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CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
secured a constant supply of personal protective equipment, focused on responsibly developing hydrocarbons for the
carried out town hall sessions to highlight the issues being benefit of humanity, we continue to embrace the opportunities
faced and measures being taken to ensure the safety of our inherent in energy transition and renewable energy and believe
employees and stakeholders in line with all the societal that our long term business plans are well aligned in this
challenges. regard.
As it became increasingly clear, that we needed to put in place Our 2020 story would not be complete without mentioning the
a work from home policy, we made sure our employees had all commissioning of our world class 5,000 modular refinery in the
the necessary work tools and devices to ensure minimal midst of all the difficulties faced with the pandemic, travel and
disruption to work life balance before fully embracing digital market disruptions. It is a testimony of our commitment to
working. However, we continued to emphasize collaboration shape the energy narrative in Nigeria and indeed Africa
and networking amongst staff to ensure we kept up with particularly in the indigenous sector.
productivity at all levels. Our field staff also adapted to the new
digital work mode and we handled crew changes seamlessly to I am convinced that our core values of respect for each other,
ensure our production was not adversely affected. integrity, innovation, team work and sustainability remain
indispensable indices for business growth and survival and
Our focus on our employee well-being never waned and we contributed in no small measure to our small and big wins of
put in place initiatives aimed at catering to their personal 2020 in spite of all the inherent challenges.
needs. Demonstrating visible and transparent leadership to
take care of our staff was paramount. Virtual town hall sessions As an organization who understands that sustainability is
and continuous engagement with staff reinforced the fact that integral to business operations and decisions, we would
together as a team we would emerge stronger. contribute to step up our efforts, improve on our processes and
provide an enabling environment that promotes sustainable
As an organization at the intersection of energy and humanity, development and socio-economic growth in all spheres of
the impact of the pandemic on the trifecta -people, planet and human endeavor.
profits was enormous and far reaching. As an important player
in the private sector, Waltersmith was at the forefront of the Staying true to all these and constantly relearning and
collaboration between the private sector and government to unlearning in our ever dynamic society will ensure that we stay
provide palliatives to citizens, and medical supplies to consistent to our promise to deliver value to our shareholders,
hospitals. grow talent and development within our world class
professionals and contribute meaningfully to our host
2020 also forced us to rethink the dependence on our communities.
traditional fossil fuel vis-à-vis the call for more use of cleaner
energy sources. The disruption caused by the pandemic I invite you to share in our 2020 sustainability journey and
affected energy demands and forced crucial conversations on review our hopes and aspirations for the future.
energy transition and carbon dioxide emissions. As a company
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