Mr. Olayinka Oluwatimilehin, CEO, Amazon Energy
…Amazon hires 48% of trainees
At the Close Out ceremony, 25 trainees graduated from the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Kwale Gas Flaredown Project. Of the 25 trained youths, Amazon Energy employed 12 which is 48% of the total trained with requisite skills across sectors such as Civil/Structural Engineering; Process Engineering; Mechanical and Piping Engineering; Instrumentation Engineering and Electrical Engineering.
The training is in accordance with the NOGICD Act (2010) and Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) HCD Implementation Guidelines (2014). The training which allowed the beneficiaries secured on-the-job learning, was done during the NAOC Kwale Gas Flaredown Project which lasted 30 months.
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Amazon Energy, Mr. Olayinka Oluwatimehin said; “We are proud that Amazon Energy has grown from an Engineering Company to a leading and diversified company that it is today. We are pleased to have achieved this level of success over a period of time. While on the Kwale Gas Flaredown project, our engineering team all the trainees worked with Amazon Energy across different departments and the company has retained 12 of them. It remains committed to develop people and create an environment where people can thrive and excel at what they do.”
Oluwatimilehin asserted that the occasion is a landmark event for Amazon Energy as it underscores its commitment to Nigerian content, growth and development as a company. “We are excited about the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Nigerian oil and gas industry in general.”
“You might have heard about the Federal Government and global leaders talking about Green Gas emission. As a result of this, all oil companies have a mandate to achieve zero gas flare because gas is flared from crude oil production process and that gas goes into the atmosphere and has environmental impact on the atmosphere. Through engineering process, we worked for AGIP to reduce 20 million standard cubic feet (scf) of gas produced at their Kwale facility.”
He revealed that the company has designed and installed 4 compressors (two LP compressors and two atmospheric compressors) and other facilities to achieve flaredown.
According to Oluwatimilehin, “Amazon Energy will be 20 years in July 2020 and we started out doing just engineering but today, we are a full construction and turnkey company. The next level for us beyond what we are doing is to engage in development projects where we take risks as a project developer to develop projects that create value in the industry.”
On his part, the General Manager, Nigerian Content, NAOC, Mr. Tajudeen Adigun opined that AGIP is committed to providing support to Amazon Energy and other Nigerian businesses to drive growth and promote job creation. “We are happy to be celebrating the Close Out ceremony of the Kwale Gas Flaredown project and graduation of trainees as a result of the project. We are proud of this and would continue to do more towards building local competence to drive growth in the oil and gas space.”
Director, Monitoring & Evaluation, NCDMB, Mr. Tunde Adelana made it known that the event is a laudable achievement for NCDMB. “We sincerely appreciate Amazon Energy for meeting the approved training man-hours within the 30 months duration of the Kwale Gas Flaredown project. We believe the spirit of dedication and commitment to the growth of local competence will continue after the training.”
According to General Manager, Capacity Building, NCDMB, Dr. Ama Ikuru, said, the occasion is a celebration of a successful project that saw to the birth of new local talents who are ready to contribute to the growth of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
The number of trainees employed by Amazon Energy from the total trained number is impressive and deserves commendation.
Ikuru added that “We are pleased that more of the trained beneficiaries are put to work. At the Board level, we are monitoring and insisting on competence, skilled training for local capacity development. We believe with the certification the trainees have; we can nominate them for positions we are confident they can excel in.”
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