what we believe

Safety

We believe in protecting people, the environment and equipment. This is our highest responsibility. We believe in creating a conducive work environment for the benefit of all employees.

Excellence

We believe that ‘Excellence’ depends on continuous quality improvement in people, processes and products.

Responsibility

We believe that people should act responsibly in every given task and project.

Integrity

We believe in integrity and commitment to what “Excel” stands for.

Team Work

We believe that a part is one of the whole, hence team work is encouraged.

Relationship Building

We believe in partnering with our stakeholders.

Excel exploration and production Company Limited is an oil and Gas company incorporated on 18th of April 2001. It is the marginal field operator of the NNPC/SHELL EREMOR FIELD (OML 46) located in 3 meters of water in Peretorugbene community, Ekeremor Local Government Area in Bayelsa State. The field is one of the twenty-four marginal fields awarded by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2003 after a competitive bidding process. SHELL and its joint venture partners NNPC, TOTAL and AGIP handed over the field to Excel E&P in November 2004.

Excel Exploration and Production began preparations for operations by obtaining relevant government approvals from the Department of Petroleum Resources and the Federal Ministry of Environment immediately after field hand over by Shell. Mobilization to the Eremor location started with the dredging of the location from the Brass creek. Well re-entry started on the 1st of May 2005 and full rig up on location was on the 15th of the same month.

History was made on 3rd of June 2005, six months after the field hand over as Excel E&P flowed its first oil from the Well-1 well production test conducted by Schlumberger. The D-03 reservoir that was tested flowed 2183 barrels, making Excel the first marginal field company to flow the first oil with very high Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) operational standards.

A stakeholders meeting was initiated by Excel E&P with the host community to introduce the company and its planned operations. The occasion was well attended with management staff of the company present and over a thousand people from the community represented by its Ex-Co and the populace.

Excel E&P enjoys a very cordial relationship with its host community because of its transparent community development policy that focuses on adopting strategic initiatives cutting across all sectors including health, education, social and youth development amongst others, to impact and improve the quality and standard of living of the average Peretorugbene man and neighbouring communities.

Mr Abiodun Awosika is the Managing Director of Excel Exploration and Production Company Limited. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, USA and a PGD in Petroleum Engineering from University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

He has about 30 years cognate experience in the upstream sector of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry. He started his career with Texaco Nigeria Limited (NYSC) and worked with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for a period well above 20 years in different divisions of NNPC and in different capacities as follows: Exploration and Exploitation Division – Joint Engineering & Economics Department of E&P Directorate – NAPIMS Operation Division; NNPC integrated Data Services Limited, Benin.

During his service years, he was actively involved in NNPC JV partnership teams with Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Chevron-Texaco etc., to implement and monitor annual work programs/Budgets; Exploration and Drilling activities; Field Development/Re-development activities; among others. He also had many training courses and attachments to NNPC – Joint Venture (JV) partners locally and internationally.

He was a star player of football/soccer in both his Primary/Secondary and University soccer team. He also enjoys Swimming and playing Long Tennis.

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ADEKUNLE AREOGUN

Mr Areogun is a Chemical Engineer by profession and currently in a gainful employment.

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Dr Steve Uhunmwangho holds a Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology England, United Kingdom and a Master’s degree (with Distinction) in mechanical Engineering from the Kiev State University & Moscow Institute of Auto Mechanics, Russia.

He has wealth of experience in the oil and gas sector with a career spanning over 35 years in that sector, and has worked in several notable organizations such as NNPC, Addax, etc., occupying top management positions including Operations Manager, Chief Engineer and Head Project Engineer amongst others.

Dr Steve has various professional development certificates in courses such as International Petroleum Management, Production Optimization and Nodal Analysis, Design of Fixed Offshore Platforms, Production Equipment Design, Selection & Specification, etc., obtained in Nigeria and USA to mention a few, and has released several publications; having lectured in institutions such as the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England-UK, Auchi Polytechnic, etc. before moving to the Oil & Gas sector.

He is currently a Technical Adviser/Consultant to several marginal field operators including Platform Petroleum, Pillar Oil, Independent Energy and Excel Exploration and Production Company Ltd providing technical, project planning, management & operational expertise and in particular in areas of project and implementation activities like conceptual and detailed engineering designs, fabrication, installation, commissioning and project start-ups, well re-entry, drilling and completion, project technical and economic evaluation, etc.