
The MRS Group is committed to being the supplier of choice, through Product and
Services excellence. This commitment require us, at any level, to continually seek
ways to meet our customer's requirement and exceed their expectations. Each company
of the M.R.S. Group operates within its area of expertise with integrity and purpose.
The Group will continue to provide leadership for the advancement of our employees
and to enrich the communities in which it operate.
We are made up of the following subsidiaries:
M.R.S. Transport Limited is the first company in the
group, and was incorporated 23 March 1995, to carry out transportation of products
from our depot to all parts of the country.
M.R.S. Oil and Gas Company Limited was incorporated
January 1998. A leading independent and licensed petroleum service company, it has
attained the status of supplier of choice in the industry through product and service
excellence. Unlike most of the independent marketers the company has adequate storage
facilities and are not dependent on third party facilities to satisfy its customer’s
demand.
The company operates a private jetty, and a modern 14 arm loading gantry with easy
access to customers. It is the biggest company in the group in terms of number of
staff, and provides logistic, human resource management and other administrative
support for the rest of the group.
M.R.S. Shipping Limited was incorporated in 2004. It
is an established and recognised shipping agents registered with the Nigerian Port
Authority (NPA) National Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NAMASA), Directorate
of Petroleum Resources (DPR). It also acts as an exclusive broker for the Group,
ensuring that the chartering for import/export cargoes are performed according to
the highest international standard.
M.R.S. Shipping Limited, through spot or time charter parties permanently handles
a shipping assets positioned throughout the world. These vessels are managed in-house
to ensure that the Group can guarantee timely supply and lifting for M.R.S. Oil and Gas Co. Ltd. This also allows the Group to create additional
value through both fleet optimization and chartering to other companies outside
the M.R.S. Group.
M.R.S. Investment Company Limited was incorporated in 19XXX, and is a Real Estate and Project Management Company involved
in the sale and purchase of land, building, construction and property development.
Ovlas Trading SA was incorporated in October 2003 as
the overseas trading arm of the Group. The company is a dynamic structure which
capitalise on lean organisational structures and better flexibility to win market
share from their direct competitors. Ovlas brings also a disciplined and strategic
approach to trading by emphasizing market analysis and customer relationships.
Ovlas manages the trading and supply activites of MRS Group, and has established
itself as a major exporter of Nigerian Naphtha, Fuel Oil, Crude Oil and also as
a major importer of Gasoline and Gasoil to the Nigerian market.Since early 2006,
Ovlas Trading S.A. operates a 40,000 barrels/day of Nigerian crude oil allocated
by the Nigerian government to the government of the Republic of Senegal.
Ovlas operates throughout Africa, Europe and North/South America, procures and supply
a broad range of petroleum products. The company is also very active on regulated
and non regulated derivative markets. Ovlas has a large prime Suppliers and Customers
base mostly made of, State companies, Major Oil Companies and large Trading houses. |