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Oiling the wheels of progress in Nigeria
Updated: 2010-03-24 11:09
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With expertise and high quality customer service at the top of its agenda, Broron Oil & Gas Ltd. (Broron) is a proven Nigerian success story. The wholly indigenous company boasts a stunning portfolio, earned from having executed major projects for local and international oil and gas firms throughout the country.
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| Henry Ojogho Executive Vice-Chairman Broron Oil & Gas Ltd |
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| Arnold Evbodaghe Managing Director of Broron Oil & Gas Ltd |
Broron offers professional services in the area of energy infrastructural development and asset support services, with great emphasis on engineering, procurement, and construction services (turnkey)both on shore and offshore. With operations technically backed by international joint venture partners in the U.S., Europe and Asia, it has been able to contribute to the growth of local content capacity within the Nigerian energy sector.
As Henry Ojogho, executive vice-chairman, explains: “Operations consists of a great synergy of competent individuals from top management, all through mid-management to the end of the personnel chain.”
Broron has an impressive clientele list with many support services offered to international oil companies (IOC’s) such as Exxon Mobil Nigeria, Chevron Nigeria Ltd. and also the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. The company is also linked to associate companies:
Procomtel Nigeria, a telecoms infrastructure giant that provides turnkey GSM and other world-class solu¬tions to large and small telecoms operators.
CMD Construction Ltd., which is engaged in major infrastructural projects such as road construction, wa¬ter treatment facilities, drainage systems etc. CMD has been involved in major real estate development, such as the Emerald Park Estate for Exxon-Mobil executive staff.
“Our vast scope of activities means we have a good team of engineers, technicians, and tradesmen in our employment who work together to meet project comple¬tion targets with clients,” Evbodaghe says.
Broron works with the support of specialist technical assistance from its overseas engineering partners of reputable standards, a method of technical alliance that ensures a high degree of specialization, with the con¬stant updating of technology and engineering/planning methods, together with great operative flexibility and optimal utilization of the workforce. This technical co¬operation permits Broron to reach high levels of content and accuracy within its services with the consequent technological and economic benefits to clients.
It maintains a local/foreign recruitment policy to ensure staff are of the highest possible caliber and experience. “The company has an exceptionally strong engineering design capability for project development and management,” Evbodaghe says. “We are obviously concerned about the quality of the final products to our clients. All work carried out by Broron conforms to the strictest applicable local and international codes. Our project executions are in accordance with the codes and standards being practiced in the oil and gas industry.” Other sectors within the company’s immense port-folio of multidisciplinary engineering services include pipeline and piping, project management services, marine and under water construction and maintenance services. “We have just increased our participation in offshore activities with great emphasis on developing subsea infrastructure,” Evbodaghe says. “We want to branch out from just oil and gas and move into independent power projects (IPP) and power generation. There is a huge drive for infrastructure in Nigeria right now.”
In terms of technologies, Broron uses state of the art, computer-aided design facilities and drafting systems. “We are looking for synergies and partnerships in finance and equipment supply services. We welcome any reputable Chinese firms that could be of assistance in this regard,” Evbodaghe says.
The forward-thinking company believes its success in maintaining a stable and experienced workforce has been based on excellent hiring practices, orientation, and training. A comprehensive safety program, regular safety meetings, incentive programs, active management, and the strict enforcement of safety policies have all helped position the company at the forefront of the nation’s oil and gas activities. “From its inception, Broron realized the professional capabilities required in both the up and downstream areas of the energy sector, and has prepared for this challenge using the pool of experts available for cooperation,” Evbodaghe concludes.
Broron Oil & Gas Ltd.
Plot 15, Block 110, Henry Ojogho Crescent, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Tel: +234 1 261 1260, 1 262 7840
Fax: +234 1 262 9205 info@broronoil.com www.broronoil.com
