The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it is set to ensure sustained production and enhance refining quality at its Warri and Kaduna plants.
The global energy player will also be adopting new maintenance and compliance measures, as well as deploying cutting-edge technology solutions.
According to Mr. Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of NNPC Ltd, these are just a few of the sustainable and profit-driven measures the firm is implementing.
He said the company is seeking a short- and long-term Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services contract for the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC).
The O&M’s scope of work will encompass, but not restricted the following areas: “Long-term and short-term production/operations planning, production and operations execution, monitoring, reporting, and optimization of operations, maintenance planning (short term), maintenance execution, reliability and inspection, process and control engineering and quality control, quality assurance, and laboratory.
Other areas include specialist engineering, health and safety, environmental management, turnaround maintenance planning and execution, minor projects, non-hydrocarbon procurement, subcontractor management, and inventory and warehouse management.
On the key objectives of the O&M services for WRPC and KRPC, Soneye said: “One of the objectives is to ensure and guarantee steady and sustained refining production while adhering to the best maintenance and regulatory compliance ethics at the minimum cost of refining and production per barrel.”
On the tender procedure for the O&M services and how it will be conducted, the spokesman disclosed that “there will be a three (3) stage tender process, viz., expression of interest, technical, and commercial.”
He also disclosed that the O&M is expected “to improve on our refining process that guarantees quality through the application of the latest technology, including Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS), Warehousing Management System (WMS).”
He stated that the specific activities under the production and operations execution section of the O&M contract “consist of the scope of O&M Services covering all refining areas within the plans, including reined products from different slats covering MIXED LPG, PMS, HHK, ATK, AGO & LPFO.”
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