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UK’s Solo Oil plans West Africa stake
UK-listed Solo Oil is planning to acquire a stake in a Switzerland-based company with farm-in deals lined up in West Africa | SweetCrude

Offshore Wind Energy in Europe: €130 Billion Market By 2020
Offshore wind power may yet not match the overall strength of onshore wind, but the industry is on course grow rapidly to become an €130 billion global market by 2020 | The Energy Collective

Shell inaugurates N355 community development projects in Bayelsa
The Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has, in Yenagoa, inaugurated 10 community development projects in its host communities at Nembe in Bayelsa | SweetCrude

Geologists study mystery of 'eternal flames'

Oil & Gas Business Development Executive Role- Nigeria

Job description

The Oil & Gas Business Development executive will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities for the company while ensuring that the fundamentals of the sales profession are adhered to. He will make offers to customers mindful of the potential gains and face up to competition in order to develop company’s market shares in an increasingly competitive & monopolistic market. The position covers the whole country.

He reports to the Senior Marketing Manager.

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Responsibilities

The responsibilities for this office shall include but is not limited to the following:

Developing a regional market

• Keep a file on prospective customers based on general information. Be positioned with known subscribers
• Classify files (Manage network of subscribers: obtain information on subscribers and find new partners
• Widen scope of prospective customers and influence the commercial strategy of subscribers
• Find new axes for