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Port Harcourt — The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has lauded the management of TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited for achieving first oil from the Ikike offshore project.
Recall that SweetCrude Reports reported that TotalEnergies’ Ikike project which had its investment decision in 2019 had achieved first oil last month, without any lost time injury or incident and with significant local content milestones.
Ikike, located within OML99, is 15km North of Amenam and 20km offshore, will increased TotalEnergies’ crude oil production within the oil block.
Commending the French multinational, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr Simbi Wabote, noted that TotalEnergies has demonstrated true leadership of Nigerian Content development by continuing to invest in Nigeria and achieving great strides in Nigerian Content when other operators were divesting from fields in Nigeria.
Wabote spoke recently at the ground-breaking ceremony of human capacity development projects for Government Technical College in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
“Let me at this juncture thank the management of Total Energies for demonstrating faith and commitment to the betterment of Nigeria. Let me also congratulate the management of Total for achieving the first oil of the Ikike project.
“But Total Energies has demonstrated that indeed they are a true leader of Nigerian Content Development, and when many other operators are divesting from fields in Nigeria, Total has continued to invest in Nigeria and achieving great strides in Nigerian Content.”
Wabote represented by the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, Mr. Patrick Obah, said the Board had developed a guideline that allocates 60 percent of the Human Capacity Development budget on major oil and gas projects to the strengthening of training institutions.
Under the guideline, according to the NCDMB boss, a large chunk of the HCD commitments on projects will be channeled towards the upgrade and provision of facilities in institutions that train relevant workforce for the oil and gas industry.
The remaining percentages of the HCD budget, he said will be applied to other human capacity programmes, he said. stressed that the Board has placed emphasis on human capital development.
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