This was revealed at the 13th Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Conference and Exhibition holding at the NCDMB Conference Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and attended by top government officials
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The Nigerian Content performance level is calculated on year-on-year basis by the Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate of the NCDMB. It is anchored on the ongoing projects in the upstream, midstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas industry. The NCDMB Executive Secretary also revealed that 312 Nigerian Content Plans have thus far been approved by the Board and that 402 Nigerian Content Compliance Certificates were issued. Also, he disclosed that the new Project Certification and Authorisation Directorate guidelines has reduced the Board’s touchpoints from nine to five, and the contracting cycle cut to six months, he confirmed.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians.
The Minister listed the NCDMB’s support for compressed natural gas projects, modular gas processing plants, manufacturing plants for liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, LPG depots, LPG terminals, LPG storage and bottling plants, gas gathering facilities, smart gas and detector alarm services, as critically important areas where the Board’s strategic intervention has made huge gains for the country.
He charged the organisers of the Forum, namely, NCDMB and DMG Events Limited, to ensure that the event functions as “a spur for practical ideas that move our country closer to a promising and sustainable energy future.” Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources , Ekperipe Ekpo, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources , Heineken Lokpobiri, Chairman, House Committee on Local Content, Hon Boma Goodhead and the pioneer Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Ernest Nwapa in a group photograph after the opening session of the 13th Practical Nigerian Content Forum holding in Yenagoa, Bayelsa...
In the organiser’s welcome address, Mrs Wemimo Oyelana, Country Director and Portfolio Director , DMG Nigeria Limited, said the theme of the Forum was “designed to spark forward-looking and transformative discussions,” and that “As the Nigerian energy sector continues to evolve, it is critical to address the next steps in advancing Nigerian Content.”
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