Uche Cecil Izuora
The Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr. Jim Swartz, has highlighted key areas that would sustain Nigeria’s energy transition growth pathway.
Swartz, is of the opinion that strong collaboration and partnership are key to sustain the country’s energy needs.
Speaking at the just-concluded 49th Nigerian Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) in Lagos, Swartz, said no one player can deliver the scale of projects required to achieve the goals set by the country alone.
He declared that Collaboration is essential because no single company, institution, or stakeholder can address the opportunities and challenges of the intersector alone. And technology will remain a key driver of safer operations, stronger performance, and the future that we will deliver. For Nigeria, the opportunity is significant.
The conference with the theme “Thriving in the Evolving Global Energy Landscape: Collaborative Growth and Resilience,” focused on how Nigeria can compete for capital and sustain production amid global volatility.
The managing director listed four pillars he believed are essential to define a resilient energy future.
These include continued investment, enabling long-term policies, competitive local capacity development, and strong partnerships.
He continued, “Building a resilient energy future requires continued investment, enabling policies that are resilient for the long-term, local capacity development that’s competitive and durable as well, and strong partnerships across governments, regulators, industry, and the technical community,”.
He said Chevron has invested in Nigeria for more than six decades, noting the company’s role in building the foundation of the industry and in developing technical capacity.
The firm therefore called for stronger collaboration across government, regulators and industry operators as the foundation for building a resilient oil and gas sector that can deliver growth, jobs and energy security for Nigeria.