Heritage Power Operational Providers Restricted, the operators of the OML30 property on behalf of the Joint Enterprise between Nigeria Nationwide Petroleum Firm E&P Restricted and Shoreline Pure Assets Restricted has organized a capacity-building workshop for indigenous contractors.
The occasion, which was held at Wetland Lodge, Ughelli, Delta State, on Tuesday witnessed a big turnout of registered contractors from all of the clusters that make up OML30,
Addressing the gathering, HEOSL Common Supervisor of Authorities, Joint Enterprise and Exterior Relations, Sola Adebawo, informed the contractors that the workshop was “in recognition of the important roles the contractors are taking part in within the firm’s operations.”
Adebawo, represented by the HEOSL’s Supervisor of Nigeria Content material Division, Mr Felix Usiwo, defined that the workshop was “designed to help and empower the indigenous contractors with the data and abilities essential to navigate the challenges in procurement and contracting for the oil and fuel business and leverage on the alternatives forward.”
Adebawo emphasised that “the workshop embodies the organiser’s company beliefs and aligns with the Nigerian Oil and Fuel Business Content material Growth Act, 2010, which mandated native content material as an necessary component of undertaking growth and execution.”
He mentioned that the group “worth the contributions of our local people distributors in enhancing our operational excellence.”
He posited that “efforts in fostering peace, understanding and growth between the asset and communities have been instrumental to our collective successes”.
Additionally talking in the identical vein, HEOSL’s Supervisor of Group Relations, Dr Jeremiah Oharisi, informed the contributors that “the coverage thrust of HEOSL is to encourage native contractors’ participation to create a course of that encourages them to do enterprise with the corporate.”
He famous that “the technique will go a great distance in creating wealth and empowerment throughout the communities, in addition to encourage experience and capability.”
In kicking off the useful resource supply session, Engr. Mabel Obonin of the Nigeria Content material Growth and Monitoring Board took the contributors by means of the contracting and tendering course of according to the provisions of the Nigeria Oil and Fuel Business Content material Growth Act, 2010, in addition to the NCDMB mandate.
She took the distributors by means of completely different contractual levels, together with alternative, technical and business phases to award suggestions in addition to tender administration.
Different areas she addressed included registration with the related regulatory companies, monitoring and analysis companies, categorization, capability constructing and funding construction amongst others.
Different useful resource individuals on the session included Mr Echerebor Solomon, the HEOSL Supervisor of Contract and Procurement, who spoke on vendor choice and tendering processes, CAC and NIPEX registration; Head of HEOSL Inside Audit and Management, Mrs Ebehi Odejobi, who expatiated on the corporate’s dedication to highest integrity and the necessity for all stakeholders to adjust to guidelines and rules.
Additionally, Mr Babatunde Yusuf and Mr Ezekiel Oghenekaro, each of HEOSL Finance Division enlightened the contributors on contractual funds and procedures, and so forth.
The occasion additionally featured goodwill messages from the OML30 Joint Enterprise Companions; NEPL, delivered by Mr Oghenero Omowara on behalf of the Supervisor of the Group Relations Division, Alhaji Dahiru Abubakar, and SNRL, conveyed by Barr. Abasiama Umohatah, who represented the Common Counsel/Common Supervisor of Exterior Communications, Mrs Lara Coker.
There was additionally a message from the administration of NCDMB.1