The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the recent spate of divestments of onshore oil blocks by some international oil companies (IOCs) is in the best interest of indigenous players in Nigeria’s oil and gas production mix. It equally dismissed the perception that the development may lead to a crisis in the nation’s oil […]
The Nigerian oil and gas industry celebrated another milestone in the development of indigenous infrastructure for the delivery of world class well construction service which has demonstrated that with Nigerian Content policy and law, it is possible to attract investment in-country and domicile real value creation within the Nigerian economy. Delivering a keynote address at […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board flagged off its pilot Geosciences training at the Laser Petroleum Geosciences Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday 16th, September, 2013. Speaking at the event, the General Manager, Capacity Building Division, NCDMB, Engr. Omorode Oviasu explained that this was the first industry capacity building initiative directly organized […]
A GE Oil & Gas project to assemble vital subsea equipment in Nigeria is adding to the Nigeria high tech skills base. Last year, a state of the art gas testing tank was built at the GE Oil & Gas Subsea Systems facility in Onne, Nigeria. The tank was the first of such testing facilities […]
In building local content development, an indigenous company, CNS Marine Nigeria Limited said that it has acquired three vessels worth over $50 million (N6 billion) for offshore services in Nigeria. Speaking at the weekend during the official commissioning of the new vessels, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of CNS Marine Limited, Mr Barry Adedamola disclosed […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has concluded plans to sponsor the training of young Nigerian Geoscientists. The pilot programme is expected to train 50 graduates who will be involved in exploration of hydrocarbon deposits and reservoir management. The training which is billed to start in September was conceived to address the shortage of […]
The expatriate biometric data capture being conducted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board at its headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State is progressing steadily.The exercise which commenced on July 2, 2013 is geared to capture the biometric details of all expatriates working in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry and is now a condition precedent […]