It was an honour for TotalEnergies, as the company won the 2020 Integrated Company award of the Year in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
The award was presented at the Nigeria Fourth International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) gala night on Monday in Abuja.
The conference which had as its theme: “From Crisis to Opportunity: A New Approach for the Future of Hydrocarbons”, drew leaders and captains of the international oil companies, IOC as well as other key players in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
The event, was attended by representatives of outstanding companies in the sector, including: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC; Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Company Ltd, the Oil Producers Trade Section, Petroleum Company Waltersmith Refinery and the Independent Petroleum Producers Group.
Mohammed Barkindo,The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, received the Person of the Year award in International Oil Diplomacy.
Also Justice Derefaka, Technical Advisor, Gas Affairs and Policy Implementation to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, won the 2020 Best Innovative Thinker Award.
The Life Time Achievers Award went to Chief Joseph Afolabi, President of Amni International Petroleum Development Company Ltd.
In the same vein, Abidodun Afolabi, Executive Director of business services at TotalEnergies, went on’ ” The company would continue to work with the Nigerian government he said.
We are committed to making Nigeria an attractive destination for business,” he noted.
“TotalEnergies has moved on to new opportunities and approaches for hydrocarbons, he said.
“As you have all seen, we are a new integrated energy company, you can see the new logo and the new name. This new year development illustrates the momentum we are adopting.
“TotalEnergies wants to see the industry maximize potential and deliver optimal dividends to Nigerians and Africa as a whole.
