Established in 2014, Avanco offers a complete range of solutions for the Oil and Gas, Power, Construction and Real Estate industries.

Leveraging proven indigenous and international experience, expert know-how and extensive industry partnerships, Avanco has established a reputation for implementing cost-effective innovative solutions that meet and exceed client requirements.

We began as an oil and gas outfit and have morphed into a company engaged in energy project development, civil projects, financing, and Real Estate for both public and private sector clients.

We are committed to continually meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations by adhering to the quality of API and ISO standards.

Emmanuel has over 30 years experience in the Oil and Gas industry. He previously served as the Executive Director Operations of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) the flagship of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). At NPDC he was in charge of all Drilling, Production/Completion and Gas Development activities.

He was the Project Manager/Team lead of several NNPC turnkey projects, including the Escravos Warri Pipeline, Brass LNG Conceptual Study Team with Bechtel in Houston, Bonga Field Development Project with ABB Houston USA, the South Offshore Water Injection Project in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom and a member of the team that produced Nigeria’s Gas Master Plan in 2000.

He holds an MBA, PGD in Petroleum Engineering and a BSc in Industrial Chemistry from University of Benin. He is an alumnus of Howard University School of Business, Washington DC; Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), Paris, France; Shell Petroleum School, Netherlands and London Management Centre, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration.

Odion is a hands-on entrepreneur and technologist with expertise in Finance, Energy, Media, Real Estate, I.T. and the Oil and Gas industry. He has held ‘C’ Level positions in various organizations.

His most recent roles were Trade Finance Consultant at Euro Exim Bank, a class A International Banking financial Institution that facilitates global trade. Managing Director of Summer Green Microfinance Ltd, an MFI specialized in micro lending and investment. Management Consultant of MDN Real Estate, a Real Estate Development and Marketing Company.

Business Management and Development of NRG Drilling, an indigenous Nigerian drilling company. He also undertook a research-based consultancy project for IMI Truflo Marine Ltd, a specialist in the design and manufacture of high integrity valves, actuators and pressure reducing stations for critical nuclear and naval marine applications.

He holds an MBA in Finance from Aston Business School (UK), an MSc in Finance and Accounting from University of Bradford (UK) and a BSc in Banking and Finance from University of Benin. He attended an exchange management program in Toulouse Business School, France. He is also an Oracle and Microsoft certified professional.

Akhere has worked at senior level for multinational corporations. His experience spans across Oil and Gas, Supply Chain and the Financial Services industry. Prior to Avanco, he was responsible for supervising zonal isolation service operations with Halliburton Nigeria, a world-renowned multinational oil servicing company that specializes in all forms of well services.

He was Pipeline Engineer for Zeta Technology (UK) Ltd, an Oil and Gas Design Company that specializes in the design, simulation and fabrication of processing gas flow stations. Project analyst for Ryder System, an industry-leading Fortune 500 company that specializes in providing commercial transportation, logistics, and supply chain management solutions, serving customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

He holds a B.Eng. in Production Engineering from University of Benin and a Post Graduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle University, United Kingdom. He is a Certified Project Management Professional.

Prior to Avanco, Alloysius was the senior project manager of Solar Energy Advanced Power Systems Limited where he was involved in the planning and execution of the Company’s project’s in civil works, design, EIA, survey and implementation of power projects.

He served as the marketing manager of De-Champion Oil Limited an indigenous OMC/LPGMC representing the company in all its depot activities. The chief operating officer of Scientific Trust Limited a company involved in Portfolio Management, Verification, buying and selling of stocks.

He holds a BSc in Urban And Regional Planning from Enugu State University of Science and Technology. He has attended several leadership and training workshops in Environmental Friendly Power Alternatives with an emphasis on Solar and Wind.

We are not content to continually do things the way it has always been done previously. We believe that there are always better ways to do things, a better way to design and deliver things. Hence, we constantly challenge and improve our processes, which has enabled us to execute numerous efficient delivery schedules that are exclusive to us alone. We have been able to develop and structure our business around two key principles to improve our efficiency; namely flexibility and responsiveness.

Vision:

We are committed to being Africa’s premier engineering solutions provider through exceptional operational excellence as well as contributing to Africa’s Energy security.

Mission:

To be a leader of the exciting and ever evolving field of energy and engineering through provision of quality service.

Philosophy:

“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”

— Marcel Proust

Belief:

We believe that we should go beyond the boundaries of providing services and delivering projects like every other company. We put our self in the shoes of our clients, striving to sell results.

Values:

Our values covers every aspect and discipline of our operations, objectives as well as the implied and perceived culture of our employees, our core values are built upon:

• Quality Service
• Integrity
• Specialised market Knowledge
• Efficiency
• Cultural Diversity

Quality:

We consider quality as the most essential aspect of our business. We identify with the fact that quality leads to product dependability, which transcends to customer trust. We regard our products quality as the foundation of our reputation in the industry and continue our long-standing commitment to maintaining and improving industry quality standard, with this in mind; we operate a corporate quality management system according to ISO and API certifications. This is supplemented by a system of client specific quality plans drawn up to meet detailed customer requirements.

Training & Development:

The difference in Avanco begins from our people. From the very first contact with us either through a phone call or an office walk-in, clients easily spot the difference. We hire the best people as well as provide them with superior training, support and mentoring. Our experienced staff have operated in the most difficult environments while still maintaining excellence in safety and efficiency.

Technology:

The oil and gas industry is driven by technology. Each project is unique, some projects site conditions are more severe, the variation in each condition fosters the need for cutting edge products, we understand this fact and constantly provides cutting edge technology products every time and on time.

Performance:

We are devoted to understanding and surpassing our client’s targets with regards to quality, cost, safety as well as environmental goals. Our seamless supply chain solutions are based upon proven and time-tested processes perfected in the widest variety of product and service supply. We have a reputation for our performance that clients know they can count on.

Versatility:

Our product portfolio encompasses one of the broadest arrays of specialized services in Africa’s oil and gas industry. We strive to empower our clients by giving them allot of options to choose from. Hence, being able to accommodate specific and budgets friendly needs for any project. With our seasoned staff that have gathered firsthand experience in virtually every major global market, we understand that no site is the same and have the ability to adjust as well as suggest the right product for any environment.

Customer Satisfaction:

We aim to be more than just a superior product supplier, we strive to also be a superior solutions provider for all our products to our clients with our added after customer sales services which is second to none. We place importance not just on managing material sales, but also on “before” and “after service”. For us customer satisfaction drives our constant and growing commitment to the oil and gas industries.

Socially Responsible:

It is our policy to be responsive to the collective needs of our clients as well as our areas of operations in order to avoid, reduce or control pollution in our local areas of operation. This has enabled our service provision to be consistent with international standards.

• Well-trained and highly-efficient staff;
• Expertise of our close-knit team of international partners;
• Our long-standing safety record;
• Excellent before and after sales services;
• Stringent CSR policies;
• Efficient supply chain system;
• Commitment to Local Content and
• Flawless record of engineering and product performance

That is broadly why we are called upon by Africa’s major oil and gas companies to undertake some of the continents largest and most difficult contracts as well as the easy ones.