West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023
December 5-6th, 2023 | Abuja, Nigeria
December 5-6th, 2023 | Abuja, Nigeria
| TotalEnergies’ Deputy GM, Nigerian Content, Mr. Cyprian Ojum to Advise Nigeria’s New Policy of Local Content in Offshore Oil & Gas Industry and Impact of Regional Market |
Information Agency: Offshore Focus 2023-8-24
Dear colleagues,
With the pursue of offshore oil and gas local content development to create jobs and grow the economy, Nigerian is always on the way.
Last month on July, 2023, NCDMB’s industry-wide implementation committee for in-country manufacturing of pumps, valves, flanges, gaskets, bolts, and nuts provided the report to Executive secretary NCDMB, Engr. Simbi (Kesiye) Wabote. And there is an internal meeting to review the report and deploy next steps.
In the internal meeting, the committee ensured the plan to rolling out policy directives of in-country manufacturing capabilities of pumps, flanges, valves, and other major equipment categories utilized in different streams of the oil and gas industry.
The committee was set up on July 7, 2022, and members were drawn from international and indigenous operating and service companies and staff of the NCDMB. The Executive Secretary further announced that the Board would soon inaugurate a similar committee on local manufacturing of production chemicals.
What are the achievements and challenges for reconstruction united of government, international and local enterprise, universities and institutes? How to arrange personnel training and coaching to reserve enough talent for the industrial chain?
| Recently, Cyprian Ojum, the Deputy General Manager, Nigerian Content of TotalEnergies, and also Chairman of the NDCMB’s Industry-Wide Committee on In-Country Manufacturing of Pumps, Valves, Flanges, Gaskets, Bolts and Nuts, Metering Equipment, and Instrument Fittings, has confirmed to join the West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023 (December 5-6th, Abuja, Nigeria) and will deliver more opinions in Local Content Panel Discussion: International Certification and Local Talent Cultivation: Building a Systematic Industrial Chain from the Perspective of the Future. Mr. Ojum submitted on the meeting that the target of growing Nigerian Content performance to 70 per cent by 2027 and the retention of $14 billin in the economy was achievable and in-country manufacturing of the eight major equipment categories would contribute a huge part of that achievement.
Throughout his 27-year tenure at TotalEnergies, Mr. Ojum has held a diverse range of roles. On August 1, 2019, Mr. Ojum was appointed Deputy General Manager of Nigerian Content for Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria. He leads the Nigerian Content teams managing both TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), also known as the JV Asset, and TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), known as the Deepwater Asset. Mr. Ojum is highly active in Nigerian Content issues and has served on various committees and facilitated numerous Nigerian Content conferences across the country over the past seven years. In recognition of these efforts, Mr. Ojum has been appointed to strategic assignments. Born on June 16, 1970, Mr. Cyprian Mgbechi Ojum hails from Ogbogu in the Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Educational Management & Planning from the University of Port Harcourt, a Master's degree in Educational Management from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, and a Master of Science degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, United Kingdom. |
Part of Confirmed and Confirming Speakers & Senior Attendees of Government, Regulators, Associations, Contractors at West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023:
Association:
s H.E. Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, General Secretary, African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO)
s Dr Taher Najah, Director Railwan Lukman Research and Development Centre, African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO)
s …
Nigeria:
s Dr. Kelechi O. Ofoegbu, Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulation & Strategic Planning, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)
s Babajide Fasina, Assistant Director, Operations, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)
s Abdulmalik Halilu, General Manager, Research & Statistics, Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB)
s Muniru M. Mai, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
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IOC:
s Cyprian Ojum, Deputy General Manager, Nigerian Content, TotalEnergies
s To be Announced, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo)
s To be Announced, Eni
s To be Announced, Swiss African Oil Company Limited
Angola:
s Sebastião Pai Querido Gaspar Martins, President and CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sonangol E.P.
Ghana:
s James Dwamena Yamoah, Department Director, Petroleum Upstream, Ministry of Energy, Ghana
Cameroon:
s His Excellency Mr. FUH Calistus Gentry, Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (MINMIDT) , Cameroon
s Steve Djoumessi, Head of Department at the Directorate of General Affairs, Ministry of Mines, Industries and Technological Development (MINMIDT), Cameroon
s ESSOMBA Jean Marcel, Technical Advisor No. 1, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s KOULAGNA Théodore, Technical Adviser No. 2, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s NDOUGSA MBARGA Théophile, Director of Geology, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s MINDJOS MOMENY Martin Paul, Director of Industry, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s MONO NDJANA, née NGO TONJE Jacqueline Nicole, Inspector General, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s ATEBA Polycarpe, Head of the National Mining Brigade, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s MOUNDI Amidou, Head of the Studies, Projects and Cooperation Division, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s NNOKO, née KOUBITOBO BATISSECK Maguy Angèle, Head of the Technological Development and Industrial Property Directorate, MINMIDT, Cameroon
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Leading Contractors and Vendors:
s Jason Robinson, Director of Business Development – Africa, Mediterranean & Middle East, TGS
s To be announced, TGS
s To be announced, TGS
s Country Manager, Nigeria, PGS
s SVP Business Development, Yinson Production
s Managing Director-Nigeria, Yinson Production
s Area Operations Manager, American Bureau of Shipping
s Regional Director of Operation, American Bureau of Shipping
s Principal Surveyor-in-Charge, Nigeria, American Bureau of Shipping
s Area Sales Manager (West Africa), NOV Fiber Glass Systems
s …
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About the West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023 (click here for official website)：
In the post-pandemic era, the rising oil prices, the discoveries of significant offshore oil and gas fields of West Africa region, and aims of accelerating monetization of regional hydrocarbon by 2050 have driven demand for active offshore upstream exploration in West Africa. Recently, Nigeria and Sierra Leone held new round of offshore bidding separately, Ghana is planning for new deep offshore bidding now. During 2019 to 2022, the West African countries such as Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Liberia, Gambia, either launched bidding round or opened for direct negotiation for untapped blocks. Meanwhile, projects in several West African countries are heading for FID in 2023. What is status of different projects in West Africa countries? What challenges and concerns of the government, NOCs and IOCs and how could involve in the projects? The West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023 (December 5-6th, Abuja, Nigeria) is committed to gathering the most related players for the hottest topics and projects, and to building a comprehensive platform for information sharing, highly-level communication, and best practices showcasing.
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