About us

Fordshire Mining & Energy Services Limited is a full cycle international company incorporated in 2017 in Nigeria with registration number RC1432507; as a trading, mining & energy entity.

Fordshire Energy as a professional trader in the industrial field has achieved a lot of cooperation with large companies.

Fordshire Energy mainly specialized in mining, trading and investment of precious metals and non-ferrous metals commodities, crude oil, LNG (liquefied natural gas), LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), fuel oil, refined petroleum products, oil and gas exploration and production and general energy consultancy.

Fordshire Energy relies on the basic energy to develop in depth, aiming to become a new energy trading and services as one of the industrial investment platform.

Although Fordshire Energy is a young company, the Management of the company, has over 100 years’ experience in the precious metals and non-ferrous sector who is connected to an extensive network of buyers and sellers.

With the changing of world energy market pattern and the rapid rise of the global energy demand and in order to service the global market better and promote the development of Nigeria's energy trade, the company is head quartered in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, very close to the northern part of the country (where most solid minerals are mined).

Fordshire is unique among mining & energy companies worldwide.

Our Mine properties/concessions in Northern Nigeria, hosts four distinct deposits: the Lead/Zinc ore, Non-ferrous metals, Precious metals (gold) and the Gemstones (sapphires, Tourmaline, Amethysts). 

Well financed to continue with exploration and development of these assets.

The Lead and Zinc Ore, situated in Jos and Bauchi (Northern Nigeria) hosts significant resources of Lead and Zinc of very high quality. 

The Precious metals (gold), situated in the Shiroro and Lapai area part of Niger State, Nigeria contains one of the Nigeria's richest known gold resource.

Our Gemstones (sapphires, Tourmaline) deposits are also situated in Northern Nigeria, which boasts as one of the richest and largest gemstone mining sites in the Nigeria. 

Tin is vital to the LCD screen technology sector while Lead/Zinc are vital to the automotive, petroleum and nuclear industries—all high-growth sectors. 

Fordshire Energy’s partners and investors thus hold a strategic, pivotal position in these expanding parts of the economy.

Fordshire Energy has several key advantages as we continue to move the project forward. Strong metal demand fed by rising world consumption of Lead and Zinc, tantalite, tin, gemstones as well as other non-ferrous metals.

The Fordshire Board of Directors and management team brings you decades of experience in successful mines and energy services around the world. It includes veterans in the fields of geology, engineering, mining, finance, law, and metallurgy.

Fordshire is low-risk investment supported by a creative, staged development strategy.

Leading metallurgists have developed processes designed to extract specialty metals and concentrates from our deposits focused on producing value-added products. The processes are cost effective and environmentally sound.  Fordshire Energy’s has adopted a sustainable CSR Model and has pledged to implement CSR policies designed to ensure that it meets the UN Global Compact principles.

The Fordshire Energy’s approach to CSR is to ensure that it is driven at the highest level of the organisation as part of the firm’s business risk management system.

Fordshire is deeply committed to becoming a world supplier of specialty metals. At the same time, it practices good corporate citizenship.

All potential mining operations will be kept strictly underground, and the potential milling and metal extraction processes are environmentally sound.  Our outreach program embraces community involvement as well as high health and safety standards. 

Fordshire Energy is wholly owned by its management and has formed partnerships with both domestic and international partners .

We have experienced management with proven track record in the mining, energy, trading, oil & gas industry, with best in class corporate governance. Over 100 man years of oil industry experience spanning geological & geophysical, exploration, development and operations.

Proven relationships with key decision makers and regulatory authorities.

Community Oriented Operations and CSR model.

Committed to maintaining integrity of natural environment.

Fordshire has acquired several attractive assets with low Acquisition Cost.

We operate in business friendly environment (Nigeria) with low natural disaster risk and excellent link to global markets with existing infrastructure with a significant replacement value. 

We invite you as partners and investors to join us... and to become part of the Fordshire story as it unfolds.

Fordshire aims to be recognized as leaders in the mining, energy, oil and gas industry

“For Africa, future economic development depends on solving the continent’s energy challenges. The role that metals, solid minerals & oil will play in these solutions will be informed by a wide range of drivers, as well as clarity about the relative priorities for governments in the competition between solid minerals, oil and gas and renewable energy solutions.”

“As uncertain regulatory frameworks, taxation requirements and corruption continue to rank at the top of industry’s challenges in Africa, it is also high time that governments in resource-rich nations make significant changes. What’s worse than the resource curse? The inability to attract investment on any level!.”

“Instead of despair, players must look at the current state of the industry as an opportunity to reinvent themselves. The key challenge will be to look beyond the here and now to envision an organization that is built to withstand the cycles of commodity pricing.”

“Given the state of the industry, we think that stakeholders must make changes to their business models. Change is the way to survive in the ‘new energy future’. We need to see new business models, new products, new energy sources and new strategies to meet the new reality.”

Our Businesses

Mining

Energy

Services

Trading

Oil & Gas

Advisory Services

Core Values

Metals

Mining and Commodity Trading Overview

Global demand for specialty and base metals is escalating. That's because the world's growing population consumes more and more items that use these metals... items such as computers, flat-screen TVs, and automobiles. Precious metals like gold has become a mainstay for the affluent. Every liquid crystal display (LCD) on the market contains tin. Similarly, zinc occur in most cars cruising highways. The Gemstones industry is equally growing speedy fast.

Furthermore, manufacturing these high-demand items takes energy. The energy comes mainly from fossil fuel, nuclear or hydroelectric sources, all of which use specialty metals. Scientists are also finding new roles for specialty metals in alternative energy systems. For example, Lead is used for as the essential building block for a piezoelectric nanogenerator which has found its use in mechanical energy associated with human activities such as blood circulation, respiration, walking, typing and running.

Commercially viable deposits of Gold, Gemstones, Lead, Zinc, tin and tantalite are uncommon. Deposits containing gemstones are also rare. Northern Nigeria is among the fewest known deposit in the world where precious metals, non-ferrous metals and gems occur within close proximity, in economic quantities and under such favourable geographic and political conditions.

These metal deposits are mineralogically diverse. Fordshire has acquired some acreages/concessions to develop minerals ore for the purpose of converting the various metals into concentrates and eventually exporting them for trading. The processes designed to meet or exceed the most stringent environmental regulations.

The Fordshire Mining & Commodity trading Unit helps in providing wide overseas supply channel.

  • Ore Minerals: Lead, Zinc
  • Precious Metals: Gold
  • Non-Ferrous Metals
  • Gemstones: Sapphires, Tourmaline, Amethysts
  • Leases, Concession Development

Energy Services and Oil & Gas

Upstream/Downstream Oil & Gas Investment & Development

Petroleum Concession development

Oil and gas exploration and production

Supply of crude oil, LNG, LPG, fuel oil, refined petroleum products

Oil & Gas Asset management

Data-room analysis & Due Diligence

Business facilitation in Oil & gas industry

Fordshire is dedicated to...

Developing indigenous skills across the oil and gas value chain throughout the development of oil and gas assets in Nigeria and have in place all system documentation.

Providing sustainable employment opportunities to Nigerians and enhancing the multiplier effect on the host community by maximizing the participation of local companies and contractors.

 

Fordshire is blessed with a highly motivated management team with wide experience in the oil and gas industry, the company has energetic and skilled professionals in areas such as geology, HSE, petroleum engineering, accounting & administration.

Fordshire’s spectrum of energy business:

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Hydrocarbon Asset Management

Gas & Power Initiatives

Energy Services & Advisory

Deal Structuring & Finance

Data-room analysis & Due Diligence

Business facilitation in Oil & gas industry

Downstream: Supply of crude oil, LNG, LPG, fuel oil, refined petroleum products

Our Dynamics

Business mix

Margins and profitability

Geographic footprint

Size

Growth rates

Advisory Services & Consultancy

Advisory Services & Consultancy

Transaction services

Corporate finance

Advisory

Business restructuring services

Business Recovery Services

Capital Projects & Infrastructure

Due diligence provider

Strategy Consulting expertise

Multi-disciplinary consulting business

Fordshire will leverage on...

Her full access to the global network with significant knowledge and experience and dedicated in-house competency and specialized team.

We are committed to becoming one of the best independent global professional services organisations.

We have a vast and diverse global network of independent professionals that are top-notch. This is essential in delivering top quality services to all our clients, local and multinational.

Our professionals consistently focus on providing flexibility and sustainability in a complex and ever growing competitive global market place.

Fordshire aims to...

We aim to become a leading professional services firm offering best-in-class strategic advice which will be useful in the delivery of energy services.

We have access to professionals with in-depth knowledge of the mining, energy, oil and gas industry and clear understanding of our client’s objectives.

Our value driven approach in project delivery which shows clear path to fulfilling client’s needs.

We are well positioned to fulfill client’s needs. We intend to further leverage on our global network of international expertise.

We are committed to becoming the best energy trading & investment leaders in Nigeria and around Africa.

Why Fordshire Energy?

We recognise the specificity of each project’s needs and challenges. Hence we do our best to provide tailored solutions to project needs.

Partners in Performance

Fordshire Energy is willing to work with partners on developing a transparent and equitable financing and operating model that meets the aspirations of all stakeholders (partners, government, communities, financiers, employees and Fordshire Energy) and provides demonstrable value to our partner & Nigeria as a whole.

Governance

Corporate Structure & Governance

Fordshire, incorporated in 2017, is a full cycle international energy investment enterprise focused on mining, energy trading and services in Africa with experienced management with proven track record in the trading, mining & energy industry, with best in class corporate governance.

Over 100 man years of industry experience spanning mining, metallurgical, finance, geology, exploration, development and operations.

Proven experience in the precious metals and non-ferrous sector with strong connection to an extensive network of buyers and sellers.

Proven relationships with key decision makers and regulatory authorities.

Board of Directors comprises of experienced and highly connected individuals, carries out the policy and audit of the company’s affairs.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Fordshire Energy’s approach to Corporate Social Responsibility is to ensure that it is driven at the highest level of the organisation.

The management team take responsibility for implementing CSR policies.

The UN Global Compact is a set of guidelines built around 10 universally accepted principles to help businesses meet best practice in the fields of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Fordshire’s CSR policies are designed to ensure that it meet the UN Global Compact principles.

Host Communities As Stakeholders

Fordshire Energy will treat its host communities as stakeholders by investing in building mutually beneficial relationship with local communities, as part of the firm’s business risk management system. Community representative groups and local area governments are interlocutors.

Fordshire Energy’s focus is building capacity within host communities by privileging education including by way of granting scholarships and skills acquisition awards and providing training as well as employment opportunities for the community.

Fordshire Energy -sponsored community projects also form part of Fordshire’s fostering relationships with all stakeholders.

Environment, Health and Safety

HSSE policy

Highest priority is delivering on health, security, safety and environmental performance and complying with all laws and standards.

Environmental management focus is consistency and effectiveness in identifying and mitigating the environmental and social impacts of operations.

Fordshire Energy is committed to conducting operations to the utmost HSSE standards obtainable internationally in the oil & gas industry

Continuous HSSE performance improvement premised on:

Focused incident prevention philosophy

Incident reporting and investigation practice with a No Blame Culture

Policy implementation

Major operating sites to be certified under the international environmental management system standard ISO 14001.

Management’s active participation in HSSE programmes

Working in harmony with regulators towards compliance with government objectives.

Monitoring compliance to standards through regular in-house and third party inspection and audit assessments.

Improving overall performance through sustained HSSE awareness and training initiatives.

HSSE activities

Employees, partners, suppliers and contractors required to comply with the health, safety and environmental requirements of code of conduct.

Safety performance through procedures, processes and training programmes.

HSSE competence training and awareness campaign

Tool-box briefings and regular bi-weekly HSSE meetings

Facilities inspections and servicing of pollution control, safety and firefighting equipment

Compliance monitoring of asset’s environment

Developing HSSE-management system

Review of asset security plan

Review and development of guidelines, work procedures and contingency plans

Contact Us

James Odunuga

Chief Operating Officer

+234 (0) 708-909-4057

james.odunuga@fordshireenergy.com

Our Office

Address: Office: 21, Vattern Crescent, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria

Email: info@fordshireenergy.com

Website: www.fordshireenergy.com