{"id":44693,"date":"2020-11-15T15:37:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T14:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=44693"},"modified":"2020-11-15T15:37:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T14:37:06","slug":"ardova-closes-shell-lubricants-deal-for-nigerian-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ardova-closes-shell-lubricants-deal-for-nigerian-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardova Closes Shell Lubricants Deal For Nigerian Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shell lubricants products will be widely available in the Nigerian market later this year, following a new deal with Ardova PLC (AP).<\/p>\n

Announcing the deal in a statement in Lagos on November 12, 2020, Chief Executive Officer of Ardova Plc, Olumide Adeosun, said: \u201cWe are delighted that our company will act as the main distributor for Shell Lubricants branded products for the automotive and industrial sectors in Nigeria\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ardova Plc\u2019s Chairman, AbdulWasiu Sowami, noted the company\u2019s goal was to provide customers with best in class products and services, build partnerships that optimize synergies and create value for all parties involved. \u201cThis deal ticks all those boxes and we are excited to add the Shell range of lubricants to the portfolio of products available to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osagie Okunbor, Chairman of Shell companies in Nigeria, commented on the deal: \u201cThis is a reinforcement of our commitment to continue to optimize our footprints in Nigeria while working with local companies for mutual benefits and to create opportunities for the people. Shell lubricants products will offer improved performance for automobiles across the country through Ardova\u2019s chain of retail stations and resellers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Together with investments in marketing and workforce training, Ardova PLC also plans to deepen its participation in other segments of the lubricant market in Nigeria, including transport and industrials, thus making it easier for customers to access Shell\u2019s range of lubricants products.<\/p>

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The deal follows an earlier Memorandum of Understanding signed between Prudent Energy, Ardova PLC and Shell Trading International Limited laying out an exploratory framework for harnessing the local and international capabilities of the respective parties including possibilities on how to progress opportunities intended to develop cleaner energy solutions.
\nShell currently has a leading presence in Nigeria\u2019s upstream sector with oil and gas exploration, production and distribution network in the southern parts of the country and deep offshore.<\/p>\n

About Ardova Plc (AP):<\/p>\n

AP is one of Nigeria\u2019s foremost indigenous integrated energy company with an extensive network of over 450 retail outlets from which it distributes petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). AP also produces its own range of lubricants and has warehouse facilities across Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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