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| Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe (m) and others during the visit |
He highlighted the collaboration with Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited and Saipem-Daewoo Joint Venture, emphasizing the significance of in-country value addition as locally assembled pumps and valves prepare for installation on the multibillion-dollar project on Bonny Island, Rivers State.
Speaking at the load-out ceremony at BEAMCO’s facility at Apapa, Lagos, the NCDMB boss noted with fulfillment that the feat of sourcing such vital components in-country was made possible by the Equipment Component Manufacturing Initiative (ECMI) launched by the NCDMB in 2013.
A press release issued by the corporate affairs unit of NCDMB, reveals that the initiative necessitates the issuance of Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) as a requirement for participation in equipment supply in the oil and gas industry.
The implementation, the press release explained, ensured that NLNG, through its main contractor, Saipem-Daewoo, awarded a contract to BEAMCO for the supply of 17 API (American Petroleum Institute) Pumps and 19 Control Valves in line with NCDMB’s Approved Vendor List for NLNG Train-7 project.
According to Engr. Ogbe, “Nigeria is proud that BEAMCO will be delivering quality pumps and valves on schedule. This is a demonstration that the Nigerian business environment provides all the enablers to support manufacturing and assembly.”
He remarked further that the achievements of the company affirmed the position of the recent presidential directives on local content implementation, which mandates that oil and gas contractors should only be awarded to local companies with established and proven capabilities in-country.
He promised that “NCDMB would continue to support BEAMCO to further expand its capabilities to include backward integration in pumps and valves components manufacturing in Nigeria,” and also assured purpose-driven companies in the oil and gas subsector that “together we will achieve more of similar milestones in the industry, as part of our collective commitment to achieve 70% Nigerian Content by 2027.”
Among components and accessories sent forth at the event were four pumps (2 Reflux pumps and 2 Amine booster pumps) and five valves (2 Mark 100 valves, I Mark One valve and 2 flowtop valves).
The Executive Secretary was accompanied on the visit by some senior management of the NCDMB, including the Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Abdulmalik Halilu and Director Finance and Personnel Management, Mr. Ifeanyi Ukoha.
Some senior personnel from the Nigerian Content Divisions of the international oil and gas operating companies were also part of the visit.
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