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NIGERIA 59 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Africa Awards 2018 MELE KOLO KYARI Group Managing Director Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) FIRM PROFILE The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the state oil corporation which was established on April 1, 1977. In addition to its exploration activities, the Corporation was given powers and operational interests in refining, petrochemicals and products transportation as well as marketing. Between 1978 and 1989, NNPC constructed refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt and took over the 35,000-barrel Shell Refinery established in Port Harcourt in 1965. In 1988, the NNPC was commercialised into Strategic Business Units, covering the entire spectrum of oil industry operations: exploration and production, gas development, refining, distribution, petrochemicals, engineering, and commercial investments, namely: Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) Integrated Data Services Limited (IDSL) National Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NETCO) Hydrocarbon Services Nigeria Limited (HYSON) Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (WRPC) Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (KRPC) Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) NNPC Retail Limited Duke Oil In 2016, following the repositioning efforts of the Corporation to become a global energy company, the PPMC and NGC were restructured to give birth to new commercial entities as follows: Nigerian Gas and Marketing Company (NGMC) Nigerian Gas Processing and Transmission Company (NGPTC) Gas and Power Investment Company (GPIC) Nigerian Products and Marketing Company (NPMC) Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC) NNPC is an integrated Oil and Gas Company, engaged in adding value to the nation’s hydrocarbon resources for the benefit of all Nigerians and other stakeholders. NNPC will be a world-class oil and gas company driven by shared commitment to excellence. ABOUT MELE KOLO KYARI Mallam Mele Kyari comes to the job with a very rich oil and gas industry experience spanning over 27 years. A 1987 graduate of Geology and Earth Science from the University of Maiduguri, the GMD served as a Well Site Geologist with the Directorate of Foods, Roads and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI) between 1987 and 1988 under the National Youth Service Corps. Thereafter, he worked with the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency between 1988 and 1991 before joining NNPC as a Seismic Data Processing Geophysicist in the Data Processing Department of Integrated Data Services Limited (IDSL) in 1992. www.nnpcgroup.com