Shell bags SPE best exhibitor award

Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCIN) have emerged Best Exhibitor at the 2016 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) which was held in Lagos.

The trophy for the top prize was handed out at an award night to round off the conference, during which a Petrophysicist with Shell’s deep water subsidiary, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Itua Osazua, also clinched the prize for Best Technical Paper. Osazua’s presentation was on how to identify, characterise and optimise production in less developed oil-bearing sands in deep water.

In addition, Shell Companies received three sponsorship awards while eight members of staff got Service awards. The awards demonstrate a strong Shell participation at the 2016 SPE conference at which 32 technical papers were delivered by Shell staff, constituting 35 per cent of all such presentations.

“Our participation is a reinforcement of the thought leadership position of Shell Companies in Nigeria and proves the commitment of our staff to self-development, professional affiliation and the overall growth of the oil and gas industry,” said Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria.