When Simbi Wabote took the helm of Nigeria’s Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in 2016, the country imported virtually all of its refined petroleum products despite being Africa’s largest oil producer. Nigeria’s four national refineries operated far below capacity, Read More
NCDMB downplays impacts of AI on oil, gas jobs
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said the oil and gas industry would adopt and leverage associated opportunities should artificial intelligence (AI) disrupt the sector. The post NCDMB downplays impacts of AI on oil, gas jobs appeared first Read More
NCDMB calls for improved LPG penetration in Nigeria
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote has called for domestic gas utilisation in Nigeria, insisting that the country still has one of the lowest per capita LPG consumption in Africa. The post NCDMB calls for Read More
Nigeria deepens automation, control systems integration in oil, gas sector
With the inauguration of PE Energy Limited’s integrated valve assembly plant in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria’s capacity to develop control and automation solutions, especially for crude oil accountability in the upstream sector, has been deepened. The post Nigeria deepens Read More
Local content board targets retention of $14bn in oil sector
Executive Secretary, Simbi Wabote of NCDMB The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) projected that $14 billion out of the $20 billion spending in shipyards and manufacturing in the oil sector, would be retained in Nigeria by 2027. Read More
OGTAN, NCDMB, PTDF partner to sustain local content through training
Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria, (OGTAN) The Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN), in conjunction with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), and the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), have concluded plans to hold Read More