A DATABASE FOR MANAGING PETROLEUM INFORMATION (A CASE STUDY OF CORPORATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF NNPC)

Abstract

This project is an attempt to solve the conventional problems associated with using a spreadsheet to process and manage data in the Corporate Planning and Development Division (CPDD) of the NNPC. The vision of CPDD is "to be the think tank" of the corporation while its mission is to assist management of the NNPC to provide strategic direction for the corporation. The existing information system in the division is not efficient. Retrieval and access to information is time consuming. Poor data organization which might lead to inaccurate and inconsistent data. The problem identified above were crucially investigated and a possible solution was designed in this project. A database system was developed to take over from the laborious use of Microsoft Excel in data entry and retrieval.