Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has commended BEAMCO Nigeria Limited for its giant strides in the oil and gas equipment components manufacturing.
He commended the oil and gas servicing company on Tuesday while Speaking at the load-out ceremony at BEAMCO’s facility in Lagos.
Ogbe specifically 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.
The NCDMB boss expressed 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.
Mangrovepen.ng can confirm 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 ensured that NLNG, through 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.
“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 said.
He said 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.
“NCDMB would continue to support BEAMCO to further expand its capabilities to include backward integration in pumps and valves components manufacturing in Nigeria,” Ogbe promised.
While assuring purpose-driven companies in the oil and gas sector, Ogbe said “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 NCDMB helmsman was accompanied to the facility by the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director of Finance and Personnel Management, Mr. Ifeanyi Ukoha, and other senior management of the board.
It was gathered that some senior staff from the Nigerian Content Divisions of the international oil and gas companies were also part of the visit.