LOCAL CONTENT CHAMPION: GEOPLEX DRILLTEQ CLINCHES OGTAN’s TOP INDIGENOUS AWARD 2026
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–Nigeria’s leading indigenous oilfield services powerhouse has bagged the prestigious 2026 Indigenous Service Company of the Year Award* by the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN).
The honour was bestowed at a high-powered OGTAN event held at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State — where oil and gas titans gathered under the theme: _“Empowering People. Driving Performance. Shaping the Future of the Oil & Gas.”_
The award celebrates Geoplex Drillteq’s outstanding contribution to human capital development and its unwavering dominance in driving local content excellence in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
Geoplex Drillteq is an indigenous oilfield services company operating in Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan Africa with over twenty years experience.
The company is recognised as one of the fastest-growing indigenous service providers in the region under the leadership of CEO, Engr. Wole Ogunsanya, holds the API Q2 certification, an industry standard focused on quality management and operational excellence.
The company provides integrated and turnkey solutions with owned equipment assets, across the upstream, midstream oil and gas sectors. Core services includes Drilling Rigs, Electric Wireline Logging, Measurements and Logging While Drilling, Oil Well Cementing, Coiled Tubing, Completions, Slickline, Well Testing and FPSO.
Speaking at the event, OGTAN President, Engr. Chris Osarunmewense, commended Geoplex Drillteq for its commitment to the development of Nigeria’s indigenous oilfield services industry.
Osarunmewense said the conference was the first in a series of engagements aimed at exploring how stakeholders could sustain and develop the workforce needed to deliver on the potential of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
He said the gathering provided an opportunity for stakeholders to step away from their individual organisations and professional responsibilities and come together around a shared interest—the people who power Nigeria’s energy industry and the capabilities required to take the sector into the future.
The OGTAN president also used golf as a metaphor for human capital development, noting that the game requires preparation, discipline, concentration, patience, strategy and continuous improvement.
According to him, success does not come from one perfect shot but from consistently making sound decisions, learning from mistakes and continuously improving.
He congratulated all participants and the winners of the awards, stressing that everyone who took part had contributed to strengthening the relationships and professional community supporting the conference.
Osarunmewense also explained the significance of holding the event in Warri, describing the city as an important part of the history of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
He noted that the Niger Delta has for decades remained at the heart of the country’s petroleum industry, with the region’s history closely linked to petroleum exploration and production, processing, oilfield services, technical manpower and community development.
According to him, Warri represents an important intersection of industry, technical capability, communities, institutions and human capital, making it a fitting location for discussions on the future of Nigeria’s energy workforce.
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