Energy Banking at UBA
Vision“To be the leading Energy Bank in the West African sub region and a dominant presence in Africa”
Mission
“ We will be the Energy Bank of choice by offering our stakeholders value added customised financial solutions whilst maintaining high standards of professionalism towards all our customers”
Our Customer Segmentation
- Upstream: major exploration and oil producing companies
- Downstream: major oil marketing companies and independent marketers. This includes the: refining, petrochemical and transport sector of the oil industry
- Oil Trading: exporters of crude and fuel oil and wholesale importers of refined petroleum products
- Oil Service: the international and leading suppliers and operators of rigs, suppliers of high tech manpower and technical supplies; providers of engineering, geosciences and logistics support (includes transportation, shipping, pipelines, personnel etc); major, general suppliers and turnkey project specialists
Target Customer Segment
- Upstream: major oil exploration & oil producing companies
- Downstream: major oil marketing coys; independent marketers
- Oil Services: ancillary support; service providers
- Oil Trading: major oil exporters
Product Offerings
- Treasury Products
- Current/ Dom. Services
- Credit Facilities – LPO Financing, IDC, Bonds, Guarantees, Export Credit, Agency backed financing solutions, Note Issuance facilities, FCY lending and Hedging products
- Structured/ Project Finance
- Loan Syndication
- E – Banking Services
- Auto Notification
- Card Based Services
- Government Payment and Collection Services
- In Plant tellering services
Our Industry Experience
- Lead and Collecting bank for NNPC/PPMC crude sales, Power Holding Co Nigeria.
- One of two Nigerian banks authorized to establish Letters of Credit to NNPC.
- Lender to Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) USD100 million Vessel Finance I and USD160 million Vessel Finance II.
- Financiers to MAJOR OFFTAKERS of the following refineries : SMB&SIR-Cote d’voire,Sonara-Cameroun,TOR-Ghana,SAR-Senegal and NNPC-Nigeria.
- Lender to a major Upstream company for a 1st and 2nd Pre-Export Finance Term Loans of USD50 million.
- UBA also participated in various other Project Financing for the major Down steam and International oil Service companies
- Largest Buyer of Crude Oil FX proceeds from the major Oil & gas companies among Nigerian Banks.
- We maintain strong account and cordial relationship with NNPC, its JV partners and subsidiaries.
Major Oil & Gas Transaction
- Note Issuance Facilities to Shell Petroleum - US$60million
- Facility Agent on NNPC/Mobil NGL II – $25million
- Facility agent to Nigerian Banks on NLNG Train 4 and 5 project – US$40million
- Elf Petroleum 2nd Pre – export Finance – US$30million
- Facility Agent and Participating bank for Nigerian Content Fund of US$350million
- Bankers to the facilitator of the Nigerian Joint Qualification System for the Oil & Gas Industry.
Clients
| Transactions on import and export transactions |
International import and export transactions include but not limited to the following clients; ![]() Average import Trade exposure on Refined products is circa USD500m at any point in time. |
| Transactions on import and export trades |
Recent counterparties to trade transactions include ; ![]() |
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To find out more about how we can meet your energy banking needs, kindly contact us using the email address energybankenquiry@ubagroup.com




