By John Ikani
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Tuesday, visited the facilities of BEAMCO Nigeria Limited in Lagos and commended the oil and gas service firm for the giant strides it recorded in oil and gas equipment components manufacturing.
Specifically, he lauded the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, Saipem-Daewoo Joint Venture, and BEAMCO Limited for enhanced in-country value addition, as locally assembled pumps and valves are set for installation and pre-commissioning preparations on the multibillion-dollar NLNG Train-7 project on Bonny Island, Rivers State.
Speaking at the load-out ceremony at BEAMCO’s facility atApapa, Lagos, the NCDMB boss noted with fulfilment 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.
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 ensured that NLNG, through its main contractor, Saipem-Daewoo, awarded a contract to BEAMCOfor 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 the 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, one 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 of Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Abdulmalik Halilu and the Director of 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.
