Nigeria’s leading
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) Services
Company, Nestoil Limited, has emerged as the ‘Best Company’ in Infrastructural
Development’ at the at
the 10thedition of the SERAs (Social Enterprise Report Awards)
ceremony held
at the Muson Centre in
Lagos Nigeria on Friday November 11, 2016.
Nestoil emerged
winner in this award category, which had other notable organisations and
multinationals such as Exxon Mobil, GT Bank, Shell Petroleum Development
Company (SPDC), OANDO Foundation, MTN Nigeria and Lafarge,as an acknowledgment
of its social connectedness and contributions
to societal development.
“We are not a quoted
company, but we are a business with a conscience. We will continue to conduct
our operations and selves in a manner that will promote social good and
wellbeing of mankind. As an organization, Nestoil is committed to conducting
its operations in a socially responsible manner, and we take awards such as
this as reminders to organisations, business leaders and managers of their
creeds sustainability”, ‘Segun Fafore, Head, Corporate Communications, who
received the award for the company.
As an organisation that operates in the oil and gas sector,
Nestoil is fully aware of itsobligations to nature, humanity and the society at
large. The company, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the
Obijackson Foundation, has evolved and implemented progarmmes that support the
attainment of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Acknowledged for its industry leadership through execution
of technically complex projects which have enhanced quality of life in Nigeria
and contributed to the operational efficiency of its clients, Nestoil is consistently
seeking innovative avenues for striking a balance between its economic
activities and environmental sustainability.
Consequently, the company has not only integrated
sustainability into its operations, but also identified key focus areas of
social intervention. These areas are Education, Health& Safety,Economic
empowerment, Community Investment and Development, Sports Gender Equality &Women Empowerment andEnvironment.
About SERAS CSR Awards
The SERAS CSR Awards
are organized by TruContact CSR Nigeria. The awards are Nigeria’s first and
most prestigious Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards, featuring other
African participants.
Since 2006, the SERAS CSR awards havebeen
celebrating outstanding companies that have become game changers in driving the
wheels for sustainable development in Africa, through their contributions to
social development. The
awards promote the responsibility of businesses to their stakeholders and
encourage organisations to demonstrate commitment towards societal wellbeing.
Nestoil Limited
Nestoil
Limited is the flagship company of the Obijackson Group, one of the fastest
growing conglomerates in Sub-Saharan Africa, with vast investments in Oil and
Gas Exploration, Production,
Pressure Vessel Fabrication, Power Generation, Dredging and Marine Logistics,
Aviation, Telecommunications, Real Estate, Civil and Infrastructural
Construction.
Headquartered
in the Nestoil Tower, Nigeria’s pioneer ‘green building’ built to the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard certification, Nestoil
Limited owns the 59-hectare Nestoil Industrial Area Facility in Port Harcourt
which comprises of a marine/load out jetty, large fabrication yard, workshops,
offices, open air storage, sensitive items storage and above-ground storage
tanks (AST).
A Bureau Veritas ISO 9001:2008 certified (UKAS and
ANAB) company, Nestoil Limited specializes in pipeline and flowline
construction, maintenance and repairs; horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
for pipeline construction, production facilities – new build, upgrade,
operation and maintenance; project management and Engineering consultancy. The
company commenced operations in 1991 and has evolved to become the indigenous
leader in pipeline construction.
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