Africa in Focus – August 2014

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Contents INTRODUCTION West Africa is well-oiled for the future

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Oando PLC The only way is up

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Oilserv Limited Nigerian prosperity is in the pipeline

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Seven Energy Investing to Energise a Nation

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Contacts Managing Director EMEA Kiron Chavda Content Director Oliver Bishop

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Oilserv Limited

Editor Sheree Hanna Designer Frazer Jones

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Seven Energy

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Oriental Energy Resources

Pelfaco Limited

Perseverance pays off

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De Coon Services

Alcon Nigeria Ltd Oiling the wheels of expansion

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Setting the service standard in oil & gas 140

Kaztec Engineering

Global Process and Pipelines Services Limited Expansion is in the pipeline

Offers consistent service

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Kaztec’s Snake Island project is a first for Africa 148

SGS Nigeria Passes the test

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Oando PLC

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Global Process and Pipelines Services Limited

Pelfaco Limited

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Oriental Energy Resources

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De Coon Services

Alcon Nigeria Ltd

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SGS Nigeria

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Kaztec Engineering

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Introduction

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Sheree Hanna

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Introduction

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here is no doubt significant investment is currently being piped into West Africa’s oil and gas industry as the continent’s rising demand for energy fuels a buoyant time for industry players.

Spending on exploration and production projects, as well as oil and gas infrastructure projects, such as refineries, pipelines, LNG and GTL facilities was expected to reach $21.30bn in 2013.

The continent is predicted to experience the world’s fastest regional energy demand growth between now and 2035 as urbanisation, rising populations

and strong GDP growth of its economies continue to expand.

According to the BP Energy Outlook 2035 for Africa, in 2035 the continent will have 21 percent (1.8 billion) of the world’s population compared to 15 percent today and the region will account for 44 percent of global increase.

The continent’s energy production is projected to grow by 93 percent between today and 2035: much faster than the global average of 41 percent.

West is where it is at

Much of Africa’s booming oil and gas industry is centred round the Oilserv: Butt welding of gas transmission pipeline joints

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The continent is predicted to experience the world’s fastest regional energy demand growth between now and 2035’

West where five countries currently dominate upstream oil production.

Nigeria, Libya, Algeria, Egypt and Angola account for 85 percent of continent’s oil production.

Other oil producing countries include Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.

However, it is the more established markets of Nigeria and Angola which will continue to dominate spending.

Nigeria, which leads the pack, has witnessed over the past couple of decades the establishment of — SOURCE: BP Energy numerous oil and gas exploration Outlook 2035 Report companies set up to take advantage of the lucrative opportunities its oil and gas fields are generating. in order to become a major force within the sector.

A game changer He said: “Companies like Among them are the likes of Oando, ourselves that are well run, well Seven Energy, ALCON and Oilserv structured, well capitalised Nigerian which are all following aggressive companies will be able to play a very expansion strategies. significant part in creating value in Oando Plc, for example, is in the these assets that have seen underprocess of acquiring ConocoPhillips’ investment for very many years and Nigerian assets in a $2billion this ConocoPhillips opportunity deal which will secure interests in is going to afford us to do that.” oilfields both on and offshore along ALCON, which employs 2,570 with a stake in a power plant. people and works with some of According to Pade Durotoye the biggest names in the sector who is Chief Executive Officer for including Shell Petrol Development Oando Energy Rescouces, the Company of Nigeria, Nigerian AGIP company is taking advantage of Oil Company and Septa Energy, “game-changing opportunities” is expanding its scope of works 7

Introduction towards offshore fabrications and construction capabilities.

Leading the way

Ina Obasi, Vice Chairman and Director, said: “Five years from now, ALCON will be the leading onshore EPC contractor for the Oil and Gas industry for mid-sized projects with the inclusion of full Offshore Works capability in Nigeria.

“We intend to grow our turnover by 100 percent within the next five years with the Earnings before Interest & Tax (EBIT) from eight to 10 percent and triple the fixed assets within the same period.”

At the recent Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja, Andrew Yakubu, Group Managing Director for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was reported

as saying that while Libya was the only country with more crude oil reserves, Nigeria’s delta regions remain one of the most prospective areas in the world.

On the gas front, Nigeria’s proven reserves total 182 trillion cubic feet, but about 600,000 cubic feet of undiscovered gas potential is still available to tap.

ALCON: Septa Uquo Cpf Project

It is environmentally friendly. The Niger Delta is considered a gas basin with potential of about 600TCF and gas is the key to our economic development through power and industrialisation” – Andrew Yakubu, Group Managing Director for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 8

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He spoke of the country’s bid to remain the continent’s leader for crude oil production including strategies such as formulating a concrete solution for dealing with pipeline vandalism, improving the economics of small fields operations and a new acreage management systems.

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He said: “All of the strategies mentioned will reinforce our position as Africa’s leading producer of oil.

However, planned increases in oil production in the near and medium term will also result in the significant production of gas.

“Gas is a fuel for the future. It is environmentally friendly. The Niger Delta is considered a gas basin with potential of about 600TCF and gas is the key to our economic development through power and industrialisation.”

Ultimately, the continent will remain an important source of global oil and natural gas supply accounting for 10 percent of global oil and nine percent of natural gas production says the BP Energy Outlook.

And its increase in combined oil and gas production between today and 2035 is bigger than any of the BRIC countries.

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Oando Plc

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Nigeria’s leading oil and gas company is evolving through audacious acquisitions it is growing its upstream business and continues to be a pioneer through the expansion of its gas and power footprint and in the downstream it is looking at value centric solutions for all

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ando Plc is gearing up to take advantage of the “game changing” opportunities within the oil and gas market, not just within its homeland of Nigeria but across all of Africa.

Helping it to achieve this ambition is the $1.66 billion takeover of ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian assets,

by Oando Plc’s subsidiary, Oando Energy Resources, a deal which was struck in December 2012, has reached financial close and is awaiting governmental approval for completion.

The deal will secure interests in oil fields, on and offshore assets along with a stake in a power plant and is playing a major role in the 11

Oando Plc The only way is up ambitious expansion strategy.

When the ConocoPhillips deal is concluded it will increase Oando’s current production levels by another 40,000 to 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Pade Durotoye, Oando Energy Resources, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We believe that we have a once in a lifetime opportunity and the transformation this transaction is going to bring is going to be a real game-changer.”

Oando Plc, which has businesses operating throughout the entire energy value chain from upstream to downstream, is busily positioning itself to becoming a major player across the continent.

While the company’s downstream Oando Service Station

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businesses are firmly established with retail outlets comprising some 350 service stations in Nigeria, representing a 15 percent market share, Oando Plc is looking to evolve its upstream businesses to become a more dominant player in the areas of oil exploration and production.

Dominant player Aionjie Alex Irune, Oando Plc’s Head of Corporate Communications, said: “We are looking to become a leading indigenous independent upstream player.

“Our focus is total value creation from the upstream and that growth will come through two avenues from organic, growth

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We believe that we have a once in a lifetime opportunity and the transformation this transaction is going to bring is going to be a real game-changer” — Pade Durotoye, CEO, Oando Energy Resources through asset development of our current portfolio and inorganic, growth through acquisitions.

“As well as seeing the organisation evolving to effectively being the number one player in the downstream, we are also looking to becoming a more dominant player in the midstream sector, with gas distribution and power generating assets.

“We currently have over 100 kilometres of gas pipelines delivering gas to our customers across the country and of

Oando laboratory employee course as we are on the verge of securing our acquisition of ConocoPhillips Nigerian assets which would put us at the sixth or seventh largest oil producer in Nigeria as well as the leading indigenous oil and gas player.”

Facilitating growth Other measures being taken to facilitate growth is a reduction in our overall expenditure and boosting downstream business with the completion of our ultra-submarine mid-stream jetty, so the company 13

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Our focus is total value creation from the upstream and that growth will come through two avenues from organic, growth through asset development of our current portfolio and inorganic, growth through acquisitions” — Aionjie Alex Irune, Oando Plc’s Head of Corporate Comms. can be more efficient and benefit from economies of scale as larger vessels will be accommodated for discharging products. The project is hoped to be concluded before the end of the year.

Within the business of gas supply the company is working hard at expanding its gas pipeline network to serve the nation, but in the meantime has set up a pilot

project by supplying industrial and commercial customers with compressed natural gas delivered in huge cylinders to within a 100km radius of the supply point.

On the retail side, a scheme is being implemented to transform some of its service stations into “mega” stations which is already substantially increasing daily throughput of vehicles.

Oando is expanding its gas pipeline network to serve the nation

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Oando’s growth through innovation Part of the overall strategy has also involved some restructuring of the six divisions that operate under the Oando Plc umbrella and here we give a comprehensive outline of each of the business sectors and talk to each of the Chief Executive Officers:

Pade Durotoye (OER)

Oando Energy Resources – Pade Durotoye, CEO Oando Energy Resources (OER) was officially formed in 2012 and was formerly known as Oando Exploration and Production, which was started in 2003/04.

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The only way is up the Niger Delta basin and on the continental shelf and acts as both an operator and partner to Nigerian and Multinational companies.

Today the company has 13 licences or options for licences.

It is also the Oando business playing the instrumental role in the ConocoPhillips acquisition.

The business is headed by CEO, Pade Durotoye who said: “We have signed an agreement to buy ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian assets and have acquired all funding for the purchase; we are currently working towards closing the deal.

“We are very excited about this growth opportunity because it brings us significant growth prospects and will reposition us as the largest indigenous exploration and production company in Nigeria outside the majors.”

have seen under investment for very many years and this ConocoPhilips opportunity is going to afford us the chance to do that,” he said.

The division has a 60+-strong personnel team which has been recruited from far and wide to ensure it has the best talent available.

It employs, according to Durotoye, global best practices for dealing with suppliers. “We go for tenders making sure we are clear on requirements and the capabilities of all the service providers,” he said.

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Key drivers Durotoye is keen to take advantage of some of the key drivers shaping markets today and believes the transition of international companies from land and swamp producers to deep water is one which will continue.

“Indigenous companies like ourselves that are well run, well structured, and well capitalised will be able to play a very significant part in creating value in these assets that 21

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The only way is up Oando Energy Services Ltd – Bandele Badejo, CEO Oando Energy Services Ltd (OESL) is a leading indigenous energy services company that offers high quality oilfield services to E&P companies operating in Nigeria by deploying a suite of best practices, innovative technology, safety procedures, high quality support and environmentallysound well site operations.

The business which commenced nearly 10 years ago offers services along three main lines namely; Drilling Rigs, Drilling & Completion Fluids Services, and Drill Bits and Engineering Services.

The division which currently offers employment to approximately 500 people is headed by Bandele Badejo who explained that the drilling rig services arm accounts for about 90 percent of the company’s total revenue with the other two service lines making up the remaining 10 percent.

Recently refurbished Since commencing the business, OESL has invested over $500m in the upstream services sector mainly through the acquisition of its four swamp drilling rigs of which three (OES Teamwork, OES Integrity and OES Passion) are under contract to International

Bandele Badejo MD-CEO Oil Companies in the Niger Delta and a fourth rig (OES Respect) has recently been refurbished and is scheduled to commence a long term contract in Q1 2014.

Badejo said: “The challenge is to gainfully employ each of our four assets and gain profits from them.”

The rig business began in 2007 with the acquisition of two rigs and grew rapidly with an additional three rigs being added to the fleet by the end of 2009.

Despite the decommissioning of its fifth rig (OES Professionalism), OESL is still the largest swamp drilling contractor in Nigeria.

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The only way is up OESL as a leading indigenous drilling contractor has led the company to offer its services to local and global service providers who do not possess the expertise required to operate successfully in the Niger Delta.

Future aspirations Reflecting on the company’s success Badejo said: “In the next five years my dream is to have seven to 10 rigs in operation; however we will carefully look at the market needs and deploy strategic assets in line with sustained increases in demand.”

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“Consequently, our growth strategy for the rigs business is a simple one - to seek alliances with owners of drilling assets with the aim of deploying their available assets in the Nigerian market.”

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As a pioneer in the private sector piping and distribution of natural gas to consumers, Oando Gas and Power has successfully led private sector participation in the gas distribution business in Nigeria.

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The only way is up Akute Power Limited is a 12MW captive power plant set up to supply power to the Lagos State Water Corporation; Alausa Power Limited, a 10MW captive power plant presently supplying the power requirements of the Lagos State Government Secretariat in Alausa.

and the flagship Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facility.

Osunsanya said: “CNG is our transient strategy. We will continue to champion its development and supply outlying customers with CNG as we develop the national gas grid.

“Our overall long term strategy will focus on aggressive expansion and growth as we strive to to Competitive leadership strengthen our market play.

OGP has consistently demonstrated “We are working arduously to competitive leadership in the improve our quality management Nigerian energy market, and and efficiency, adhere to best has leveraged the capabilities practices, and employ well-proven of its gas grid to develop expertise and contractors as we Independent Power Plants (IPP) strive to build a dominant African gas and power company”.

Yomi Awobokun (OMP)

Oando Downstream – Yomi Awobokun, CEO Oando’s downstream division consists of three main business lines: the fuels retailing business, Oando Marketing Plc (OMP) and its international trading and supply business, Oando Supply & Trading, and finally the infrastructure business, Oando Terminals and Logistics.

The retail division of the Group boasts up to 15 percent market share in Nigeria and it interacts with up to 100,000 customers daily via its outlets or product service offerings operating across the country.

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In the next five years, I expect we will be a visible international group of companies operating in many parts of the African continent� – Yomi Awobokun, CEO, Oando Downstream

business supports OMP to ensure it always has products to distribute within Nigeria and this business is, according to the CEO, Yomi Awobokun, increasingly becoming a force to reckon with on the continent as it expands its services across Africa.

The division has operations across Nigeria, West, East and Southern Africa. It operates more than 350 gas stations distributing more than 1.5bn litres annually of refined products.

Growth potential It has recently launched a 30

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convenience store called TRIPPMART on its forecourt and plans to have a network of 50 stores by the end of 2014 to drive additional value through its gas stations to the delight of its customers.

Supported by more than 1,500 trucks, Oando’s Downstream business boasts of the largest fuels distribution platform in Sub-Saharan Africa Via an audacious transformation programme, Oando Downstream Division has begun to reposition its retail, trading and terminals businesses to grow its market share on the continent and sustain its position as Africa’s Leading Indigenous Downstream Player.

Awobokun said: “It is already proving to be very successful. Our goal is to grow our daily throughput per station, per day, consistently while investing as little capital as possible in achieving this.

“This exercise entails revamping sites with more potential, divesting from weak sites and acquiring new sites in areas we believe have a future growth potential.”

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Oando Plc

Oando continues to invest heavily in its with a N1bn loan from the German Gov

Oando’s tank storage facility for LPG the downstream business.

The future strategy is to build storages and pipelines in West, Southern and Eastern Africa with the sole aim of building sustainable businesses.

Oando is leading the effort to switch up to five million Nigerian homes to LPG for domestic use from Kerosene, Charcoal and Firewood.

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LPG cooking stoves available at affordable prices for the middle to low income earners and its efforts were recently boosted by a N1bn loan from the German Government.

According to Awobokun, Oando’s LPG aspirations derive from its belief that every Nigerian home can cook with LPG by 2020 with the support of Government and well-meaning corporates like Oando Plc. “In the next five years, I expect

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Industry: Oil & Gas Founded: 1955 Headquarters: Lagos, Nigeria Key People/Titles: Adewale Tinubu, GCE Oando Plc; Omamofe Boyo, DGCE Oando Plc; Olapade Durotoye, CEO Oando Energy Resources; Bandele Badejo, CEO Oando Energy Service; Bolaji Osunsanya, CEO Oando Gas & Power; Yomi Awobukun, CEO Oando Downstream

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we will be a visible international group of companies operating in many parts of the African continent,” said Awobokun.

“We will be successfully monetizing our strong network of retail and distribution infrastructure supported by our international trading businesses, employing thousands of Africans and delivering consistent returns to our shareholders.”

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Nigerian prosperity is

in the pipeline For more than 20 years, the indigenous oil and gas company has been expanding and developing to lead the country’s energy master plan, as it maintains its position as the original EPC company in Nigeria Written by: Matthew Staff and produced by: Kiron Chavda >>>

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ilserv’s 127 kilometre, 48 inch OB3 pipeline running from Obiafu/Obrikom to Oben in Nigeria is the largest gas pipeline in the country and represents the company’s ambition to be the major domestic gas distributor.

Commencing business in 1995, Oilserv began as a private company in the oil industry and has developed its range of services and specialties over the years to incorporate its gas facilities as well as leading the way in terms of technology, Corporate 35

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Social Responsibility (CSR) and multinational partnerships.

The market-leading OB3 project is the current culmination of these two decades of progression but Oilserv’s work is far from done, both in Nigeria and further afield.

“When we started, our whole aim was to set up a very professional Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company in Nigeria,” explained Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Emeka Okwuosa. “At that point in time there was only one other company but we have been involved in the Nigerian oil and gas master plan from conception to

become a full integrated company within the industry.”

Nigerian gas master plan While the amount of competition in Nigeria has grown over the years, Oilserv will always maintain its position as the company who led the way in EPC services in the country, and its affiliation with the Nigerian oil and gas master plan remains a core focus moving forward.

“What keeps us going is that through all this time, we have kept reinvesting in the business strongly to keep our quality up,” said Okwuosa. “Maintaining good records and having good

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We look to form partnerships with other operators in order to give them quality and to reduce their costs, supporting the activities of emerging companies in Nigeria as well as the big IOCs” — Emeka Okwuosa, Group CEO

relationships with clients is the key and we don’t mind competition in that respect.”

The gas master plan in itself not only relates to the projects being carried out in Nigeria, but to the development of the country as a whole, which is something Oilserv takes very seriously.

Hiring skilled locals in management positions presented an early challenge with previous multinationals only employing Nigerians in lower capacities previously.

This encouraged Oilserv to produce a more sustainable approach to people management

Emeka Okwuosa, Group CEO through 15 years of ongoing training programmes and affiliations with schools and universities to aid the progression of artisans, not just for Oilserv, but for the industry and country in general.

Okwuosa continued: “From inception we noted that CSR is a key point in keeping us moving on and improving our results. We have good relationships with the local community where we are based, and also with the Chiefs in these locations and individual development unions that we have worked with, some more than 20 years.

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Butt welding of a gas pipeline joint at 12 o’clock position using auto welding machine in a special welding tent make a point of understanding how each community works, before addressing them in terms of employment and providing them with facilities such as wells for water.”

knowledge of the local terrain and its unique capabilities in the region.

Projects include a side-by-side 12 inch and 4 inch pipeline bridging 12km between two of Shell’s bases in 2001, as well as the Ebubu Coming out of its Shell Manifold, which is Shell’s largest Developing to the current stage of manifold station and connects many Oilserv’s development owes a lot to its of their lines into a major trunk line to partnerships with various companies their main terminal in Bonny. over the years, and none more so than “We kept building and reinvesting, global oil and gas giant, Shell. while the opportunities kept opening Between 1999 and 2007, Oilserv up and we kept increasing our was the biggest indigenous capacity and quality,” Okwuosa said. partner of Shell, carrying out “As part of our development we have their emergency repair works in grown naturally to provide services for the swamps using its specific more than 12 different companies.

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“The group’s potential has been reached by doing work for companies like NNPC, NGC, Oando, Geometric Power Ltd, Seven Energy, Midwestern Oil & Gas, Total, Agip, Notore and Accugas in Nigeria, and we are also building a lot of the pipelines for more marginal and new indigenous Nigerian companies, too.

“We look to form partnerships with other operators in order to give them quality and to reduce their costs, supporting the activities of emerging companies in Nigeria as well as the big IOCs.” Leading technology Leading the way adds extra pressure on Okwuosa and Oilserv to maintain the highest possible standards, but

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Osforce Industry: Oil & Gas OSFORCE NIGERIA LIMITED is an indigenous company and consists of local (Nigeria) personnel. The company is 100% owned by Nigerians. Osforce Nigeria Limited also has foreign technical partners whose wealth of expertise is fully incorporated in our project execution. As may be required due to expansion on technical requirement and expertise, foreign personnel shall be engaged.

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When you’re on top you can only go down; people take shots at you so you have to keep focused and be a step ahead in the production of new technologies in the industry” — Emeka Okwuosa it’s a pressure that the CEO enjoys and uses as motivation.

“When you’re on top you can go down; people take shots at you so you have to keep focused and be a step ahead in the production of new technologies in the industry,” he explained. “This way Oilserv keeps ahead of the pack in a sustainable way.”

And that is certainly what Oilserv has managed to achieve through its introduction of horizontal drilling technology.

As one of the first to introduce the service in the industry, it avoids the need to cross rivers by dredging as well as being able to cross major 45

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Okwuosa explained: “Horizontal drilling technology was originally introduced to reduce the impact on the environment.

“When you cross a river with pipeline by conventional methods, you have to dredge and destroy marine life. But with horizontal drilling you go under the water and don’t touch the river. You sometimes start 200 metres from one bank, drill across and come out the other side.”

Future expansion To keep ahead of the curve, Okwuosa has already begun planning the next stages of

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We are expanding through Africa as we speak and believe that what we have done in Nigeria we can replicate in other parts of the continent” — Emeka Okwuosa development for Oilserv, incorporating offshore projects as well as international expansion.

While all of our activities have taken place on land or in swamps until now, the possibility of offshore EPC work is a very real one, and early arrangements have already been made with partnering companies to participate in tenders with offshore jobs in mind.

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“Internationally, we have found some joint venture agreements with companies in Libya and have a foot in there ready for when security issues die down.

“We have also started work in Equatorial Guinea to offer EPC services there too, and as we speak we also have a foot in Niger where we have gone through registration to be involved in pipeline activities.”

In five years time, Okwuosa hopes to see Oilserv Ltd on the London and Nigerian Stock Exchange as a

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Industry: Oil & Gas Founded: 1992 Headquarters: Rivers State, Nigeria Key People/Titles: Emeka Okwuosa - Group CEO Chris Okonkwo - Chief Operating Officer Emeka Izuchukwu - Chief Finance Officer Oilserv Corporate Office consequence of its ongoing financial and technological development, with the aim of establishing itself as a fully integrated pipeline and facilities company across Nigeria and West Africa, and possibly as far afield as Canada through company acquisitions.

The CEO concluded: “We are expanding through Africa as we speak and believe that what we have done in Nigeria we can replicate in other parts of the continent. That is our main goal.�

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ntegrated oil and gas provider Seven Energy has invested upwards of $750 million into the development of the maturing Nigerian energy market since its breakaway from oil giant Weatherford International in 2007.

The company sees an unprecedented opportunity for the improvement of oil and gas drilling, processing and transport in the Nigerian domestic market as the country continues its path of rapid industrialisation.

The company is currently involved in operations in the South East of 51

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In the north west Niger Delta, the company is in a Strategic Alliance Agreement with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) covering OMLs 4, 38 and 41 where production has increased

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In the north west Niger Delta, the company is in a Strategic Alliance Agreement with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC)’

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Seven Energy has already made extensive progress towards achieving its ambitious goals in Nigeria. Having secured significant interests in the undeveloped Uquo and Stubb Creek fields in the south east Niger Delta, the company is now forging ahead with bringing the fields into production. Alongside this development, the company has recently put the finishing touches on its 200 million-cubic-feet-of-gasper-day gas processing facility near the Uquo field.

The projects to provide gas to the Ibom Power station (near Ikot Abasi) and the Calabar NIPP power station (near Calabar) will generate over 750 MW of electricity, equivalent to more than 10 percent of Nigeria’s 61

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Major provider Seven Energy has gone through a rapid transformative process since it was established as an arm of US oil services giant Weatherford in 2004, when it was operating mainly in the US and Canada.

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were no longer developing or were attributing less value to.”

Seven Energy’s approach is to focus on the gas reserves and resources in these marginal fields and to develop its own gas processing units and pipeline network to transport the gas to end users.

Although this would have been nigh-on impossible several years ago, the Nigerian government’s move towards commercialisation of the energy market has allowed the company’s approach to flourish.

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recently that make our operation possible,” said Ihenacho. “Most significantly, the power sector has been commercialised and the government is in the process of privatising generation and distribution companies in the sector,” he said.

Commercial understanding Until now, the power sector has been primarily government owned, meaning that power plants have never been committed to paying commercially viable prices for gas.

“With the liberalisation of the power sector in Nigeria, we are starting to see an industry framework that is more realistic

We try to find gas assets that are within a reasonable distance of demand centres” — Phillip Ihenacho (Chief Executive Officer)

and so suddenly you have got a key component for stimulating gas supply to the power sector, that over time will become much more private sector led and much more powerful with the overall result being the improvement of the service for the consumer,” said Ihenacho.

The regulatory changes and liberalisation of the power sector has meant that the company now has a key customer base that over time is expected to further broaden and diversify.

This recent change in policy has been coupled with the Nigerian government’s ongoing Gas Master Plan. The plan is a proactive attempt by the government to establish basic policies around the gas market, including the principle of willing buyer/willing seller.

It’s been a positive move for Seven Energy, which has welcomed the liberalisation of the market laying the foundation for private investment in infrastructure that will only come when investment is made attractive to business.

The company has entered the Nigerian energy market in a considered and measured manner.

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“There is an abundance of underdeveloped and even unexplored gas in Nigeria,” said Ihenacho. “It’s the most logical place for the country to look towards to increase its power output. There is a good amount of hydroelectric energy that can be produced due to some favourable waterways, but this currently accounts for 20 percent of all power in the country and that is already at the upper limit.”

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Safety briefing with power grid in background Land of opportunity Despite the increasing promise of Nigerian industry, oil and gas in particular, Ihenacho stresses that a considered expansion strategy, especially when it comes to acquisition of new fields and assets, is of the upmost importance.

“We’re very careful about what sort of assets we buy and where they are located,” he said. “We try to find gas assets that are within a reasonable distance of demand centres.”

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development of the infrastructure and pipelines to reach the desired area.

With confirmed anchor customers, the company’s strategy has been to build its processing capabilities and gas pipelines with spare capacity in order to be able to process and transport gas not only to the anchor customers but also to other smaller customers whose custom would not necessarily facilitate new infrastructure being constructed. “You need something like a power plant, aluminium smelter, fertiliser

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plant or other gas-intensive industry to become an anchor customer because they require extremely large volumes of gas that can allow you to justify building gas infrastructure in one location or another,” said Ihenacho.

As in every aspect of Seven Energy’s operation, the thinking behind this strategy has been drawn together with the view to a sustained presence in Nigeria.

“We’re not going in and extracting some oil and then moving on,” said Ihenacho. “When we make an acquisition in a new location, we are

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typically producing and supplying gas on 15-25 year contracts, so we’re going to be interacting with the communities and customers in the long run,” he said.

Although Seven Energy’s approach to Nigeria may be a break from many of the Supermajors’ operations in the country, the logic of the longevity of the company’s planned operation in Nigeria is unquestionable.

The chronic power shortage in Nigeria is an issue both for domestic and industrial consumers in a country with the largest population and one of the fastest growing economies in Africa.

Both domestic and industrial consumers rely mainly on privately owned diesel generators - and only 40-50 percent of the population has access to electricity from the grid. Diesel is around 10 times the price of Seven Energy’s current average gas sales price ($2.50 per thousand cubic feet of gas compared to $23.09 for the equivalent amount of diesel).

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When we make an acquisition in a new location, we are typically producing and supplying gas on 1525 year contracts, so we’re going to be interacting with the communities and customers in the long-run” — Phillip Ihenacho modernisation of Nigerian energy is completed properly.

“The government has done well to create a commercial environment that is conducive to investment by the private sector,” said Ihenacho.

For some time, the government in Nigeria has attempted to encourage investment (mostly from Supermajors) into the development of the gas industry for domestic market supply. Looking forward, the government’s current path has led it to making investment more commercially viable, which is why the situation is now improving rapidly with new key players such as Seven Energy which are dedicated to the Nigerian energy market and will continue to be so.

Community partner Seven Energy’s record speaks for itself. With the company recently ticking over 7,500,000 hours with no time lost in incidents, it is rightly proud of its enviable health and safety and environmental record.

The oil and gas industry – especially in emerging markets – operates on a rigorous environmental standards procedure.

However, the company sees its exceptional record in this field as a minimum, and strives to go further with its operational certifications, as well as its community relations.

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Acquiring land with as little disruption as possible, as well as working together with communities to IFC and World Bank standards to implement socially and environmentally safeguarded projects is part and parcel of the Seven Energy journey in Nigeria.

“By definition our business means that we interact much more intensively with communities than in other industries,” said Ihenacho.

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Nigerian workers communities, and because we are supplying gas into a domestic market we have a much larger, positive impact on our communities.

We are helping them to generate electricity, which is vital in moving Nigeria forward.”

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a funding mechanism to drive through these projects, rather than what the company thinks they want,” said Ihenacho.

Seven Energy’s approach to Corporate Social Responsibility is part of a new wave of companies in Africa taking a more communityfocused view when it comes to interacting with localities. “It’s a new approach, yes, and we think it’s a better one,” said Ihenacho.

As well as providing funding for local projects, Seven Energy is also committed to employing and training Nigerian talent. Nigerianborn himself, Ihenacho is keen to

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promote the company’s indigenous nature, which includes working with local contractors, suppliers and partners, as well as the population.

However, in this area, there is still more work to be done.

“It’s challenging because in an ideal world you would hire as many people as you can for your projects directly from local communities,” said Ihenacho. “The reality is that it’s not always possible, but companies like ourselves are paving the way – with our unique training schemes and in other areas – to ensuring The team at IGRF that the skill-set required to work in this industry is apparent in the next oil and gas fields and other generation of Nigerians,” he said. upstream assets already in the pipeline, the management have no Here to stay Seven Energy’s colossal investment doubt that the best is yet to come.

“The opportunities in Nigeria still into the Nigerian energy market is only the beginning of the company’s lie ahead of us,” said Ihenacho. “The demand for gas is very substantial lofty ambitions in the country. With further investment in infrastructure, and continues to grow. We see

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Industry: Oil and gas Founded: 2004 Headquarters: Lagos, Nigeria

huge promise in our future in this country,� he said.

There is a huge demand for gas energy in Nigeria. For some time, the country has been importing refined petroleum products (in particular diesel) while simultaneously failing to fully utilise its vast and underdeveloped gas reserves.

Seven Energy is in many ways the type of answer Nigeria has been seeking. A considered, indigenous gas developer which has Nigeria’s long-term prosperity aligned with its own interests.

Nigeria demands power, and Seven Energy is meeting those demands head on.

Key People/Titles: Phillip Ihenacho (Chief Executive Officer) Bruce Burrows (Chief Financial Officer) Jeff Corey (Chief Operating Officer) Dr Andrew Jamieson OBE (Chairman) Products: Oil and gas exploration, development and production. The business model is designed to capture the full value chain from upstream appraisal, development and production, to ownership of processing and distribution infrastructure and marketing to end users

Revenue: US$102.4 million (2012) Employees: In 2012, the average monthly number of employees was 172 Website: www.sevenenergy.com

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Perseverance pays off for Oriental Energy Resources Limited A leading indigenous Nigerian oil company is forging ahead with plans to develop all three of its offshore oil assets thanks largely to the tenacity and vision of its owner Written by: Sheree Hanna Produced by: Oliver Bishop

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he tenacity and perseverance of its leader has made privately-held Nigerian oil exploration and production company Oriental Energy Resources Limited the success it is today.

Dr Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi first set up the Company in 1990 and despite early challenges, Oriental has significantly grown thanks to his steadfastness and vision.

Group Chief Operating Officer, Rick Camp said: “Talk about a story of perseverance; Dr Indimi, who comes from humble beginnings, is a self-made man and has shown great

fortitude.

“He is the sole owner of Oriental and received his first block OPL 224 in 1990 and persevered with it for almost 20 years before the drilling successes started to come.”

At the end of the 1990s, the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) gave the approval to convert OPL 224 to OML 115 as a result of progress shown on the block. Oriental was then able to secure two more fields Okwok in 2006 and Ebok in 2007.

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Dr Alhaji Mohammed Indimi, OFR inspects one of the OES ships production in 2015 with OML 115 to follow in 2016/17.

Aggressive exploration Ebok’s development followed aggressive exploration and drilling programmes. When it came into production in the second quarter of 2011 it initiated the largest development progamme for an independent Nigerian oil company to date.

The Company has many milestones to be proud of, not least of which is its extensive technological achievements, which 92

include a number of firsts for the industry.

“This is an extremely technologically driven industry and the Ebok JV Partnership have just produced a list of historical technical achievements that have been attained on the Ebok Field,” explained Camp.

The long list includes: From appraisal drilling to first oil in 20 months; the largest capacity MOPU installation in Nigeria; the largest ESP-based development in offshore Nigeria; and the first usage of wireline retrievable ESPs in Nigeria

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and second offshore installation in the world.

The Company also drilled one of the longest extended reach wells in offshore Nigeria by an Indigenous operator with MD of over 10,300ft.

Instrumental in its achievements have been the partnerships Oriental has formed with its technical partners, in particular Afren Plc, which is a partner on all three assets and Addax Petroleum which partners on the Okwok Field. It also works closely with Mercator Limited on its Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) and its Mobile Production Unit (MOPU) facilities.

Talk about a story of perseverance.

Dr Indimi, who comes from humble beginning is a selfmade man and has done incredibly well for himself” — Rick Camp, Group Chief Operating Officer

Major survey The past three to four years have marked the major turnaround in Oriental’s fortunes after the Company carried out an extensive seismic programme covering 348 square kilometres of ocean-bottom cable 3D seismic.

The survey was concluded in 2012 and supplied the Company with valuable information. “We were able to utilise that information to help clarify the potential of Okwok and OML 115,” explained Camp.

“The DPR has just approved our field development plan and we will embark on drilling two appraisal wells on Okwok and at least one on 93

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Alhaji (Dr.) Mohammed Indimi, OFR Executive Chairman/CEO OML 115 in 2014.

This is an extremely “Our goal is to bring Okwok into production in 2015 and we are technologically driven already getting the facilities together industry and the Ebok for that to happen.”

As Okwok and Ebok are only JV Partnership have 13km away from each other it is anticipated the company will use just produced a list the terminal at Ebok for offloading of historical technical Okwok’s oil.

Camp continued: “As for OML achievements that have 115, it is a different story as it is been attained on the much further away. However, if the geology is kind to us and we can Ebok Field” develop it, it is likely we will put up — Rick Camp new standalone facilities on OML 115.”

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jobs for the Company which has its headquarters in Abuja and currently employs about 55 people. “Since I have been here the Company has doubled in size and as new projects develop it is likely to increase the number of employees even more,� he said.

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Company’s philosophy.

The Company seeks to benefit its host communities and is involved in a variety of educational, social, and health services programmes.

“We work very closely with our technical partner in developing our supply chain and our adherence to local content laws, not just because we have to, but because it is part of our DNA,” said Camp.

“We certainly source locally as much as possible and it is our intent to help build the domestic oil and gas industry in Nigeria.”

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Student scholarships Creating jobs and looking after staff is high on Oriental’s priorities.

The Company has initiated training programmes in three different areas.

In order to develop the future employee pool, Oriental runs a number of scholarships for students taking advanced degrees in engineering and oil industry associated disciplines.

For existing staff the Company utilises a combination of classroom theory and on the job training. “This last year we have put the emphasis on learning the job, by doing the job and working very closely with their Afren colleagues particularly in our 102

Training is key to success offshore positions to support those employees and help them grow and develop in their careers,” explained Camp.

Oriental also supports the Government’s National Youth Service Corp programme by providing placements in the fields of geology, technical skills and engineering.

Leading the way With regard to the environment and health and safety aspects of the Company’s operation it looks to lead the way rather than follow.

“Of course we make sure we adhere to all the requirements of the Government regarding environment

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Industry: Oil & Gas Production and Exploration Founded: 1990 Headquarters: Abuja, Nigeria and health and safety issues, but we go one step further by making sure we are also in line with international standards and procedures,” he said.

“In fact, we have just received from the Ministry of the Environment a letter of commendation for our environmental best practices for 2013.”

Having worked so hard and arriving at such a strong position, Dr Indimi’s tenacity and belief in his enterprise has paid off and Oriental is now looking forward to reaping even more rewards in the future.

“Once we have all three assets on line, I expect the production figure will be somewhere north of 50,000 bopd,” concluded Camp.

Key People/Titles: Dr Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer; Rick Camp, Chief Operating Officer; Ignatius Ifelayo, Group Technical Director Products: Oil and gas services Revenue: Not disclosed Employees: 55 Website:

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n line with its vision of becoming Nigeria’s leading midsize onshore engineering, procurement and commissioning (EPC) contractor in the oil and gas industry, ALCON is currently investing heavily in enhancing its facilities.

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To this end, it is investing $50 million in expanding and upgrading its marine base and fabrication yard in Woji, Port Harcourt, in the Rivers State, which boasts a jetty water front with a loading capacity of 500 tons.

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ALCON is known for its capability to deliver on time highly complex projects to various clients without compromising quality and within stated budgets and time schedule� — Ina Obasi, Vice Chairman and Director

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painting and blasting heavy structures and piping fabrication with overhead bridge cranes.

To further drive productivity, ALCON is also upgrading its equipment fleet and machinery as well as procuring a new marine fleet for offshore capabilities and constantly enhancing training programmes for key staff in a number of priority disciplines.

Uncompromising on quality Ina Obasi, Vice Chairman and Director, said: “ALCON is known for its capability to deliver on time highly complex projects to various clients without compromising quality and within stated budgets and time schedule.

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“The quality and beauty of its works has continued to attract more potential clients. Its unique growth can be attributed to its steadfastness in delivering all expected results safely.

“In addition, ALCON also has in place training and seminars for the continuous development of its staff and technical personnel.”

ALCON Nigeria Ltd began operations in 1982 as MED Construction, however to take advantage of the rapidly growing and diversifying Nigerian oil and gas industry, the company was reconstituted in 1984 under its present name.

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ALCON has a strong image and reputation within the market and, therefore, it is easy for us to attract talents due to our commitment to our workers” — Ina Obasi turnover is $135 million and its main areas of operation are the South and South Eastern states of Nigeria with plans to expand to other Nigerian territories.

Projects on the go At present the company is working on a number of major projects, ranging from construction of the International Terminal (phase two) of Akwa Ibom International Airport on behalf of the Akwa Ibom State Government, to the construction of a Central Processing Facility at the Uquo Gas Plant for Septa Energy.

Ina Obasi, Vice Chairman, Director, GM HR, NC and Public Affairs As an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contracting company, ALCON has the ability to carry out more than 250,000 man-hours for procurement and technical services, and in excess of 6,500,000 man-hours for construction services in the civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation fields.

Obasi said: “ALCON has a strong image and reputation within the market and, therefore, it is easy for us to attract talents due to our commitment to our workers.

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Oiling the wheels of expansion to maintain its quality staff by delivering a sense of belonging and partnership with its workers, and encourages training of new and young engineers.”

Techno savvy Aside from training, ALCON pays close attention to its partners and clients and has established a centralised logistics and procurement centre at its headquarters, where it has triedand-tested systems in place to monitor all goods and services coming in and going out.

The company also ensures that it is ahead of the pack

Stefano Piotti, MD

Five years from now, ALCON will be the leading onshore EPC contractor for the Oil and Gas industry for mid-sized projects with the inclusion of full Offshore Works capability in Nigeria. We intend to grow our turnover by 100 percent within the next five years with the Earnings before Interest & Tax (EBIT) from eight to 10 percent and triple the fixed assets within the same period” — Ina Obasi 113

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Septa Uquo Cpf Project when it comes to use of the latest technologies available.

“Technology means a lot to us,” said Obasi. “It forms part of our growth plan so as to keep our operation at its most efficient and cost saving peak.

“We keep evolving to explore new technologies to deliver our projects better than the previous ones by learning from them and this has kept us on a constant path in search for new technology.”

The company has recently installed the Sage Accpac ERP software for accounting, which is tailored to deliver efficient cost and financial reporting for better management. It has also implemented SharePoint software for ease of communication and better management.

In the fabrication workshop it has also recently acquired and installed a PLASMA cutting machine to increase efficiency of metal plate cutting and thus reduce waste and cost.

Top-notch clients The company is rightly proud of its top-notch list of clients and works hard to maintain strong working relationships with them.

Within its organisation, ALCON has established the Public Affairs Department and Business Development unit whose primary responsibility is to manage, maintain close co-ordination and promote good relationships with all its clients.

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with client requirements hence the company has instilled a high level of confidence in customers that we can deliver projects on time without creating unnecessary issue due to our high-commitment approach to projects.�

Keeping abreast of latest trends within the industry sectors it operates also allows ALCON to be in a position to satisfy customers’ needs.

Areas which it is currently keeping an eye on include Nigerian local Septa Uquo Cpf Project

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With regard to new rules governing health and safety issues and the prevention of medical issues, the company is currently re-evaluating the way it conducts business to ensure its people and environments are properly cared for.

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currently in the process of acquiring two gas generators for its base office in Port Harcourt to replace the current diesel ones thereby reducing emissions.

Obasi said: “In addition, we have a policy whereby we only use equipment in perfect condition which reduces pollution and those that have reached a certain age limit are removed from our fleet.”

This forward-thinking and dynamic company is on a clear trajectory having already set in place an expansive capital expenditure programme aimed at widening its area of operation and can only be expected to continue to go from strength to strength.

“Five years from now, ALCON will be the leading onshore EPC contractor for the oil and gas industry for mid-sized projects with the inclusion of full offshore works capability in Nigeria. We intend to grow our turnover by 100 percent within the next five years with the Earnings before Interest and Tax (EBIT) from eight to 10 percent and triple the fixed assets within the same period,” explained Obasi.

“We also aim to grow our motivated, young dedicated team. The strength lies in the human investment.”

Industry: Engineering contracting Founded: May 10, 1982 Headquarters: Port Harcourt, Rivers State Key People/Titles: Chief Gianfranco Falcioni, Chairman; Ina Obasi, Vice Chairman; Stefano Piotti, Managing Director; Primo Bianchi, Deputy Managing Director; Uba Obasi, Director; Luca Guassotti, Director Products: Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning Revenue: Not disclosed Employees: 2,500 Website:

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Global Process and Pipelines Services Limited

International expansion is in the pipeline for Nigeria’s GPPS Global Process and Pipeline Services Limited has enjoyed rapid growth since 2010 and its international recognition as serious player in the market bodes well for future expansion plans Written by: Tom Wadlow Produced by: Oliver Bishop

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t has been a rollercoaster journey for GPPS since it became fully operational in 2010, with 80 percent year-on-year growth to about $20 million revenue and staff numbers increasing from a handful to a 65-strong team looking after around 30 pipelines and facilities in Nigeria.

The one-stop-shop pipeline maintenance and precommissioning specialists boasts of fresh technologies and methods which have received international endorsement from industry behemoths like Shell and ExxonMobil, helping to build a reputation which will allow them

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to penetrate markets in the Middle East, North and West Africa.

Chief Executive Officer, Obi Uzu, has brought his expertise on the technological side to GPPS from his prior endeavours, and his sights are set on becoming the best in Nigeria and West Africa in the shortest possible time.

“We will become a multinational company in a few years, operating in five countries and looking to employ in excess of 250 people,” he said.

“We will be a major player in Nigeria and West Africa.”

Expansion Uzu has highlighted the Middle East and North Africa as strategically lucrative locations for GPPS to begin their expansion outside West Africa, and is in the process of discussing with future clients in the region with a view to opening up bases within the fourth quarter of the year.

The proposal entails a joint venture with local partners in a deal which will see GPPS taking up to a 45 percent stake.

“Western companies are trading in Tunisia, Algeria and Libya to a mind-boggling extent. We want a piece of the cake as well.”

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Western companies are trading in Tunisia, Algeria and Libya to a mind-boggling extent. We want a piece of the cake as well” – Obi Uzu, CEO

consolidate its leading position in the region Big endorsements GPPS’s outward expansion has been made viable by its rapid reputation building, crucial to which is its state-of-the-art technological processes built around wellmaintained brand new equipment, exceptionally experienced management team and highly trained and motivated workforce.

“I have been in the business for 23 years, so I know what to improve on, in order to achieve impressive quality results,” he said.

Obi Uzu, CEO “Our dependable brand new spread of equipment enables us to safely complete projects much earlier than scheduled. This makes us a cheaper option.”

One of its flagship technologies is its gel recipe - high viscous organic fluids used to flush out hydrocarbons from pipelines, clearing the way for cleaning and maintenance work.

Uzu said: “You look at water and oil, they segregate in layers in static or laminar flow regime. If you apply our gel technology, you can push all the hydro-carbon in one flush even in a laminar flow rate.’’

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Safety is everybody’s business.

We collectively dictate what the rules are during safety meetings and reviews, deciding what we have to do to prevent the latest threat from happening” – Obi Uzu

“I was part of a research team for gel technology in my previous work assignment. Our gel technology application makes it more efficient, environmentally friendly and overall better cost option for the client.”

“Big companies like Shell, ExxonMobil and other IOCs in Nigeria have endorsed the gel technology,” he added. “They have been surprised at tested technologies available here in this part of the world.”

GPPS is also using advanced pipeline monitoring equipment (instrumentation) that keeps them up to speed with what is happening in any given pipeline, including more precise readings of the rate of fluids, debris, pressure, cleanliness, detection of leaks and dryness in the pipelines.

Reliable reputation Bolstering its reputation alongside its up-to-speed technological processes is an immaculate safety record and offerings of cheap and flexible business.

Key to its safe standards is communication throughout the entire company and management’s lack of compromise on taking undue risks.

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Safety is everybody’s business at how much BP lost recently in the Gulf of Mexico incident – far more than a year’s profit. One mistake and we are wiped out.”

“We have to communicate safety messages to our people, so as to make everybody in the company becomes safety manager. Safety is everybody’s business. We collectively dictate what the rules are during safety meetings and reviews, deciding what we have to do to prevent the latest threat from happening.”

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payments and able to cut costs by being based in Nigeria without head offices thousands of miles away.

This is without diluting operating standards.

Integrated services lines also makes GPPS a convenient onestop-shop, with services from precommissioning to cleaning, nitrogen services, de-oiling, facilities maintenance, and pumping among many others available. They also offer consultancy services and can operate onshore and offshore.

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of the initial challenges the company has faced up to.

Finding initial capital at the onset is a problem being faced by many fledgling businesses in Nigeria today, and GPPS financed its early development through a series of joint ventures arrangements.

“You can’t go to the bank and borrow money the way you desire if you don’t have the financial track record and support,” Uzu explained.

“The interest on the loan could kill the business from the beginning.”

Other hurdles included a lack of skilled labour in Nigeria along with poor supporting infrastructures which the government has to adequately address to boost more investment.

Rigorous in-house training that involves internal competition between workers on a career tree system has incentivised the labour force to learn and move up the ladder by achieving clearly defined targets.

“We need to hold people accountable and will reward the best, making sure we deliver the best services we can,” Uzu added.

Having emerged on the right side of many potential barriers, GPPS can see light at the end of the pipeline and look forward to expanding into new and exciting markets in years to come.

Industry: Energy, pipelines Founded: 2010 fully operational Headquarters: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Key People/Titles: Obi Uzu, CEO Products: Pipeline services from pre-commissioning to all maintenance needs Revenue: $20 million Employees: 65 Website:

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SGS Nigeria

SGS Nigeria Passes the test Industry leader ticks all the boxes, and is strengthening further to stay at the top of the inspections pile Written by Joel A. Levy Produced by John Holliman >>>

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nspections firm SGS Nigeria has invested in a new state-of-the-art research and distribution facility, as well as its seeds and crops division, in a bid to consolidate its position as industry leader.

General Manager Micheal Moore, who has been with the company since December 2010, noted that the new laboratory for the oil, gas and chemicals division already has a solid reputation in the region.

He said: “The laboratories in Lagos and Port-Harcourt are highly rated in Nigeria and West Africa. We provide quality control and troubleshooting expertise, and analysis using the latest versions of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), IP and other recognised industrial standards and specifications, with state of the art equipments and experienced trained personnel.”

Moore was proud of the laboratory’s high-standards. “Our laboratories are yearly calibrated according to international standards. We have certified equipments and thermometers traceable to international reference standards, and we mobilise within the shortest notice to ensure that clients’ timing is met.

“We have completed an SGS laboratory information management scheme, and implementation will commence soon. Also, a preparation and target date has been set for ISO 17025 Certification.

This combination puts us at the forefront and gives us an edge over our competitors,” he said.

Services to soil The upgrade to SGS’s seeds and crops division, Precision Farming Services, has seen new machinery enabling an even better service.

Moore explained: “The service has come to the forefront in agricultural requirements across West Africa, offering services unique to the region, and enabling farmers to accurately prepare new land for growing crops with 100 percent confidence of providing a good, healthy yield.”

This is achieved by soil sampling, testing and mapping. SGS takes samples from a site, the location of which is indicated by a handheld GPS unit giving the coordinates.

By testing these samples in the laboratory, the company can identify nutrient deficiencies and fertilisation requirements.

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includes four key areas: inspection, verification, testing and certification services, but there are many subdivisions.

A subsidiary of SGS SA, the Nigerian division’s head office is based in the capital Lagos, with operational offices in Apapa, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The main headquarters of SGS is in Geneva, Switzerland.

The company proudly proclaims itself the “world leader” in the testing and inspections industry.

Its motto “when you need to be sure”, provides peace of mind with integrity to its clients Solutions are tailor-made to fit a huge variety of demands around the world. SGS’s website explains: “wherever companies are in the world, we respond to their needs.”

Moore said: “SGS Nigeria’s strength lies in its ability to draw on local talent as well as international technical competencies, networks, databases and a 130-year industry experience.

“We aim to be the most competitive and productive service organisation to maximise the benefits in terms of cost, reliability, safety, quality, scheduling and warranty by utilising an established single source management.”

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of SGS, and the innovative, entrepreneurial nature of the firm.

Developing staff SGS prides itself on the quality of its staff, and as such has a rigorous process for choosing the best possible workforce. It ensures that candidates have the appropriate skills, and those that SGS focuses on particularly according to Moore include strong interpersonal communication skills, dynamism, the ability to innovate, and decisionmaking.

The company desires for staff to remain with it long-term and always seeks to improve their skills through training, educational sponsorship and regular performance appraisal.

To make sure that staff are utilising

their potential, SGS frequently reviews its employees’ talents to see if there are any further responsibilities or duties to which they would be suited.

Environment Moore also enthused on SGS’s environmental services, saying: “As the world’s leading provider of these services, we offer testing, sampling, inspection, certification, verification and a comprehensive range of specialist solutions to help companies minimise their environmental impact.”

SGS is looking to bring these quality environmental services to Nigeria in the coming months.

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preliminary stage of setting up this service here in Nigeria. We recently carried out asbestos inspection and laboratory analysis in Abuja in July 2013, and are in the process of carrying out industrial hygiene survey for Lafarge Cement by September or October,” he said.

The company also offers consultation on how to meet standards relating to climate change.

Moore said: “From testing for micro-pollutants to ensuring compliance with new greenhouse gas emissions regulations, we

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help companies understand and optimise their relationship with the environment, and comply with environmental standards.”

Looking forward, he foresees no slowdown in the growth of SGS’s Nigerian branch. He said: “SGSN will pursue to strengthen our already dominant position in the testing, inspection and certification marketplace. Our plan demonstrates how we will deliver strong organic growth while using acquisitions to expand certain areas of our service offering and geographic coverage.”

Key People/Titles: Andrew Hunter –MD, Whicliffe Ogot – Finance Manager, Rawat Deepak-Singh – HR Manager, Mike Moore – GM. Products: Testing, Inspection, Verification and Certification Revenue: NGN 2,838,826,000 (Year 2012) Employees: 221 Website:

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Pelfaco Limited

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Pelfaco offers consistent service After servicing international companies in the troubled Niger Delta region for 25 years, this firm is using an understanding of community issues to open the door for local business to profit from its resources Written by: Joseph Wilkes Produced by: Oliver Bishop >>>

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elfaco’s commitment to social and corporate responsibility has seen it cope with threats that sent its competitors packing from the troubled Niger Delta long ago.

At the same time it can now be credited with contributing to the re-emergence of smaller, local companies.

Nigerian specialist service provider to the oil and gas industry Pelfaco Ltd has just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and after coping so well with the unique challenges of operating around the delta, is now looking to become a major force. It is also providing hope that the future of the region will be fruitful for local

businesses and the community.

Its continued presence in the area has added to renewed confidence around operating there, with several new independent Nigerian oil companies appearing of late, requiring the company’s services.

Business Development Manager Abraham Oriazowan, said: “We have been able to maintain good relationships with larger internationals as they know the quality of jobs that we deliver, and now Pelfaco is working with newer companies which are acquiring some oil fields from the majors”.

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Pipeline and Flow construction names in the industry including Chevron, Exxon Mobil Agip and Shell, offering turnkey construction services and local knowledge.

This local knowledge involves more than mere market research.

In the early 1990s a conflict began in the Niger Delta region which continues to this day, caused by tensions Working with the big names between foreign oil corporations and The company was founded in 1988 minority ethnic groups who felt they as a small construction company, to were being exploited.

Militia groups and pirates still blight provide upstream and downstream the area, more than ever, in fact, services in engineering, making it difficult for smaller Nigerian procurement, construction, companies to progress and causing installation and maintenance of oil and gas facilities, including dredging their larger, more well-financed services in swamp areas around the western counterparts to be wary.

But where angels fear to tread, Niger Delta region.

Pelfaco has remained, employing a It works with some of the major we are part of their success story and they are part of ours. The volume of jobs has now increased.

“In five years we’ll become a major indigenous company in the oil and gas sector with a myriad of pipeline constructions, in the areas of dredging and marine construction.”

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We are part of their success story and they are part of ours” — Abraham Oriazowan, Pelfaco policy of community engagement and sustainable community development initiatives to deal with the issues.

Oriazowan said: “We have a corporate responsibility to our local host community, to provide jobs trainings and social amenities and so on, to the areas where we work.

“For instance we provide drinking water; clean, bottled water. We make sure that graduates from schools in these communities are trained, and provide scholarships. We have also built and renovated schools in some locations and sponsor and support sports programmes where we carry out our projects. We are able to relate to the whole community.

“The struggle came as a result of neglect and the security challenges

manifested from where these resources are being extracted, so we have to give back to those people and communities. When we embark on our projects, there are some security challenges. The people sometimes feel they have been oppressed, they feel they have been denied their life, employment, which causes attacks on investors and operations in the area. So as part of our solution to this problem, we give the people work.”

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waste management and unarmed security services, among other things.

A strong position The company now employs more than 300 people and has a turnover in excess of $50 million.

It also boasts a marine services fleet for pipeline work in the oilrich swamp areas, plus dredging works and offshore electrical and instrumentation works.

Being ingrained in the area has seen Pelfaco become the go-to services provider for foreign oil firms, and it can offer safe base facilities and private jetty space for loading and stacking operations.

It specialises in swamp area projects for swamp pipelines with joint venture partners and has been working on a riverbed and riverbank protection project for Shell. It has also taken part in land reclamation, 137

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creating new land from riverbeds as well as canalisation.

It has worked as part of a consortium on several engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) projects with companies such as Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited, an Italian oil and gas industry contractor and a subsidiary of energy company Eni. Pelfaco provided workshops and 138

manpower for fabrication of various piping materials including stainless steel. It managed experienced engineers for offshore platform and facilities projects with Saipem, such as Okpoho Oil Field platform, situated 34 miles of the Nigerian coast.

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workshops. It has a helipad, hangers and petroleum products storage facilities.

In it together The founder and president of the company, Gesi Asamaowei, is from the Niger Delta and was determined that as many employees as possible be sourced from the local area. He has previously been reported saying he felt sad that the vast majority of the money made from the Delta was not put back into the community.

Because of this, said Oriazowan, Pelfaco’s corporate responsibility to the people of the Delta has been “very fair”. He added: “We’ve been with them in the struggle.”

Pelfaco provides a valuable link to the area for foreign companies.

From early 2013, Nigeria had officially become the second most pirated nation in the world.

But where Pelfaco succeeds is in understanding the issues behind the headlines, combining a constructive solution to security issues.

“This is why during the crisis, we enjoyed peace. While other companies ran away, we were able to operate, because of the plans we had and still have; they have allowed us to operate,” said Oriazowan.

Industry: Oil and gas services Founded: 1988 Headquarters: Nigeria Key People/Titles: Gesi Asamaowei, Managing director & CEO Products: • Oil and Gas, Onshore and offshore Construction • Flow stations, Pipelines, Flow lines and Gas Plants Construction and Rehabilitation • Dredging Services and Shore Protection • Tank farm Construction • Jetty Stacking and Warehousing services • Fabrication and Erection services Onshore and Offshore • Sand filling/Land Reclamation and Canalization

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De Coon Services Limited

De Coon is setting the se standard in oil and gas

Investment in staff training, development and technology ha ensured an impressive portfolio of large clients as the comp looks forward to becoming an industry leader in Nigeria Written by: Joel Levy Produced by: John Holliman >>>

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igerian oil and gas servicing company De Coon’s wide-ranging services and dedication to staff development are ensuring the company reaches its goal of becoming one of the country’s leading oil service companies.

Offering several specialist services to a number of large clients within the sector, including operation and maintenance, general maintenance, procurement, filtration, testing and machinery installation and commissioning, the company has grown from the small engineering outfit founded in 1994, to the large national player of today.

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De Coon, the name of which is coined from that of company Managing Director, Engr. Nelson O. Onubogu, has grown steadily from its humble beginnings thanks to strong management, a quality and varied service offering and dedication to providing customers with an excellent experience.

Procurement Director Mac Diri, who has extensive experience in accounting and procurement in the oil industry, explained: “It started as an engineering outfit at a very small office where it serviced the spare part needs of such companies like Totalfina Elf. From the little savings we had, we were able to branch out to other major oil companies here in Port Harcourt.”

De Coon’s quality services have attracted some of the largest oil operators in Nigeria, and today, the company boasts contracts with Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total, Chevron Nigeria, Exxon Mobil and recent addition Schlumberger, to name but a few.

Current projects are large scale for large companies. Diri said: “We are currently managing the General Maintenance Contract (GMC) of Caterpillar Engines and Turbine Maintenance contract with the

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I think training is one of the most important aspects if you want to have a quality service” — Mac Diri, Procurement Director

Nigeria Agip Oil Company, which includes supply of spares. We also maintain SPDC’s Gen sets and provide procurement services for Schlumberger, Exxon Mobil, Septa Engineering Services and others.”

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Nigeria where laws regulate our operations. One of such is the Nigerian Content Development Policy which requires companies to The best local talent ensure that local staff are trained to The quality of De Coon’s services take over prominent positions in the can be attributed in part to its oil and gas industry. dedication to developing the very “This we have attained and we best local talent to comprise the have a staff-base that shows our 110-strong permanent workforce spread from the Port Harcourt Head fulfillment of this requirement. We Office to all areas of the company’s believe in the development of local manpower in the service of the oil operations. industry.”

Such development is done This development of local talent not simply to fulfill government requirement but is in fact important ensures opportunities not only for those with proven engineering to the company ethos. experience and qualifications but Diri explained: “We operate in 143

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The company has training programmes for its staff in partnership with Caterpillar and some local training institutions. also for recent school-leavers lacking either. The company provides on-the-job training and a valuable two-year internship at its Port-Harcourt workshop, offering young people a start within a rewarding sector.

After completing this period, younger workers are ready to be sent under supervision to De Coon’s sites for in-the-field experience where they can further hone their skills.

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company, there is always a chance to improve with the help of the company’s positive relationships with some of its largest clients and Nigeria’s training institutes.

“I think training is one of the most important aspects if you want to have a quality service. We have training programmes for our staff under our partnership with Caterpillar and some local training institutions. Our admin Staff are also sent to training workshops here in Nigeria for their upgrade,” explained Diri.

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I think training is one of the most important aspects if you want to have a quality service” — Mac Diri

Technology With the company’s strategy of keeping up to date with the latest technology, there are always new skills to learn and staff are therefore consistently retrained in order to effectively operate both the latest equipment and computing software utilised in De Coon’s operations.

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the staffers undergo periodic training and retraining both locally and overseas.

“Within the last few years we have deployed a Microsoft server 2011 with full functionality complete with remote computing facilities enabled and working.

“We have also deployed Symantec endpoint protection for the safety of our systems. Our key IT officers have undergone Web Design & Development training as well as Data Base Management courses. Our accounting staff also had more rigorous training on the use of Peachtree Accounting Package.”

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Key IT officers have undergone Web Design & Development training

International offices in Europe and the US also ensure the company is able to keep the operation running smoothly across several countries by sourcing spare parts and the best equipment for the job, guaranteeing a timely service.

Outstanding customer service That De Coon enjoys contracts with such major clients in a competitive industry is the result of close communication with customers, quickly responding to their needs and consistently surpassing expectations, all of which ensure positive and lasting relationships.

Diri said: “We provide quality

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and gas STATISTICS

Industry: Oil and gas services Founded: 1994 Headquarters: Port Harcourt, Nigeria

service, prompt delivery of quality product and have regular interaction with our clients.”

With this approach, De Coon is sure to continue its growth, and in the coming months and years Diri sees the company expanding further into more profitable areas within the oil and gas sector and growing its already impressive client-base.

“We are currently discussing with Seplat and other major oil firms with a view to extending existing contracts and delve into more lucrative ventures, and we look forward to being among the leading oil service companies in Nigeria,” he concluded.

Key People/Titles: Mac Diri, Procurement Director Products: Operation and maintenance, general maintenance, procurement, filtration, machinery testing and installation, commissioning Revenue: Not disclosed Employees: 110 Website: www.de-coon.com

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Kaztec Engineering

Land surveying Dredging and sand filling

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Kaztec Engineering Kaztec’s Snake Island project is a first for Africa

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aztec Engineering is working fast to complete a 35-hectare fabrication yard, a move which will create 20,000 jobs and push the company closer to the goal of becoming leader in the West African sub-region.

The fabrication yard on Snake Island in Lagos, Nigeria, will bring immense benefits to the oil and gas sector in the surrounding region, including in the area of wealth and job creation, according to Nigeria’s Minister for Transportation, Idris Umar.

“The fabrication yard has been reclaimed and is in use for steel storage and erection,” said Onochie

Anyaoku, Chief Consultant for Kaztec Engineering Limited.

More than 2,000 metric tons of steel has been delivered to site and deck fabrication for two awarded projects is ongoing.

The workshop and warehouse structures are being erected in parallel with this, the foundations of which have already been poured and cured. The sheet pile quay wall has been completed as has the dredging of the fabrication yard’s barge mooring basin.

Equipment such as gantry cranes, state of the art 200-tonne erection crawler cranes and selfpropelled modular trailers (SPMT) have already been delivered or are Ground breaking ceremony

Dredger at work

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There are jobs for them to do and I believe that will continue, you cannot quantify the effect of that” Engr. Adebanji Babarinde (Technical Director for Kaztec Engineering)

in the process of being cleared.

Bringing benefits Technical Director for Kaztec Engineering Limited, Adebanji Babarinde, said: “We are very proud because it (Snake Island project) will bring a lot of benefits to the local area.

“We have engaged quite a lot of people in the village in site planning, site operations and equipment installation, which is going to have an effect on the people around.

“There are jobs for them to do and I believe that will continue,

you cannot quantify the effect of that on the families, so it is quite welcome there.”

The Snake Island Project is believed to be a $1 billion plus project to convert unused swamp land into a massive engineering facility.

This facility, the likes of which has never been seen in Africa, will service the oil and gas sector and will boost rig construction and the industry involved with other such complex offshore structures and equipment in the region.

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In five years’ time, Kaztec will be the number one indigenous EPIC contractor in Nigeria” Engr. Onochie Anyaoku (Chief Consultant for Kaztec Engineering)

by helping our clients lower their capital costs and by continuing to put up sterling performances in the projects Rising high that we are involved with now.”

Kaztec, renowned for being a Babarinde added: “We should wholly indigenous company, be leader in the West African region will see its employee count in the kind of business that we are increase from roughly 400 to doing, thanks to our fabrication yard. about 5,000 thanks to the site.

“That should place us as number The ambition of the company is to become the number one indigenous one in the West African sub-region, because of the plan and the way EPIC contractor in Nigeria. that we have started it. I think we Anyaoku said: “In five years’ should be the leader in fabrication time, Kaztec will be the number and for the very heavy offshore one indigenous EPIC contractor facilities in the next five years.” in Nigeria. This will be achieved by 2016 and will include a leading training academy.

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GRAND MARINE OIL AND GAS

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Grand Marine Oil & Gas Established: 2007 Industry: We are in the business of maritime logistics, facilities provision as well as petroleum products trading and exploration.

Services: We will provide and maintain exceptional quality products and services in our quest to satisfy our esteemed customers.

Ongoing Projects: Our strategic intent is to be among the top five maritime services provider and petroleum products marketing company in Sub Sahara Africa by 2020.

He added: “We will focus on training, update our assets and our expertise and develop our human capacity.”

Poised to capitalise Kaztec is also working on a large project 60 km south of the shore of Calabar for Addax Petroleum, installing subsea pipelines.

This has taken three years so far and involves fabrication, installation of pipeline and other sub-sea facilities and platforms commissioning of facilities.

Anyaoku said: “It is quite a big step for the company; before we started this project our Kaztec fabrication staff

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Subweld Engineering Nigeria Ltd Employees: 35 Established: 2009 Industry: Oil and Gas Services: Marine and Offshore Services.

Vessel and Specialized Equipment Supply. Design, Procurement and Maintenance Services. Engineering and Construction.

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It is the biggest project we have worked on and we are still working on it” concentration was on the onshore works, but this project has taken us to offshore installations and it is the biggest project that we have worked on and we are still working on it.”

He added: “The big change now in Nigeria is seeing oil companies move away from the onshore shallow water to deep offshore.

Kaztec is preparing to take advantage of every opportunity that will be available by way of the experience, assets and manpower that we are putting together.”

Chrome Group Kaztec is part of Nigeria’s multibillion-dollar Chrome Group.

Babarinde said that the Group and its sister companies provide a network of resources and services.

By combining the core competencies of those companies Kaztec is able to provide a more comprehensive approach in APRIL | 2014 |

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We provide excellent service with integrity and enthusiasm.

We are a company experienced and respected in logistics and procurement of materials and tools.

Onsite Health & Safety meeting Delivering first class services in logistics, construction and supply of quality materials in various capacity at competitive prices to our clients all over Nigeria.

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both the tender and execution phase of EPIC projects.

Now Kaztec is following a current trend which is seeing the utilisation of purpose-built dynamically positioned offshore diving and construction vessels.

The requirement of these is becoming stricter due to the minimised risk of damage to subsea assets.

“Ownership or long-term commitment of such vessels could better position Kaztec for future projects,” said Babarinde.

Assets Kaztec has a pipelay barge called the Ekulo Cheyenne and 160

a towing, anchor handling and utility tugs called the Ekulo Spirit and Ekulo Explorer which are designed to meet offshore anchor handling and vessel tow challenges safely and efficiently.

The company also owns an accommodation vessel, the Ekulo Tornado, which also has a dive-support capability.

The Tornado, a four-point mooring dive support vessel, has accommodation for 83 persons in fully air-conditioned cabins, clear 350sqm deck space (Shelter deck space 230sqm) complete with 19 tonnes deck crane and a moon pool making it an ideal platform for maintenance and diving/ROV support operations.

These are made in places such as China and the UK and are global industry-standard.

“Our assets are quite fit-for purpose,” said Babarinde. “We have been using the DLB (Ekulo Cheyenne)

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Industry: Engineering for offshore pipe laying, lifting and installation of decks and platforms offshore and is quite suitable for most of the jobs we are handling, and I think that presents us with a unique and competitive advantage over some of our competitors.”

Nigerian to the core A major area of difference that Babarinde and Anyaoku emphasised is that Kaztec is a 100 percent indigenous company, conducted and owned by Nigerians.

Another is the company’s passion for Health and Safety. It has recorded a good record on health and safety with numerous certificates of commendation.

Kaztec also likes to give opportunities to its local staff.

Babarinde said: We do not relegate them to the background, we give a lot of responsibilities to them. I think that is quite significant when you compare with other companies.”

Founded: 2005 Headquarters: Abuja FCT, Nigeria Key People/Titles: Adebanji Babarinde, Technical Director; Onochie Anyaoku, Chief Consultant Services: Offshore and onshore engineering works.

Revenue: N/A Employees: 400 approx.

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