Nigeria’s in-country fabrication capacity in the oil and gas industry has now surpassed national demand, enabling local companies to provide fabrication services to other African countries and the Middle East.
This was disclosed by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board during the flag-off of a 12-month Nigerian Content Non-Compliance (NC-NC) Remediation Training Programme recently in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Felix Omatsola Ogbe, who was represented by the General Manager of Corporate Communicationst and Zonal Coordination, Esueme Dan Kikile, said the achievement was a key milestone under the Board’s 10-Year Strategic Road Map, initiated in 2017.
“We now have excess capacity in terms of fabrication in-country; we are exporting…outside this country,” Ogbe declared, underscoring the growth of Nigeria’s local content capabilities.
The 10-Year Road Map was developed to increase Nigerian content in the oil and gas sector from 26 per cent in 2017 to 70 per cent by 2027.
A major focus of the plan is technical capability development, specifically to enhance the local supply chain without compromising quality and safety standards.
