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Energia launches graduate trainee programme to develop young professionals
Energia Limited launches a graduate trainee programme to accelerate career growth of young Nigerian professionals in the energy sector.
Energia Limited, a leading Nigerian independent energy company, has launched its Graduate Trainee Programme, a structured development initiative designed to accelerate the career growth of young Nigerian professionals in the energy sector.
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According to a company statement on Monday, the programme offers graduates hands-on experience across key operational and business functions, complemented by mentorship from seasoned industry professionals.
Participants will gain exposure to both field and office environments, providing insight into Energia’s core operations and the broader oil and gas value chain.
Speaking at the launch, Energia’s Chief Operating Officer, Oladimeji Bashorun, said, “At Energia, we recognise that the future of our industry lies in the hands of today’s young professionals. This programme is our way of investing in Nigeria’s brightest minds, equipping them with practical skills, exposure, and the confidence to thrive in a fast-evolving energy landscape.”
The company’s General Manager, HR & Corporate Services, Tope Daramola, added that the initiative is vital for building a sustainable talent pipeline.
“Our goal is to provide young Nigerians with more than just work experience; we are offering a launchpad for meaningful careers. Through mentorship, teamwork, and continuous learning, our trainees will develop the competence and values that define Energia’s culture of excellence and innovation,” he said.
The programme is open to Nigerian graduates with a minimum of a Second-Class Upper (2:1) degree in fields such as Engineering, Geosciences, Business, or Finance, or a Second-Class Lower (2:2) degree with a Master’s distinction.
Applicants must have completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2023 or later.
Energia said the initiative reinforces its vision to become Africa’s leading provider of reliable and sustainable energy, anchored on excellence, integrity, and human capital development.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the company’s website for full programme details and to submit applications by 12 December 2025.
The company emphasised its ongoing commitment to excellence, sustainability, and community development.
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With a strong focus on responsible energy operations, Energia continues to deliver growth while maintaining world-class safety standards, creating lasting value for stakeholders, host communities, and Nigeria’s energy future.
TotalEnergies and Nigerian independent energy company AMNI International have taken the Final Investment Decision on the $800 million Ima Gas Project, more than five decades after the gas field was discovered.
The Ima Gas Project, located in shallow waters across Oil Mining Leases 112 and 117 near Bonny Island, Rivers State, is expected to begin production in 2028 and reach a plateau of 350 million cubic feet of gas per day.
The development is expected to play a major role in supplying feed gas to Nigeria LNG, with the Ima field projected to provide about one-third of the additional gas required for the ongoing Train 7 expansion.
Train 7 is expected to increase Nigeria LNG’s liquefaction capacity from 22 million tonnes per annum to 30 million tonnes per annum, strengthening Nigeria’s capacity to process and export liquefied natural gas.
The Ima field was discovered in 1973 but remained undeveloped for more than 50 years. The Final Investment Decision provides the commercial and financial basis for finally developing the long-dormant resource.
Under the development plan, TotalEnergies will operate the project with a 40 per cent interest, while AMNI will hold the remaining 60 per cent.
The field will be developed using a single offshore platform connected to Nigeria LNG’s facility on Bonny Island through a 22-kilometre pipeline.
TotalEnergies said its investment in the project is more than $600 million, while the Federal Government described the overall Final Investment Decision as an $800 million investment.
At the FID signing ceremony in Abuja, TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria Managing Director, Mathieu Bouyer, described the decision as the culmination of a development process that had stretched across several decades.
He said the project reflected increased confidence in Nigeria’s investment environment and highlighted reforms targeting the non-associated gas sector as part of the factors that helped make the development commercially viable.
President Bola Tinubu welcomed the investment, saying the project demonstrated the potential of reforms introduced to reduce the cost and time required to develop oil and gas projects.
The President said the government had introduced incentives aimed specifically at unlocking onshore and shallow-water gas projects that had remained undeveloped for years.
He said the Ima development would create opportunities for Nigerian businesses, engineers, technicians and contractors, while generating jobs, economic activity in host communities and additional export earnings.
The project is also expected to have a strong Nigerian content component. TotalEnergies said all key contractors for the development would be Nigerian companies, while about 60 per cent of the workforce during the development phase is expected to come from host communities.
The development will incorporate measures aimed at reducing emissions. TotalEnergies said the platform would receive electricity from shore, operate without routine flaring and use permanent methane detection and monitoring systems.
The Federal Government said the project is part of efforts to turn Nigeria’s large natural gas reserves into productive assets capable of supporting industrialisation, energy supply, jobs and export earnings.
Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, said the Ima development illustrated the importance of creating commercial and investment conditions that allow previously stranded resources to be developed.
The government also noted that Nigerian financial institutions arranged 77 per cent of the project’s financing, further highlighting the participation of domestic financial institutions in the development.
For Nigeria LNG, the project comes as the company continues work on the Train 7 expansion, which is designed to increase the Bonny Island plant’s liquefaction capacity and strengthen the country’s position in the global LNG market.
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