170 graduates benefit from Shell’s internship

By : Guardian Nigeria

Date: 14 January 2025 3:39am WAT

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A total of 170 young graduates have benefited from the NCDMB/PETAN/SPDC JV Graduate Internship programme.

The beneficiaries were attached to indigenous technical oilfield service companies in the upstream and downstream sectors for hands-on experience.

According to a statement, some 133 of the interns have been employed by the companies, indicating the success of the programme as a talent pipeline for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.

The latest batch of 49 intake graduated at a ceremony in Port Harcourt earlier in December 2023 after completing their internship, which began in 2022.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Wole Ogunsanya, commended the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) Joint Venture for the support for the programme, saying it is helping to build local manpower for a critical sector of the economy.

SPDC’s General Manager, Nigerian Content, ‘Lanre Olawuyi, said: “The internship is more than a learning opportunity. It provides fresh graduates with technical expertise, equipping them with the practical skills needed to excel in their careers. It aligns with SPDC’s broader educational initiatives, contributing significantly to the actualisation of the UNESCO ‘Education for All’ agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria, particularly in the Niger Delta.’’

“We owe the success of the programme to the untiring support of our JV partners, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), TotalEnergies and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited, for which we’re grateful.”