Who we are

We are a Nigerian independent oil and gas company that was established in 2011 and commenced operations fully on the 1st of July 2012 with twelve (12) employees.

Our Story

From a start up to a relatively young oil-producing company, our focus was initially on the exploration side of the energy (oil and gas) industry, with asset acquisitions, exploration and appraisal of the acquired assets.

Our mark as a relatively young, independent, oil-producing company was made on the 21st of October 2020 (during the Covid-19 pandemic and with no lost-time incidence), when we commenced oil production from the Anyala Field in OML 83. We have since ramped up production with a 40,000 bopd (barrels of oil per day) production plateau attained since Q1 2021. This establishes our organisation as a fully-fledged exploration and production company operating in Nigeria.

Our progression into the commercial and revenue generation phase, commenced with our first vessel of crude oil exported on the 10th of January 2021. With our planned ambition and the inclusion of Madu field in OML 85 in the development, we expect to achieve a 60,000 bopd plateau production in our operation by 2023.

As an organisation, we are fully committed to our aspiration to be the leading Nigerian independent integrated execution vehicle, focused on developing and operating a portfolio of upstream oil and gas assets, with a shallow offshore focus, now and in the future.

Our Mission and Strategic Goal

Our mission at FIRST E&P is to be a deeply technical, commercial, and entrepreneurial organisation with full delivery capability across the entire upstream oil and gas value chain. We also have a clear strategic goal to establish ourselves as the most admired independent Exploration and Production (E&P) company, contributing to the well-being of Nigerians.

With a management team possessing unmatched experience in commercialising and operating upstream oil and gas assets globally as well as in Nigeria, supported by a formidable independent Board of Directors with strong business acumen and credible international profiles, our organisation is poised to deliver a material value of about 60,000 equity barrels of oil-equivalent per day (boe) by 2023. And we are almost halfway there already. Our operations are underpinned by an unflinching corporate governance framework which leverages integrity, transparency and sound business principles which all represent part of our company’s sustainable foundation.

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. . . our organisation is poised to deliver a material value of about 60,000 equity barrels of oil-equivalent per day (boe) by 2023

Our Expertise

As a company with a focus in the energy industry, our expertise includes and is not limited to:

  • Value creation phase of commercial deal delivery
  • Maturation of exploration and appraisal opportunities
  • Field development
  • Successful project executions leading to production of hydrocarbons
  • Value monetisation phase of integrated operations and maintenance
  • Hydrocarbon fiscalisation and
  • Sales

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Juliet Ehimuan

Non-Executive Director

Juliet Ehimuan is Director of Google in West Africa. She was named by Forbes as one of the top 20 power women in Africa, by the London Business School as one of 30 people changing the world; and featured in the BBC Africa Power Women series, and on CNN Innovate Africa.

With over 25 years experience primarily in Technology, Oil & Gas, and New Media industries across Europe, Middle East and Africa; Juliet is a leading voice on Innovation, Transformation, and Leadership. She has received numerous awards for outstanding contribution to the digital landscape in Africa. Under her leadership, the Google team has made a significant impact on local content development, infrastructure deployment, and digital capacity building.

Juliet has degrees from the London Business School, University of Cambridge; and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She was awarded IT Personality of the Year in 2012 by the Nigeria Computer Society, Digital Personality of the year 2016 by Marketing World; and received a 2015 Titans of Technology award from TechnologyAfrica.

She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and recently published 30 Days of
Excellence, a leadership and effectiveness guide.

Daniella Obiesie-Uijlenhoed

Non-Executive Director

Daniella Obiesie-Uijlenhoed is currently a Director & Partner in Danicees FZ, an oil & gas servicing company based in Nigeria & the UAE. She is also on the Board of Directors of FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited, an upstream oil & gas producing company in Nigeria.

Born in Nigeria, Daniella has a Master’s degree in Business Administration & a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Calabar. She obtained her first degree is from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication.

Daniella started work with the banking industry in 1997. Her work experience includes positions in Federal Mortgage Finance, New Nigeria Bank & Zenith Bank PLC which she left at mid-management level to join Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company in 2005 as a stakeholder management liaison between SNEPCo and NNPC/NAPIMS on the Bonga South-West project.

She would later move to the Contracting team as Head, Office Services, managing the processing & subsequent approvals through the various team lines for all SNEPCo office contracts in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, & Warri.

In 2009, Daniella took a hiatus from Shell Nigeria and worked with Oman Oryx Construction Company, UAE as the Head Corporate Services, responsible for handling all permits and stakeholder management engagements between the company and the Ministry of Energy & Minerals in Oman.

Daniella returned to Shell Nigeria in 2012, working within the strategy & portfolio team for SNEPCo office & governance policies Nigeria, until her voluntary exit from the company in 2015 to join her husband at Danicees and focus on her family.

Daniella is passionate about the formal & non-formal development of young people in Nigeria. She has been a Trustee and Director on the Board of the Duke of Edinburgh award for young people in Nigeria since 2018. The parent organization for the award was founded in 1956 in England by the late Prince Philip the 1st Duke of Edinburgh.

Daniella views external relationships as key enabler to corporate success and is a team player dedicated to personal delivery and organizational goals. She is a hands-on, high-energy individual who uses her unique interpersonal skills to generate value for organizations and their stakeholders, balancing the strategic agenda with the requirements for optimal delivery.