Title: 11 Yours to explore: working for Shell in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Duration: 4:20 minutes
Description:
In Port Harcourt, Shell Nigeria has lots to offer its employees and their families. Sadat, a Senior
Exploration Geochemist, talks about his work and takes us on a tour of the compound where he
and his young family live and happily engage in outdoor activities, such as swimming in the
outdoor pool, teeing off on the golf course and partaking in the weekly "Fun Run". The
compound houses an accredited and international elementary school. Join us and watch your
career "take off" in Port Harcourt.
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Ambient electronic music.
[Text displays]
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Sadat kolonic
Senior Exploration Geochemist
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A spinning yellow and white globe on a white background. Zooms in to show a red dot over
Nigeria.
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Port Harcourt, Nigeria
West Africa
4°45´N 7°0´E
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Zooms right into the red dot.
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Funky African dance music.
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View from car window, travelling through an African neighbourhood.
Two cyclists coming round a corner.
View from a car window, travelling through African neighbourhood, past pedestrians.
View down a long, quiet road, flanked by tall trees with a couple of people in the distance.
Sadat leaving his house in Shell overalls.
[Sadat]
“Ten years ago I received this phone call from Shell.”
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Sadat motioning to graphics on a large screen, whilst turning away and speaking.
[Sadat]
“Following up on an earlier application I had with them.”
[Video footage]
Shots of people sat round a table looking at the screen as Sadat gives a presentation.
[Sadat]
“And an invite to come to Holland for a job interview.”
[Video footage]
Panning shot on an oil platform.
[Sadat]
“I went to this interview, and I was very much impressed by what I had seen.”
[Video footage]
Sadat in overalls, goggles and hard hat gazing from high up on the platform, across water
towards land.
[Sadat]
“At that moment I really knew that I wanted to work with Shell.”
[Video footage]
Sadat speaking in front of the presentation screen.
[Sadat]
“I'm Sadat Kolonic, and I'm the senior exploration geochemist.”
[Text displays]
Sadat Kolonic
Senior Exploration Geochemist.
[Sadat]
“Here with the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria.”
[Video footage]
Sadat coming down steps in Shell overalls and protective headgear.
[Sadat]
“I started in the Netherlands, I moved, later on, to Jordan, and now I'm in Nigeria.”
[Video footage]
Sadat and some colleagues in various coloured overalls and protective headgear having a
discussion in front of a stack of large pipes.
[Sadat]
“I'm here with the Exploration Capability team.”
[Video footage]
Alternate view of Sadat speaking to his colleagues.
[Sadat]
“And I act as the Petroleum Systems Analyst Lead.”
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Muddy industrial environment with a few workers moving a large pipe.
[Sadat]
“Overseeing a diverse portfolio of exploration projects.”
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Close-up of some machinery covered in mud.
[Sadat]
“It never becomes boring; it's never routine.”
[Video footage]
Close-up of worker in mud-spattered overalls and hard hat.
[Sadat]
“And the interaction one has with different technical disciplines on a daily basis is just
unprecedented.”
[Video footage]
View through industrial machinery of some workers guiding a large piece of machinery towards
something sticking out of the floor.
Cuts back to Sadat speaking in front of the presentation screen.
[Sadat]
“Shell has been a leader in exploration for more than 100 years.”
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Aerial shot of the large, green wetland area surrounding Port Harcourt.
[Sadat]
“Exploring the most frontier parts of this planet.”
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Close-up of spinning helicopter blades.
[Sadat]
“And it's very exciting to work on these kinds of projects.”
[Video footage]
Sadat walking away from the helicopter, wearing ear protectors, a harness and Shell overalls,
with three men in hi-vis jackets and a pilot following.
[Sadat]
“When you work for exploration you are always involved…”
[Video footage]
Two men in orange overalls and protective hard hats facing away, talking in an industrial setting.
[Sadat]
“In really new groundbreaking projects.”
[Video footage]
Panning shot, following a long drill from the point it enters the water, upwards.
[Sadat]
“Drilling, for example, here in the central swamp is quite challenging.”
[Video footage]
View of the drill control booth at the drilling with an engineer in front of a control panel,
speaking into a microphone.
[Sadat]
“The thing about Nigeria in particular is that we have a very diverse operational environment
here.”
[Video footage]
Close-up of drill entering the ground with muddy water pouring down its shaft.
[Sadat]
“You can work on a rig site, like here.”
[Video footage]
A worker wiping mud down off the drill shaft.
[Sadat]
“And be in the middle of the swamp.”
[Video footage]
Sadat standing behind two pilots looking inside a helicopter in a hanger.
[Sadat]
“Or you can work in the shallow offshore or the deep offshore.”
[Video footage]
Close-up of Sadat and the pilots looking at a map.
[Sadat]
“You can also work on different gas plants, which are land-based.”
[Video footage]
The two pilots holding up the map for Sadat, while one points at a particular area.
[Sadat]
“Or on one of our oil terminals, which are on the shoreline.”
[Video footage]
Sadat pointing something out on the map, still held up by the pilots.
View of oil platform.
[Sadat]
“What I like very much about Nigeria as well, is simply the weather; it's always nice and warm
here.”
[Video footage]
Another view of Sadat on the platform, gazing towards land with a colleague, leaning on the
railings.
[Sadat]
“Better than being on a rig on the North Sea.”
[Video footage]
Sadat, his wife and two daughters leaving their house, walking down the drive and past the
camera.
[Sadat]
“There's plenty to do over the weekends. Basically, you spend time with your family.”
[Video footage]
Two men on a golf course. One takes a swing and the ball lands near the flag.
[Sadat]
“Go for a walk, or you would go for a bicycle around the perimeter road.”
[Video footage]
About nine cyclists in cycling gear coming down the road.
Two cyclists passing on an empty road, heading towards the sunset.
[Sadat]
“Or you would go for a full session with the kids.”
[Video footage]
Close-up of a man swimming in a swimming pool.
A man diving into the pool.
[Sadat]
“So plenty of activities on the camp.”
[Video footage]
A woman with a child guides a horse by the reigns as a small boy rides on it. A man walks
alongside, helping the boy to stay balanced.
[Sadat]
“Mainly related to sports but also other socialising events that we have in the week.”
[Video footage]
Two teams play football on a football pitch. A sign in the foreground gives directions for cycling,
walking, and jogging.
Shots of approximately 20–30 people having a banquet at a large table.
View across a small fenced, public garden area, with traffic passing behind and flagpoles in the
background.
[Sadat]
“The life at the residential area in Port Harcourt is restricted and confined.”
[Video footage]
View of both teams through the goal net of the football pitch.
Sadat jogging.
[Sadat]
“But it's a fantastic experience.”
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Cuts back to Sadat speaking in front of a presentation screen.
[Sadat]
“And the experience you gain is very valuable.”
[Video footage]
Views of the Shell school in Port Harcourt.
[Sadat]
“The Shell school at the residential area here in Port Harcourt is really exceptional.”
[Dave]
“My name is Dave. I'm the head teacher.”
[Video footage]
Dave walking under a veranda, past school bags and a notice board and out of shot.
“At Rumukoroshe International School here in Port Harcourt.”
[Video footage]
Sign on the wall with a picture of a globe with a banana leaf draped on top and the text
‘Rumukoroshe School, Port Harcourt, Nigeria’ wrapped around it.
[Dave]
“We have, currently, 71 students on roll from 14 different nationalities.”
[Video footage]
Dave speaking outside the school under a tree.
Children drawing in a classroom.
[Sadat]
“The classes are very small, offering optimal student care.”
[Video footage]
Three boys putting number cards into a wall chart in the classroom.
[Sadat]
“My three kids at the school are very happy.”
[Video footage]
Teacher sitting at a table with four children, explaining something to one.
[Sadat]
“And I'm also very happy with the school.”
[Video footage]
Close-up of a child’s hand, using a pencil.
Children playing on swings.
[Sadat]
“I enjoy, very much. working for such a large group.”
[Video footage]
More shots of Sadat giving a presentation to colleagues seated round a table.
[Sadat]
“And in a multicultural environment.”
[Video footage]
Close up of two men watching the presentation.
[Sadat]
“Our diversity really accommodates different thoughts in problem solving.”
[Video footage]
Sadat talking to one of the men in the meeting room.
Close up of a print-out with some technical diagrams, next to a person’s hands.
[Sadat]
“And very often these different thoughts result in unprecedented ideas.”
[Video footage]
Sadat leaning on the meeting room table as colleagues point something out on the print-outs.
[Sadat]
“You learn something new every day.”
[Video footage]
Sadat speaking to a man who is sitting in front of 12 computer screens.
[Sadat]
“And you also have the possibility, every day, to give something back to these people you work
with.”
[Video footage]
Pans around the 12 screens, with man sitting in front, speaking to Sadat who is crouched next to
him.
[Sadat]
“Every day we live and work with basic, but lifesaving, rules.
[Video footage]
Panning shot of workers cleaning a drill.
Man climbing down a ladder.
[Sadat]
“It's our Goal, Zero: 'do no harm and no leaks'.”
[Video footage]
View over Sadat’s shoulder across the table in a meeting room, of seated colleagues, and
speaker at the other end who is gesturing towards something on the wall.
[Sadat]
“HSSE is an integral part of our business performance.”
[Video footage]
View from other end of the table as Sadat and colleagues and listening and looking towards the
camera.
[Sadat]
“Jeopardising HSSE means jeopardising and gambling with people's lives.”
[Video footage]
Cuts back to Sadat speaking in front of a presentation screen.
[Sadat]
“We don't gamble with people's lives in Shell. Never.”
[Video footage]
More shots of the banquet from earlier.
[Sadat]
“As they like to say in Nigeria, ‘Wazobia’: ‘Come over here’. This is a unique opportunity.”
[Video footage]
Sadat looking up at the Shell platform.
[Sadat]
“For you to witness one of the most exciting petroleum systems in the world.”
[Video footage]
Sadat sitting in a passenger helicopter about to take off, adjusting his ear-muffs.
[Sadat]
“For anybody working in exploration.”
[Video footage]
The helicopter taking off.
[Sadat]
“And in upstream in general.”
[Video footage]
Aerial shot of Port Harcourt, surrounded by wetlands.
[Sadat]
“This is the best place to develop and grow in your career.”
[Video footage]
Sadat Looking away and up through the trees.
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www.shell.com/careers
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Shell logo on white background.
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Copyright, Shell International Limited 2013
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