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Oando Marketing Limited Signs Operating
Agreement with BannerGas for Deployment of New
Retail Gas Innovation
Wale Tinubu, GCE, Oando PLC, Femi Olayisade, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum,
Mohammed K. Jubril, Senator, Federal Republic of Nigera (representing the Vice President) and
Betty Okoroh, Clerk, Senate Committee on Gas
A typical gas dispensing pump
Oando Marketing Limited,
the leading oil marketing
retailer in Nigeria and a
subsidiary of Nigeria’s Energy
giant Oando PLC, has recorded
a landmark achievement in the
oil and gas industry with the
signing of an operating
agreement with BannerGas, an
engineering, construction and
maintenance company with
expertise in gas storage
facilities on 3 rd June, 2009 for the
installation of Liquefied
Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling
plants at Oando service stations
nationwide.
This initiative involves the
installation of LPG dispensing
pumps which will enable on-thespot
dispensing of LPG using a
pump meter into the customers’
cylinders and instant collection
of gas and cylinder by the
customer from the station of
purchase. The gas dispensing
pump is equipped with modern
day technology which enables
it to fill gas cylinders of different
types and specifications
ensuring no customer is
exempted from enjoying the
benefits of this initiative.
The key benefits of this initiative
to customers are as follows:
1. Availability: Available at
designated Oando
service stations near the
customers
2. Affordability: Competitive
pricing, simply within the
customers means.
3. Flexibility: Customers
can buy what they can
afford per time,
depending on cash
available and not cylinder
size
4. Accuracy: Equipment is
kitted with a meter to give
customers precise
measure and value for
money.
5. Added Value: Customers
would also enjoy free
cylinder checks/ service
on purchase
6. Safety: Oando products
and services meet safety
standards and
regulations.
The first phase of the deployment
plan for the LPG filling plants is
scheduled for June 2009 with
deployment to 10 Oando service
stations in Lagos, Abuja and
Kaduna. Subsequent phases
are scheduled for later in the year
which will see deployment of this
innovation to additional 20
Oando service stations
nationwide by year end. With this
initiative, Oando Marketing is
bringing respite to Nigerians gas
customers who up until now
have had to live with several
challenges associated with gas
purchase.
Our commitment is to give existing
and prospective LPG customers
a convenient, safe means of gas
dispensing, purchase at a price
they can afford while they still get
to keep their cylinders. With this
innovation, we have not only
succeeded in achieving that but
also guaranteed refill of gas
cylinders of various types and
specification with this equipment”.
The Oando brand is known for
innovation and setting the pace
in the Oil and gas industry. This
innovation is a clear
demonstration of our will power to
go the extra mile in introducing
innovative products and services
which are of great value and
deliver true benefits to our
customers. We are proud to
premiere this technologically
advanced initiative in African
Sub-Saharan region with a
competent partner, BannerGas
and most importantly demonstrate
the customer centric nature of our
organization”.
Oando Marketing is the leading
oil marketing retailer with over
500 retail outlets and numerous
commercial customers cutting
across the different
geographical zones in Nigeria
and operations in Ghana, Togo,
Liberia and Republic of Benin.
This leading position further
reinforced by this innovation
which is the first of its kind to be
introduced at retail service
stations in Nigeria.
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