The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. (SPDC) supplies onshore and shallow water oil and gas to domestic and export market and has a 30% share in the SPDC joint venture (SPDC JV) which produces oil and gas in the Niger Delta.

The SPDC JV supplies about 10% of Nigeria’s domestic natural gas. Today, it aims to produce more natural gas and is working with the government and NNPC on developing four of the government’s seven designated critical gas supply projects.

The company's operations are concentrated in the Niger Delta and adjoining shallow offshore areas where it operates a network of 3,173 kilometres of operating flow lines and pipelines. SPDC has 263 producing oil wells, 56 producing gas wells, six gas plants, two major oil export terminals and one power plant.

SPDC's Mission

The mission of SPDC is to be the operator of first choice in Nigeria through its commitment to strong economic performance and to every aspect of sustainable development.

SPDC and its Joint Venture Partners

SPDC is the operator of a Joint Venture Agreement involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which holds 55%, Shell 30%, Total Energies 10% and Nigerian Agip Oil Company limited (NAOC) 5%.

In 2021, the SPDC JV-operated AFAM VI power plant in the Oyigbo local government area of Rivers State supplied 7% of Nigeria’s grid-connected electricity. AFAM VI has a nameplate capacity of 650 megawatts (MW) but in 2021 operated between 250MW and 350MW depending on grid allocations.

Through its community investment programme, SPDC is demonstrating its commitment to improving the quality of life for all those who live and work in the Niger Delta. Over the last five years the SPDC JV has spent $98.6 million on development programmes through GMoUs, benefitting more than 300 communities in the Niger Delta.