Company profile (BG)
A leading player in the global energy market, BG Group is a dynamic growing business with operations in some 25 countries over five continents.

While our headquarters are in United Kingdom (UK), over 60% of the talented professionals who make up the BG team are located outside the UK.

We have a proud history in all aspects of the energy sector, particularly natural gas, where we have experience across the entire gas chain – from exploration to delivery to the consumer.

BG Group is a publicly listed company on the London and New York Stock Exchanges.

Our business strategy

Our focus is on understanding, building and supplying natural gas markets around the world. We operate in four key business sectors – Exploration and Production, Liquefied Natural Gas, Transmission and Distribution, Power.

Our high performing Exploration and Production business remains the centre of gravity of our activities. The increasingly opportunity-rich Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) segment, together with Transmission and Distribution and Power form our downstream activities and give us the complete range of skills across the gas chain.

Our Other activities leverage our key capabilities in areas of focus such as natural gas vehicles and domestic combined heat and power.(Culled from www.bggroup.com



Company profile (Oando)

Oando Group is Nigeria’s largest energy group with strategic investments in a range of energy companies across West Africa. The group is differentiated by the Oando Brand and consists of five main companies namely, Oando Marketing - the marketing side of the business; Oando Supply and Trading - Large scale import and export of Refined petroleum products and crude oil; Gaslink - Local distribution of natural gas via pipelines; Oando Energy Services Limited - Oil and Allied Services; Oando Exploration and Production Limited - Upstream activities; Oando Refining - Local refining of petroleum products and Oando Power - Independent Power Plant Developer.

These diversified revenues streams drive incremental earnings growth for the group and ensure that performance is not dependent on any one particular business line. With its investments and diversification into alternative energy sources, the company is fast achieving its goal of being "the leading integrated energy solutions provider".

Oando was listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in February 1992. The company currently has a Market Capitalization of approximately N55 Billion (US $350 million) with almost 600,000,000 shares outstanding. It is one of the top ten (by market capitalization) Nigerian controlled companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Oando plc is a customer-focused and performance driven company that is comprised of a group of companies that symbolize dynamism, integrity, service delivery and professionalism in the energy sector. From its origins in downstream petroleum products marketing, Oando has recently redefined its business imperative to encompass the entire value chain in the Oil & Gas Industry.

In 2005, Oando Plc became the first African company to seek a cross-border inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The company was listed in November 2005 with the introduction of its entire issued share capital on the main board of the JSE, in the Resources – Oil and Gas Sector.

Oando is “A proudly African Company”, that has in just four years, successfully evolved from being the 7th placed petroleum marketing company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange to the premier position. The company attained the status of an integrated energy solutions provider, by adding gas, international supply, trading and energy services to its present stable of offerings and is currently incubating upstream oil and power initiatives. It is envisioned that Oando shall become a leader in the African Energy Sector, delivering world-class service on the Continent.

The Company has grown its revenue at a compounded average of over 304% per annum since the year 2000, whilst revenue is projected to be in excess of N200 Billion (US$1.4 Billion) by the year 2006. The Company has grown net profits at a compounded annual average of 11% in the last 5 years, despite thinning margins from the sale of its traditional products (Gasoline, and other distillates). A total shareholder return of 500% was achieved in the same period. The company boasts of one of the most diversified shareholder base with over 280,000 shareholders.

Oando’s exemplary standards of corporate governance was recently commended by the Nigerian Stock Exchange with the “Quoted Company of the Year Award” and the “Best in Downstream Petroleum Sector” for year 2003 and 2004. (Culled from www.Oandoplc.com)

mission : to deliver a top quality performance in terms of total shareholder returns when measured against our pairs in d energy industry


mainly into: exploration and production
                  liquefied natural gas
                  power
                  transmission and distribution
                  supply of natural gas to existing and developing market around d world
(culled from www.bggroup.com)

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