In furtherance of its long-standing support to African oil and gas producing countries and development of local content in the continent, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday in Lagos began a five-day engagement with the Petroleum Commission of Ghana. The knowledge-sharing workshop was convened at the request of the Petroleum Commission, and it seeks to establish technical cooperation with the NCDMB through capacity building and learning from the experience, best practices and procedures.
The objective is to foster the Petroleum Commission of Ghana’s effort to institute an effective framework that will ensure compliance and develop strategies for local content in their nation’s oil and gas industry.
As part of the opening day, the Ghanaian delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, at the Board’s liaison office in Lagos. The NCDMB helmsman welcomed the delegation and relayed the Board’s unwavering commitment to support sister African countries to develop local content and indigenous technological capabilities.
The knowledge sharing session began with the Director Monitoring and Evaluation NCDMB, Mr. Abdulmalik Halilu providing the welcome remarks. He underlined the need for African oil-producing countries to develop unique capacities, trade amongst themselves, and grow the African economy, as envisaged by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA).
Thereafter, key officials shared NCDMB’s strategies and operating procedures covering core operations like supplier development initiatives, Nigerian Oil and Gas Parks Scheme (NOGaPS) and the structure and operations of the agency.
Presentations in the later days of the week would focus on the operating framework for planning, research and statistics, succession planning processes, Nigerian Joint Qualification System (NJQS), Biometrics system, human capacity building, institutional strengthening, Nigerian Content Equipment Certification (NCEC) and other templates.
Other themes that would be explored as part of the engagement include the Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF) operating framework, the Projects Certification and Authorization Division (PCAD) templates and implementing framework, the Monitoring and Evaluation implementing framework and the Community Content Guidelines and Stakeholder Management strategies.
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Project 100 companies and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), which is umbrella body of oil producing companies in Nigeria would equally make presentations, with the engagement ending on Friday with a review of a memorandum of understanding and protocols for data sharing.
The engagement with the Ghana Petroleum Commission agency follows similar sessions the Board had with key officials of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and the Mozambique’s national oil company, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) earlier in the year.
NCDMB Corporate Communications
August 12, 2024
