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Indigenous, Pioneering, Global

Company Profile Group of Companies


Group of Companies

N I G E R I A | U S A | G H A N A

www.brittania-u.com
Welcome
A Message from the CEO

B
rittania-U is a fully integrated oil should be efficient based on strong ethical without the committed efforts and contribution of
and gas exploration and production standards, operational excellence, respect for our employees and partners - our teams are our
company. the environment and safety as the pillar of our greatest assets.
operations.
Our focus areas cut across crude exploration At Brittania-U, we believe that our operations
and production, drilling, petroleum engineering We focus extensively on local content and should benefit our host communities and it’s
and geological and data consulting. We are also development of local expertise; we are people effectively. To this end, we are relentless
involved in importation of refined petroleum deliberate about this. in the pursuit of our social programmes and
products as well as shipping and vessel initiatives with focus on education, vocational
operation. We are equally involved in subsurface In order to meet the challenges of the future, and formal trainings both locally and abroad with
engineering activities through our affiliate – we are constantly improving our standard of scholarships, and providing gainful employment.
Data Appraisal Company Ltd. which serves the operations and expanding our asset base by We value our people and the communities we
group and other clients in the industry. seeking new opportunities for diversifying our operate in.
portfolio and increasing stakeholder value.
Currently, the global petroleum energy terrain We aim to always be honest, ethical, patriotic and
is rapidly evolving, hence there is the need for Over the years, we have achieved remarkable given to best practice.
companies like ours to adapt continuously, and noteworthy successes and as a testament
remaining dynamic in order to be able to to our commitment to operational excellence; We believe in the future.
service the changing needs of the market we have received local and international
through innovation, leading edge operations recognitions and accolades from numerous
and sustainable initiatives. This is how we have compliance authorities and trade organisations. This is Brittania-U.
remained in business. Brittania-U operates Catherine Uju Ifejika
under the firm belief that business practices These successes would not have been possible CEO

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Content

About Brittania-U 8 What We are Doing (Production) 36


Vision & Mission 10
History 12 Long-Term Plans 38
Key Timelines 13
Our Trading Activities, Strategy & Progress 40
What We Do 16
Exploration & Production 18
Board and Executive Team 43
Drilling & Oil Services 20
Our People & Values 52
Geology & Engineering Consultancy 22

Awards & Recognition 56


The Group 24
Group Organisation 25 Health, Safety & The Environment 58
Brittania-U 27
Brittania-U Drilling Co. Ltd. 28 CSR & Community Development 61
Data Appraisal Co. Ltd. (DACL) 29
Nexttee Oil & Gas 31

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Brittania-U
Brittania-U is an indigenous integrated company that delivers energy
services through exploration & production, subsurface engineering
& consultancy.

A
leader in Nigeria’s petroleum industry, Through our extensive local operating
Brittania-U is a major player in the capabilities, we have partnerships with both
upstream and downstream sectors. indigenous and international oil companies;
holding interests in licenses for the exploration,
With a quality portfolio of oil and gas assets development, and production of oil and gas
in Nigeria, our capabilities extend through assets onshore and offshore.
upstream (exploration & production and drilling),
downstream, trading of crude products, sub- We deliver sustainable value to our stakeholders
surface engineering and data appraisal for as we continually grow our portfolio by
geophysics and petroleum projects. harnessing the optimum potential from our
existing range of oil and gas resources, while
We have been operating in Nigeria for over also acquiring near-term producing assets from
20 years and our portfolio of solutions is well international oil companies.
aligned with the country’s infrastructure needs,
contributing to economic development and
improved quality of life in Nigeria.

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Our Vision The way we operate and the
activities we undertake are ex-
opportunities, while ensuring
we operate in a safe and clean
pressions of an energetic com- environment, with the aim of
Our vision is to be a profitable pany, operating in utmost sus- ensuring maximum return to our
and fully integrated Nigerian Oil tainability and delivering great shareholders
& Gas Company of first choice, results. These are embedded in
in all aspects. our vision and our mission. In this age of fluctuating oil
prices, we are positioned to
Our objectives are to contribute adapt to the changing oil market
to the nation’s value creation dynamics by responding to local
for the well-being of the peo- challenges and acting globally
ple, better quality of life, quality while maintaining international
products, fair price, and job standards in our operations.

Our Mission
Our mission is to deliver value
in our core business area which
covers the entire spectrum
of exploration to production,
refining, trading, supply
& distribution.

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Our History
Brittania-U started from a humble beginning in Nigeria in 1995, since Key timelines in Brittania-U's History
then, we have made giant strides in the energy industry in Africa. Our
growth has been meteoric and today those humble beginnings have led
to numerous offshoots in the energy industry.
2001

»» Brittania-U submitted a bid


for a marginal field award in
response to the initiative of
2003

O
»» After the pre-qualification and the
ver the years, we have grown. The com- gas chain; from sub-surface engineering (Data Ap- the Federal Government to
presentation of the technical and
involve indigenous petro-
pany has established affiliate entities that praisal Nigeria Ltd.) to drilling services (Brittania-U commercial bids for the Ajapa mar-
leum companies in the up-
belong to either the hydrocarbon exploita- Drilling and Oil Services Ltd), Shipping and down- ginal Field made by the company,
stream sector of the industry.
tion chain or provide services to the businesses in stream trading (Nexttee Oil&Gas, Trading compa- it was awarded 100% interest in
the petroleum sector. ny Nigeria Limited). Throughout the spectrum, we and the Operatorship of the Ajapa
marginal Field in Oil Mining Lease
have retained our spirit, grit, innovation, persever-
(OML) 90% as per Ministry of Petro-
This has made Brittania-U a more integrated and ance, and most of all, our fundamental purpose:
leum Resources letter Reference
versatile player in the oil gas and allied services to be a profitable and fully integrated Nigerian Oil
No.PIGMC/1138/V.1/11 – dated Feb-
industry - our presence is prevalent in the oil and and Gas Company of first choice, in all aspects. ruary 26th, 2003.

2004
»» Brittania-U entered into a Farm-out agreement (FOA) dated 18th
March 2004, with the leaseholders of OML 90 –i.e Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL)
on the one part as “Farmer” and Brittania-U as the “Farmee” on the
other part.

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2008
2006
»» After technical reviews,
planning and programming 2009
»» As part of the requirements for and obtaining regulatory Ap-
»» BUNL secured facility from First Bank Plc
the Marginal Field initiative i.e. provals, the JV carried out its
to buy back their 40% equity in OML 90.
encouraging foreign investment phase I drilling campaign us-
on 1st of July, 2009 BUNL concluded the
in Nigeria through foreign Tech- ing the Noble Drilling Inc. rig
acquisition of EER’s equity interest in the
nical Partnership with successful “Don Walker” farmed-in from
Nigerian Marginal Field Oper- 2007 a Shell/Nobel Drilling con-
Ajapa Marginal field. The 40% buy back
from Syntroleum and Energy Equity Rs-
ators, Brittania-U in February tract. During the campaign
esources (EER), gave BUNL 100% equity
2006 negotiated and executed which lasted from February
interest in Ajapa field at OML 90 – this
a Participating Agreement(PA) to April 2008, which saw the
»» The company started full made Brittania-U the first indigenous oil
with Syntroleum Inc., who at company drilling two side-
upstream operations. The JV company to buy out its foreign partners.
that time was into Gas to liquid tracks were executed; one of
Partners separately sourced The Floating Production, Storage, and
(GTL) operation, divested inter- which was successful and the
funding totalling about US Offloading (FPSO) facility was completed
ests all their assets in Nigeria to other drilled off-structure.
$120 Million to embark on in a record time of 7 1/2 months (August –
Equity Energy Resources (EER), »» The planned Early Pro-
the first phase of the Ajapa March 16, 2009) when we commissioned
the United Kingdom under a duction facility (a Floating
marginal field development, the complete FPSO.
joint Venture arrangement with Production Storage and
comprising two side tracks »» NEXTEE oil and Gas trading Company
Brittania-U Nigeria Limited. Offloading – FPSO), was
and one appraisal. BUNL Nigeria Limited, formed to provide sup-
fabricated/commissioned in
proudly reports that Union plies of refined products- Premium Motor
Houma, Louisiana, USA in
Bank Plc. Fully funded her Spirit (PMS), Automotive Gas Oil (AGO)
August 2008
60% equity contribution (US to the multinationals and independent Oil
$70 million) and has become and gas companies within Nigeria and the
a business partner of first African sub-region, was incorporated on
choice to BUNL. 23rd July 2009
»» The company also purchased a 78,000
barrels Tanker Barge, a 4,200HP Tug
Boat, together with three off shore sup-
ply vessel.

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2012
»» The company commenced its 2nd drilling
2010 campaign which was successful in the sense
»» With the flow line installation and the FPSO fully commissioned that the drilling identified two zone F1 which
with the Department of petroleum Resources (DPR) active was new and G3, with a total cumulative pro-
involvement with the Well hook-ups; we commenced production duction discovery of about 120ft oil down
on January 20th, 2010 with Six (6) weeks well testing, which was »» Brittania-U Drilling and Oil services Compa-
witnessed by Department of Petroleum Resources Officials, at the ny Nig. Ltd was incorporated in June 2012,
end of which approvals were given to the company to commence to provide Rigs and drilling services to the
full production. parent company – Brittania-U Nigeria limited, 2016
as well as provide rig-on-hire and bundle
services to would-be interested company. »» Establishes Crude
»» The company was honored in 2012 with Oil Export Terminal
“International Trophy for Quality Award” by (Ajapa Export Ter-
Global Trade Leaders Club, Paris. minal) after approv-
al by the ministry of
petroleum.
»» Ajapa Export Ter-
minal commenced
operations, making
2011 Brittania-U the first
indigenous com-
»» Brittania-u Nigeria Limited in November 2011
2013 pany to own and
»» The 2nd drilling campaign was successfully com-
through a loan of &48million dollars obtain operate its own
pleted on January 29th, 2013.
from First Bank Nigeria Plc, bought back Export Terminal,
»» The company successfully appraised the mapping
its 40% equity it assigned to syntroleum in which allows direct
as well as identifying the new coordinates for our
February of 2006 with the buyback of BUNL crude export of
new successful well just completed in January
40% interest on the field, Brittania-U now Brittania-U’s crude,
2013, in collaboration with Schlumberger group.
has 100% equity interest in Ajapa Field at as well as providing
The new appraisal which the company used for
OML 90. The operatorship of the field is and both storage and
its latest drilling campaign discovered new “zone
has been with Brittania-U Nigeria Limit- export services to
which was not in the map by Chevron or in DPR’s
ed from the inception of the partnership other indigenous
lods or maps”.
to date. companies.

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2018
»» Brittania-U continues to exceed its targets in production
capacity from 2,000 to 2,300 barrels per day, plans are
near fruition to increase its output through the drilling of
three additional wells, with a projected output of 12,000
to 15,000barrels per day, thereby increasing its output by
over 600%.
»» The company currently serves as off-takers for other
indigenous and multinationals to a tune of almost 1million
barrels per month. A new FPSO is targeted to come on-
stream with a processing capacity of 50,000 – 70,000
barrels by the end of 2018.
»» Begun reprocessing of seismic data for the South West
Salt Pond block, Ghana of which it owns about 76% equity,
in order to pave the way for exploratory drilling in 2019.

Future
(2020)
»» Brittania-U plans to have drilled four additional
wells, each with a capacity of 5000barrels per day,
thereby helping it to hit a production target of
about 1.1million barrels per month.

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What We Do

Our operations cover the entire


chain of the oil and gas spectrum.
What we do involves identifying oil
and natural gas deposits and the
gainful exploration and drilling of
those resources.

Our involvement in energy is tied


towards these three primary sec-
tions: Exploration Drilling & Geology & Engineering
& Production Oil Services Consultancy

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Exploration & Production
Our Exploration & Production’s segment is responsible for renewing
our resource base through access, exploration, and appraisal; and
encompasses all the steps involved in finding, producing, processing oil
and natural gas.

O
ur teams in this segment continuously recovery of these resources for the benefit
strive to renew and develop our of this generation and the generations to
portfolio of oil and gas assets in often- come. Technologies such as seismic imaging,
complex environments to meet the Nigeria’s enhanced oil recovery, and real-time data
growing energy demand. support our upstream strategy by helping us
gain new access, increase recovery and reserves
While we conduct activities against a backdrop and improve production efficiency.
of growing energy and environmental
challenges, we continue to actively manage Our production facility is a 10,000bbls per day
our portfolio to play to our strengths, divesting with an expansion capacity of up to 20,000bbls
non-core assets and finding alternative ways per day. A wise stewardship of our petroleum
to create long-term value. We combine our resources is our number one priority. We
substantial knowledge and insight to develop continually seek new ways to find and produce
some of the most advanced technology in these resources more efficiently, from improving
the country to assist us in finding additional our understanding of subsurface dynamics to
petroleum reserves as well as maximize the deploying cutting-edge well completions.

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Drilling & Oil Services
We engage in oil and gas drilling and completion, well servicing,
pressure pumping, wireline, geophysical, civil engineering and
transportation. We provide Rig-on-hire-and-bundle services to would-be
interested companies.

W Oil Trading & Marketing


e currently have a
152ft Rig for our drill-
ing program on our Brittania-U is also involved in
current block at Ajapa (OML 90) Oil trading marketing, which in-
field as well as offer rig lease/ cludes the sale of crude, refined
charter services to indepen- products and condensates. The
dent companies on term con- products we distribute includes,
tract. Our reputation for qual- but not limited Automotive Gas
ity services in a safe working Oil (AGO) and Premium Motor
environment exceeds industry Spirit (PMS).
standards as our rig and other
equipments are all state-of-the- Our storage capacity helps us to
art, high-specification drillships, meet large orders to meet local
which benefit from a proven business and national needs.
design and highly developed
construction techniques. Also,
our team is performance-ori-
ented, providing technologically
advanced equipment, extensive
industry experience, a safe op-
erating environment, and quality
service to our clients in the
worldwide oil and gas industry.

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Geology & Engineering
Consultancy
Our engineering consultancy arm offers the geological
services, expert advice, and data appraisal services
needed for the burgeoning energy industry.

O
ur team provides a full
range of engineering
geologic services from
feasibility studies and geologic
investigations to professional
reviews of projects. We combine
the expertise of industry special-
ists to help organizations make
better decisions and reduce
risks as we are able to offer a
capacity to collect, process,
interpret, analyze and manage
data, quantify the physical envi-
ronment and deliver optimized
engineering solutions.

We are fully automated with all


the notable software that en-
sures a most comprehensive ap-
praisal work from engineering to
static modeling through dynam-
ics to complete field appraisal.

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The Group
The Group operates an integrated business model,
with operation across the oil and gas value chain,
from Exploration to Consultancy.

Group Organisation

T
he group is organized into three interrelated business
segments: Upstream, Drilling, Trading & Oil Services, Ge-
ology and Engineering Consultancy. These three business
segments cover every aspect of the oil and gas industry, from
exploration, development, production, refining and petrochem-
icals to marketing, trading, and shipping.

From the core, Brittania-U has sprung several independent but


interrelated companies with concentrations in Sub-Surface En-
gineering (Data Appraisal Nigeria Ltd), Drilling Services (Brit-
tania-U Drilling & Oil Services Ltd), Shipping and Downstream
Trading (Nextee Oil & Gas Trading Company Nigeria Limited).

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Brittania-U Group Brittania-U
Brittania-U is the Group’s parent company and focal point
of all management and oversight operations.

Upstream Drilling & Geology &


Oil Services Engineering
Consultancy
Brittania-U Nigeria nia-U Group and operates major Brittania-U USA LLC
assets such as the CNL Ajapa
Brittania-U Nigeria oversees the Brittania-U USA Serves as a re-
Marginal Field (OML 90) and
operations of the Group in Nige- search and development centre
the Ajapa-1 SDTR2 and Tripod/
Brittania-U Nig. Ltd. ria and the Upstream (Explora- for the Brittania-U Group and
Wellhead, including the FPSO -
tion & Production) activities of administrative hub for all Brit-
Brittania-U I.
the company. tania-U's activities outside the
shores of Africa.
Brittania-U LLC (USA)
For a short period of time, Brit- Brittania-U Ghana
Nexttee
OIL & GAS
tania-U Nigeria’s operations have
In furtherance of the Brittania-U
Drilling & Oil Services Ltd. led to the establishment of other
Vision, the BUNL Group has
subsidiaries and affiliates in the
Brittania-U Ghana started new business develop-
hydrocarbon chain.
ment and expansion in Ghana
with a view to exploring new
Brittania-U Nigeria serves as
opportunities and expanding the
the headquarters of the Britta-
current downstream operations.

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Brittania-U Drilling Co. Ltd. Data Appraisal Co. Ltd
Brittania-U Drilling and Oil services company Nig. Ltd is a subsidiary of DACL is an affiliate of Brittania-U Group
Brittania-U. It provides drilling Rigs and drilling services to the Brittania-U with a focus in subsurface engineering.
as well as provide Rig-on-hire-and-bundle services to other oil and
energy companies.

B
rittania-U Drilling & Oil reputation for quality services in
Services Co. Ltd. currently a safe working environment ex-
have a 152ft Rig for our ceeds industry standards as our
drilling program on Brittania-U’s rig and other equipments are

D
block at Ajapa (OML 90) field all state-of-the-art, high-speci-
ACL’s operations are
as well as offer rig lease/charter fication drillships, which benefit
fully automated with
services to independent com- from a proven design and highly
Drilling & Oil Services Ltd. all the modern facilities
panies on term contract. Our developed construction tech-
and technologies needed for
niques.
comprehensive oil and energy
appraisal – from engineering to
The Brittania-U Drilling and
static modeling through dynam-
Oil Services team is perfor-
ics to complete field appraisal,
mance-oriented, providing tech-
DACL was established to pro-
nologically advanced equipment,
vide energy companies, includ-
extensive industry experience,
ing Brittania-U, technology and
a safe operating environment,
knowledge driven subsurface
and quality service to our clients
Engineering services.
in the worldwide oil and gas
With a team of experienced pro-
industry.
fessionals, DACL enables com-
panies to optimize exploitation

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of its assets at reduced costs,
as well as provide them with the
The Scope of services provided
by DACL includes:
»» Reservoir Simulation using
black oil, composition or
Nextee Oil and Gas
needed team of data analysts, thermal in IMEXTM EclipseTM
geologists and engineers need- Geological and Geophysical Nexttee Oil and Gas Trading Company is an
ed to run successful apprais- Studies Technology and Systems indigenous integrated company and a key player
al programs. »» Seismic Data Quality Con- »» Seismic Interpretation
trol
in our downstream operations, Nexttee Oil & Gas
Workstations – Open
Due to the spare capacity and »» Geophysical & Geological Works Trading Company Nigeria Limited’s main business
level of experience of Principals, Interpretation »» Petrophysics Workstation is Oil trading marketing which includes the sale of
the concept of Data Appraisal »» Integrated G & G Studies – Powerlog & Interactive
Company was able to utilize »» Static Modeling
crude, refined products, and condensates.
Petrophysics
spare capacity in this area for »» Workstation Services »» Geological Modeling Work-
clients and was able to sustain station – Petrel
the high caliber of Nigerian pro- 3D Geological & reservoir Static »» Reservoir Modeling Work-
fessionals available to achieve Modeling station – Eclipse
Brittania-U growth aspirations. »» Extensive experience with »» Petroleum Engineering
The company successfully ap- Petrel Analysis using: MBAL,
praised the mapping as well as »» Integration of Petrophysics, PROSPER, WELFLO,

I
identified the new coordinates Geological, Geophysics, FORRGAS, PIE, MONTE n a very short period, the com- are funded locally for all our trad-
for our new successful well and Well Engineering data CARLO pany has established a logistics ing and vessel charter operations

Nexttee
completed in 2013 in collabora- »» Stochastic modeling and offshore support vessels which are Nigerian flagged to the
tion with Schlumberger group. The DACL sub-surface engineer- division of our downstream sec- tune of over $200million dollars
The appraisal discovered a new, Reservoir Engineering ing group is the first of its kind tor. The company was the first for both trading and expansion of
previously unmapped zone. The »» Field Development plan- to be owned by an indigenous OIL & GAS indigenous company to bring our vessel fleet. With our partner-
team of seasoned geologists and ning Oil and Gas Company. The com- in all full four (8) cargoes of ship with refineries in both United
petroleum engineers are poised »» Depletion Performance pany has all the latest software between 10,000mts, 32-35,000 State and Russia, with whom we
to provide quality services to prediction and services that any interna- Metric tonnes of premium motor have signed off-taker agreements
clients in and out of Nigeria. »» Water-flooding tional company can provide. spirit, within the past two years to the tune of between 30,000
The management is exploring »» EOR studies & Miscible of our operation. -200,000bbls per day (between
partnerships with companies flooding 1 million to Six million barrels)
with similar ethical and profes- »» Material Balance using Nexttee Oil & Gas Trading monthly, Nexttee is poised to take
sional values. MBALTM Company Nigeria Limited has our operations to the next level
»» 3DStatic Modeling: PE- demonstrated enough capability within and outside the African
TRELTM to handle bigger projects. We sub-region.

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Fleet Operations
Nextee runs a Fleet service for
movement of people, materials,
and products from shore to off-
shore locations and the loading
of crude to the delivery destina-
tion. Our current fleet of vessels
include:
»» A Nigerian Flagged - Dy-
namic Positioning Vessel
(DP1)
»» MV Northern Princess
»» OSV Prince Edward
»» OSV Princess Royale
»» BU-II OSV Prince Edward

OSV Princess Royale

MV Northern Princess

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BU II Tug Boat BU-I Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO)

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What We are Doing (Production)

28,000 1m 1
The drilling of additional seven
developmental wells starting
Q4 2017 with dual completions

bbls/day each producing 4,000bbls/


day, will increase production by bbls/month Offshore
28,000bbls/day and add to the
current production of 2,300bbls/
per. 2 work jobs is also ongo-
Motorized
ing on exiting wells to enhance
their production by another Tanker
2,000bbls/day.

We are expanding our crude oil We are in the process of adding approved terminal will be avail-
trading business (We have just one offshore motorized tank- able to other crude producers
been allocated as NNPC crude er to provide services for our in Nigeria and across the West

50,000
off-taker for approximately crude deliveries to off-takers African sub-region, to process,
Acquisition of a new FPSO with
1.0million barrel per month for and also serve as shuttle tanker store and export crude oil.
50,000bbls/day processing
the month of June 2017, which to deliver crude to bigger export
capacity and storage capacity

bbls/day
we are working with TOTSA vessels. Currently, our discus- Currently, the Ajapa termi-
of 500,000-700,000bbls, with
S.A.) sions with owners of NECONDE nal is scheduled to export
a gas topping plant for gas
Oil, Enageed Resources, Shell 650,000barrels of crude, by the
utilization. This will serve as an
Western, EXCELL E&P and En- end of May.
upgrade to accommodate our
ergies Du Sud have reached an
proposed new wells targeted to
advanced stage for the shared
commence production starting
use of all BU equipment – FPSO
Q3, 2018.
for processing, storage, and
crude export through our Ajapa
Crude Oil Export Terminal and
our tanker barge. Our newly

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Long-Term Plans
To be a significant Regional Player in West
African Oil and Gas Sector.
By acquisition of more oil blocks and fields
within Nigeria and across the West African Sub-
Region.

»» Currently, we have concluded negotiations


with the Ghanian Government, and have
executed the Petroleum Agreement for
Takoradi Block in Salt Pond Basin, Ghana.
Takoradi block is in the same rock formation
with Jubilee field which is Ghana’s biggest
oil producing field. (A multinational
company is currently interested in reviewing
the data for the field with a view to
partnering with Brittania-U
»» Evaluate possibilities of carrying out an
appraisal of the Ghana Takoradi field during
Q1-2018.
»» Ongoing negotiation with Equatorial Guinea
and Namibia Governments, including the
Togolese Government (Downstream)
and Kenya.
»» Expand our business as one of the major
suppliers of refined products – AGO PMS &
JET fuel to Total Nigeria Plc as well as other
independent marketers.

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Our Trading Activities, Strategy Strategic Partnership
With Governments
& Progress The company is also discussing
trading relationship (for supply
of refined products) with some
countries in The West Africa re-
gion such as the Governments
of Togo, Ghana and Equatori-
al Guinea.

PMS Importation Importation of AGO Oil Trade Partnership


BU had in the past (from
inception to date) been
BU has imported 6 cargoes BU is currently working with Foreign Investments
of between 15,000-30,000MT major oil traders and suppliers
involved with importation of
each of refined products, of refined products such as Total
& Partnerships
Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and S.A. Switzerland, Trafigura and We are equally looking at foreign
for major marketers such as
Aviation Turbine Kerosene (JET Mercuria for our crude off take investors who are interested in
Mobil Nigeria Plc, Total Nigeria
Fuel) during 2016. In addition, from Ajapa Field, as well our cur- the Nigerian and West African
Plc, NIPCO, Capital Oil, Oando,
importation of our 3rd cargo for rent NNPC Crude allocation Markets as Collaborators
etc. Under the PPPRA Product
AGO in 2017 is in progress.
Import Programme.

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Board and Executive Team

The Brittania-U board is comprised of industry


leaders and key management personnel, well
versed in their chosen fields and expertise. Our
team is diverse but united by a common goal
to build a sustainable company and maintain a
strong operational capacity.

To accomplish this mission, the executive team sets the compa-


ny’s goals, policies, and objectives. They provide the framework
for governance and steer the company’s business affairs and
provide management with guidance in determining the compa-
ny’s long-term strategy, and assess company prospects, risks,
and controls for risk mitigation.

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Catherine Uju Ifejika
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

C
atherine is the first and Brittania-U Nigeria Limited in
so far, the only woman to 2007 as Chair/CEO and has
Awards
become chair and CEO of since steered the indigenous
an Upstream E&P Company in company to its current market Mrs. Ifejika has been recognised
Nigeria. A graduate of Ahmadu leading position. for her various achievements in
Bello University, Zaria, Cather- the energy sector and in differ-
ine obtained a Diploma in Law Formerly on the Board of Direc- ent organisations. In recognition Nigeria Women Global Business This Day Annual
and an LLB (Hons.) in 1985 and tors of the Federal Ministry of of her sterling leadership/man- 50-50 Awards Ambassador Award/Recognition
promptly called to the Nigerian Arts and Culture (2001-2002), agerial achievements, she has Ministry of Women Nigeria-USA Chamber for “45 Women of
Bar in 1986. She is a member of Catherine’s leadership of Brit- been recognised and won many Affairs of Commerce
Excellence and Dis-
the Nigerian Bar Association, a tania-U has brought a number accolades, some of which are: tinction”
fellow of the Institute of Arbi- significant ‘firsts’. The Ajapa This Day
tration and Conciliation, as well Floating Production Storage
as a member of the Institute of Unit, 100% owned and operated
Chartered Secretaries and Ad- by the company, produced its
ministrators. first oil from drilling in 17 months;
a feat yet to be equaled by any
Her career in the petroleum other company of its kind in Ni- Other Awards Include:
industry started when she joined geria. She has set up six subsid- »» 2012 African Female
Texaco’s Legal Department as iary companies in seven years, Energy Leaders of the
Junior Counsel in 1987 and rose receiving numerous awards for Year Award in the United
swiftly to become Company good governance and manage- - Kingdom by the Center
African Oil & Gas African Most African Business
Secretary in 1997. In 2003, her ment in Nigeria, the US, China, for Economic & Leadership
Amazon of The Year Outstanding Business- Woman of The Year
Government and Public Affairs and Europe. Development Black Pumps
Award - 2011 Woman Gold Award
responsibilities were extended »» The Nigerian Trailblazers African Business Lead- of Excellence
to Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Cote Award ership Awards All Industrialists Busi-
D’Ivoire, and the Democratic »» Montage African Woman nessmen Association of
Republic of Congo. She joined of Excellence Award - 2013 Turkey

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Marc Cochrane Ahmed Akhter Qazi
Managing Director Chief Financial Officer

M A
arc is responsible for With an outstanding track hmed Akhter Qazi - Chief He became the Group Finance
the strategic vision of record in Production Financial officer - Britta- Director of Nigeria & Gulf of
Brittania-U. He joined Management and Process nia-U. Currently the Chief Guinea countries for Schlum-
the company in May, 2018 from Engineering spanning over Financial Officer at Brittania-U, berger in June 2011, after spend-
TOTAL where he managed the 32 years, Marc has built a Ahmed’s career found root at ing six years in Iran & Kazakh-
onshore and offshore production reputable expertise in process, Schlumberger in Sedco Forex (A stan as the Group Finance
teams and assets in The UAE asset, change and stakeholder Schlumberger Drilling Company) Controller, also serving as Finan-
and then Nigeria. Starting out management in emerging in Oman as Manager Finance & cial Controller with Fortune 500
as a Process/Commissioning markets with corresponding Administration from 1993 – 1996, and high-tech companies.
Engineer for almost a decade high returns and minimal after which he proceeded to In-
in the UK, he proceeded to Abu footprints. donesia as the Division Control- Ahmed holds a Bachelor’s
Dhabi where he was part the ler from 1996 to 1998. He then degree in Commerce from the
development and establishment went on to hold several positions University of Karachi. He is also a
of the oil and gas industry in as Controller and Finance Man- Fellow of the Institute of Char-
that region. ager for Schlumberger Aber- tered Accountants of Pakistan
deen (UK), Libya, Algeria, Saudi (ICAP) and a Fellow Member of
Arabia and Pakistan before the Institute of Taxation Manage-
moving to Iran in 2005. Prior to ment of Pakistan. He has also
ber of PEG( Pakistan Executive
joining Schlumberger, Qazi had undertaken business adminis-
Group-Saudi Arabia).
spent eight years in A. F. Fergu- tration courses from Institute of
son & Co Chartered Accountants Business Administration, Karachi
(PricewaterhouseCoopers- Paki- and an advanced financial pro-
stan) from 1979 to 1986 and then gram from the Wharton School
joined Shell Pakistan Limited of Business, Pennsylvania. In ad-
(formerly Pakistan Burma Shell) dition, he was an active member
as Assistant Chief Accountant of various social clubs at College
from 1986 to 1993. level and was an active mem-

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Nwafor Chukwuemeka Simon Priscilla Ujiroghene Kathryn Omene
Manager, Exploration & Production Manager, Human Resources

N O
wafor is the Manager, & Gas Service Provider) as a mene is an Economics company - a leader in surface
Exploration and Produc- Senior Geologist and six years at graduate from the Uni- and subsurface engineering
tion. With over 16 years’ AnKorPoinTe Integrated Limited, versity of Port Harcourt. services, asset development and
experience garnered from the Subsidiary of HBT Consulting, A Human Resource professional management consulting to the
Oil & Gas industry in Nigeria Houston Texas(Oil & Gas Ser- with twelve years experience. Nigeria oil and gas companies
and across the globe, Simon vices Provider) as Manager Excellent skill in Talent Sourcing, with specialty in the diverse
is an expert in managing risk Geology & Geophysicist before Management / Outsourcing of areas including Manpower
complex projects (Hydrocar- joining Brittania-U as Manager, Manpower contracts for Nigeri- Consulting and Placement.
bon Assets), projects relating Exploration & Production. ans and Expatriates; Personnel
to reservoir studies, drilling, on Learning & Development pro-
site application supports which grams; Facility and Employment
includes Seismic interpretation Contracts Management. Consis-
and Reservoir modelling, Coor- tently successful in the develop-
dination of geology & Geophys- ment of core efficiency initiatives
ics seismic interpretation unit, to drive organizational change
training of the new interpreters, and performance improvements.
report writing and presentations, Omene played a critical role in
Setting up of workstations unit the Consultancy Management
and decision making relating to Contract for Expatriates on the
well proposal, drilling and com- ExxonMobil Erha Drilling Rig.
pletions.
Prior to joining Brittania-U
He started his career with a Nigeria Limited as the
two-year stint at Nigeria Agip oil Human Resources Manager,
Company as a geologist , after Omene’s carrier in Human
which he spent three years with Resources started with Ankor
Dege Conek Nigeria Limited (Oil Pointe Integrated Limited, an
indigenous oil and gas service

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Benjamin O. Wells Edward Ifejika
Offshore Installation Manager Deputy Managing Director

E
Benjamin has over 26 years of compression, dehydration, dward Ifejika is an astute audits, business model appraisal
valuable experience in managing SIMOPS and chemical petroleum engineer with and management and drilling
onshore and offshore production treating programs. remarkable field experi- programmes management
operations in the oil and gas ence across global E&P com- and interventions with an
industry around the world. Benjamin is highly experienced panies. After studying in Texas infusion of new perspectives
in handling multiple types A&M University, He has honed and technology.
He served as a United States of sub-sea and surface his skill and expertise as a petro-
Marine for 6 years before equipment in deep water and leum engineer in Chevron USA,
launching out into Oil and Gas, on fixed structures — managing as a data analyst in TOTAL E&P
starting out as a production construction, commissioning, USA and as a well performance
foreman. He has since worked and startups. His areas engineer in TOTAL E&P Nigeria
in Equitorial Guinea as a Control of expertise are Facility between 2014 and 2017.
Room Mentor/Assessor and Construction & Management,
Production Superintendent in LNG, Retrofitting, SPARS/ As the Deputy Managing
the UAE, Brazil, Singapore and FPU’s, Health & Safety, Pipeline Director, Edward’s role spans
Phillipines. He was instrumental Installation, Subsea Tie-Ins & across managing the internal
in the development of the Tank Farms, FPSO/TLP and and external logistics for
Harliburton O&M Programme Staff Management. Brittania-U, effective process
in Nigeria and was recognized
as one of the first Americans to
work on the SBM FPSO fleet.
He has demonstrated success
in managing all operations in
regards to separation, gas lift,

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Ijeoma Ben-Maduike Mrs. Chinwe Ezenwa
Assistant Manager, Trading & Downstream Board Member

I C
jeoma Ben-Maduike is a multi- She began her career as a retail hinwe Florence Onyea- skills. Chinwe is prudent and
skilled professional with over banker in Diamond Bank Plc, gom Ezenwa (Mrs.) is a has a very keen vision for the
10 years extensive experience Nigeria before joining the oil and member of the board of transformational potentials
covering a broad range of exper- gas industry as a commercial Brittania-U, a position which in her career. Her undisputed
tise from Banking and Finance, opertaions expert with West she took in 2011. She graduated performance and unique record
Business Development, Marine African Fenders Ltd. She joined with B.Sc. and M.B.A degree projected her to high sensitive
Logistics, Administration and Brittania-U Nigeria Limited in Library studies, from Enugu positions including:
Management. April, 2018 as The Assistant State University of Science
Trading and Downstream and Technology and Concordia »» Assistant to the Honour-
She is a graduate of Project Manager. University, Montreal, Canada, able Minister of Education
Management from the Federal respectively. She has worked for (2001-2002)
University of Technology Owerri more than thirty-five (35) year »» Assistant Director, Po-
and holds a Mini-MBA as a in Governmental Organizations, lice Service Commission
Strategic Operations Business Non-Governmental Organiza- (2002-2003)
Executive IIET, UK. She is tions, Consultancy and Manage- »» Deputy Director (Personnel was appointed acting Managing
currently obtaining her masters ment/Policy positions. She was a Management), Police Ser- Director/Chief Executive
in Operations and Supply Chain Librarian and started her career vice Commission (2003- Officer of the National Inland
Management from the University with the Montreal Star Publish- 2005) Waterways Authority, and
of Liverpool, United Kingdom. ing Company, Canada and then »» Deputy director (SERVI- subsequently made Director
the state House Lagos. COM Unit), Police Service of Maritime Services, Federal
Commission (2005-2006) Ministry of Transport. She retired
In 1985-1987, Mrs. Ezenwa from Civil Service in. 2011 and
worked with the Federal Between March and December has continued to excel as an
Ministry of Education as the 2008, Chinwe held the position entrepreneur and owner of an
Principal Librarian. During her of Deputy Director (Shipping indigenous bag manufacturing
period there, she acquired Development Management), company. Mrs. Ezenwa was
excellent technical and policy Federal Ministry of Transport invited to join the Board of
formulation/implementation and in January 2009, Chinwe Brittania-U in 2011.

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Mr. Godfrey Etikerentse
Board Member

M
r. Godfrey Etikerentse is on December 31st 1995 but re-
a 1964 Honours, Bachelor mained on the Board of Chevron
of Law Graduate of the Companies until June 1999.
University of London and was
called to the British bar in June Mr. Etikerentse is an alumnus
of the same year as a member of the Academy of American
of the Honourable Society of and International Law at the
the Inner Temple, London. He International and Comparative
was enrolled as a Solicitor and Law Centre, Southwestern Legal
Advocate of the Supreme Court Foundation, Dallas, Texas, USA.
of Nigeria in early May 1965. He He is alo the author of the very
joined Gulf Oil Company Nigeria first book- Nigerian Petroleum
Ltd (Predecessor of Chevron Law touching on the Law
Nigeria Ltd) in April 1966 and and practice of the Nigerian
was posted to the Houston Petroleum Indutry. Thi foremost
Africa’s first all race elections. He
and Pittsburg U.S.A offices of and comprehensive work on the
has been in private legal practice
Gulf Oil Corporation in 1980 for ubject was published in 1985 by
in Lagos since his retirement
two years. Mr. Etikerentse was Macmilla U.K. The book’s second
from Chevron. Mr. Etikerente
appointed Chevron’s General edition (also written by him) was
was invited to the Board of
Counsel and Company Secretary presented to the public on 9th
Brittania-U in 2008.
in January 1983. I June 1988, he November 2004. There was a
became the first Nigerian exec- reprint of it in 2005.
utive director of Chevron and
was later appointed a director of Mr. Etikerentse was appointed
two other Chevron subsidiaries in 1994 by the New York based
in the country. He functioned as African- American Intitute
General Counsel of Chevron until as one of the international
retirement from the company observers to monitor South

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Our People & Values
Our people are talented in a wide range of
disciplines, our values guide us in the work
we do every day. Our performance depends
on a highly-skilled and motivated people,
which is a reflection of our operating society.

Our Values
At Brittania-U, our five corporate values of Safety, Respect,
Integrity, Excellence and Ingenuity express our understand-
ing of what we believe, how we behave and our objectives
as an organization. They also guide our business conduct,
enable us to build healthy, long-term relationships with our
stakeholders, and reinforce all of our operations, helping the
company maintain our position as one of the most respect-
ed companies in the country.

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Safety hold ourselves to the highest communication. We follow and
ethical standards and we care uphold the rules and standards
Safety is a core value and an about the effects of our deci- we set for our company, and we
integral part of Brittania-U. We sions have on those around us. are passionate about achieving
are committed to protecting our We trust, respect and support results that exceed expectations
workforce by providing a safe each other, and we strive to earn – our own and those of others.
working environment for all, with the trust of our colleagues and
the appropriate safety proce- partners. We value the diversity
Our People are the
dures and policies put in place of people. We aim to provide the best compensation, benefits, and
onsite and within the communi- most valuable asset at possible working and living savings plan packages tailored
Ingenuity
ty. We also place a high priority Brittania-U conditions, alongside legitimate to the local marketplace.
on the protection of our assets rights and privileges, career de-
and the environment. Excellence We encourage innovation, cre-
The challenges we face require velopment, employee care and
ativity as well as the diversity of
us to innovate and adapt. To do long-term employee benefits.
At Brittania, excellence trans- thought, and we continually seek
this, we invest in our most pre-
lates into all aspects of our new prospects and out-of-the-
cious resource — our employees. We adhere to the principles of
Respect business. We drive excellence ordinary solutions. Responsive-
We aim to continuously develop non-discrimination and equal
by setting challenging goals, ness, Flexibility, and Novelty are
the talents of our workforce - opportunity in the recruitment
Respect is fundamental to the rewarding top performance, important to us. Our experience,
with a focus on maintaining safe process and throughout our
Brittania culture, we believe that committing ourselves to devel- technology, and perseverance
and reliable operations while en- employees’ careers. We also en-
respect begins with compliance oping our people, and foster- enable us to overcome challeng-
gaging productive and sustain- sure that all employees receive
with laws and regulations. We ing teamwork as well as open es and deliver value.
able work environments. competitive remuneration, fair

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Awards and Recognition
During our years of operation, we have continued to achieve a number of
firsts in petroleum production, while breaking old industry records.

Some of the achievements by Brittania-U to date in 17 months (within two years). time indigenous operator, is a success story for the
include: »» We are amongst the five(5), our of 24 Mar- Federal Government’s Marginal Field Initiative, as
»» We are the first and only indigenous Explora- ginal Field Operators that emerged from the well as the fact that Brittania-U Nigeria Limited is
tion and Production Company to be headed 2003 bid round that has been able to carry committed to its local content.
by a Nigerian woman, as its Executive Chair- out the minimum activities required by the
man/Chief Executive Officer Regulations.
»» We are the first indigenous Oil and Gas Com- »» Brittania-U Nigeria became the first indige-
pany to become, “The operator”, in a joint nous Oil & Gas Company to buy out our for-
venture with a foreign company (i.e. African eign partners within two years of operation.
Energy Equity Resources United Kingdom) in »» These milestone achievements resulted in the
its first year of operation. United State Consulate in Nigeria awarding
»» Brittania-U Nigeria Limited is the first indig- Brittania-U Nigeria Limited and its group,
enous Exploration & Production Company to a prestigious award by the United States
be funded 100% by a local Bank (Union Bank Commercial Service ... “International Partner”
of Nigeria Plc) and First Bank of Nigeria plc., for improving trade relationship between
to the tune of about Fifty Million US Dollars Nigerian and United States due to purchases
($120million) for its offshore operation. of equipment and material from the United
»» Brittania-U is the first company to drill three States within one year which for an indige-
wells in three (3) months; build our Floating nous company is unprecedented. This is the
Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) first time that a company with two and half
facility in Seven-and-half months; purchase years operational history is conferred with
an off-take tanker barge 78,000bbls and a the award. The company was also honoured
4,200Hp Tugboat, for our crude deliveries; in 2012 with “International Trophy for Quality
and produce our first Oil (from drilling to Award” by Global Grade Leaders Club, Paris
building our production facility and first oil) These we believe, having been achieved by a first-

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every meeting
»» Emphasizing the value of safety to workers
(why they must work safe and remain safe)
»» The FPSO, the jack-up barges, the Warri Field
Offices, and HQ must attach equal impor-
tance to safety – from evacuation procedures
in case of a fire, to regularly testing the sea-
worthiness and readiness of the evacuation
boats on the FPSO in case of an accident
»» Embedding safety performance into the staff
performance appraisals
»» Establishment-wide acknowledgment and
recognition of good practice

We are guided by the following


pollution
philosophy: »» We will conduct our business in an environ-
»» We will periodically assess the risk of our mentally and socially responsible manner
activities, set priorities and develop action »» We will integrate HSE in all business process-
plans to reduce risk and minimize HSE con- es, planning, and decision-making
sequences »» We will encourage and maintain a culture
»» We will strive to create a working environ- that allows people to feel empowered to
ment in which our employees, contractors, express themselves on HSE issues
and the public will work with us and return to »» We will promote a high-performance HSE
their families safe and healthy culture throughout the organization and en-

Health, Safety & The


O
ur safety policies are designed to strength- »» We will ensure that our employees and con- sure continual improvement of HSE perfor-
en workplace protection, technological risk tractors are trained in workplace health and mance
management, and transportation safety. safety »» We will go beyond compliance with local
Environment The practical steps we are taking towards a safer
workforce, workplace and a preserved environ-
»» We will maintain effective plans to respond
to all emergencies
regulation to meet internationally accepted
good practice in health, safety, and environ-
At Brittania-U, safety is our priority, ment include: »» We will protect the environment and strive to mental protection
»» Embedding safety into Standard Operating regularly improve the environmental perfor- »» We all have a role to play. It is the responsi-
hence our motto “We will do it safely Procedures mance of our facilities by reducing emission bility of management to show the way and
or we will not do it at all.” »» Having a “safety moment” checklist item at and waste, and preventing or minimizing lead by example.

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CSR & Community Development Our Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) philosophy is founded on the
principle that “individually, we are one
drop but together we are an ocean”.

B
rittania-U believes in Education and Skills Oilfield Skills
investing in the livelihood,
prosperity, and stability Training Training
of the communities in which From the beginning, Brittania-U Our company achieved another
we operate. As a home grown has implemented robust policies first when in 2009 we became
indigenous integrated Oil & Gas for the betterment of its host the first indigenous E&P com-
Company, we understand our communities. These include the pany to organize and fund the
host communities better and are cost of providing basic needs, extensive up-skilling training of
more responsive to their needs, scholarships, vocational skills five workers from the local com-
aspirations, and expectations training for the youths, and small munity as mariners.
than our peers. business initiatives for women in
the communities. The training lasted five (5)
months and took place in Hou-
Sharing Financially ma, Louisiana –USA. These mar-
Since 2009, Brittania-U’s has iners were among the marine
been pursuing a policy of signif- crew who brought our FPSO
icant financial assistance to the “M.V. Brittania-U I” from Houma,
Ogulagha Community. Projects Louisiana to Nigeria. Since that
being funded include education, initial training, our company has
youth empowerment for jobs, trained over 25 certified marine
vocational training in welding, engineers from our host commu-
marine diving, forklift operation, nities. Today, Brittania-U em-
small/medium enterprise (SMEs) ploys more than 20 community
development, and a housing residents as full-time
scheme for the elderly.

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Job Creation tractors, vendors, suppliers and
more. Brittania-U also sponsored
We plan to carry out a number
of projects in order to cement
Brittania-U has further trained
non-oil skilled based trainings that relationship which we have
artisans from the community
(basic fish farming) for indigenes built. Some of these develop-
that have gained employment
with other companies or oper- from each of the seven Ogu- mental projects include:
ate as subcontractors to Brit- lagha villages in the fish-farming »» Building well-equipped
tania-U. During the 1st and 2nd business. primary and secondary
drilling phases of our Ajapa field schools with modern facil-
ities. Educating a people
development project, workers
from Ogulagha community were
Long-term is to empower them to im-
given casual employment by community prove their livelihood and
the drilling company and the alleviate poverty there.
contractors. Apart from these projects »» Provide well-built homes
employments, the community In the past few years, we have for the elderly in the
in collaboration also provides us created, developed and nur- community. Our target is
with services of various kinds tured a burgeoning relationship to build 120 housing units
– such as independent con- with our host communities. within a 10-year.

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Brittania-U Headquarters
14, Saka Tinubu Street,
Off Akin Adesola Street, Victoria
Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234-1-462-7746/7
Fax: +234-1-462-7745
Email: operations@brittania-u.com

United States of America


215 Hillside Avenue,
Newark, New Jersey NJ 07108, USA.
Tel: +1-713-270-5533
Email: usa@brittania-u.com

Ghana
42 Independence Avenue Accra,
Ghana Sankara Interchange
(Ako Adjei Overpass)
Tel: +233-302-211-523
Email: ghana@brittania-u.com

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