Dorman Long boosts local content, delivers crude oil production by 60,000 barrels daily

 

 

IBRAHIM QUADRI

 

The Group General Manager of National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Mr Bala Wunti on Tuesday declared that the Madu Conductor Supported Platform (CSP) will jerk up total crude oil production capacity to approximately 60,000 BOPD and reduce gas flaring in Nigeria.

 

Bala who was represented by Mr. Buduwara Zakariya the General Mananger Joint Venture Operator (NAPIMS) made the remark during the official Load-Out of the newly constructed Oilfield platform by Dorman Long Engineering Limited at the Nigerian Naval Dockyard, Victoria-Island Lagos.

 

According to him, the platform which was phase 1B of Anyala-Madu Field development project, is a decisive effort  of President Mohammadu Buhari initiated in 2019 to unveil NNPC to the world.

 

“We are proud of the feats we have achieved with the First E&P Joint Venture. From the successful delivery of the phase-1A scope of Anyala-Madu Field development project during the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic, to sustaining offshore production operations in a safe and sustainable manner.

 

“We are committed to supporting the JV to yet again deliver remarkably on the Phase-1b. The Madu field development will raise the total JV production capacity to approximately 60,000 BOPD and facilitate the elimination of gas flaring.

 

“Today’s CSP Load-out is indeed no mean feat. I would like to commend the Mangement and Staff of First E&P, our  entire project team for the hard work they have invested into the project so far and the contractors, Dorman Long for their diligence and continuous support.” Bala said

 

Dr. Timi Austen-Peters CEO Dorman Long Engineering Limited highlighted the strict adherence to local content act provision and the attendant positive impact on the nation’s economy.

 

According him, the platform when in full operation will produce 20,000 barrels and can conveniently perform optimally what larger platforms will do.

 

“We built the platform deliberately in Nigeria, all fabricated in the Naval Dockyard by Dorman long.

 

“The platform will produce oil and gas, 20 000 barrel a day, with adherence to local content act, our unit cost weigh below 10 dollars.

 

“The Anyala field which is the first platform currently on shore produces 44,000 barrel of oil already.

 

“The Madu field was discovered by Chevron and Texaco 40 years ago but it took the joint venture of FIRST E&P to conceptualize this.

 

“NNPC funded the project till when we can get additional fund. The partnership is thriving, and we are given a task, “now you are at 45 go to 100”.

 

“We will need to build 2 or 3 more it is possible, so that we can learn from that already done. Not only Dorman Long. PETAN members contributed immensely to the delivery and domiciliation of the money to ensure it was spent in Nigeria.

 

“The platform was a good job well done. The collaboration ensured we got value for money spent, through deliberate protection of local content.”

 

Rear Admiral Hamza Ibrahim the Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Limited in his short remarks stated, why the project is given required attention being a structure that is constructed to further boost the nation’s sea power and maritime activities.

 

 

 

“The Navy providing this enabling environment for Dorman Long is all in line with our contribution to national development, because  the project by no means is going to contribute to national development of the country.

 

“We also wish to see Nigeria develop capacity in terms of self reliance in building facilities of this nature.

 

“Don’t forget that one of the major strategic reason of the Federal Government acquiring this facility is to enhance or actualize quest for sea power.

 

“The project you are seeing  is an integral part of acquiring sea power and enhance the maritime activities in Nigeria which the Navy by constitution is mandated to protect the maritime environment.

 

“It is equally to enable Nigeria to build capacity in terms of maintenance and building military vessels.

 

“I am very sure you are aware that the President and Commander in Chief was here late last year to Commission one of the vessels that was constructed here, so all this factors are traceable to why we are able to assist in providing an enabling environment for this kind of project.” Rear Admiral Hamza said.

 

CEO/MD FIRST E&P Joint Ventures (First Exploration &Petroleum Development Company Limited), Mr Ademola Adeyemi Beroin his own contribution on the importance of the project, noted that the objectives that drives the project was mainly premised on growing local content and expertise, saving more revenues for government and stakeholders.

 

 

“The two licensed blocks are in shallow waters and we have to look for a concept, to develop how we produce the oil safely and sell it.

 

The Dorman Long Engineer Mr. Victor Kanu however noted that by the construction and eventual loading of the platform within 777,202 hours with no incidence, the historical jinx in the sector has been broken.

 

“2019 this project was in paper form, Nigerians translated that to this structure- Madu CSP project, from production Depth, Drill, and even subsea structure  done also by Nigerians, so the construction was fully Nigerian.

 

“Local content was well encouraged. Things hitherto  seen as not doable in Nigeria but today we have broken the jinx. In 777,202 hours with no incidence achieved,” he noted.