Commissioner Hails TotalEnergies Over Projects At GTC

The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Prof  Chinedu Mmom, has commended TotalEnergies over their infrastructural projects at Government Technical College (GTC), Port Harcourt.
Mmom, who made this statement at the ground breaking ceremony at the College, said it was joyful that multinationals were giving back to the communities in which they operate.
The Commissioner noted that Total Energies was complimenting the efforts of the State Government in providing better learning environments for students in the state, adding that the Ministry of Education will do all that is needed to provide the enabling environment for the timely completion of the project.
He said towards this end, a monitoring team will be set-up to liaise with TotalEnergies and the contractor to ensure that the project was completed according to specifications and in record time.
On his part, the Managing Director, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria LTD, Mr. Mike Sangster, stated that the school’s infrastructural project was in line with the IKIKE Offfshore Development project designed to upgrade the standard of the infrastructure in the school, create a good learning atmosphere, improve the standard of living for the students as as the vocationally students  with life skills.
According to him, “It represents our full alignment with the initiatives of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to develop technical expertise and professionalism in the Nigerian oil & gas sector.
Sangster, who was represented by Deputy Managing Director, Joint Venture (JV) Asset, TotalEnergies, Mr Guillaume Dulout, explained that the Infrastructure Development Project, which consists of a technical workshop, a 200-bed hostel, and a 25-block classroom, was in fulfillment of TotalEnergies commitment to the Nigerian NCDMB priority on Human Capital Development (HCD).
He stated further that “under the human capital development requirement for the Ikike project, 53 refreshers were trained, 11 of whom were employed by Ikike contractors.
“Thirty entry-level geoscience students are currently being trained at Laser Engineering, Port Harcourt. The Ikike project achieved 92% Nigerian content and over 5,500,000 Nigerian content man-hours during the project life.
“Ikike recorded a total of 2,128 MT of in-country fabrication and 2,352 pipes coated in-country. Of particular worth for mention, is that drilling operations on Ikike field were performed by a Nigerian company.
“TotalEnergies’ IKIKE project with investment decision in 2019 achieved First Oil few days ago. It is very remarkable to highlight that this milestone was achieved without any Lost Time Injury (LTI) or incident.
“Ikike recorded significant local content milestones. Overall, the construction of the jacket, modules, topsides, and risers in Nigerian yards, the offshore campaign with vessels domiciled in Nigeria, and drilling with Nigerian companies, boosted local employment with about 3000 direct and indirect jobs.
“In the course of the ptoject, several subcontracts were awarded to local yards/companies, while corporate social responsibility projects were undertaken for the benefit of the people of the Niger Delta,” he disclosed.

By: Tonye Nria-Dappa & Theresa Frederick