INTERVIEW
Sound biz principles made GGI one-stop shop for drilling chemicals ...NOGICD Act has changed the face of oil and gas business Dr Innocent Akuvue is the Chairman, CEO, GGI International Nigeria Limited, an indigenous company that blends and produces chemicals in-country and handles oil treatment, among other services. In this interview with Peace Obi on the sideline of 2019 Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Akuvue said that NOGICD Act has changed the dynamics of oil and gas business in Nigeria and that GGI is well of today with strong business principles. According to him, with the enabling law, and leveraging on government’s support programmes, companies that have their act together, won’t necessarily find funding as their major challenge, among other sundry issues. Let’s get to know you and the activities of your company. My name is Dr Innocent Akuvue, Chairman, CEO, GGI International Nigeria Limited. I am an engineer by profession. GGI is a Nigerian company but an international company by practice. We are into oil treatment and services. We blend and produce chemicals in-country; we also import a variety of treatment chemicals. Presently, we work with such companies like Baker Hughes GE and some others in commodity chemicals. We were incorporated in 1991 but we effectively started business in 1996. What was business like before the advent of the NOGICD Act and how has it impacted your business? It was predominantly importation. But today, it is a different story as the Act has reshaped business activities in the nation’s oil and gas industry. Also, through NCDMB it empowers
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ORIENT ENERGY REVIEW Vol.9 No. 03
