Temile Development Company Limited; an indigenous shipping company operating in the Nigerian oil and gas industry, has signed a ship building contract with South Korean shipbuilder; Hyundai Heavy Industries Limited to build one firm and one optional Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) carriers.
The vessels are valued at over $120m with the first carrier expected to be delivered by the first quarter of 2020.
“We have extensive experience in various sectors of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria, with particular interest in the offshore shipping and logistics. Our entrance into LPG market is exciting and we are in very safe hands to have ordered a LPG carrier from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, said CEO, Temile Development Company Limited Mr. Alfred Temile.
” This will no doubt increase the participation of Nigerian investors in the LPG space.”
The contract, which was signed in London recently was witnessed by the CEO, Nigerian liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), Mr. Tony Attah, Executive Secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Engr. Simbi Wabote and Deputy Managing Director, Fidelity Bank, Mr. Mohammed Balarabe. Fidelity Bank is main banker to Temile Development Company Nigeria Limited.
Whilst commending Temile Development Company for the trailblazing move, DMD, Fidelity Bank, emphasized the need to increase local participation of indigenous companies in the oil and gas industry and reiterated the bank’s support for indigenous players to grow capacity. “The attendant effect on job creation and economic development is huge and unimaginable if Nigerian companies can participate more in the entire oil and gas value chain” said Balarabe.
Also speaking at the ceremony, CEO, NLNG Mr. Tony Attah said the transaction was indeed ground breaking, explaining that it supports the quest to develop the domestic LPG market and aid the growth of indigenous companies in the process. “NLNG’s domestic LPG intervention scheme aligns with our business focus of bringing energy to the world and helping to build a better Nigeria” Attah stated.
Temile Dev. Company limited is a 100 percent wholly owned Nigerian company which 5 years ago began its marine and offshore operations, with a vision to revolutionize the shipping business in Nigeria. The company’s fleet comprises of 16 offshore vessels, acquired within the last 5 years. The new carriers would be the first of their kind in the West African oil and gas market and would enable the company service an on-going time charter LPG contract with NLNG.
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