Amazon Energy donates virtual training room to UNILAG

A well-equipped Virtual Training Room has been donated to the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department of the University of Lagos to help promote technology and the practical component of engineering.

The Virtual Training Room was commissioned at the department by a team from Amazon Energy, led by the Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. David Oluwatimehin, who obtained a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the institution.

Senior members of the Faculty of Engineering, led by the Dean, Prof. Obanisola Sadiq, and the Head of Department Dr Atoke Ogunibayo, attended the event.

The initiative is said to be part of the Corporate Social Responsibility of the organisation championed by Amazon Energy Foundation (AEF) its CSR arm. The company’s (CSR) activities cut across everything the organisation does.

According to the Group CEO of the company, Amazon Energy is committed to behaving ethically and contributing to economic development.

“I realised that students need to do what they have to do in school and come out and education has given a background for us. More important for me is the need to mentor these young ones,’ Oluwatimehin said.

Prior to the commissioning of the Virtual Training Room, Oluwatimehin had told the audience about the great strides Amazon Energy had made.

He said, “Amazon Energy is an integrated energy services company. Today, we started out doing engineering; we have since integrated our processes to include fully EPC for several years.

“We started doing full EPC work engineering and construction and procurement about 8 years ago, having upgraded our management systems to enable us to do EPC work.

“We have been ISO certified for engineering over 10 years ago but recently got our ISO certificate for EPC work. “Recently, we picked up an EPC job where we were flaring down 20 million cubic metres of gas.

“We have designed and built four compressors, two ATM compressors and two LB compressors the client upgraded the scope of the work and added a 24-inch 18.5KM pipeline across the River Niger which we built in four months, and it’s already delivering gas.”

To demonstrate how the Training Room works, the Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer, Amazon Energy, Engr. Chinedu Okpareke, who watched history being made via virtual participation, addressed the audience.

The Virtual Training Room is available to all Chemical and Petroleum Engineering students, which will help increase their accessibility to information, thereby improving their technical skills.

The Dean, Prof. Sadiq, said the Virtual Training Room would serve them well, noting that it would be put to good use for the education of the students.

The HOD, Dr. Ogunibayo said, “Amazon Energy surpassed our expectation.”