TO
improve power supply and support government’s effort to reduce gas flaring, the
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, and Chevron Nigeria Limited, NNPC/CNL
Joint Venture, have announced the completion and load-out of the topside module
of the SONAM N on-Associated Gas, NAG,
Wellhead Platform project.
The
initiative will enable the delivery of up to 420 million cubic feet per day
(MMCF/d) of gas from SONAM to the Escravos Gas Plant.
Speaking
at the launch, the Director, Business Services, CNL, Mr Emmanuel Imafidon,
said: “The partnership for the project module was delivered as part of the
domestic supply obligation (050)-MEREN; Gas Gathering Compression Platform,
GGCP; and SONAM Non-Associated Gas Wellhead Platform, NWP, project which was
last in the set of structures built on the Snake Island by Nigerdock for the
project.”
He
explained that the project also provided engineering training for 35 Nigerians
for the Nigeria Content Development Management Board, NCDMB trainees through 12
weeks of engineering & project management courses.
This also
included construction training for 160 trainees in fields ranging from welding,
fitting, and scaffolding. “We also scoped the execution of small subcontract
fabrication and supply services to our Escravos neighboring community
contractors,” he added.
With
regard to the project capacity, Imafidon noted that weighing in at 2,700 tons,
a height of 28 metres, width of 40 metres and a length of 50 metres made it the
largest topside module ever built in-country, adding, “significantly this feat
was achieved by an indigenous company.”
According
to him, “The SONAM topside is the final piece in the set of structures built by
Nigerdock for the project. Nigerdock’s scope on the project comprised the
construction and load out of flare bridges, flare towers, jacket piles, LQP
deck, LQ bridge, the Meren and Sonam jackets and this topside module, which
till date is the largest ever jacket fabricated in Nigeria.
He also
recalled that less than 36 months after the steel cutting, the project is ready
for load out, adding that through partnership with Nigerdock and Hyundai Heavy
Industries, HHI, the venture partners “recorded a safety achievement of over
2.8 million cumulative man-hours on the project. Also we have recorded Living
Quarters Deck fabrication without an injury or incident.”
Also
speaking, the Group Managing Director, NAPTIMS, Dafe Sejebor, also represented
by the General Manager, JV Oil Operations, Mrs. Kate Iheme, expressed
satisfaction with the project completion, adding that investment of this kind
will shore in rapid development to the economy.
She said:
“MEREN Gas Gathering Compression Platform, GGCP, and SONAM development is a
major lift forward in building of natural gas extracted during NNPC/Chevron
Joint Venture operations for power generation.
“However,
this will eliminating gas flaring from its access, and is expected to grow
investment opportunity to boast the Government economic diversification efforts”
On his
part; the Chairman, Nigerdock and Jagal Group, Mr. Anwar Jamarkani, said:
“Nigeria’s vision has always targeted at the maximising of immense potential
from the oil and gas industry to foster national economy development in breath
taking divinity of its people
Source: Vanguard
Business - By Ediri Ejoh & Prince Okafor
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