Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has joined the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP).
Renaissance has thus become the third Nigerian company and the fourth in Africa to be welcomed into the global organization.
A statement issued on Monday by the spokesman of the oil company, Mr. Michael Adande, noted that the development was announced in London by the IOGP over the weekend.
Our correspondent learnt that IOGP is an organisation of oil and gas companies and associations that share best practices and data on health, safety, environment, and operations.
The statement quoted the Chief Executive Officer of the association, Mr. Graham Henley, as saying: “I am delighted to welcome Renaissance Africa Energy Company to IOGP.
“Having worked in Nigeria some years ago, I understand both their challenges but also the tremendous expertise and insights that they have to share.
“I look forward to welcoming Renaissance Africa Energy Company to our committees and subcommittees soon.”
Speaking on Renaissance membership of the IOGP, the Managing Director of Renaissance, Mr. Tony Attah, expressed satisfaction with the development.
“We are very glad to have become a member company of the IOGP, barely five months after we completed the acquisition of Shell shares in the defunct Shell Petroleum Development Company.
“This is another milestone in our strategy to unleash a new beginning that sustainably enables energy security and industrialisation.
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“Renaissance is poised to set a standard for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria and across the continent. And we are glad that we have such a credible collaboration in IOGP,” he said.
Attah further enjoined other stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to emulate the vision and courage of Renaissance and to be in sync with global standards as represented by IOGP.
Renaissance’s General Manager, Safety and Environment, and the company’s representative to IOGP, Engineer Elozino Olaniyan, expressed excitement at the achievement.
“This is a very important endorsement of the high standards that Renaissance has started its operations with. We are delighted as it highlights our commitment to operate in line with global best practices across the entire value chain of our operations.
“Renaissance is working with renewed commitment to excellence, and presents an opportunity for Nigerians to drive industrialisation that would ultimately translate into job creation and overall economic growth,” she said.
