Shell Petroleum Development Company

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) is the largest oil and gas company in Nigeria and produced the country’s first commercial oil exports in 1958. SPDC’s mission is to be the operator of the first choice in Nigeria through its commitment to strong economic performance and through every aspect of sustainable development.

SPDC affirm that it complies with complete Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessments (EIAs) for all its development projects, in accordance with Nigerian law, aimed at reducing the environmental and social impact of its activities to the barest minimum while providing benefits to affected communities.

At SPDC, commitment to social responsibility is embedded in the way it carries out its day-to-day business. As part of its corporate governance strategy, it works with local organisations around its operations in order to be aware of their concerns and to ensure that the benefits of its resources feed into local communities and businesses. To achieve this, SPDC created an avenue to communicate with stakeholders through a community feedback mechanism and a global helpline.

SPDC states that its approach to sustainability touches on all areas of operations, with the aim of delivering the energy needed for a growing population in a responsible way by respecting people, their safety and the environment. The company acknowledges that sustainability is essential to the longevity of its business and strives to meet the energy needs of society in ways that are economically, socially and environmentally viable.

2020 Highlights

• In 2019, Shell-operated ventures contributed $40 million in social investment projects, mainly in enterprise support, education, health care and road safety.
• Building and equipping a chemistry laboratory at the Eruku Integrated UltraModern Science Laboratory in Kwara State, Nigeria
• In 2019, SNEPCo collaborated with the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health to improve cancer care. They invested around $1.5 million to upgrade the National Hospital Abuja. The funds went towards the procurement and installation of a world-class radiotherapy machine within the facility and medical staff training
• In 2020, SNEPCo, in partnership with NNPC, donated a fully equipped, 20-bed medical centre to Ogun State
• In 2020, the SPDC JV renewed six GMoUs and entered into a new one
• Set up free feeding programmes in isolation centres for COVID-19 infected individuals in seven states. This intervention has provided almost 50,000 meals to infected individuals in the isolation centres.