The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has assured that the country’s oil and gas sector will soon have access to in-country assembled pumps and valves in line with NCDMB’s approved vendor list for the NLNG Train-7 project in Bonny Island, Rivers State.
The NCDMB Executive Secretary gave this assurance when he visited the BEAMCO Nigeria Limited facility and commended the oil and gas service firm for the giant strides it recorded in oil and gas equipment component manufacturing.
Specifically, he lauded 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 in Apapa, 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 a 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 BEAMCO for the supply of 17 API (American Petroleum Institute) pumps and 19 control valves in line with NCDMB’s Approved Vendor List for the 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 mandate that oil and gas contractors should only be awarded to local companies with established and proven capabilities in the country.
He promised that “NCDMB would continue to support BEAMCO to further expand its capabilities to include backward integration in pumps and valve component 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 1 valve, and 2 flow-top valves).
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