Press Release
The Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated its commitment to continue to promote
in-country capacity by leveraging on indigenous companies with requisite technology
to add value to the Oil and Gas industry in Nigeria.
The Group Executive Director, Engineering
and Technology of the NNPC, Engr.
Adebayo Ibirogba stated this while inspecting the fabrication yard of an
indigenous company along with some NNPC senior staff from different
subsidiaries in Lagos.
Engr. Ibirogba noted that Kaztec
Engineering Limited is one of the indigenous clients of the Corporation,
stating that the fabrication yard of the company is a model of excellence.
The GED stated that the Nigerian
Content Act of the Federal Government provides a veritable platform for
indigenous companies to operate on a level playing field with other
International Oil Companies in Nigeria.
According to him, the NNPC has been at
the forefront of those supporting and encouraging the attainment of the local
content target for the industry as it has done in other sectors.
Engr. Ibirogba said investing in local
content would give some advantage to local fabricators, adding that the Federal
Government would ensure total encouragement of potential investors who want to
invest locally.
He said the Petroleum Industry Bill
before the National Assembly, when passed into law, would further promote the
growth of indigenous participation in
the petroleum sector.
Conducting the NNPC delegation round
the premises of the yard, the Managing Director of Kaztec Engineering Limited
Mr. John Niezner said the company operates wholly in line with the Nigerian
Content Act by engaging Nigerians majorly in all its welding and fabrication operations.
He said most of the Engineering designs
and materials are locally sourced adding that the company’s operations
contribute enormously to the country’s Gross Domestic Product.
OHI ALEGBE
Group General Manager
Group Public Affairs Division,
NNPC, Abuja.
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