The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has
denied reports that contracts for the rehabilitation of pipelines across the
country were awarded to a “northern oil cabal”.
NNPC, on Sunday, said the selection was not conducted solely
by the firm, as the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Infrastructure
Concession Regulatory Commission and the Nigeria Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative (NEITI) were involved.
“To re-emphasise our commitment to transparency, NNPC
subjected the selection process to a competitive tender guided by Bureau of
Public Procurement (BPP) standards, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory
Commission expertise, and the active involvement of a Transaction Advisor,” a
statement signed by the management said.
“We also had representations from NEITI and the Ministry of
Justice in the project development team and the evaluation exercise”.
NNPC said the report is fallacious and designed to bring the
name of the firm into disrepute. The national oil firm said the process was
transparent.
“NNPC Limited is deeply committed to adhering to the highest
standards of transparency and global best practices in all our activities, and
this includes our contracting process. These contracts, which were advertised,
were awarded based on rigorous evaluation criteria and in line with industry
norms,” the statement reads.
‘ABOUT 17 OIL FIRMS
AWARDED PIPELINE CONTRACTS ‘
According to the NNPC, 17 oil firms were awarded the
pipeline rehabilitation contracts.
The company said the list of the awardees that form a
consortium shows that lot one was awarded to Oilserve Ltd, Chu Kong Steel Pipe
Group Company Ltd, and Saudi Crown Oilserve.
Lot two, NNPC said, went to MacReady Oil and Gas Services,
COBRA Instalicios S.A, Control Y Montajes Industriales & International De
Pipelines, Iron Products Industries Ltd, Batelitwin Global Services Ltd, Bauen
Empresa Constructora SAU, Sanderton Energy Ltd, and The Spanish National
Association of Manufacturers.
Also, lot three was allocated to AA Rano, Zakhem
Construction Nigeria, Bablinks Resources Ltd, VAE Controls S.R.O, while lot
four was awarded to MRS Oil and Gas, CPPE Nigeria Ltd, according to the
statement.
NNPC RETAINS
OWNERSHIP
While the contract agreement is based on building, operating
and transferring, NNPC said the agreement does not entail the transfer of
control of the assets to the companies.
“Our objective is to enhance the integrity and functionality
of the pipelines to facilitate the efficient transportation of crude oil to
refineries and the distribution of its products across the country,” the oil
firm said.
NNPC said it retains ownership of the pipelines, however,
the selected partners will finance the rehabilitation.
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