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EDITION 2 2014 I n s i d e A Publication of ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Nigeria ISSN 1597 - 0442 - 1597 ISSN Nigeria in Subsidiaries ExxonMobil of Publication A 2, 4 1 0 2 , 2 N O I T I D E Tax Compliance Award forEM affiliates Lead Country Manager Country Lead Meet theNew -Nolan A. ONeal A. -Nolan EM management and employees Mark Ward celebrate General Meeting 36th Annual MON holds BUSINESS

BUSINESS COMMUNITY RELATIONS Nolan O’Neal now AKS and MPN Joint Venture: Lead Country Manager, Partnering for development EM affiliates in Nigeria 4 20 BUSINESS COMMUNITY RELATIONS Esso takes over ExxonMobil hosted Operatorship of Usan Media Contacts

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ExxonMobil News ISSN: 1597 0442 ExxonMobil Affiliates Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited Mobil Oil Nigeria plc Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited Receive Lagos State Government Edition 2, 2014 Chairman/Managing Director. EEPNL & MPN and Lead Country Manager: Nolan O’Neal Tax Compliance Award Chairman/Managing Director, MON: Adetunji A. Oyebanji Director, Lubricants & Specialties, MON: A. J. MacNaughton General Manager, Public & Government Affairs: Paul C. Arinze Editors: Nigel Cookey-Gam, Akin Fatunke ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria were recently Editorial Team: Adeyemi Fakayejo, Ozemoya Okordion, Ernest Omo-Ojo, recognized by the Lagos state government for Cornell Udeagwu, Patrick Utomi tax compliance. At the 7th Annual Lagos State Editorial Support: Peniel Media Ltd. Cover/Concept/Graphic Designs: Taiwo Ogunbiyi Taxation Stakeholders' Conference, the Lagos Registered Office: Mobil House, 1, Lekki Expressway, P.M.B. 12054, Victoria Island, Lagos. State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola Published by Public & Government Affairs Department for Employees of commended private organizations, including ExxonMobil subsidiaries in Nigeria. ExxonMobil for their consistency in the prompt All correspondence to: remittance of taxes to the state government, in The Editor, Public & Government Affairs Department, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, compliance with state laws. Mobil House, 1, Lekki Expressway, P.M.B. 12054, Victoria Island, Lagos. Tel: 01-2801100. The Governor explained that prompt tax www.exxonmobil.com.ng payments from private companies such as the All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, ExxonMobil affiliates had enabled the state to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, or stored in any retrieval system of any nature, achieve greater financial independence, and had without the written permission of the editors. contributed significantly to the increased state Printers: Odufuwa Modern Design & Associates budget, which allowed the Lagos government to Tel: 018926813 embark on projects that would further benefit its residents. Bola Ikenweiwe, Manager, Global Mobility Upper Pix: Bola Ikenweiwe, Manager, Global Mobility and Expatriate Services, If you have any news, views, feedback or photos MPN, shakes hands with Babatunde Raji Fashola, Executive Governor of Lagos State, at the award ceremony. that you wish to share, kindly contact the Editor, and Expatriate Services, received the award on behalf of the affiliates. Above: Fashola (left) and Bola Ikenweiwe c/o [email protected] Photos will be published as space permits

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News 1 Mobil Oil Management Provides Stewardship Account at Stakeholders’ Forum

The jubilant Shareholders during the AGM

... Holds its 36th Annual General Meeting

Mobil Oil Nigeria (MON) on gave detailed stewardship of MON A cross section of the forum Wednesday May 28, 2014 held its business for the full year of 2013 to 36th AGM at the Shell Hall, Muson the delight of members and the Center, Onikan, Lagos with other public present. Financial Tunji Oyebanji, Managing Director, MON, speaking at the AGM Shareholders. indicators pointed northwards due Mobil Oil Nigeria (MON), on April business for the full year of 2013 continue to grow (representing 90 Highlights of proceeding to business efficiencies and 24, 2014 held a forum with the and the outlook for 2014. percent of sales) while the "Mobil included the adoption of the 2013 effective controls. Nigerian Shareholders at the Despite security and other Brand" strength continue to make Reports & Accounts prepared MON was also praised for its downstream sector of the industry in Apapa Office Complex in Lagos. uncontrollable operating impact in the market as it spread to accordance with International full adherence to good Corporate Nigeria. A total of 73 shareholders environment indices, MON spare-parts and fleet operators. Financial Reporting Standards Governance and respect for law in At the end of proceedings, attended, including members of the continued to delight shareholders by Fuels supplies continue to be (IFRS). The meeting also reelected the conduct of its business shareholders expressed full Board Audit Committee, and some demonstrating good safety practices, affected by challenging Mr. Abba Kyari and three members operations in Nigeria - an indication satisfaction to the answers controls, safety and responsible environmental and regulatory members of Mobil Oil Nigeria of the Audit Committee. that MON is continues to be provided and restated their full stewardship which increased income framework within which we Leadership Team. The Chairman of the Board and perceived as an ethical business confidence in the Board, after tax in 2013 vs 2012 by 21 operated. Apart from the pipeline The Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Tunji Oyebanji and partner of choice in the Management and Staff of MON. Managing Director, Tunji Oyebanji, percent and Earning per Share at 13 for discharging fuel which was put joined by his Executive Director, percent in the comparative period. out for refurbishment, the Apapa Lubes & Specialties, Alastair Lubes business in 2013 Jetty congestion was another factor MacNaughton and Executive recorded substantial 20 percent that led to volume dips compared Director, Operations, Henry I. C. growth in premium, flagship and with the prior year. Obih provided stewardship of MON product mix. Distributor Channels A total of nine long-drawn questions posed by shareholders on the business and environmental issues were satisfactorily answered by Tunji, Alastair and Henry. These ranged from security of our operations, retail operational enhancements, mechanic training, lube education and availability, L-R: Alistair MacNoughton, Executive Director, Lubes and Satisfied shareholders Specialties, Henry Obih, Director, expressed full confidence in the Operations, (Mrs). Mayen Adetiba, Non- Executive Director; Tunji Board, Management and Staff of Oyebanji, Managing Director, Michael Gozerh, Non-executive MON. director, Akin Fatunke, Manager, Public and Government Affairs The MON Management team at the forum

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Mark Ward with the press Mobil Oil Management Provides Stewardship Account at Stakeholders’ Forum

The jubilant Shareholders during the AGM

... Holds its 36th Annual General Meeting

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Mark Ward with the press Nolan O'Neal, Chairman/Managing Director, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL), & Lead Country Manager

Nolan O'Neal has literally hit the officially employed at Exxon in Dagi in Russia, and with ground running! Two months on 1983, as a project engineer. Coventurers in Australia's Gorgon from his appointment as Thereafter, he undertook numerous LNG project. leadership positions in operations, Chairman/Managing Director of His broad industry experience, project and technical organizations, Mobil Producing Nigeria and Esso especially his enthusiastic as well as professional positions in Exploration and Production Nigeria engagement style, will undoubtedly gas marketing, project Limited, and Lead Country Manager strengthen ExxonMobil affiliates' management, engineering and for Nigeria, he's constantly on the relationship with key industry research. In 2001, Nolan was move - hosting multiple executives stakeholders, including the Joint appointed Operations Manager, in visiting from Houston and Dallas, Venture partner. Nolan is also a co- the new ExxonMobil Production meeting government officials and inventor of a Subsea Hydrocarbon Company, with responsibilities for JV partner representatives. All this Recovery System (EM patent 16 assets with diverse operating while keeping down an in-tray that's pending). never empty! characteristics in sensitive business and environmental areas over 10 Beyond his official title, there is still Family and Fun facts states. much for us to learn about our new It's safe to say the O'Neal's are no Lead Country Manager. And we are Nigeria Experience strangers to Nigeria - yes, the happy to fill readers in on almost O'Neal's! Nolan is married to In December 2003, Nolan was everything about Nolan O'Neal Denise O'Neal, who worked assigned to Mobil Producing you'd like to know, prior to his last professionally with ExxonMobil for Nigeria (MPN) as General Manager, position (as Executive Director, over 20 years, most recently in Operations Technical Subsurface, Production, for the ExxonMobil Nigeria. They have two children. where he led formation of the upstream affiliates in Nigeria). He enjoys time with his family, upstream affiliates' new facilities especially at their home in the U.S. engineering groups shortly before Education Rocky Mountain, restoring and the startup of three new operations Nolan holds a Bachelor of Science driving vintage cars, and his other (Erha deepwater, East Area Project degree in Structural Engineering interests include sailing and playing and Yoho). After his spell in Nigeria, from Texas A&M University and a the piano, which he took up a few Nolan transferred to ExxonMobil Master of Engineering degree from years ago. Upstream Research Company Tulane University in United States, Houston in 2007, as Division We wish him a warm welcome as graduating with highest honors at Manager, with responsibility for the new Lead Country Manager, each of the schools! offshore, subsea technology, arctic, and all the best in this new assignment! A lifetime with ExxonMobil pipelines and LNG shipping, and subsequently became Global New Nolan's professional relationship Operations Manager for Getting Acquainted with ExxonMobil has been going ExxonMobil Production Company, strong for several years (31, to be with global oversight for precise!). He began working with establishing new operating with Mobil's offshore operations in the organizations in Papua New Guinea Gulf of Mexico in 1979, while he LNG, Canada's Kearl Oil Sands, the Nolan O'Neal was still in university. He was Sakhalin expansion and Arkutun

4 News News 5 Nolan O'Neal, Chairman/Managing Director, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL), & Lead Country Manager

4 News News 5 Ernest Nwapa, Executive A contractor asking Director, NCDMB, speaking the panel a question during at the EMNCFS launch the Q&A session

Mark Ward, former Lead Country Manager, ExxonMobil Affiliates in Nigeria during EM Affiliates Launch Contractor Finance Initiative his presentation

xxonMobil Affiliates in Nigeria E Nigeria contractors with active based on pre-negotiated First Bank, FCMB, Guaranty recently introduced the contracts and/or orders at rates agreed with the banks Trust Bank, Standard Chartered ExxonMobil Nigeria Contractor negotiated rates. This will afford by ExxonMobil Nigeria (see Bank, UBA, Union Bank, Zenith Finance Scheme (EMNCFS), an ExxonMobil's Nigerian contractors attached rates sheet) Bank, Fidelity and Stanbic IBTC. initiative targeted at Nigerian across all locations easier, faster  Reduced loan processing time The ExxonMobil Nigeria vendors seeking access to better and cheaper access to funds to due to upfront definition of Contractor Finance Scheme is funding options to fulfill execute contracts and orders, eligibility criteria by the designed to deliver significant ExxonMobil awarded contracts thereby providing extensive banks value to all stakeholders, and orders. ExxonMobil affiliates in opportunities to grow their business  Increased competitive especially to contractors, and is Nigeria signed a memorandum of and build their capacity. The key advantage afforded by access a significant step forward in the understanding with twelve Nigerian benefits of the ExxonMobil Nigeria to cheaper cost of funds development of National banks with the key objective of Contractor Finance Scheme include: The banks currently Content and capacity building  Access to competitive loan securing the banks' commitment to participating in the scheme include for indigenous contractors. Emeka Awobokun, Olusola Ogunsakin, Ernest Nwapa, Mark Ward, Dotun Isiaka and Victor Iriobe advance credit to ExxonMobil rates from participating banks Access Bank, Citi Bank, EcoBank,

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Mark Ward, former Lead Country Manager, ExxonMobil Affiliates in Nigeria during EM Affiliates Launch Contractor Finance Initiative his presentation

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percent) and Nexen Petroleum Nigeria Limited (20 percent). Total E&P Nigeria Limited, the operator of the field, sold its 20 percent interest in OML 138 to Sinopec and resigned operatorship of Usan on January 3, 2013. Nexen's interest was also purchased by CNOOC (another Chinese firm). The partners in OML 138 have agreed that EEPNL will become the operator of the Usan field following the approval of operatorship by NNPC and the execution of a Transition Support Agreement with Total on November 27, 2013. There is no change in ExxonMobil's ownership. A Change of Operatorship In the first quarter of 2014, Esso ceremony marked the official Exploration and Production Nigeria handover of Usan to EEPNL. (Offshore East) Limited (EEPNL) took Managers from both companies were up operatorship of Usan, a deepwater present at the ceremony, where oil field located in OML Block 138. the"keys" of the Usan facility were The Initial Usan field partners were handed over to Esso managers by the Esso E&P Nigeria (Offshore East) previous custodians from Total. Total The Usan Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel Limited (30 percent), Chevron will provide the necessary support to Petroleum Nigeria Limited (30 percent), ensure a seamless transition of the Total E & P Nigeria Limited (20 facility.

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Enyi Onokala, Executive Director, MPN, speaking at the launch of the Malaria-FreeNigeria campaign

the Bad Guy, Femi Kuti, Funke At the launch event in Uyo, the Akindele, I Go Dye, Mikel Obi, Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Stephen Keshi, Victor Moses, Health, Dr Ememabasi Bassey, Vincent Enyeama, Waje and representing the Governor of the Zebrudaya. State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, The effort in Nigeria builds on welcomed the introduction of the Mark Allen, Managing Director, Malaria No More's innovative and malaria -Free campaign which he Africa Programmes, Malaria No More reveals the ambassadors award-winning NightWatch said "provides a significant key to for the Nightwatch Initiative campaign, which uses mobile the prevention and eradication of platforms and opinion leaders, from malaria". He stated that the socio national music icons to local sports economic impact of malaria is heroes, to deliver lifesaving health enormous, as it accounts for over education. ExxonMobil was a 627,000 deaths annually in Sub EM Affiliates Commemorate World Malaria Day founding partner in the creation of Saharan Africa and the campaign the program, which is currently would go a long way in curbing the ExxonMobil affiliates partner with Malaria No More, active in Cameroon, Chad, Kenya scourge of malaria. Launch Anti-Malaria Campaign in Nigeria… and Tanzania. At the launch event in Abuja, Minister of State for Health, Dr. Khaline AlHassan, who represented As part of the activities to The Malaria-Free Nigeria the Minister of Health, Prof commemorate World Malaria Day, campaign features anti-malaria Onyebuchi Chukwu commended ExxonMobil Foundation, in messages broadcast across the private sector, particularly partnership with the Malaria No multiple media platforms ExxonMobil, for collaborating with More organization, recently nationwide. Radio and television the ministry to fight malaria. "The announced their collaboration with advertisements will air every night Malaria-Free Nigeria campaign will the Nigerian Federal Ministry of throughout 2014 on different re-emphasize the government Health on a multimedia campaign to broadcast media, reminding people strategy and the need to fast track help stop the spread of malaria as to sleep under insecticide-treated the process of eliminating malaria part of Malaria No More's mosquito nets and seek timely in Nigeria," he said. NightWatch campaign. This diagnosis and appropriate Dr. Alhasan also formally program, known nationally as the treatment. These messages will launched the Public Service "Malaria-Free Nigeria: play your feature some of Nigeria's most Announcement (PSA) messages L-R: Mohammed Suleh-Yusuf, Head Government and Community Relations, Etisalat, Chika Okpala, part" campaign was launched popular celebrities, including Bez, including the Malaria- Free Nigeria (Zebrudaya), Malaria- Free Nigeria Ambassador, Linus Awute, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Khaline Alhasan, Minister of State for Health, Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe, National Coordinator, recently in Abuja and Uyo. Chioma Akpotha, Eva Alordiah, Falz anthem at the event. Chika Okpala, (Zebrudaya), a Malaria-Free Nigeria NMEP, Enyinnaya Onokala, Executive Director, Mobil Producing Nigeria, Mark Allen, Managing Director, Ambassador, addressing guests at the event Africa Programmes, Malaria No More

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Enyi Onokala, Executive Director, MPN, speaking at the launch of the Malaria-FreeNigeria campaign

10 News News 11 ...Sponsors football tournament, Medical forum

ExxonMobil affiliates further Lagos (four male teams and two marked World Malaria Day by female) and four teams participating sponsoring the second edition of in the Eket tournament (two male the 'Kick against Malaria and two female teams).. Tournament'. The tournament was In an effort to increase organized by the Youth awareness on malaria prevention Empowerment and Development and treatment, a series of activities Initiative (YEDI) and Novartis, and were carried out during the was successfully hosted along with tournaments, such as the Grassroot several other activities such as Soccer Skillz Practice demonstration community mobilization, malaria on fighting malaria and self- testing and treatment, and medication. Free health care distribution of free Insecticide services were also provided to Treated Nets. YEDI's Kick against community members present at the Malaria tournament held in Lagos, tournament. Part of the services at the Kudirat Abiola Freedom available at the clinic were eye tests, Square (Evans Square) in Ebute- checking of vital signs, blood Metta, as well as in Akwa Ibom glucose level, body mass index State, in Q.I.C primary school, (BMI), malaria testing/treatment, HIV Usung Inyang, Eket. The events test and others. Additionally, had a combined total of over a Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) were thousand, five hundred registered distributed for free, with high priority attendees, with six school teams given to women and children under participating in the tournament in age five and those that tested Scenes from the 'Kick Against Malaria' football tournament in Uyo.

positive to the malaria parasite. situations, e.g. malaria in neonates, Further activities held around The forum also created an infants and children, malaria in opportunity for the doctors to the World Malaria day included a pregnancy, malaria in adults, and Medical forum called "Doctors interact and network, creating a malaria in persons from non-malaria referral system that would be Discuss Malaria" - a forum where zones. The doctors also discussed doctors from various practices and helpful for resolving cases which the different drugs available to treat could not be managed in certain locations came together to listen to malaria and diagnostic kits. recent trends in managing malaria hospitals. The forum received support A lecture/discussion session in different specializations of from the Akwa Ibom state medicine, in order to learn from the was also held in Mobil House on government, with the Commissioner World Malaria day, to raise success stories of those who had for Health, Dr Emem Bassey in managed similar cases in the past. awareness amongst ExxonMobil attendance at the event. He affiliate personnel on the best ways Over two hundred and fifty commended the organizers of the medical doctors from all over to detect, prevents and treat program, and the quality of the malaria, with the long term goal of Nigeria came together on the 23rd knowledge shared by the speakers. of April 2014 to attend the round improving the overall health and "I'm impressed by the caliber of wellness of all EM affiliate table discussion, which held at the speakers' ExxonMobil has been Helemah Event Centre Uyo. personnel and their wards. able to bring to Uyo to educate the Additionally, there was a prize The forum gave doctors, medical doctors about current especially general practitioners, the giving ceremony for the people who trends in managing malaria", he got the highest scores on the Mobil opportunity to better understand said. how to manage malaria in various House Malaria day quiz . Dr. Ememabasi Bassey, Hon. Commissioner for Health, Akwa Ibom state (middle), with Doctors at the “Doctors Discuss Malaria” forum in Uyo

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12 News News 13 NNPC/MPN JV Sponsors Emergency Medical Services Training in Akwa Ibom State

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) Joint Venture recently sponsored Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training for about 355 doctors and Left to Right: Ralph Vendeland, Executive Director, Nigeria Projects; Jide Adeleye, Upstream Nigeria Drilling Engineering Manager; Nolan O'Neal, nurses in Ibeno, Eket, Esit Eket and Lead Country Manager, ExxonMobil affiliates; Jack Williams, Onna Local Government Areas. The Executive Vice President, EMPC; Olusegun Banwo, Executive Director, MPN training took place at Eden Hotel, Eket. The training was necessitated by an independent Health Systems Audit for the Akwa Ibom State MPN Receives Government that revealed a gap in the area of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a critical 2013 EMPC President's Safety component in medical care. Therefore, the training was held in and Operations Excellence Awards order to bridge the gap in the provision of Emergency Medical Services in the State by high- At the recent Production consistently excellent performance grading the professional Leadership Team meeting in and praised MPN's commitment to competencies of medical service Houston, ExxonMobil Production improve their safety record. All of providers, providing contemporary Company (EMPC) President Tom the organizations contributed to EMPC's safest year yet. emergency equipment as well as Walters honored Mobil Producing In addition to MPN receiving empowering select trainees as Nigeria (MPN) with the 2013 safety awards for excellence in the EMPC President's safety designated certified trainers to safety, security, health and award, three additional ensure sustainability. environmental (SSH&E) recognitions were awarded to EM Ten (10) Automatic External performance. ExxonMobil Oil Nigeria affiliate teams for their Defibrillators (AEDs) were Indonesia (EMOI) and Mobil safety records in 2013 – the presented to four health facilities Equatorial Guinea Inc. (MEGI) also EMDC President's SSH&E award within the communities as part of received the award. for the Nigeria drill team, the EMDC President's SSH&E award the project to enable the trainees MPN received the President's for the Nigeria Projects practice the skills acquired from the Safety Award for the first time. In 2013, the company did not have Organization (NPO) QGFE phase training. The training covers a any lost-time incidents and one project, and the Controllers broad spectrum of EMS and meets achieved a total recordable 2013 Small Site Honorable the American Heart Association incident rate (TRIR) of 0.05, which Mention award for Upstream (AHA) standards and certification. was a significant improvement Controllers – giving the affiliates Successful participants will be from 2012. four global recognitions in 2013; a awarded the AHA certificates. Walters expressed first ever achievement for the company! Scenes from the Emergency Medical Services Training in Akwa Ibom State appreciation for the companies'

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the ExxonMobil exhibition booth. International Oil and Gas xxonMobil Nigeria affiliate E The booth displayed highlights of Companies. personnel were in Abuja to ExxonMobil's recent work in During the conference, participate in the 2014 Nigeria Oil Nigeria, including the recently ExxonMobil Nigeria affiliates, as the The 2014 and Gas conference - The biggest acquired operatorship of the Usan chairing member of the Oil Oil and gas forum in Nigeria. The deepwater fields, and was manned Producers Trade Sector launched NOG brings together thousands of by employees from several job the OPTS National Content Nigeria Oil and Gas conference delegates annually to discuss functions, which allowed the compendium - which documented emerging and prevailing issues in company to actively engage the achievements of the OPTS ExxonMobil actively engaged multiple stakeholder groups the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry. multiple stakeholder groups member companies in encouraging including students, oil and gas support service providers, Conference attendees had the including students, oil and gas the participation of indigenous as well as personnel from fellow International Oil and Gas chance to interact with ExxonMobil support service providers, as well companies in the Nigerian Oil and Companies in Nigeria affiliate representatives by visiting as personnel from fellow Gas industry.

The ExxonMobil affiliates booth

L-R: Cletus Egbuzie, General Manager, MPN, Ernest Nwapa, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, George Osahon, Director, Department of Petroleum resources, Eric Atuanya, NNPC Delegate at the NOG conference

Nigel Cookey-Gam, Manager, Mobil Producing Nigeria, interacting with conference attendees at the ExxonMobil affiliates booth

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The ExxonMobil affiliates booth

Nigel Cookey-Gam, Manager, Mobil Producing Nigeria, interacting with conference attendees at the ExxonMobil affiliates booth

16 News News 17 ExxonMobil affiliates Compete in the 2014 NOGIG Games

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The recently concluded 15th edition of The Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) was held at the Chevron Recreation Center in Gbagada. The Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) is a biennial sporting event whose core essence is not just winning, but creating an atmosphere of unity and amity among workers in the Oil and Gas Industry. The event provides a platform to enhance the physical well-being and mental awareness of Oil and Gas workers, in adherence to the industry's safety, health and environment (SHE) requirements. The very first edition of the NOGIG had just two participants, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and was hosted by MPN in Eket in 1986. 3 4 Today, there are 12 participating companies: Addax Petroleum Development Ltd., Chevron Nigeria Ltd., Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Mobil Producing MEDALISTS Nigeria Unlimited (MPN), Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG),  2 Silver in women's breaststroke and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board freestyle swimming -Njideka Mbonu (NCDMB), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  Silver in basketball -Farouq Ben-Umar, (NNPC), Oando Nigeria Ltd., Petroleum Training Onivefu Joseph, Kizito Okpere, Institute (PTI), Shell Nigeria and Total Nigeria Plc. George Papageorgakis The games have also grown from a purely Squash  2 Bronze in Chess -Iniobong Akpan and Magnus Ekpiken Racket Championship to one that now involves eleven  Gold in women's 8-ball pool -Kafayat events of both indoor and outdoor games: squash, Oluwa lawn tennis, table tennis, basketball, swimming,  Gold in men's back stroke swimming athletics, golf, 8 ball pool, chess, scrabble and football. -Obinna Ozorgwu The grand finale and closing ceremony took place  Gold in men's swimming relay team on March 1st, 2014 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, -Obinna Ozorgwu, Charles Abasattai, Evaristus Oforka and Levi Alaliabo Surulere. MPN was represented by a NOGIG veteran,  Silver in women's table tennis team event Mr. Anthony Okoro, GM NPO Pipeline Projects. -Blesing Brown/Ekaette Umoren Overall, it was a good showing by the EM affiliates  Silver in Men's squash veterans -Dotun team, with medals won in several categories. Isiaka  Bronze in women's squash veterans 5 - Lydia Udowa  Bronze in women's squash team event  6 7 - Lydia Udowa, Anulika Ajayi and Margaret Ighalo  Bronze in men's free style swimming -Obinna Ozorgwu

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Mark Ward with the press ExxonMobil affiliates Compete in the 2014 NOGIG Games

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Mark Ward with the press COMMUNITY RELATIONS Akwa Ibom State and NNPC/MPN JV: Partnering for development

The Eket/Ibeno road is a major revitalizing the economic and social partnerships in Nigeria can highway for community residents of well-being of neighboring communities bring about significant Eket Federal Constituency in Akwa - creating employment for the youth process in the Country. By Ibom State, especially for members of and local contractors, as well as working together better, we the Eket and Ibeno communities. It is a increasing the ease of customer can pave the way towards a major route for travelling community access to various businesses. brighter future for the residents, students, workers and The Eket/Ibeno road is a shining community, the State and the traders who need to transport example of how public/private nation. commodities. Since its construction in the 1970's, the road's condition had significantly deteriorated, with a section of the road completely collapsed, making it almost impassable. The Akwa Ibom State Government has taken up the project and contracted a firm - the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) - to reconstruct the road. Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, on behalf of the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture is partnering with the State Government on the project. The Joint Venture is contributing 30% of the cost and has fully paid up its N8b commitment. The road reconstruction will ensure a safer commute for the indigenes, visitors and businesses that use the road every day. Furthermore, by reconstructing the road, Akwa Ibom State Government and NNPC/Mobil Producing Nigeria are

Ongoing construction work on the Ibeno/Eket road

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Ongoing construction work on the Ibeno/Eket road

20 News Standing from left, Chief Justin Jim-Halliday, Chief Tamunobarimi Benstowe, members Bonny Chiefs Council; 3rd left, Chief (Col.) A.O. Manilla-Pepple (rtd), Chairman, Bonny Chiefs Council; middle (in suit), Adeyemi Fakayejo, Manager, Public & Govt. Affairs, MPN; 2nd right, Chief (Ambassador) Claudius Wilcox, Vice Chairman, Bonny Chiefs Council and 1st right, Chief Billybilly Jamaica, member, Bonny Chiefs Council. NNPC/MPN Joint Venture Sponsors ExxonMobil Aviation Training for Bonny Youths Host Media Contacts The Nigerian National Petroleum Wilcox, Vice Chairman of the Bonny of the Center for Values in Leadership Corporation (NNPC)/Mobil Producing Chiefs' Council, advised the (CVL) group (an indigenous Non- Nigeria (MPN) Joint Venture has beneficiaries to demonstrate high level governmental organization), the Bonny t was an evening of fun and entertainment as ExxonMobil I Scenes from sponsored forty-one indigenes of Bonny of discipline in their studies. Kingdom Development Committee and Nigeria affiliate companies hosted their Lagos based media the Media dinner Island to study aviation courses at the In his address, Mr. Adeyemi the Mobil Producing Nigeria Public and contacts at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja in appreciation of their Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Fakayejo, representing the General Government Affairs team. They will be support for the company in 2013. The evening was full of Zaria, Kaduna State, as part of its Manager, Public and Government trained in various aviation skills activities including a dance-off, balancing acts and a dress-up efforts to develop capacity and human Affairs, charged the beneficiaries to be including standard piloting, apron diligent and focused during their training control, telephony, cargo handling, competition that kept the audience entertained from start to resources within communities near its areas of business. The courses are in the College, not only to justify their advanced diploma in Aviation finish, with several prizes up for winning. intended to equip the beneficiaries with selection but also to be worthy Management and aviation security. The The General Manager, Public and Government Affairs, skillsets necessary for job opportunities ambassadors of Bonny Kingdom and first batch of the beneficiaries arrived at Paul Arinze, represented by Nigel Cookey-Gam commended such as aviation services required at the increase the chances of their the College on Monday June 16, 2014 the gentlemen of the press for their support of the company, new Finima Airstrip which was recently employability in the aviation industry. to commence the training. Others are and called for continued good relationships between the constructed in Bonny Island. The forty-one trainees were expected to leave in August based on parties. Julie Utang of NAPIMS also commended the media for To flag-off the capacity selected through the combined efforts the schedule of the College. their hard work in the industry, and urged them to keep development program, a sendforth working passionately. ceremony for the trainees was held on The guests were treated to music from a live band Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the King Perekule Royal Palace, Ancient Grand throughout the evening, as well as comedy from the MC during Bonny Kingdom, where the students dinner. The night was rounded up with a raffle draw, which saw were presented to the Bonny Chiefs one lucky winner leave with a flat screen TV. Council before proceeding to the College. The Chairman of the Bonny Chiefs Council, Chief (Col) A.O.Manilla-Pepple (rtd), expressed the appreciation of His Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple - the Bonny traditional ruler - for the opportunity granted to the selected trainees. He referred to the program as a "lifeline opportunity", and thanked the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture for their latest effort in enhancing opportunities for youths in its areas of Adeyemi Fakayejo, Manager, Public and government Affairs, MPN (middle, in suit) and Chris Jumbo operation. Chief (Ambassador) Claudius of Public and Government Affairs, MPN (left, in suit), with the sponsored Bonny youths

22 News News 23 Standing from left, Chief Justin Jim-Halliday, Chief Tamunobarimi Benstowe, members Bonny Chiefs Council; 3rd left, Chief (Col.) A.O. Manilla-Pepple (rtd), Chairman, Bonny Chiefs Council; middle (in suit), Adeyemi Fakayejo, Manager, Public & Govt. Affairs, MPN; 2nd right, Chief (Ambassador) Claudius Wilcox, Vice Chairman, Bonny Chiefs Council and 1st right, Chief Billybilly Jamaica, member, Bonny Chiefs Council. NNPC/MPN Joint Venture Sponsors ExxonMobil Aviation Training for Bonny Youths Host Media Contacts The Nigerian National Petroleum Wilcox, Vice Chairman of the Bonny of the Center for Values in Leadership Corporation (NNPC)/Mobil Producing Chiefs' Council, advised the (CVL) group (an indigenous Non- Nigeria (MPN) Joint Venture has beneficiaries to demonstrate high level governmental organization), the Bonny t was an evening of fun and entertainment as ExxonMobil I Scenes from sponsored forty-one indigenes of Bonny of discipline in their studies. Kingdom Development Committee and Nigeria affiliate companies hosted their Lagos based media the Media dinner Island to study aviation courses at the In his address, Mr. Adeyemi the Mobil Producing Nigeria Public and contacts at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja in appreciation of their Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Fakayejo, representing the General Government Affairs team. They will be support for the company in 2013. The evening was full of Zaria, Kaduna State, as part of its Manager, Public and Government trained in various aviation skills activities including a dance-off, balancing acts and a dress-up efforts to develop capacity and human Affairs, charged the beneficiaries to be including standard piloting, apron diligent and focused during their training control, telephony, cargo handling, competition that kept the audience entertained from start to resources within communities near its areas of business. The courses are in the College, not only to justify their advanced diploma in Aviation finish, with several prizes up for winning. intended to equip the beneficiaries with selection but also to be worthy Management and aviation security. The The General Manager, Public and Government Affairs, skillsets necessary for job opportunities ambassadors of Bonny Kingdom and first batch of the beneficiaries arrived at Paul Arinze, represented by Nigel Cookey-Gam commended such as aviation services required at the increase the chances of their the College on Monday June 16, 2014 the gentlemen of the press for their support of the company, new Finima Airstrip which was recently employability in the aviation industry. to commence the training. Others are and called for continued good relationships between the constructed in Bonny Island. The forty-one trainees were expected to leave in August based on parties. Julie Utang of NAPIMS also commended the media for To flag-off the capacity selected through the combined efforts the schedule of the College. their hard work in the industry, and urged them to keep development program, a sendforth working passionately. ceremony for the trainees was held on The guests were treated to music from a live band Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the King Perekule Royal Palace, Ancient Grand throughout the evening, as well as comedy from the MC during Bonny Kingdom, where the students dinner. The night was rounded up with a raffle draw, which saw were presented to the Bonny Chiefs one lucky winner leave with a flat screen TV. Council before proceeding to the College. The Chairman of the Bonny Chiefs Council, Chief (Col) A.O.Manilla-Pepple (rtd), expressed the appreciation of His Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple - the Bonny traditional ruler - for the opportunity granted to the selected trainees. He referred to the program as a "lifeline opportunity", and thanked the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture for their latest effort in enhancing opportunities for youths in its areas of Adeyemi Fakayejo, Manager, Public and government Affairs, MPN (middle, in suit) and Chris Jumbo operation. Chief (Ambassador) Claudius of Public and Government Affairs, MPN (left, in suit), with the sponsored Bonny youths

22 News News 23 A Mathematics Teachers' General/Chief Executive of NMC, Speaking in the same vein, Workshop, Organized by the Professor A. R. T. Solarin, Prince Lawrence Udofia who National Mathematics Center represented by Dr. Ben Osaka, A represented the Hon. Commissioner (NMC), and sponsored by MPN, Deputy Director, stated that central of Education, AKS, Professor (Mrs) took place in Uyo recently. The to the teaching and learning of Atim Antai, urged other multi- workshop was aimed at improving mathematics - which is at the core of nationals to emulate the the standards of mathematics the sciences - are the teachers NNPC/MPN JV which has over the education amongst teachers in the themselves. He stressed the need years been at the forefront in the state, who ultimately determined for teachers to positively impact their sponsorship of workshops to the quality of students advancing to students, especially at the post- enhance new teaching methods in higher levels of education. primary level and mentioned that the mathematics and the sciences as At the workshop's opening Centre was very delighted and well as other educational supports ceremony, The Director- grateful for the JV's sponsorship. at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. He urged the participants to make good use of the opportunity to improve themselves stating that the Ministry of Education was developing a template to monitor students' results and this would be used as an index to compare future and past performances to ultimately decide whether or not participants benefited from the scheme. The participants expressed deep appreciation for the opportunity and promised to utilize the prospect for the better of the MPN Sponsors students. Mathematics Teachers Training Workshop in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom

The workshop was aimed at improving the standards of mathematics education amongst teachers in the state

24 News News 25 A Mathematics Teachers' General/Chief Executive of NMC, Speaking in the same vein, Workshop, Organized by the Professor A. R. T. Solarin, Prince Lawrence Udofia who National Mathematics Center represented by Dr. Ben Osaka, A represented the Hon. Commissioner (NMC), and sponsored by MPN, Deputy Director, stated that central of Education, AKS, Professor (Mrs) took place in Uyo recently. The to the teaching and learning of Atim Antai, urged other multi- workshop was aimed at improving mathematics - which is at the core of nationals to emulate the the standards of mathematics the sciences - are the teachers NNPC/MPN JV which has over the education amongst teachers in the themselves. He stressed the need years been at the forefront in the state, who ultimately determined for teachers to positively impact their sponsorship of workshops to the quality of students advancing to students, especially at the post- enhance new teaching methods in higher levels of education. primary level and mentioned that the mathematics and the sciences as At the workshop's opening Centre was very delighted and well as other educational supports ceremony, The Director- grateful for the JV's sponsorship. at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. He urged the participants to make good use of the opportunity to improve themselves stating that the Ministry of Education was developing a template to monitor students' results and this would be used as an index to compare future and past performances to ultimately decide whether or not participants benefited from the scheme. The participants expressed deep appreciation for the opportunity and promised to utilize the prospect for the better of the MPN Sponsors students. Mathematics Teachers Training Workshop in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom

The workshop was aimed at improving the standards of mathematics education amongst teachers in the state

24 News News 25 EMPLOYEE

26 Employees Receive Advanced Skills Award

The ASM roadmap identifies both key technical and individual effectiveness skills that are needed to succeed

List of Awardees

1. Eluniya John Awoyelu - Project Management 2. Oladimeji Isiaka - Project Management The award recipients with their plaques Udom Inoyo, Executive Director, Mark Evans MPN, addressing the awardees 3. - Reservoir Management 4. Theo Oguchi - Development Planning 5. Ugochukwu Oguamanam - Subsurface Engineering 6. Kin-Seng Ng - Subsurface Engineering Twenty six ExxonMobil employees designed the Advanced Skill 7. Bayo Akinfenwa - Subsurface Engineering 8. Rita Aigbefo - Subsurface Engineering were recipients of the 2013 Milestones as defined targets for the 9. Oluwasegun Ogunsanya - Subsurface Engineering Advanced Skills Milestones (ASM) development of advanced technical/ 10. Clement Okechukwu - Subsurface Engineering awards, which were presented to commercial skills that meet the 11. Shameka Nelson - Subsurface Engineering 12. Syamsul Bahri - Facilities General current and evolving needs of them in the first quarter of 2014. As 13. Manoj Modi - Facilities General a key part of the Upstream ExxonMobil. The attainment of 14. Adeolu Adegboye - Machinery Professional Development Program, these milestones distinguishes capabilities necessary to meet 15. Richard Alexander - Facilities General 16. Patrick Maddigan - Offshore employees, while developing the ASM recognizes achievement current and future business 17. George Okonkwo - Reservoir Management and application of advanced skills. organizational capability that requirements. 18. Ernest Mkpasi - Reservoir Management The ASM roadmap identifies both differentiates ExxonMobil from its During the award presentation 19. Rotimi Ogunlowo - Reservoir Simulation 20. Cornel Udoh - Reservoir Simulation and Reservoir key technical and individual competitors. ceremony, Scott Allman, Management effectiveness skills that are needed The ASM program was ExxonMobil's Senior Brownfield 21. Edet Essien - Environmental Management and Regulatory Compliance designed to help structure Projects Consultant, shared his to succeed. It also requires both 22. Daniel Ubeh - Loss Prevention development beyond the early Nolan O'Neal, Lead Country depth and breadth across many skill career journey with the awardees, 23. Mike Krywanio - Global Project Management Manager, speaking to the awardees areas. career stage of an employee, and and encouraged them to keep 24. Prasad Boppana - Global Projects Management at the ceremony 25. John Unietis - Global Projects Management also ensures that the technical staff striving for even further personal The upstream Engineering and 26. Jide Ayo-Vaughan - Facilities General Commercial Job Family Councils is developing the skills and development.

26 News News 27 EMPLOYEE

26 Employees Receive Advanced Skills Award

The ASM roadmap identifies both key technical and individual effectiveness skills that are needed to succeed

List of Awardees

26 News News 27 Mobil Court, the residential facility adjacent to Mobil House, was constructed alongside the MPN headquarters in the early nineties, and provides accommodation for 52 families. Recently, the Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) team completed the first phase of a refurbishment project to bring Mobil Court Reopens the housing complex up to modern standards and to extend its useful life by a further 20 years, including the installation of two new generators, a new containerized sewage treatment plant as well as two new boreholes serving a new water treatment plant. The refurbishment project, which began in The renovation of the November 2011, is split into four phases, with phase one (10 apartments) completed at the end of Mobil Court facility has January 2014. Phase 2, comprising the main mid-rise building and adjacent low-rise building (32 been completed! apartments), is due to be handed over at 3rd quarter 2014 for furniture installation. The remaining two phases are planned to be completed by 4th quarter 2014. Here are some pictures from the Opening event:

28 News Mobil Court, the residential facility adjacent to Mobil House, was constructed alongside the MPN headquarters in the early nineties, and provides accommodation for 52 families. Recently, the Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) team completed the first phase of a refurbishment project to bring Mobil Court Reopens the housing complex up to modern standards and to extend its useful life by a further 20 years, including the installation of two new generators, a new containerized sewage treatment plant as well as two new boreholes serving a new water treatment plant. The refurbishment project, which began in The renovation of the November 2011, is split into four phases, with phase one (10 apartments) completed at the end of Mobil Court facility has January 2014. Phase 2, comprising the main mid-rise building and adjacent low-rise building (32 been completed! apartments), is due to be handed over at 3rd quarter 2014 for furniture installation. The remaining two phases are planned to be completed by 4th quarter 2014. Here are some pictures from the Opening event:

28 News Greg Ibizugbe

The onboard Compressed Natural Gas vehicle refueling and storage system

Greg: This invention started out with my module which is enclosed in a Refueling System delivers a holistic bonus. For me, the biggest joy for me is trying to join the Nigerian Society of lightweight acoustic containment within range of benefits such as automated being able to achieve this technical / Meet GREG IBIZUGBE, Engineers (I'm halfway there). I always the vehicle. Fuel gas from low pressure shutdown when contaminant such as air professional milestone and recognition. wanted to design something of value. In sources such as residential / commercial is detected in the feed gas stream As one grows older, we think about what the man with the Patent my spare time I always read up on utility gas piping is hooked up to the (safety benefit); or use of adsorbent- we've accomplished. What we've left innovation and emerging technology, vehicle fuel receptacle which feeds the lined gas tanks to lower compression behind for others - to inspire them. I'm and how to find solutions to existing compression module. Fuel gas is requirement (Optimization benefit); or in- really passionate about the younger problems. Gas is one of the resources subsequently compressed to higher built Network circuitry that facilitates generation, and maximizing their Eghosa "Greg" Ibizugbe is currently approached one of my professors and that will play a big part in the future, as pressures and inter-cooling is online diagnostics (Maintainability) over potential, especially that of our upcoming OIMS Coordinator for Upstream Nigeria told him I wanted to create a microwave the benchmark for oil continues to implemented through a gas cooler to the web. It's the quintessential 21st engineers. I hope that things like this with an engineering background in the oven for my final project. When I looked increase. I wanted to find a solution that increase stored gas volumes prior to century take on a design such as this. motivate them to pick up a pen, sketch Integrity and Reliability disciplines. He at the components of a microwave, I mitigated the problem of the adoption of tank delivery. An electronic control something - to put down an idea and is also the man who just secured a 20 realized that about 90 percent of the natural gas vehicles, when it inevitably module (ECM) 'the Brain' of the system - EM News: And when did you have chase it, because one day it just might year patent for an onboard compressed materials required to build one could be becomes a widely used resource in the utilizes stored algorithms to administer this "Eureka moment"? become something. natural gas (CNG) vehicle refueling and fabricated in Nigeria. This was future. control over onboard refueling, Greg: About two years ago. something that had never been done storage system - a product of his own I had come up with several gas shutdown, regeneration operations EM News: Well congratulations again before, and to attempt that and see it EM News: How does one go about design. We took some time to sit down utilization concepts, but this one kept (adsorbed tanks version) as well as Greg! It's been several years of hard come to fruition was a milestone that getting a patent in Nigeria? with Greg and talk about his recent coming back to me. I had looked at providing a means for temperature work and determination. We wish you really motivated me to do even more. Greg: There is an office in Abuja for the achievement, and get a closer look into what was being done by some vendors based repletion of storage tanks. The continued success both in your career You can imagine other people defending registrar of patents and designs. I sent the mind of the man behind the out there. They had these stand-alone ECM allows for centralized control of the and in your personal endeavors! On to their projects, which were more in all my specs to them through relations invention. home-based units that are connected to system. Human machine interface is bigger and better things! conventional, and meanwhile you're who lived there (because you always a utility gas supply, which then delivered provided by the User Interface Module cooking turkey, sauce and sliced need someone to have face-time with EM News: First of all, compressed gas to the CNG vehicle. (UIM). Refueling operation is initiated on potatoes for your professors as your final the officials), and within 6 months the congratulations on your patent However, such users were limited to a the UIM via touch or voice activation. project with a fabricated microwave review was complete and the patent Greg: Thank you very much range of movement within a certain The UIM also serves as a two way (laughs). communication platform linked to the was awarded. EM News: So Greg, tell us a bit more proximity to their homes where refueling ECM and provides resources for about yourself - How long have you Being in the ExxonMobil system also unit is based. If they left that range and EM News: What does receiving this transmission of audio visual alerts, been with the company? helped my creativity greatly. The good ran out of gas, they wouldn't have any 20 year patent mean to you? wireless remote operation and network Greg: I joined the company in 2003, thing about working in ExxonMobil is that place to refuel unless they found a CNG Greg: The invention represents a huge support. Physical definition of the UIM is when I was 23 years old. So I've been you are exposed to a lot of great station, right?. So I thought, "why not technical and professional milestone for very flexible, it could be a touch screen with the company for about 10 years. mentors and processes, so you are able make the vehicle the mobile refueling me. I want it to motivate other Nigerians to improve your critical thinking process, station?" - To make the vehicle able to device, or an abstract projection, or a to get out of their comfort zones and panel with hard indicators and controls. EM News: You just secured a patent and apply yourself towards your own plug into any network of piped gas. And aspire for more, and exceed the My design model or philosophy for an invention of your own personal professional development - this is what my invention accomplishes. expectations they have set of encompasses Five (5) core conception and design. Have you which is what we need to do better as It allows a natural gas powered vehicle themselves. The invention has received Performance elements of Safety, always been an inventor my nature? Nigerians. It isn't just about what you've to hook-up, compress and refuel from its patent in Nigeria and the international Tunability, Optimization, Reliability and Greg: For me, being innovative is just achieved as a professional, but how any low pressure natural gas source patent application is ongoing. While I've Maintainability also known as natural. It's something I've always you've applied what you've learned to (pipe, tank or pipeline), and keep on disclosed the invention to the company, 'S.T.O.R.M'. My design philosophy pursued as a habit, because I like make society better. moving. Now that's the future. it's not solely about making money off it S.T.O.R.M which forms the basis behind finding creative solutions to problems. Onboard refueling operation is - if nothing commercial comes out of it, EM News: How did you come up with most innovative features included in this Like back in University of Benin; I accomplished by the compression that's fine; if commercial opportunities Greg in University, with his final year project- this invention? invention ensures the Onboard Vehicle do come out of it then that's an added a locally fabricated microwave

30 News News 31 Greg Ibizugbe

The onboard Compressed Natural Gas vehicle refueling and storage system

30 News News 31 Mark Ward, the outgoing Lead Country Manager for ExxonMobil affiliates ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria Celebrate Mark Ward

A sendforth celebration was held in honour of Mark Ward, the outgoing Lead Country Manager for ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria, as he prepared for a new assignment in Canada. Mark assumed office as Chairman and Managing Director, for ExxonMobil Upstream Companies in Nigeria on December 1, 2008, and completed his term in Nigeria in April, 2014.

Here are some pictures from the event.

32 News News 33 Mark Ward, the outgoing Lead Country Manager for ExxonMobil affiliates ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria Celebrate Mark Ward

Here are some pictures from the event.

32 News News 33 BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

Enyinnaya Onokala Paul Dieffenthaller Enyi joined the company in 2000 and has at various Paul is now Executive Director, times held the position of Manager, New Business Development, General Manager, Commercial and Production, Mobil Producing GM, Public & Government Affairs (Abuja). Nigeria Unlimited, Lagos. He recently assumed in-country coordinating role He comes in from his role as for Commercial, Gas, Venture Relations and Operations Manager, National Content businesses. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. A 1983 Chemical Engineering graduate of City College, New York, Enyi also holds an MBA from the University of Lagos (1990).

Olusegun Banwo MPN PENGASSAN Constructs Health Facility Segun joined the company in October 1999 Ralph Vandeland and has held various positions including Audit for Eti-Osa Local Government Manager and General Manager, Plans and Ralph, former General Manager, Programs/New Business Development. Nigeria Projects, Esso Exploration Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria's (PENGASSAN's) Mobil Producing and Production Nigeria Limited A 1991 Finance/Accounting graduate of the Nigeria branch recently constructed and handed over a health facility to the local government of Jakande estate, Eti-Osa. University of Lagos, Segun also holds an has been appointed Executive MBA from Harvard University. He is currently Director, Nigeria Projects, Esso The facility was constructed to improve the delivery of healthcare services in the area, and increase the ease of access to Exploration and Production Nigeria the Business Services Manager/Controller medical personnel for the residents of the local government area (LGA). The Chairman of the LGA, Hon. Anofiu Elegushi, Limited. for Upstream Nigeria. thanked the PENGASSAN members for their contribution to the community. "This effort by PENGASSAN has helped this Local Government fulfil a minimum healthcare requirement" he said. He also urged the residents in the area to make maximum use of the facility, and take advantage of all its benefits. Management Changes

Ayo Olubiyi, formerly Manager, Emeka Awobokun, former Security Operations, Upstream General Manager, Services Security Services, Mobil Organizations /Area Producing Nigeria Unlimited, is Procurement Nigeria, Mobil now General Manager, Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Upstream Security Services, is now General Manager, Mobil Producing Nigeria Support Operations, Mobil Unlimited. Coincident with this Producing Nigeria Unlimited. move, Ayo will be appointed to Jude Nwaogu, Chairman, PENGASSAN, Jude Nwaogu (left, in white), Hon. Anofiu Elegushi (middle) and Enyi Onokala, Executive Director, MPN Branch, speaking at the commissioning MPN cut the ribbon to commission the facility the Upstream Nigeria ceremony Ayo Olubiyi Leadership Council. Emeka Awobokun Paul Davis Sendforth Rotimi Olubeko, former Mike Attah, former Niyi Idowu has been The New Operations EMIT Nigeria Operations General Manager, Plans appointed General Group recently held a & Programs, has been Manager, Plans & send-forth lunch for Paul Manager, now General Davis, a Maintenance appointed Deputy Programs, MPN. Niyi has Manager, Services and Reliability (M&R) Paul is being presented with a symbol of Nigeria unity (WAZOBIA) Operations Manager, also been appointed to the Organizations /Area Advisor, as he resigned art work by AJ Etuk, GM New Operations Joint Venture Upstream Nigeria his appointment with the Procurement Nigeria, Operations, Mobil Leadership Council. company for a new role Mobil Producing Nigeria Producing Nigeria. Mike in Maintenance support, Until his departure, Paul contributed greatly to ensure that Unlimited. is located in Eket. the Operations Readiness (formally BTPO) group time lined deliverables were met. He oversaw M&R inputs to projects development both during preliminary and detailed design phases of projects or Field and Engineering-managed modifications Rotimi Olubeko Mike Attah Niyi Idowu - phases that have the greatest impact on equipment reliability and maintenance costs. Paul's contributions will be missed, and we wish him good luck in his future endeavors. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

On an otherwise normal day in Mobil House, The latest campaign, by encouraging people countries of the various employees that work about the persons culture, or even ways in EM personnel stepped in to find their colleagues and organizations from around the world to for GREF Nigeria, with each of the staff telling which we differ from each other. Culture is from the GREF department clad in full cultural take concrete action to support diversity, aims a bit of the history behind the artifacts. We rich and priceless, and it must be understood, regalia - and not just Nigerian attire. GREF at: also had a display of cuisine from the different preserved, and used for the good of mankind. personnel from across the globe were wearing  Raising awareness worldwide about the countries. As part of the program, we also Diversity is about all of us and all the ways in clothes native to their countries of origin. Clearly importance of intercultural dialogue, encouraged our neighbors, family and friends which we are different from each other, in something out of the ordinary was going on. In diversity and inclusion to do one thing to support the Diversity and thoughts, style, background, gender, age, an interview with GREF General Manager Sam  Building a world community of individuals inclusion day - even if it was to just learn country of origin, experiences and other Kareem, ExxonMobil News finds out what the committed to support diversity with real something new about the various cultures of preferences. Amongst us, we have Nigerians, GREF team was up to on that day of cultural and everyday life gestures their colleagues or friends. Brazilians, Belgians, Britons, Egyptians and celebration, which was called the GREF  Combating polarization and stereotypes Portuguese. It was an opportunity to Inclusion and Diversity day. What is the importance to improve understanding and ExxonMobil News: showcase the GREF family in the Nigerian of cultural diversity to the success of cooperation amongst people from affiliate with a very diverse set of people who So tell us, how did the international businesses like ExxonMobil? ExxonMobil News: different countries work together as a team to achieve results. idea of the GREF inclusion and diversity day Sam Kareem: The importance of cultural come about? The cultural inclusion and diversity is a global ExxonMobil News: Does your group plan program amongst ExxonMobil affiliates diversity cannot be overemphasized. Using to hold such an event again, perhaps on a GREF as an example, we are present in every Sam Kareem: The cultural day itself came worldwide. Within ExxonMobil, I am part of the wider scale? about through the United Nations Alliance of leadership team driving the cultural diversity country where ExxonMobil operates. So it is Civilizations (UNAOC), in partnership with movement in Africa. During the last meeting, imperative that we understand the culture and Sam Kareem: Definitely. This is going to be UNESCO and a wide coalition of partners from we discussed putting something together to diversity of the people on ground so that we an annual event, and the rest of upstream corporations to civil society that launched the mark the global cultural day in our department, eliminate friction or conflicts arising from Nigeria will be encouraged to participate in world campaign "Do One thing for Diversity and and within a week, we'd set up the GREF misconception or ignorance of any sort. In future celebrations. This was the maiden Inclusion", aimed at engaging people around the inclusion and diversity day. addition, understanding 'diversity' or the edition, and we believe that the staff members world to do one thing to support cultural diversity difference in all of us is key if we are to were quite excited to see the events of the and inclusion. Following the adoption in 2001 of ExxonMobil News: Apart from the continue to work and succeed as a team. day unfold. Quite a number of people the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, traditional clothing, which was really approached us and were part of it as well. The UN General Assembly declared May 21 as colorful, what other activities were ExxonMobil News: What do you believe Members of various departments came to the the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue included in the program for the inclusion were the significant takeaways from his exhibition of arts and cuisine, which were on and Development. and diversity day? event? display, and they really liked what they saw. There is great potential for the celebration of Several of the world's major conflicts have a Sam Kareem: We have laid the foundation for Sam Kareem: The goal was to spread the the diverse culture we have in the EM cultural dimension. Bridging the gap between something that is very crucial. It's amazing that word on the need to understand and community, and we're looking to help take it cultures is urgent and necessary for peace, you could have been working with an appreciate the culture and diversity in others. as far as we can! stability and development. We had a display of artworks from the employee for years, and you know nothing The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) Inclusion and Diversity Day: Sam Kareem, General Manager, An interview with Sam Kareem, GREF, EM affiliates in Nigeria General Manager, GREF for EM affiliates in Nigeria. Scenes from the GREF inclusion and diversity day