (DOC) issued to NLNG by Bermuda Authority 2007 June Delivery of LNG Ogun July Transfer of 1st BGT LNG Vessel (LNG Rivers) to NLNG management September Delivery of LNG Ondo August NLNGSS takes over management of LNG Cross River September Delivery of LNG Borno August NLNGSS takes over management of LNG River Niger First Ship- December to-Ship transfer of LPG destined for domestic market from BW Saga to Blue Gas August NLNGSS takes over management of LNG Bayelsa
December NLNG issued with Document of Compliance (DOC) by 2008 Bermuda Authority
June Delivery of LNG Imo 2012 April LNG Cross River achieved four years TRC Free 2009 June Signing of Training Agreement with AESML June NLNGSS takes over the management of LNG Finima
June Signing of Ship Management Agreement with STASCo September Election of NLNG into the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) SIRE Focus Group (SFG)
2010 October NLNGSS takes over the management of LNG Sokoto June NLNG shipping database, ASSETT, used as independent tool with NLNG Quality Assurance Policy for vetting marine crafts November LNG Rivers achieved Ten Years TRC free and terminals for NLNG business November Bahamas Authority issued NLNGSS with Interim Bahamas October NLNG 2000th cargo delivered by LNG Sokoto DOC allowing NLNGSS to manage Bahaman vessels
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November Bermudan Authority endorsed NLNGSS Document of March LNG Port Harcourt achieved ve years TRC free Compliance (DOC) for one year after a successful April LNG Lagos achieved seven years LTI and TRC free completion of annual DOC audit May HHI commenced training of Nigerian technicians in basic welding, electrical work and painting at Bonny Vocational 2013 Centre (BVC) January NLNGSS takes over the management of LNG Edo June LNG Bayelsa achieved four years TRC free March NLNGSS takes over the management of LNG Abuja
NSML Bermuda/Bahamas Interim Document of March Signing of loan / nancing documents for USD310 million June Compliance (DOC) audit completed with zero Non- Additional Program Debt (APD) and US$1.1 billion New Conformances and zero Observations, fully certifying and Vessel Debt (NVD) for BGT Plus vessels construction equipping NSML to manage BGT vessels. April Shipbuilding contracts executed and became effective August Commencement of changeover of vessel management of April Full Bahamas DOC issued to NLNG ten BGT vessels from NLNGSS to NSML
April Shipping Services Agreement with Braemar for construction August 10 BGT vessels under NSML management achieved two supervision as approved by the Board of Directors was signed million man hours TRC free. June NLNGSS takes over the management of LNG Adamawa October Management changeover of LNG Finima from NLNGSS to NSML, signalling completion of transition of all July NLNGSS takes over the management of LNG Akwa Ibom NLNGSS-managed vessels to NSML
September 72% of NLNG Fleet achieve more than three years LTI free November Relocation of NSML ship management team (formerly
period NLNGSS) to NSML ofce in Port Harcourt
November LNG River Orashi successfully delivered rst NLNG cargo to December Investors' Roadshow Event held in Lagos, Nigeria, to Jiangsu, China. provide opportunity for investors to express effective interest in further development of Nigerian dry-docking and 2014 ship-repair yard project, as being promoted by NLNG/BGT, SHI, HHI and facilitated by Royal Haskoning DHV January LNG Lokoja loaded the 3000th LNG Cargo to Marmara Terminal, Turkey
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2015 November March LNG Port Harcourt achieved six (6) years TRC free Investors' Roadshow Event held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
November New build DFDE vessel, LNG Finima II, was delivered to BGT NLNG successfully delivered rst cargo at Kochi Terminal, from Samsung Heavy Industries (South Korea) and was April India, using the short term vessel Golar Frost simultaneously delivered into long term charter to NLNG
December New build DFDE vessel, LNG Bonny II, was delivered to BGT April LNG Abuja successfully retired from NLNG eet and from Hyundai Heavy Industries (South Korea) and was handed over to her new owner, Golar LNG Corporation simultaneously delivered into long term charter to NLNG April LNG Lagos achieved eight (8) years LTI and TRC free December LNG Edo was successfully retired from NLNG eet and June LNG Bayelsa achieved Five (5) years TRC free delivered to her new owner, M.T South Energy, a nominee of Sinokor Maritime Limited
July LNG Bonny successfully retired from NLNG eet and delivered to her new owner, M.T Pacic Energy, a nominee December New build DFDE vessel, LNG Port Harcourt II, was delivered of Sinokor Maritime Limited to BGT from Samsung Heavy Industries (South Korea) and was simultaneously delivered into long term charter to July LNG Finima successfully retired from NLNG eet, NLNG delivered to her new owner, M.T Atlantic Energy, a nominee of Sinokor Maritime Limited 2016 January New build DFDE vessel, LNG Lagos II, was delivered to BGT August Vessel Trafc Information Management System (VTIMS) from Hyundai Heavy Industries (South Korea) and was completed at Bonny terminal simultaneously delivered into long term charter to NLNG March New build DFDE vessel, LNG Abuja II, was delivered to BGT October LNG Port Harcourt was successfully retired and delivered to from Samsung Heavy Industries (South Korea) and was her new owner, M.T East Energy, a nominee of Sinokor simultaneously delivered into long term charter to NLNG Maritime Limited March Bermuda Flag State Document of Compliance (DOC) audit of NSML management was completed with zero observation, November LNG Lagos successfully retired from NLNG eet and marking the rst NSML ofce management ag state delivered to her new owner, M.T West Energy , a nominee of verication audit since NSML relocated to Nigeria in Sinokor Maritime Ltd, at Labuan Anchorage, Malaysia November 2014
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LNG River Niger successfully delivered rst NLNG cargo at June Negishi, Japan
June New build DFDE vessel, LNG Abalamabie, was delivered to BGT from Samsung Heavy Industries (South Korea) and was simultaneously delivered into long term charter to NLNG, marking the successful completion of the BGT Plus Project
2017 August Implementation of the Shipping Strategy leading to the dissolution of the erstwhile Shipping Division and integration of the various shipping functions into NLNG and NSML
HRH Eze (Hon.) Louis Ajie (JP), Iyarisa the 13th and traditional prime minister of Ogba Land (Standing 10th from left), NLNG team and other dignitaries at the LNG Abalamabie recent commissioning of Omoku Cold Room Project, one of NLNG’s numerous and well received CSR projects in its host communities. 49 NLNG is indeed the pride of Nigeria. In the picture, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN, GCON); the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo; Senator Kabiru Gaya, Chairman, Senate Committee on Works; and Hon. Toby Okechukwu, Chairman, House Committee on Works join NLNG MD Tony Attah (in suit) and some of NLNG’s plant personnel to give a thumbs up to the company’s solid achievements and excellent track record at the ag off ceremony for Bonny Bodo Road, Nigeria’s biggest private sector-driven CSR initiative.
50 Some NLNG staff members inspect the newly built LNG Abalamabie during its maiden voyage at NLNG's facility on Bonny Island.
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obtain qualifications in both motor ships and the existing steam ships, to SHIP MANNING enable NSML to meet the additional challenges and requirements of the DFDE ships. By the end of 2017, NSML had trained 30 engineering NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) was set up in response to officers who now have dual certification. rapid changes and challenges in the maritime business and the scarcity of competent ship board personnel worldwide. The company will deliver NSML currently has 197 Nigerian officers in its employ and on NLNG's strategic plan to have a Ship Management organization, independently manages the deployment and training of all officers and with a dedicated Human Resources Department to recruit, develop and cadets. Because we do not have many Nigerians in the senior officer rank supply qualified and competent shipboard personnel on board its ships. yet, in 2013, with Board approval, NSML started recruiting and As a subsidiary of NLNG, NSML is charged with the rapid development employing foreign senior officers to allow the Manning Agreement with of Nigerian shipboard personnel in line with international standards and AESM and SSML to run down. By the end of 2017 NSML had employed practices. 56 such officers. NSML continues the direct employment and management of Ratings as approved by the NSML Board of Directors, for BGT. The The establishment of NSML is also in furtherance of NLNG's company presently has 334 Ratings in its employ. Nigerianisation policy which is in sync with the Federal Government's local content drive.
NSML has continued to implement the Nigerianisation Plan with regard to BGT vessels. Since its commencement, the shipboard officers' Nigerianisation policy has produced six captains and four chief engineers.
From 2001 to 2017, a total of 240 cadets have completed their cadetship training programme in UK maritime colleges. As part of their training, all cadets go on board BGT vessels for practical experience; this is aimed at instilling early in them the discipline required for a successful career at sea, and at meeting competency certification requirements.
Engineering cadets and engineering officers are also being trained to LNG Lagos II
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Cadets Recruitment/Training Table Shipping and Marine Quality Assurance Total Number Total Number of NLNG, through the Shipping Governance and Assurance Year of Recruitment /Graduation of Graduated Recruited Cadets Department (SGA), ensures that each segment of the entire NLNG Cadets shipping and marine business operations complies with best 1998 11 0 industry practice and international standards for Maritime 1999 13 0 Assurance. In line with NLNG Vessel Quality Assurance Policy, all 2000 19 0 vessels and terminals used for NLNG business are vetted using a combination of Inspections, Assessments and Due Diligence 2001 25 11 Reviews prior to being used. For ships and Tug boats, Oil 2002 9 12 Company International Marine Forum (OCIMF) accredited SIRE
2003 23 19 Inspectors use the Ship Inspection Report Exchange Programme (SIRE) as one of the risk assessment tools in the vetting process, 2004 0 24 consistent with industry best practice. 2005 29 8 2006 28 21 Similarly Due Diligence process and compatibility assessments for Marine Terminals where NLNG chartered vessels call upon are 2007 27 0 carried out to ensure compliance with provisions of a “safe berth” 2008 34 29 as charterer's obligation to the ship owner. To this end, NLNG has 2009 22 23 consistently demonstrated leadership as a member of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), an organisation 2010 16 22 with the mission to be the foremost authority on safe and 2011 10 24 environmentally responsible operation of tankers and terminals 2012 0 26 and to promote continuous improvement in standards of design and operation. NLNG is represented in the OCIMF key committees 2013 0 8 including General Purposes Committee (GPC), Ports and Terminals 2014 0 13 Committee (PTC), and the SIRE Focus Group (SFG). 2015 0 0 2016 24 0 The graphs on the next page provide a quantitative snap shot of the assurance activities for vessels and terminals. 2017 0 0 53 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
TERMINAL ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES SIRE Performance And Vetting Q1 - Q4 2017 Q1 - Q4 2017
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NLNG Vessel Traffic Information Management System (VTIMS) Rivers State, Nigeria, is managed by NLNG's shipping services A Vessel Trafc Information Management System (VTIMS) has been subsidiary, NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) and manned constructed at NLNG facility on Bonny Island. The VTIMS was by seasoned maritime professionals with diverse range of completed in August, 2015 and is currently operated under the international experience in ship management, maritime project “International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and management and maritime training. Lighthouse Authorities” (IALA) guide as a “Local Port Service” (LPS) The centre is fully ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System to monitor, inform and advise vessels bound for or leaving NLNG certied by DNV-GL, an international classication society, as well facility, thereby assisting in safety of navigation and environmental as certied as a Maritime Training Centre and a Maritime protection in and around Bonny waters and NLNG marine Simulator Centre in line with DNV-GL Standard ST-0029. facilities.
NLNG Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCOE) The MCOE is equipped with the following state-of-the-art In order to provide maritime capacity building opportunities, simulators: NLNG in 2016 set up the Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCOE) · Full Mission Bridge Simulator - with the ability to simulate as part of the Nigerian local content deliverables for the all major Nigerian waterways and ports in addition to construction of six new LNG ships by Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI) international sea ways. · and Samsung Heavy Industry (SHI) for NLNG's charter from BGT. Full Mission Engine Room Simulator - able to simulate multiple engine types including slow speed two-stroke diesel engines, four-stroke diesel engines, steam propulsion The MCOE is a 'one-stop' maritime research and training facility plants and dual fuel diesel electric (DFDE) engines. established to improve the quality of maritime expertise in Nigeria, · Navigation Classroom Simulators – six mini-bridge West Africa and globally. simulators capable of multi-navigational functionalities. · Engine Class Room Simulators – six desktop engine room The ve key service areas of the MCOE are as follows: simulators capable of simulating multiple engine types. · Maritime Training · Liquid Cargo Operations Simulators (LICOS) – for both oil · Maritime Research and Consultancy and gas tanker vessels. · Maritime Business Development · Vessel Trafc Services (VTS) Simulators – equipped with · Maritime Projects radar, communication and visual consoles for Vessel Trafc · Maritime Standards Information Management System (VTIMS) training and The centre, situated in NLNG Plant Complex on Bonny Island, research.
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USD160 million and an African Development Bank facility of FINANCE USD100 million. The ECAs, namely US EXIM, ECGD, SACE and Gerling NCM, provided guarantees to a group of 19 international THE TRAINS banks led by BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Lyonnais, MCC and West LB. The ECA-backed facilities as well as the African Trains 1 & 2 (Base Project) Development Bank facility had eight-year tenure. The facilities The Base Project (Trains 1 & 2) which cost USD3.6 billion was have been fully repaid as at 15 December 2010, with a USD20 nanced by NLNG's shareholders. million short-term 'place holder' nancing remaining in place.
Train 3 (Expansion Project) The nancial discipline and character demonstrated by NLNG in NLNG's third train (Expansion Project), including additional abiding by the loan covenants, terms and conditions throughout tankage, cost USD1.8 billion. The nancing plan was similar to the tenure has signicantly increased the appetite of international that of the Base Project. Besides new equity injection by the lenders for nancing opportunities involving the company. shareholders, revenue and surpluses from the Base Project were re-invested in the Expansion Project. Much of the cost of the new Train 6 LNG tankers was borne by third-party nanciers. When this loan Final Investment Decision (FID) for NLNGSix was taken in July was secured in 2002, the amount represented the single largest 2004 for the sum of USD1,748 million. Train 6 was principally lending to an industrial complex in Sub-Sahara Africa at the time. nanced from internally generated funds. Start-Up was December 14, 2007 and production commenced on 23rd December 2007. Trains 4 & 5 (NLNGPlus Project) The train is up and running. Excluding ship acquisition, the cost for NLNGPlus project (Trains 4 & 5) was USD2.2 billion. This was funded with a combination of MILESTONE LOAN REPAYMENT internally generated revenue and third party loans amounting to USD1.06 billion. December 2017 heralded the full and nal repayment of NLNG's Shareholder Loan facility which spanned over two decades and The third party loans comprised of four Export Credit Agency summed up to USD5.45bln. All principal and interest repayments (ECA) guaranteed international commercial bank loans totalling were made without a single default. The consolidated loan had USD620 million, an uncovered international bank loan of contributed towards funding the Base Project, Expansion Project, USD180 million, an uncovered Nigerian commercial bank loan of NLNG Plus Project and Train 6.
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Train 7 construction of LNG Bayelsa. Again, Credit-Suisse First Company will embark on market sounding activities in 2018 to Boston played the lead role. The vessel was delivered in raise the required funding for Train 7 activities. Lenders in both February 2003. international and domestic markets will be invited to participate. Trains 4 & 5 (NLNGPlus Project) THE SHIPS Hyundai Industries and Daewoo Shipyard built the eight additional ships needed for NLNGPlus project. Of the eight vessels, BGT Trains 1 & 2 (Base Project) owns four while others were chartered from Bergesen d.y. of In 1990, the company raised a third party loan of USD132 million Norway. BGT raised USD460 million in March 2003 to partly fund through Citibank to buy four ships for the Base Project. The ships, the construction of the vessels. built for another company but not put to use, were refurbished and put into interim business until the plant began operations. This facility was arranged by ABN AMRO Bank, Credit Lyonnais, Fortis, ING Bank, HVB, Verein und Westbank and West LB. The Train 3 (Expansion Project) balance of USD282 million came from internally generated Following the Third Train Expansion, three vessels were acquired revenue and shareholders' funds. by BGT. Their construction was partly funded with third party nancing, viz: BGT renanced all the foregoing third party facilities in 2006 with a USD680 million facility through Standard Chartered Bank. This · LNG Rivers and LNG Sokoto were nanced with USD160 was secured against seven of the vessels in BGT's eet. million syndicated loan which was signed on December 20, 1999. Credit-Suisse First Boston was the lead arranger for Train 6 this facility for which repayment started in 2002 following Following the signing of NLNG Train 6 Final Investment Decision the delivery of the second vessel. (FID), six LNG vessels were built and delivered at a combined cost · The third external debt in connection with BGT eet was the of USD957 million on long term charter to NLNG. loan inherited from the acquisition of two ex-Lachmar ships (LNG Edo and LNG Abuja) from NLNG on August 1, 2001 The vessels were built at Daewoo Shipyard and Samsung Shipyard when the outstanding debt stood at USD210 million. in South Korea. Four of the vessels were chartered from BW GAS · In September 2001, another syndicated bank loan for Asa of Norway and two from NYK LNG (Atlantic) Ltd of Japan. USD100 million was arranged to assist with the
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EXPANDED BUSINESS Production from the six train plant approaches name-plate capacity and LNG is now delivered to more distant destinations, in response to changing business opportunities. As a result, additional shipping capacity became necessary.
In April 2013, Bonny Gas Transport ordered six new vessels to be constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (two ships) and Samsung Heavy Industries (four ships). Three vessels were delivered in 2015, with the last three delivered in 2016.
Financing for the six vessels was arranged in two programmes: a USD310 million six-year Additional Programme Debt (APD) facility and a USD1,100 million twelve-year New Vessel Debt (NVD) facility. The APD was raised as additional indebtedness under the 2006 USD680 million facility vessel nancing arrangement, while the NVD was a new facility with several international commercial banks and Export Credit Agencies as lenders, including Korean Export-lmport Bank (KEXIM) and Korean Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE). The deals were signed off on March 26, 2013.
Pictures Top: The Deputy Managing Director of NLNG, Sadeeq Mai-Bornu, stresses a point at the recently concluded Nigeria International Petroleum Summit. Bottom: From left: NLNG ofcials Sadeeq Mai-Bornu, Deputy Managing Director; Tony Attah, Managing Director, and Salem Sallam, Manager, Government Relations on a courtesy call on the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, H. E. Marcelino Cabanas Ansorena. 59 60 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
(iv) Training, development and employment of Nigerian NIGERIAN CONTENT human resources.
NLNG and Nigerian Content The company's performance on Nigerian Content is governed by a Nigeria LNG Limited considers Nigerian Content—a deliberate, committee of NLNG Board of Directors and Senior Management conscientious utilisation and development of Nigerian human and Team. Consequently, through contracts, procurements and projects material resources and services—an important feature of all its tied to the six trains currently in operation as well as continuous activities. sponsorship of various community projects, ample opportunities have been provided for Nigerian companies and contractors to In the company, all approved Nigerian Content Plans are aimed at provide services and supply goods to the company whilst attaining maximum achievable Nigerian Content deliverables in enhancing their capabilities to compete on an international scale. related activities, the ultimate goal being to achieve the targets set in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act NLNG and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring (NOGICD) 2010. By embedding the requirements of the NOGICD Board (NCDMB) Act 2010 in all its contracting and procurement processes, the Nigeria LNG Limited in a collaborative initiative, and to strengthen company has enshrined Nigerian Content as a key deliverable. its relationship with NCDMB, in May 2017 signed a business-to- business Service Level Agreement (SLA) with NCDMB. The SLA NLNG's commitment to the Nigerian Content Act is expressed became necessary because of the peculiar nature of NLNG's through its policy geared towards: operations which is time-sensitive. The SLA was a key strategy for shortening the contracting cycle, cutting the cost of projects and (i) Development of sustainable value-adding improving compliance with the Nigerian Content Act 2010. It is relationships with local companies that result in job worthy of note that this is the rst of its kind in the oil and gas creation and domestication of previously exported industry in Nigeria and it supports the Federal Government’s drive value. to enhance the ease of doing business in Nigeria. (ii) Enhancement of local/indigenous production capability through deliberate targeted interventions. Nigerian and Community Vendor Development (iii) Encouragement of knowledge and technology In a proactive bid to discover more Nigerian sources, Nigerian transfer achievable within its projects, contracts and Content surveys and vendor forums are conducted at scheduled procurement activities. intervals to identify indigenous companies capable of providing
61 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 the goods and services required by NLNG. Industries (HHI). The six vessels built in South Korea under the BGT Plus Project have been delivered, thereby enhancing the level of Below are some laudable achievements in this regard: Nigerian ownership and shipping capacity in the eet through the government's holding in NLNG. · Through NLNG's initiative to empower local contractors via the Finima Legacy Project, eleven host community-based For the contract, NLNG made additional investment to the contractors have made capital investments in their contractors' commitment for: companies thereby expanding their operating capacity. The Finima Legacy projects for 50 and 20 houses were a) Utilisation of suitable Nigerian goods and services in initiated by NLNG to full promises made to the the construction of the vessels. community. The contractors were involved in the civil and b) Training of over 700 Nigerians in ship building in electrical infrastructures for the construction of 4-bedroom both Nigeria and the contractors' shipyards in South bungalows. Korea. · Strategic partnerships between the more established c) Utilization of qualied Nigerians in the contractors' Nigerian vendors and the community vendors, as in the shipyards as part of the workforce for the case of SJ Abed and Vikal Nigeria Enterprise for the construction of the vessels. provision of catering services. d) Promotion of the establishment of a ship-repair yard · Fifty-four vendors from the community have been trained at in Nigeria for in-country development of repair and Bonny Vocational Centre to improve their skills in business maintenance capacity for LNG ships and other large development and project management. carriers by commissioning a feasibility study to that · NLNG's deliberate strategies implemented to increase effect. spend in the community have led to a signicant increase in year-on-year spend. Marine Centre of Excellence As part of the Nigerian Content deliverables attached to the Shipping contract for the construction of six new LNG carriers for NLNG, a A key initiative in shipping was the contract award by Bonny Gas centre to provide maritime capacity building opportunities in the Transport (BGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of NLNG, to construct region was set up on Bonny Island by the contractors. six new Dual Fuel Diesel Electric (DFDE) LNG carriers – four by Consequently, Nigeria LNG Limited set a new mark of excellence Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and two by Hyundai Heavy in the delivery of rst-rate maritime training in West Africa as its
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Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCOE) got global certication as maintenance of Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC), LNG Carriers, an internationally recognized centre for generic maritime and large and medium size carriers, drilling rigs and support vessels. maritime simulator-based trainings by DNV-GL. The MCOE key The dry-dock feasibility study is one of the Nigerian Content areas of operation include Marine and shipping Technical deliverables on the BGT Plus project. Services, Maritime Training and Licensed Technologies for both Nigerian and global clients. It aims to develop and implement Training and Skills Acquisition shipping and maritime innovations, maritime and shipping Thirty-ve Nigerian trainees participated in the construction of six consultancy, ship construction supervision, terminal and ports DFDE ships in South Korea as part of the implementation of the modelling, implementation of shipping standards, codes, and Nigerian Content deliverables on the BGT Plus project. This regulations, and maritime simulations and research. number includes 28 out of the 57 trainees who completed their initial training in South Korea and seven out of the 20 that Ship Dry Dock and Repair Yard successfully concluded training on Ship Design at International Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), in partnership with Hyundai Heavy Energy Services Limited (IESL) in Lagos. Industries (HHI) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), reached out to the investment community on 9th December, 2014, in Lagos Over 420 Nigerians completed the basic welding training in the and also on the 5th of November, 2015, in Port Harcourt, to Bonny Vocational Centre training facilities of Hyundai Heavy promote the development of ship repair yards in Nigeria. As a Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries as part of the Nigerian result of the roadshow in Lagos, an investor - Badagry Ship Repair Content deliverables of the BGT Plus project. The training facilities Marine Engineering Consortium (BSMEC) - indicated interest to be of HHI and SHI have been handed over to Bonny Vocational lead investor in the development and chose to site the dry-dock Centre (BVC), also as part of the Nigerian Content deliverables of yard in Lagos State. the project. This enhances the capacity of BVC to train more Nigerians on basic and advanced welding using state of the art The investors' roadshow in Port Harcourt was to spur more equipment. investors to make decision to site other dry-dock yards in any of the other locations considered in the feasibility study. The Six Nigerians participated in the ship construction at HHI’s Ulsan feasibility studies were carried out at various sites such as Onne, shipyard as ship managers (two Production Managers, two Bonny, Olokola, Badagry, Ogogoro Island and Ladol. The dry- QA/QC Managers and two HSE Managers). About 120 Nigerian dock yards are expected to bridge the gap created by the absence trainees completed the ship construction training by Samsung of an operational dockyard in Nigeria to cater for the repair and Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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Training of Nigerians in the acquisition of DFDE experience Services and Procurement commenced in 2014 and includes cross-posting to companies NLNG encourages full participation of Nigerian companies in its currently managing this class of vessels, shipboard experience on contracting and procurement processes while maintaining board DFDE vessels, and deployment to shipyards. international standards on quality, cost, schedule, ethics, health, safety and environmental protection. The Ship Management Knowledge Transfer Project (SMKTP) initiated in 2008 with Shell International Trading and Shipping To facilitate company's drive to expand its pool of competent and Company Limited (STASCo) was successfully completed in 2014. reliable vendors and promote Nigerian content development, Milestones include the birth of NLNG Ship Management Services “Supplying Goods and Services to NLNG” section of NLNG (NLNGSS), a ship management department in NLNG, the phased website is regularly updated with information relevant to vendors take-over of the management of BGT vessels by NLNGSS, and the for conducting business with NLNG including: complete integration, in December 2014, of NLNGSS with NLNG · Areas of business in NLNG with available or limited Ship Manning Limited to form a new company, NLNG Ship opportunities Management Limited (NSML), a subsidiary of NLNG dedicated to · Overview of upcoming contracting/procurement providing ship manning and management services to NLNG and opportunities in NLNG the international maritime industry at large. · Details for registration on the company's Electronic Vendor Information Management System Finance · Vendor development opportunities NLNG vendors continue to benet from the USD1 billion NLNG · Vendor related Frequently Asked Questions. Local Vendors Financing Scheme (NLVFS) which offers funding at extremely competitive rates to Nigerian vendors. Examples of major awards made to Nigerian service providers recently: Under the scheme, vendors are not required to provide collateral · Two Nigerian companies currently manage the Marine but only a modest capital contribution, with the banks given the Operations Strategy Contract, a deliberate effort by NLNG towards encouraging in-country assembly of passenger assurance of domiciliation of payments with them. Over boats, escort boats, RIB craft in Nigerian shipyards, and N10Billion have been disbursed to NLNG vendors under the utilizing Nigerian materials and human resources in the scheme to date. assembly of the vessels. · As listed below, Nigerian goods and materials have been
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exported to South Korea for use in the construction of through NLNG's Nigerian Content initiatives, have undergone the six new DFDE LNG carriers: inspection and international class certication for the manufacture · PCMN and Berger Paints Nigeria Plc exported and supply of sacricial anodes and low voltage (LV) cables 480,000 litres of paints to both Samsung and respectively to meet the requirements of marine applications in Hyundai ship yards in South Korea ship building. · Over 180,000 metres of low voltage (LV) cables from Nexans Kabelmetal were shipped to Korea. Deliberate technology transfer initiative has enabled Waste Pipe & · Over 9,000 pieces or 158 tons of Aluminium and Drainages (WPD) Nigeria Limited to safely and successfully Zinc sacricial anodes from Metec West Africa were complete the change-out of all nominated compressed air dryer produced, shipped and installed in the new ships in bed desiccants in U-4700 (14 vessels in total). This makes WPD South Korea. the second Nigerian contractor with this level of competence and · Moveable furniture for the six new ships were made capability. The company can now compete in LNG trains mole by two Nigerian companies, IO Furniture Limited sieve bed change-out with Cakasa, the only contractor with this and Vina International Limited, and shipped to South Korea. kind of experience hitherto.
Vendor Development Recently also, NLNG partnered with Nigerian Foundries, a Doing business with NLNG has engendered improvement in Nigerian Company, for the production of eight numbers 10 ton some of our vendors' business processes, and led them to Test Weights which a UK company was unable to manufacture. upgrade their facilities and capacity to meet very stringent The transaction demonstrated the technical and commercial requirements. capability of the Nigerian vendor.
In the past, for instance, NLNG worked with Dorman Long The under-listed are more detailed examples of some of the Nigeria Limited and Nigerdock Nigeria PLC to enhance their indigenous companies which have recently beneted from NLNG galvanizing capability, with Nexans Kabelmetal to increase Nigerian Content Policy implementation drive. manufacturing capacity and with Nigerian Foundries to improve their processes for the manufacture of trench gratings and Berger Paints PLC manhole covers. An order was placed with Berger Paints PLC for the supply of marine coatings for use on the two new DFDE LNG carriers that In recent times, Metec West Africa and Nexans Kabelmetal, were built in South Korea for BGT by Hyundai Heavy Industries. 65 Graduation ceremony for students of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Welding School in Bonny Vocational Centre 66 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Following that order, Berger Paints installed state of the art Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes which had hitherto not been produced in laboratory equipment and acquired additional production the country. Holborn, with intervention and support from NLNG, equipment and was able to increase its portfolio of paints and commenced manufacturing of these pipes in Kano. All the pipes manufacture to international standards for marine applications. have since been delivered and used in the water reticulation project on Bonny Island. The strategic impact of this ground-breaking Paints and Coatings Manufacturers Nigeria PLC (PCMN) production by Holborn is signicant and the in-country capacity Paints and Coatings Manufacturers Nigeria PLC (PCMN) exported acquired by Holborn is now available for national patronage. marine coatings to South Korea for use on the four new DFDE LNG carriers that were built in South Korea for BGT by Samsung Heavy Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Industries in Korea. As a result of the order and the need for the Nigeria LNG Limited recently engaged Niger Delta Petroleum company to increase capacity and competence, PCMN went ahead Resources (NDPR)—an indigenous marginal oil and gas eld to become the rst company in Africa to receive Inter Marine operator—to supply up to 35mmscf (about 1 % of NLNG's daily Organisation's Intershield 300 Ballast Tank Coating certication. plant demand) of natural gas. The NDPR opportunity was explored The company also acquired additional mixers and laboratory in conjunction with Shell Petroleum Development Company of equipment. Nigeria Limited (SPDC) which gave initial technical support required for the project development. NLNG, however, took over Dornier Aviation Nigeria AIEP Ltd (DANA) technical management support of the project for a ve-year period, Nigeria LNG Limited recently awarded an aviation contract to culminating in the successful commissioning of the gas supply Dornier Aviation Nigeria AIEP Ltd for the movement of its staff and project. This achievement meets aspirations of increasing contractors to and from Bonny, Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. indigenous contractors' participation in oil exploration activities as Part of the obligations to full the Nigerian Content requirement well as reducing aring activities in the country. and deliverables for the contract is the training of Nigerian aircraft engineers, aircraft dispatchers and two Nigerian pilots by Dornier Midis Energy Services Limited Aviation Nigeria AIEP Limited. NLNG's six train gas liquefaction plant require fabric rejuvenation to ensure extended life span of the plants. NLNG, through its Holborn Nigeria Limited Rejuvenation Programme, has encouraged Midis Energy, a local The positive outcome of a business relationship Nigeria LNG company, in a conscious effort to transfer the technology of Limited entered into with Holborn Nigeria Limited, Kano, is the Thermal Spray Aluminum (TSA) Corrosion Protection System manufacturing of 12 inch (30mm) diameter High Density application to Nigerian companies. The TSA is an extremely
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Nigerian Content Achievements By NLNG's Contractors:
General Electric Contract Services Agreement (GE-CSA) and Nigerianization - NLNG has a long term service agreement with the gas turbine manufacturer, GE, for services and the supply of parts necessary to perform planned turnaround maintenance works on NLNG’s gas turbines which play a major role in the company’s business operations. NLNG has about 22 gas turbines in its facility. Over the years the contractor has been able to achieve Nigerianization for 10 out of the 11 positions in NLNG GE-CSA team. The contractor has also been able to achieve 95 to 98% Nigerianization for the manpower used in the outages in 2017, and 98% Nigerianization for the manpower used in the durable system that provides total corrosion protection and Inlet Guide Vane (IGV) relocation and Parts Improvement signicant life improvement over conventional barrier coatings. Programme (PIP) installation/upgrade. Furthermore, GE has been able to train the rst Nigerian Bucket technicians and Shim Research and Development Pinning engineers for maintenance of turbines in this specialty To encourage research and development in Nigerian universities, eld. Nigeria LNG Limited in 2014 launched the University Support Programme (USP). NLNG spent about $12 million (USD) on six Invensys and Computer-Based Testing Centre - A computer universities to build modern engineering laboratories and procure based testing centre was delivered in Bonny by Invensys, a engineering equipment to aid teaching and research across Nigerian company, as part of the Nigerian Content deliverables in Nigeria's six geopolitical zones. The universities are University of its contract. The centre will ensure that youth from Bonny Island Ibadan, University of Nigeria, University of Maiduguri, Ahmadu who had hitherto faced difculties in commuting to Port Harcourt Bello University, University of Port Harcourt and University of Ilorin. and other locations through the local boats to write JAMB exams, journeys that have sometimes resulted into fatalities through boat See pages 78 and 79 for details. mishaps, will be spared the stress henceforth.
68 Finima Nature Park rangers discovered whale bones washed ashore along the coastal boundary of the park; the bones are currently being preserved at the park. 69 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
HEALTH, SAFETY AND Resources (DPR), and Rivers State Ministry of Environment (RSME). NLNG is one of the rst major companies in Nigeria to complete ENVIRONMENT (HSE) full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for all its operating Trains 1-6 projects before commencement of business. The company regularly interfaces with the Federal Ministry of Environment (FME) and other relevant stakeholders, locally, nationally and internationally on environmental issues. NLNG has a sound Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policy anchored on the need to take proper care of its assets, the health An important element of the EIA process is to identify and mitigate and safety of its employees and stakeholders, and to give proper potential adverse impacts of NLNG's operations. For NLNG's regard to the sustainable management of the environment. existing projects, a number of potential impacts (positive and negative) were identied and mitigation measures taken for the In line with this, NLNG plans its work to: adverse impacts.
· Prevent injuries and ill-health to workers and surrounding As a key stakeholder on issues that concern the environment, FME communities; regularly carries out annual mitigation and compliance monitoring · Prevent damage to assets and minimise any negative exercises of NLNG projects. In addition, NLNG submits itself to impact on the environment; external audits from independent auditors. Auditors include British · Avoid or eliminate future liabilities; Standards Institution (BSI), and other governmental regulatory · Meet requirements for demonstrable due diligence. agencies. NLNG is ISO14001:2004 certied and conducts regular monitoring of its own HSE performance, in pursuance of Nigeria LNG Limited ensures continuous compliance with continuous improvement and to foster a positive HSE culture within applicable legislations as stipulated by the various regulatory the organisation. bodies that issue permits for its various operations by carrying out regular reviews and evaluation of all existing and proposed A summary of NLNG Total Recordable Case Frequency statistics is environmental laws and regulations that impact or have potential as shown on the next page. impact on NLNG Business. Some of the regulatory bodies include Federal Ministry of Environment (FME), Department of Petroleum
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Discharges to Water To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and its own HSE policy, NLNG has adopted the principle of minimisation through abatement at source for aqueous efuents which have the potential of causing negative impact on the receiving environment. Where this is not feasible, application of end-of-pipe technology is utilised. Key environmental indicators are regularly monitored to ensure compliance with permit conditions and applicable regulatory limits with the results submitted to both NLNG Management and regulators at stipulated intervals.
Sewage Treatment and Disposal NLNG has a denitrication/nitrication biotreater for waste water. Sewage from the plant and all domestic sewage from the Residential Area are treated in this facility so that only treated The Environment water ows into the river. The biotreater is designed to meet the stringent efuent water quality specications as recommended in NLNG recorded signicant improvement in HSE performance in the Health, Safety and Environment Premises. 2017; below is a summary of the key highlights: Solid Waste Management Ÿ 11% increase in Management Facility Inspections NLNG’s waste management strategy complies with the concepts of Ÿ 50% increase in preventative reports 'waste management hierarchy' and 'duty of care' for both on-site Ÿ LTI of 0.04 vs 0.08 in 2016 (>100%) and off-site waste treatment and disposal activities. The principle Ÿ TRCF of 0.15 vs 0.50 in 2016 (>300%) adopted for solid waste is 'Cradle to Grave', which is essentially the Ÿ Commenced Safety Leadership Programme across the proper and controlled handling, treatment and disposal of solid organisation waste, underpinned by the 4R philosophy of Reduce, Reuse, Ÿ Increased HSE awareness among the workforce—Monthly HSE Recycle and Recover. 'Duty of care' audits are regularly carried out campaigns with federal and state government regulators.
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Non-Hazardous Waste workplace and in the nearby settlements do not exceed regulatory The incineration of combustible waste is carried out within NLNG's tolerance limits for ambient air pollutants. NLNG is also facility, as the fragile nature of Bonny Island does not allow for the committed to addressing climate change challenges through the creation of a landll site. Non-hazardous solid wastes are implementation of its Green House Gas (GHG) and Energy temporarily stored on the plant site before being transported to Management Plan. treatment and/or disposal facilities off the Island. These facilities are duly accredited by the Federal Ministry of Environment and/or environmental sanitation authorities.
Hazardous Waste NLNG is committed to its policy of no harm to people and the environment and the promotion of sustainable development. The company therefore ensures the proper management of its hazardous waste using the best practical environmental options energy recovery after approvals from the federal and state ministries of environment. Other waste management initiatives currently pursued by NLNG particularly for hazardous waste include the Waste Hierarchy use of buyback and recovery schemes with original manufacturers. The company's overall waste management performance objectives are to minimize waste generated and continuously increase the Emissions to Air percentage of wastes recycled and/or reused when compared to For emissions to air, the principle adopted is minimisation through the fraction disposed or stored on-site. abatement at source. Dispersion modelling was employed in initial environmental investigations to predict possible areas of Environmental Noise Measurements and Performance deposition of pollutant species for regulated parameters that Noise level measurements within the plant fence and in nearby could potentially be generated from NLNG's operations. In order communities are carried out regularly to ensure that the results to monitor its operational foot print, there is continuous ambient meet regulatory requirements as well as the Project Noise air quality monitoring, while stack emissions monitoring are Design Specications. routinely carried out at identied areas within the plant fence and surrounding communities to ensure that air quality at the 72 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Plant Fence Noise Day Delta Gate 70 marine crafts that support the operation of the vessels at Access gate (bonny) Gate - 10 Bonny Terminal · Periodic shipboard inspections, Shipboard Audit Programme and shore-based Management review of the North Perimeter Fence Road by Slug Catcher LNG Loading jetty respective Safety Management Systems · Continuous implementation and improvement of HSE initiatives
NLNG Main Entrance Gate · Independent LNG Shipping Performance Benchmarking LPG Chiller Units Programme · Implementation of Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) LPG storage Unit New Passenger’s Jetty programmes to continually improve the safety culture on
New MOF Jetty board · January February March April May June In-depth incident investigation, analysis and sharing of July August Setember October November December Day Limit incident report outcome/recommendations across the Fleet in a process called Learning from Incidents (LFI) Shipping HSE and Assurance Ÿ Continuous engagement with Fleet Managers for improved performance Continuous improvement of Shipping and Marine Health Safety · Ship Management Assurance Review (SMAR) Audit which and Environment (HSE), and operational performance of each involves sailing with the vessel ship in the eet is important to BGT and NLNG. And this is subject · Regular HSE communications including periodic HSSE to continuous review. Each ship in the eet is continuously newsletter to demonstrate commitment and share learning monitored and benchmarked against LNG industry standards. · Monitoring and implementing applicable local and international regulations This is done through: · Hearts and Minds HSE programme such as Management · Adherence to NLNG HSE Policy and Procedures Site Engagement (MSE), HSE Walkabout, HSE motivations · Biannual Fleet Managers' HSSE Workshop to discuss and and reward systems exchange best practices and initiatives towards HSSE · Implementation of specic HSE initiatives and programmes improvement relevant to observed trends such as Safety Campaigns · Quarterly Marine Contractors' HSSE Manager Workshop to (different topics monthly), STOP for Safety Programme build commitment towards improving safety on board 73 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
(after every incident), etc. · Development, review and implementation of Shipping BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE Bowties clearly showing barriers for control of risk as well as HSE critical activities (barrier thinking/keeping principle) CONSERVATION · Tied Marine & Shipping HSE committee for all levels to ensure the right message is communicated to the right level Nigeria LNG Limited established a nature park on Bonny Island to and all HSE issues are given required attention. preserve the natural environment of its host communities. The site of the nature park is a pristine natural habitat of interesting ora and fauna prevalent on Bonny Island, some endemic only to The Fleet HSE statistics including *TRCF and LTIF from Bonny Island. 2014 to 2017 is shown below. The park was established in recognition of the importance of the ora and fauna to Bonny people and their aspiration and YEAR 2014 2015 2016 2017 commitment to keeping a permanent record of their natural heritage and culture. It is also part of NLNG's contribution to *TRCF 0.00 0.13 0.34 0.00 national and global conservation, in line with Rio Agenda 21, Ramsar Convention, and Convention on Biological Diversity. 2017 MAN TRCF *LTIF HOURS The park, named Finima Nature Park and measuring approximately 1000 hectares, is for conservation, recreation, and BGT VESSELS 3,395,244 0.00 0.00 research on the fauna, ora and cultural heritage of Bonny
Kingdom. At present, the nature reserve is managed by an NGO, NLNG VESSELS 6,655,013 0.00 0.00 the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF). However, in the
future, the management of the park will be overseen by a Board of Trustees drawn from the host community and other relevant *TRCF – Total number of recordable cases expressed as a stakeholders, thereby encouraging community buy-in and frequency in relation to eet-wide exposure hours. sustainability of the initiative. *LTIF – Total number of Lost Time Injuries expressed as a frequency in relation to eet-wide exposure hours. The reserve area covers the rain forests and mangrove swamps, as 74 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 well as an ecologically important area of sandy soil with fresh Finima Nature Park is patrolled by park rangers who prevent water ponds and tall timber between the swamps and the beach. encroachment, monitor movement of animals, rescue animals and This diversity is a good representation of the Niger Delta ecology, provide guided tours within the park and adjoining areas. The which affords a unique opportunity for research and educational Park creates an enabling environment for a number of other activities. Already, the reserve is home to some wildlife species of species to cohabit and procreate; this is evident from increase in high conservation value, a variety of mammals, bird species and number of the Mona monkey—Cercopithecus mona. reptiles. There have been reported sightings of The African Fish Eagle—Haliaeetus vocifer. Troops of the Mona The company partners with community-based organisations such monkey—Cercopithecus mona—and ocks of the White-face as the Bonny Environmental Consultants' Committee (BECC) and Whistling duck—Dendrocygna viduata—are commonly sighted Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in outreach programmes and are the park's most predominant species. to schools, organisations and settlements within Bonny Kingdom with the objective of establishing conservation clubs in primary In addition, Finima Nature Park is home to a number of species and post primary schools and entrenching a culture of classied by International Union for Conservation of Nature conservation. In 2017, over 7000 visits to the nature park were (IUCN) such as the African Grey Parrot – Psittacus erithacus. recorded, an over 100% increase in the number of visits in 2016.
There is steady growth in the population of indigenous species in Finima Nature Park Visitors - Cumulative the park as a result of measures put in place by NLNG which include discouraging hunting and encouraging rescue of captured 8000 animals and preservation of natural habitat. This is evident in the 7000
6000 more frequent sightings of Osteolaemus tetraspis, the dwarf isitors crocodile, in various parts of the plant, with one healthy crocodile 5000 4000
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In pursuing its environmental objectives, the company regularly 1000 engages with its host community via public enlightenment 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec initiatives. It has initiated forest protection and biodiversity Months conservation enlightenment campaigns in accordance with recommended EIA mitigation measures. 2015 2016 2017
75 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Nigeria LNG Limited's approach to corporate social responsibility is anchored on sustainability, stakeholding and partnership.
NLNG is guided in this by its conviction based on sound business principles that businesses must as a matter of course continuously strive to be a force for good within society.
NLNG therefore strategically conceives and implements projects at both national and local levels that will positively impact the lives of citizens.
The following pages present some of these Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes at both local and national levels.
Pictures Top: The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Her Excellency Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo, giving a keynote address on behalf of the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Barr. Nyesom E. Wike, before commissioning the NLNG/University of Port Harcourt Centre for Gas, Rening and Petrochemical Engineering.
Bottom: The NLNG Multi-User Laboratories Building in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State was commissioned by His Excellency Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Executive Governor of Kaduna State, who was represented by Mohammed Bashir Saidu, Kaduna State Commissioner of Local Government. 76 Ikeogu Oke reading at NLNG/CORA Book Party organised to celebrate the poets on the initial shortlist of 11 for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, 2017 edition 77 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
million (amounting to USD2 million per university) to build NATIONAL CSR modern engineering laboratories and procure engineering equipment to aid teaching and research in six universities across Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Schemes Nigeria's six geopolitical zones. The project began in October NLNG remains focused on education and human capital 2014 and was completed in 2016. development as areas of special signicance, because these two areas are intrinsic and fundamental to national development. The NLNG Multi-User Laboratories Building in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Consequently, the company opened up its Undergraduate Kaduna State Scholarship Scheme and Overseas Post Graduate Scholarship was Scheme to the entire nation, so that the benets of sound commissioned education can be enjoyed by qualied Nigerians. on 21 November, For details, see page 91. 2015, by His Excellency NLNG Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Scholarship Mallam Nasir El- The security situation in North Eastern Nigeria has unfortunately Rufai, Executive created a large population of vulnerable persons. This scheme Governor of was instituted to complement Federal Government's effort in Kaduna State rebuilding Nigeria's North-Eastern region through award of who was scholarships to 30 candidates (10 from each of the IDP camps in represented by the three states worse hit by insurgency - Adamawa, Borno and Mohammed Yobe. This award is for sponsorship of students in secondary Bashir Saidu, education. Kaduna State Commissioner of University Support Programme An award recipient proudly displays his plaque Local The University Support Programme, launched in 2014, is part of Government. On NLNG's commitment to develop education and complement 29 March, 2016, NLNG/University of Ibadan Engineering government and stakeholders' efforts. NLNG spent about USD12 Laboratory Complex was commissioned by His Excellency Senator 78 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
Abiola Ajimobi, Executive Governor of Oyo State represented by breakthroughs and literary accomplishments in Nigeria. the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Chief Moses Adeyemo. NLNG believes that the science prize will provide leaders with On the 1st of April 2016, His Excellency Barr. Nyesom E. Wike, answers to crucial issues in development; improve the standards Executive Governor of Rivers State represented by the Deputy of living and re-energise the scientic community to seek solutions Governor, Her Excellency Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo to national problems. With The Nigeria Prize for Literature and commissioned the NLNG/University of Port Harcourt Centre for The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism, it is expected that the quest Gas, Rening, and Petrochemical Engineering. His Excellency Dr. for a prestigious prize will improve the quality of writing, editing, AbdulFatah Ahmed, Executive Governor of Kwara State proof-reading, and publishing in the country with far-reaching represented by the Commissioner for Education and Human positive effect on print and broadcast journalism. Development, Musa Ayinla Yeketi commissioned the NLNG/University of Ilorin Engineering Research Centre on 8 July, The prizes are administered, on behalf of Nigeria LNG Limited, by 2016. On 28 November, 2016, the NLNG/University of Nigeria the Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Literature and the (Nsukka) Engineering Laboratory was commissioned by His Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Science respectively. These Excellency Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Executive Governor of boards are composed of individuals with appropriate academic Enugu State who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Her and professional accomplishments. Winners are announced in Excellency Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo. The NLNG University Support October, commemorating the rst export of LNG cargo by NLNG Programme was brought to a successful closure with the on October 9, 1999. commissioning of the NLNG/University of Maiduguri Faculty of Engineering Laboratories on 6 December 2016 by His Excellency At inception in 2004, the monetary reward for The Nigeria Prize Hon. Kashim Shettima, Executive Governor of Borno State for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Science was USD20,000, represented by the Deputy Governor, His Excellency Usman which was increased in 2006 to USD30,000. In 2008, it was Mamman Dukwa. further increased to USD50,000. In 2011, yet another signicant change in the administration of the prizes led to the increment of The Nigeria Prizes For Science, Literature and Literary Criticism the monetary reward to USD100, 000 for each prize. The Nigeria Prize for Science, The Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism, sponsored by Nigeria LNG In 2004, Professor Akpoveta Susu and his then doctoral student Limited, aim to bring Nigerian scientists, authors and literary (now doctor) Kingsley Abhulimen, both of the University of Lagos, critics to public attention and celebrate excellence in scientic won the maiden edition of the science prize. They won based on
79 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 their work "Real-Time Computer Assisted Leak Detection/Location Adimora-Ezeigbo and Mabel Segun jointly won with their books, Reporting and Inventory Loss Monitoring System" which was My Cousin Sammy and Readers' Theatre: Twelve Plays for Young described by the judges as an outstanding contribution to research People respectively. Uche Umez, the third writer on the nal in real-time leak detection in a network of pipelines, or other ow shortlist, got honourable mention for his book, Sam and the systems, carrying liquids. That year, there was no winner for the Wallet. literature prize (focused on Prose Fiction). However, three authors, Bina Nengi-llagha, Omo Uwaifo and Prof Akachi Adimora- Dr. Ebenezer Meshida emerged winner of the 2008 science prize Ezeigbo, received honourable mention for their books: with his work "Solution to Road Pavement Destabilisation by the Condolences, Fattening House and House of Symbols respectively. Invention of 'Lateralite': A Stabilisation Flux for Fine Grained Lateritic Soils" which will make Nigerian roads durable through the In 2005, there was no winner for the science prize whilst joint elimination of potholes and gullies. The literature prize in 2008 winners emerged for the literature prize which focused on Poetry. returned to Prose Fiction. 149 entries were received. The nal Ezenwa Ohaeto and Gabriel Okara were rewarded for their books shortlist consisted of only two books. Kaine Agary won with her rst Chants of a Minstrel and The Dreamer: His Vision respectively. The book, Yellow Yellow. The other book on the shortlist was Jude third book on the nal shortlist of three, Naked Among These Hills Dibia's Unbridled. by Promise Ogochukwu, got honourable mention. Professor Andrew Nok won the science prize in 2009 for his In 2006, on the nal shortlist of three for the literature prize were ground-breaking discovery of the gene responsible for the creation Emeka Egwuda's Esoteric Dialogue, Prof. Femi Ososan's Ajayi of Sialidase (SD), an enzyme which causes sleeping sickness Crowther: The Travails of a Legend and Dr. Ahmed Yerima's Hard (Trypanosomiasis). No winner emerged for the literature prize Ground. Dr Ahmed Yerima claimed the prize in literature (drama) which focused on poetry. Of the 161 entries received, the following for his book Hard Ground. For the science prize, Professor Michael made it to the nal shortlist of nine: Lindsay Barrett's A Memory of Adikwu, in 2006, showed in his winning work, "Wound Healing Rivers, Omo Uwaifo's Litany, G'Ebinyo Ogbowei's Song of a Dying Devices (Formulations) Containing Snail Mucin", that snail mucins River, Ademola Dasylva's Songs of Odamolugbe, Musa Idris can play a key role in the pharmaceutical industry as a drug Okpanachi's Eaters of the Living, Odoh Okonyedo's From a Poet to delivery agent. Its Creator, Nengi Ilagha's January Gestures, Hyginus Ekwuazi's Love Apart and Ahmed Maiwada's Fossils. In 2007, as in 2005, there was no winner for the science prize; joint winners emerged for children's literature. Professor Akachi The decision of the judges not to award the literature prize
80 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 precipitated signicant changes in its administration. The no by Ayodele Olontuade and The Great Fall by Chinyere Obi- winner verdict attracted reactions from the Nigerian literary Obasi. 126 entries were received. There was no winner for community worldwide. Rising to the occasion as a truly listening science that year. company, Nigeria LNG Limited convened a stakeholders' engagement forum to examine and improve the prize In 2012, prose ction was back in the spotlight for the literature administration protocols. Consequently, the prize was opened up prize. Chika Unigwe beat 213 authors to the prize with her book to Nigerians everywhere in the world and the names of the On Black Sisters' Street. She became the second foreign-based judges, hitherto kept secret, were made public. The Nigeria Prize author to win the prize. Only a Canvas by Olusola Olugbesan for Literature has since grown to be Africa's most prestigious and Onaedo: The Blacksmith's Daughter by Ngozi Achebe shared reward for literary excellence and one of the richest literary prizes the nal shortlist of three with Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street. in the world. No winner emerged for science in 2012. However, a stakeholder engagement session was organised by NLNG in partnership with Professor Akii Ibhadode was crowned winner of the science prize the Federal Ministry of Science and the Federal Ministry of in 2010 for his work on the development of a new method in Die Education in Abuja. Design. That year, the literature prize continued its cycle with drama as the genre in focus. 93 entries were received. The Killing 2013 literature competition focused on poetry. From a total of Swamp by Adinoyi-Ojo Onukaba, Little Drops ... by Ahmed 201 submissions, The Sahara Testaments by Tade Ipadeola, Yerima and Cemetery Road by Irobi Esiaba made it to the nal Through the Window of a Sandcastle by Amu Nnadi and Wild shortlist of three. The literature prize got its rst post-humous Letters by Promise Ogochukwu made the nal shortlist of three. winner, Dr Esiaba Irobi, who won the prize with his play Cemetery Tade Ipadeola's The Sahara Testaments emerged the winning Road. He passed away after submitting his work for the entry. Still in 2013, The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism was competition. introduced to complement The Nigeria Prize for Literature. It is worth N1,000,000 in prize money. Although it is open to literary In 2011, Adeleke Adeyemi emerged winner of the literature prize. critics from all over the world, special consideration is given to Writing with the pen name, Mai Nasara, Mr Adeyemi won with his critical essays on new writing in Nigerian literature. There was no book The Missing Clock in the children's literature category, the winner for the prize that year. No science competition was genre in spotlight that year. The judges described the book as one organised in 2013 and in 2014. that celebrates "ingenuity, hard work and sparkles in its prose." The other books on the nal shortlist of three included: Eno's Story The literature prize in 2014 focused on drama. 124 entries were
81 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 received. The initial shortlist of 11 consisted of Pandora's Box by placed a call for entries with the theme "Innovations in Malaria Ade Solanke, A Plague of Gadies by Paul Emema, Akon by Control ". Arnold Udoka, Iredi War by Sam Ukala, No Fault of Mine by Ruth O. Momodu, Oduduwa, King of the Edos by Jude Idada, Alekwu After a nine-month adjudication process, the Advisory Board Night Dance by Friday John Abba, Under a Darkling Sky by Isaac announced on the 12th of October 2016 that the search for O. Ogezi, Cantankerous Passengers by Ogbe Patrick Adaofuyi, solutions to Malaria scourge produced no winner in 2016 and will Our Wife Forever by Julie Okoh, Maybe Tomorrow by Soji Cole. Of be extended into 2017 to allow for more quality entries. On the these 11, Oduduwa, King of the Edos by Jude Idada, Alekwu Night same day, the Literature Prize Advisory Board announced a no Dance by Friday John Abba and Iredi War by Sam Ukala made winner verdict for The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism and the nal shortlist of three. Professor Sam Ukala's Iredi War declared Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's Season of Crimson Blossoms emerged winner. Prof. Isidore Diala won the literary criticism the winning entry for 2016 literature prize. Other books that made award with his submission “Colonial Mimicry and Postcolonial it to the nal shortlist of three are Chika Unigwe's Night Dancer Remembering in Isidore Okpewho's Call Me by My Rightful Name. and Elnathan John's Born on a Tuesday. The genre in focus was Seven critical essays contended for this prize. prose ction.
In 2015, another year for Children's literature, 20 writers made it In 2017, poetry was the genre in focus for the literature prize. to an initial shortlist. The prize judges eventually returned a no Tanure Ojaide's Songs of Myself: Quartet, Ikeogu Oke's The winner verdict. The prize money was utilized by NLNG to fund a Heresaid and Ogaga Ifowodo's A Good Mourning made it to the workshop for writers of children's literature later in the year. nal shortlist of three. Ikeogu Oke's The Heresaid emerged eventual winner. Three entries shared the science prize in 2017. The following year, 2016, the Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize They are “Improving Home and Community Management of for Science was re-constituted to re-position the prize for better Malaria: Providing the Evidence Base” by Ikeoluwapo Ajayi, impact, following a period of inactivity. The Advisory Board now Ayodele Jegede and Bidemi Yusuf; “Multifaceted Efforts at Malaria has the following members: Professor Alfred Susu, past winner of Control in Research: Management of Malaria of Various Grades The Nigeria Prize for Science; Professor Michael Adikwu, another and Mapping Artemisinin Resistance” by Olugbenga Mokuolu; past winner of the prize; Professor Elijah Mshelia, a nuclear and “Novel Lipid Microparticles for Effective Delivery of Artemether physicist; Professor Barth Nnaji, renowned scientist and former Antimalarial Drug Using a Locally-Sourced Irvingia Fat from Nuts of Minister of Power; and Chief Dr. Nike Akande, industrialist and Irvingia Gabonensis Var Excelsa (Ogbono)” by Chukwuma President of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The prize Agubata.
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2013 No Competition No Poetry The Sahara Tade Ipadeola PRIZE TABLE Competition Testaments
YEAR SCIENCE LITERATURE Winning Entries Scientists Genre Winning Entries Authors 2012 No Winner No Winner Prose On Black Sisters’ Dr. Chika Unigwe 2017 “Improving Home Ikeoluwapo Poetry The Heresiad Ikeogu Oke Street and Community Ajayi, Ayodele Management of Jegede and Malaria: Providing Bidemi Yusuf the Evidence Base” “Multifaceted Efforts Olugbenga 2011 No Winner No Winner Children’s The Missing Clock Mai Nasara (Mr. at Malaria Control in Mokuolu Literature Adeleke Adeyemi) Research: Management of Malaria of Various Grades and Mapping Artemisinin Resistance” 2010 “Development of a Professor Drama Cemetery Road Dr. Esiaba Irobi “Novel Lipid Chukwuma New Method in Die Akaehomen Microparticles for Agubata Design” Ibhadode
Effective Delivery of 2009 “Discovery of the Professor Poetry No Winner No Winner Artemether Antimalarial Drug Gene Responsible for Andrew Nok the Creation of Using a Locally- Sourced Irvingia Fat Sialidase (SD), an from Nutsof Irvingia Enzyme which causes
Gabonensis Var Sleeping Sickness Excelsa (Ogbono)”. (Trypanosomiasis)”
2016 None Extended to Prose Season of Crimson Abubakar Adam 2017 Blossoms Ibrahim 2008 “Solution to Road Dr. Ebenezer Prose Yellow Yellow Kaine Agary Pavement Meshida 2015 No Competition No Children’s No Winner No Winner Destabilisation by the Competition Literature Invention of ‘Lateralite’: A Stabilisation Flux for 2014 No Competition No Drama Iredi War Prof. Sam Ukala Fine Grained Competition Lateritic Soils”
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2007 No Winner No Winner Children ’s 1. My Cousin 1. Professor Literature Sammy Akachi Adimora- Ezeigbo 2.Readers’ Theatre: Twelve 2. Mabel Segun Plays for Young People
2006 “Wound Healing Professor Drama Hard Ground Dr. Ahmed Yerima Devices Michael (Formulations) Adikwu Containing Snail Mucin”
2005 No Winner No Winner Poetry 1. Chants of a 1. Professor Minstrel Ezenwa Ohaeto
2. The Dreamer: 2. Dr. Gabriel His Vision Okara
2004 “Real-Time Professor Prose No Winner No Winner Computer Assisted Akpoveta Leak Susu & Dr. Detection/Location Kingsley Reporting and Abhulimen Inventory Loss Monitoring System”
LITERAR Y CRITICISM Year Winning Entry Writer/Critic
2014 “Colonial Mimicry and Postcolonial Re-membering in Isidore Okpewho’s Prof. Isidore Diala Call Me by My Rightful Name”.
2015 None No Winner
2016 None No Winner Ibrahim Adam Abubakar, winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016, reads 2017 None No Winner from his winning novel, Season of Crimson Blossoms at Terra Culture, Lagos.
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Utility Company (BUC). Over the years, more than $182m has COMMUNITY CSR been spent by the JIC in delivering development projects on the Island. As part of its CSR activities, NLNG, through the Community Relations and Development Department, provides support to its In spite of this, there were still agitations for economic host communities - Bonny Kingdom and the contiguous pipeline empowerment, employment and infrastructural development in the communities. Specically, NLNG supports the improvement of area. It also became apparent that there was wholesome reliance infrastructure, health and educational facilities and encourages on the JIC for economic development of the Kingdom. local enterprise, facilitating knowhow and building capacity in the sustainable use of resources in its host communities. This became the basis for the Pan Bonny Sustainable Development Conference which was convened on the 25th of May 2013 by His To build and maintain positive relationships with the communities, Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III, Perekule engagement specialists are assigned to specic settlements as XI, Amanyanabo of Grand Bonny Kingdom, in conjunction with engagement ofcers, covering Bonny, Finima, Rumuji, Ubeta, and Bonny Chiefs' Council, and with the active support of the Joint the pipeline communities. Others work as development ofcers Industry Companies (JIC) led by Nigeria LNG Limited to determine specialising in key areas such as health, education, economic the future of development on Bonny Island. In the aftermath of the empowerment and youth development. The company operates an conference, concrete steps were taken to give effect to the open-door policy. Ofcers meet regularly with representatives of resolutions adopted at the conference. host communities, formally and informally, to maintain good relationships and enhance mutual advancement. A major step in this regard is the signing of a new MOU between Bonny Kingdom and NLNG/SPDC on 3rd October, 2015. This MOU with Bonny Kingdom MOU sets out the basis for community-led development under the In 1998, the Joint Industry Companies (JIC), made up of NLNG, auspices of a proposed Bonny Kingdom Development Foundation Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) and Exxon and the transfer/handover of the following initiatives—Bonny Mobil, signed an MOU with Bonny Kingdom. This MOU provided Utility Company, Ibanise Initiative and Bonny Vocational Centre — a framework which enabled the JIC to pool resources and provide to Bonny Kingdom. Furthermore, the proposed Bonny Kingdom the kingdom with Bonny Master Plan, the 1.5km by-pass road, the Development Foundation is expected to forge new partnerships 1.2km access road, uninterrupted electricity and potable water and secure funding aside from the annual contributions to be supply managed through a special purpose vehicle called Bonny provided by NLNG and SPDC, to drive the development of the
86 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 kingdom as well as open up the space for other local and with machinery and equipment utilized at optimum capacity international donors, development partners and investors to key while residential users experience higher comfort levels. into Bonny's development potentials. 5. Environmentally friendly operations through the elimination of noisy and polluting generator sets. Accenture, a consulting rm, was engaged to set up this 6. Safe and secure environment at night due to presence of Foundation, draw up a governance framework, design systems functional street lighting. and procedures to guide the operations of the Foundation, handhold the community and grow her capacity in order to embed Currently, BUC serves 12,717 households, essentially covering the business and scal discipline in the operations of the Foundation. entire island via its power distribution network. It offers customers It is expected that the full take-off of the Foundation and a progressive tariff schedule, i.e., free basic allowance followed by implementation of the master plan will herald tremendous increasing energy charges as a function of consumption. As a development in Bonny Kingdom. result, customers—who range from low-income households to larger service sector businesses—receive an indirect subsidy. The Bonny Utility Company (BUC) utility also uses prepayment metering and adopts a cashless Bonny Utility Company manages the provision of utilities—power transaction mechanism in its revenue collection. and water—on Bonny Island. This is one of the initiatives handed over to Bonny Kingdom under the new MOU. BUC also handles the operation, maintenance and management of water facilities on Bonny Island. The sustainable water This initiative has, since its inception, provided Bonny Island with development interventions provided by NLNG and its JIC partners over 98 percent uninterrupted power supply. The benets have include the multi-billion Naira drinking water infrastructure in the been tremendous. These include: just concluded Bonny Water Upgrade Project.
1. Increased pace of development, with total electricity The scope of Bonny Water Upgrade Project included the following: consumption for 2017 standing at 105,381 MWh. § Installation of water distribution network (about 110km) in 2. Creation of full-time and part-time jobs for the local the entire community with HDPE pipes. community. § Construction of about 300 water fetching kiosks at different 3. Years of uninterrupted operation, for the Island's major locations in Bonny and Finima for public use. industries. § Drilling of four additional 400m – 450m bore-holes and 4. Better performance of public services; thriving businesses construction of three new automated water treatment plants
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with ve overhead water tanks at Ogugumanga, Old Town (Bypass Road area) and Akiama.
Right of Way Maintenance Contract NLNG recognises the Nigerian cultural attachment to land and the obvious fact that no legislation, no matter how well intended, captures all the expectations of the people. It is in this regard that it adopted a systematic approach in its pipeline communities which seeks to promote a sense of ownership or identification.
This was done through the award of Gas Transmission System (GTS) Right of Way (ROW) surveillance or maintenance contracts.
Holders of GTS ROW maintenance contracts, which rotate among the land-owning families only, employ family members to execute jobs which cover:
§ Pipeline Right of Way surveillance and inspection § Asset maintenance: painting of signposts and markers, grass cutting, etc. Chief Samuel Wurie of Rumuche community receives the grand prize of a QLink To encourage the contractors, an annual award ceremony is held Motorbike for being the overall best performing Right of Way contractor of to recognise outstanding ROW contractors. Awards are given to 2016. the Best HSE Compliant Contractor, and for timely submission of reports, among others.
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§ Peterside - Community Health Centre INFRASTRUCTURAL § Abalamabie - Town Hall § Finima - Finima Women Association Bakery DEVELOPMENT § Finima - Finima Health Centre upgrade project (construction of 10 bed ward and nurses quarters) With activities ranging from electricity generation, road construction and § Bonny - Construction of Bonny General Hospital Ultramodern repairs to water supply as well as building and furnishing of schools, Mortuary Nigeria LNG Limited has made the concept of good neighbourliness § Bonny - Water reticulation project come alive in its host communities. It has constructed ultramodern health § Bonny - Renovation of Bonny General Hospital Accident and centres, provided hospital equipment, and, in some cases, also installed Emergency Ward § electricity transformers. It has built several kilometres of roads, several Amadi-Ama - Construction of science laboratory building for schools and primary health centres in several communities in Rivers State CSS Amadi-Ama § and promoted social interaction among communities. Okrika - Construction of Ogoloma/Ogbogbo Health Centre and staff quarters § These are in addition to health awareness campaigns, engagement Okposi - Community Health Centre staff quarters § sessions, sponsorship of immunization campaigns, renovation of schools Ubio - Community Health Centre staff quarters § and town halls, sinking of water boreholes, and provision of school Ebogoro - Community Health Centre staff quarters § furniture and writing materials in host and pipeline communities. Bakana - Installation of three (500 KVA) transformers and building of generator houses § Examples of some of the projects successfully executed in our host and Ogbo - Science laboratory at Community Secondary School § pipeline communities are: Ubeta - Construction of Ubeta Roads and storm drainage system § Ubeta - Science laboratory at Community Secondary School § § Omokwa - Town Hall project Odiemerenyi - External fencing off of four borrow pits § § Rumuji - 2.7km road project Peterside - Electrication project § § Ogbunabali - Upgrade of Health Centre Ekpena and Ohali-Usomini - Model primary school project § Omoku - Cold room § Anwunugbokor - Complete fencing and installation of water bore- hole in the community school § Amadi-Ama - Health Centre upgrade and construction of doctors and nurses quarters 89 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018
its primary host communities in order to increase awareness on HEALTH eye care and reduce cases of visual impairment. The 2017 World Sight Day’s theme was emphasized through the Information, Mass Deworming Exercise Education And Communication (IEC) materials used for the According to the World Health Organisation, deworming exercises campaign. Various eye ailments were examined by help reduce absenteeism from classes and increase overall health ophthalmologists and optometrists. Those with severe eye defects of children. Research has also shown that abating the rate of such as cataract and glaucoma were referred for appropriate and worm infestations in schools through treatment and, of course, adequate management, while persons with refractive errors were enlightenment reduces anaemia in children and improves given prescription lenses ranging from ready readers and special cognitive abilities for better performance in school. In line with lenses Type1 to special lenses Type 11. these, Nigeria LNG Limited in partnership with Glaxo SmithKline and Rivers State Ministry of Health, yearly deworm thousands of World AIDS Day (WAD) children in its host communities. In commemoration of the 2017 World AIDS Day with the Theme "My Health My Right", focus was on Behavioural Change among Global Malaria Eradication Programme [GMEP] youths and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT). On April 25 every year, NLNG in collaboration with Rivers State NLNG, in collaboration with Rivers State Primary Health Care, Government marks World Malaria Day. 2017 activities featured highlighted the need to reach the goal of universal health lectures on control and prevention of malaria: the effects of coverage for the 36.7 million people estimated to be living with malaria on the socio-economic wellbeing of the community, and HIV, and those who are vulnerable. The event was used to increase the need to keep the environment clean. Long Lasting Insecticide awareness on HIV/AIDS and related issues in the community, Treated nets (LLITNs) and mosquito repellent creams were also sensitize the youths who represent the greater number of persons distributed while screening for malaria parasites with the use of infected, sensitize pre-natal and post-natal mothers on Prevention RDTs. of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT), and enlighten the community about the availability of high-quality services for Eye Care Exercise carriers/care givers while strengthening collaboration and In support of WHO global action plan for the prevention of partnership amongst stakeholders. avoidable blindness and visual impairment and in commemoration of 2017 World Sight Day with the theme “Make Vision Count”, NLNG conducted Eye Health Care Campaigns in
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invested on the scheme. The introduction of online application EDUCATION and use of social media (Facebook) for information dissemination in 2012 made the selection process more efcient and cost Scholarship effective, and increased awareness. The value of the scholarship Nigeria LNG Limited has instituted various levels of scholarships has been reviewed to N150, 000 annually for the duration of the starting from post primary to post graduate to encourage course for each awardee. The scheme has been expanded to academic excellence and support human capital development in accommodate more students starting from 2018/2019 academic Nigeria. The various levels of scholarships are: year.
NLNG Post Primary Scholarship NLNG Overseas Post Graduate Scholarship The scheme aims at assisting high performing basic six pupils in This scheme was launched in October 2012 with an annual in- our host communities to access post primary education. take of 15 beneciaries to study in leading UK universities. The value of the scholarship is USD67,500 per awardee per The scheme kicked off in 2012 with 28 beneciaries and, by programme. Actual spend per awardee however ranges from 2017, has grown to a total of 222 beneciaries with a total sum of USD45,000 to USD67,500, depending on the course of study. N717,300,000 expended to date. The scheme covers these areas of study: Environmental Studies, Engineering, Management, Accountancy, Economics, Information Prospective pupils are admitted to the scheme through application Technology, Geology, Banking, Law and Medicine. on company's website based on advertised criteria which include excellent performance at the annual National Examinations The 2017 set has commenced their programmes in various UK Council's (NECO) Common Entrance Examinations. universities. 56 persons have so far beneted from the scheme.
NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship NLNG Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Scholarship This was founded as a critical component of education The security situation in North Eastern Nigeria has unfortunately intervention programme for our host communities in 1998 and created a large population of vulnerable persons. The NLNG was later opened up to the rest of Nigeria in 2003. Displaced Persons Scholarship scheme was instituted to complement Federal Government's effort in rebuilding Nigeria's A total of 2,956 undergraduates from various universities in North-Eastern region through award of scholarships to 30 Nigeria have beneted from it. Over N700 million has been candidates (10 from each of the IDP camps in the three states
91 Facts and Figures on NLNG 2018 worse hit by insurgency - Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. This award BVC has won two Medal for Excellence awards from City & Guilds is for sponsorship of students in secondary education. Beneciaries of London Institute, and is also rated amongst the top ten under this scheme are currently in their second year of secondary “Approved Centres” of City & Guilds globally. school education.
Bonny Vocational Centre (BVC) Further to its policy of self-sustainable economic development within its host communities, NLNG, together with Bonny Kingdom, established the Bonny Vocational Centre (BVC) in 2004.
BVC is a vocational and innovation enterprise institution approved and accredited by relevant agencies and awarding bodies such as the Rivers State Ministry of Education, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), City and Guilds of London Institute, the Institute of Leadership and Management London, and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity.
The Centre offers vocational and related qualications in areas such as Building Construction, Business Support, Carpentry and Joinery, Catering and Hospitality, Electrical Installation, Fabrication and Welding, ICT System Support, Leadership and Team Skills, Mechanical Plant Maintenance, Plumbing and Pipe-tting, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Scaffolding, and Training Skills.
The Centre has trained and awarded Level 3 Advanced Diploma of the City & Guilds of London Institute to over four hundred and eighty ve (485) beneciaries. More than 70% of the graduates are either in employment, work placement or further education.
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where 33 of the enrolled 38 youths recorded excellent ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT performance.
Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) Entrance examination is conducted for applicants, followed by NLNG Youth Empowerment Scheme was launched in 2004 as a interview to select the most qualied. NLNG also set up contracts sustainable development initiative aimed at youths (18-35 years with reputable training centres in ve new elds of trainings: old) within NLNG's host communities. YES is designed to make the automotive, catering and hotels management, farm management, participating youths economically and socially responsible and video production and photography and welding. The training self-reliant through guided technical and managerial development centres are Plantgeria Nigeria Limited for automotive, Topearl training. Catering and Hospitality Management for catering, Farmers' Business School for farm management; JB Multi-Media Limited for Since inception, over 700 youths from various host communities Video Production and Photography, and Lincoln Continental have participated in the scheme and have been supported in Limited for welding training. vocational modules like catering and events management, hairdressing and cosmetology, fashion and design, photography 89 youths have been enrolled into 2017 training programme in and video production, woodwork and furniture making, and this order: 26 in catering and hotel management; 17 in welding and fabrication. automotive, 16 in welding, 15 in farm management and 15 in video production and photography. However, following low success rate of trainees under this scheme, the company in 2014 reformed the implementation strategy to Students are expected to qualify in character and learning and focus more on equipping the youths with skills in relevant obtain national certication that will enable them to compete for industries which will enable them to effectively compete for jobs jobs anywhere in Nigeria. Additionally, the training centres are anywhere in the world. Emphasis further shifted to ensuring required to assist the best trainees who have met all criteria in nancial independence or self-sustenance of the youths after setting up businesses and mentor them to succeed in their chosen training. career within a specied time.
A new implementation strategy for YES began with a successful Through the contracts with these ve centres, NLNG plans to train pilot scheme at Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company 267 youths in its 110 host and pipeline communities. (ANAMMCO), Enugu, a leading vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria,
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Nigeria LNG Agro-Enterprise Development Action (N- Ogbunabali, Abua, Emohua and Bonny kingdom. 950 bundles of AGENDA) improved cassava varieties (419 and 504) were procured and The Nigeria LNG Agro-Enterprise Development Action was distributed to 140 farmers in Ogba, Abua, Ekpeye, Emohua, designed to enhance the revenue earning potential of rural Kalabari, Amadi-Ama and Ogbunabali, Okrika and Bonny at the entrepreneurs through the provision of value added agricultural ratio of ve bundles per farmer. 100 bags of fertilizers were and non-agricultural services like capacity building in farm additionally distributed to these farmers. All these were aimed at management techniques, exposure to improved varieties and ensuring increased productivity and high protability in cassava crops, eld trips and linkage to farming institutes. Support packs production for the farmers. By 2017, the cassava farmers reaped in the form of enhanced seedlings or stems, herbicides, and bountiful harvest and made good prots from their business. fertilizer products are periodically distributed to participating farmers. For aqua-culture, 41 sh farmers from Bonny were trained in three main facets of sh farming under a strategic partnership In 2014, 200 sh farmers drawn from NLNG host communities between Nigeria LNG Limited and MADE, working with specialist were trained on new and emerging trends in aqua culture farming partners like Veraloe Integrated Resources and Aqua Green and management. Initiative. The six months all-encompassing training on aquaculture value chain, which commenced in November 2016, Thereafter, emphasis shifted to commercial farming plus linking included intensive training on entrepreneurial business farmers to viable markets for their products. Development development on sh farming; demonstrative pond management agencies like International Fund for Agricultural Development training and sh processing. (IFAD), Market Development in Niger Delta (MADE), Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) and Partnership in A similar programme was also organised from August to Niger Delta Development (PIND), among others, as well as November 2017 for the seven upland spreads of Okrika, Ogba, facilitators like International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ekpeye, Emohua, Kalabari, Abua, Amadi-Ama and Ogbunabali. Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) were contacted National Agriculture Curricular (NAEC) training preceded the as partners and coordinators to help the farmers effectively training on Pond Management and Post-Harvest Management transition to commercial farming. System, and held for two days in Port Harcourt with 46 farmers participating. Commercial and contract farming in cassava consequently kicked off in 2016 in Ekpeye, Kalabari, Ogba, Okrika, Amadi-Ama and This programme was a collaborative effort between Nigeria LNG
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Limited, MADE and Valeroe Integrated which facilitated the hands- Additional trainings were also conducted in piggery, vegetable on training. Lessons learnt from the Bonny training about cost and crop production, and several farmers beneted from these management and timely implementation were put to use. The opportunities. programme was supported by one of the farmers, Mrs Ann Inimgba from Ogbunabali, who donated a pond and other In all, the dream to use agriculture as the new platform for materials required for the four months training. economic empowerment in our host communities remains alive.
The training helped the farmers improve their knowledge of:
· Keeping records of expenditures, activities, events and incidents in the farm · Feed management with focus on volume to be given to the shes, timing, nutrient content of feeds, etc · Water management · Improved production cycle · Processing and packaging, including smoking and canning.
Amo Farms, one of NLNG’s partners in delivering the vision of commercial farming and linking farmers to visible markets, provided pro bono trainings for poultry farmers in the eight spreads as its own contribution, to improve the farmers' capacity. Over 70 farmers from NLNG host and pipeline communities beneted from this training.
One of the farmers who enlisted in Amo Farm's Natnupreneur Poultry Out-growers Scheme, Mrs Mariam Iringe-Koko, sold off her product in the rst ve weeks of the programme and was ready for another round, a clear indication of the success of the programme. NLNG presented shing equipment to community members at the Fisher-Folk Stakeholders Interactive Meeting in January, 2018. 95 ith top management that is 100% Nigerian Donated $12 million worth of Engineering labs and equipment Wand workforce 95% Nigerian, we are truly and to six institutions from Nigeria’s geo political zones - University of proudly Nigerian, helping to keep the country’s wheel of Ibadan, University of Port Harcourt, Ahmadu Bello University, progress turning in many ways including: University of Ilorin, University of Nigeria Nsukka, and University of Maiduguri. US$15 billion paid as dividends Through its Nigerian Content policy, support Nigerian companies US$13 billion for Joint Venture gas purchase to FG via NNPC. in different areas to become more international and enhance their capacity for export and foreign exchange earnings. US$5.5billion in taxes. Examples include Berger Paints, Nexans Kabelmetal, Vina and IO furniture Limited, METEC West Africa. N51 billion in regulatory levies and fees makes us the single biggest tax payer to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, thereby Sponsorship of the annual The Nigeria Prize for Science and enabling growth and development in all sectors of the economy. The Nigeria Prize for Literature, each with $100,000 prize Reduced gas aring in the country from above 65% to less than money, the most prestigious of such awards in Africa. 20% today. Our leadership drives a culture of transparency and The nation’s major supplier of LPG, supplying up to 350,000 anti-bribery and corruption in business. tonnes per annum. ….as our commitment to help build a N60 billion contribution to N120 billion Bonny-Bodo Road construction. better Nigeria
N3 billion annually for the next 25 years for the development of Bonny Kingdom through Bonny Kingdom Development Foundation.
About $200 million spent in the Niger-Delta to provide infrastructure including water, road and 24/7 power supply. ...helping to build a better Nigeria
...helping to build a better Nigeria
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