_By Umoh-Obong Kingsley_



The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has commended Halliburton for partnering with the state for its training and research programmes in the oil and gas sector.

Gov. Emmanuel who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem,during the inauguration ceremony of the Akwa Ibom Oil and Gas Training and Research Centre at the Ibom E-Library on Tuesday, expressed satisfaction that the programme was in line with his job creation and wealth creation as hinged in his 5-point agenda.

Mr Emmanuel said he is committed to taking the youths off the streets by equipping them with the necessary tools in the market place, to develop expertise locally and increase the rapid response preparedness to develop the critical mass of manpower in order to work and drive the economy.

“This facility is a great addition to our region and will help boost our state’s revenue and tourism potentials because oil companies can now train their employees within Nigeria rather than sending them out of the country for the latest education in oil and gas development.”

In his welcome address, the Area Vice President/Managing Director of Halliburton Nigeria, Mr Henry Oki, thanked the State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, for his support and partnership to set up the first of its kind research and training hub in Nigeria.

He expressed delight for the collaboration with the State government, stating that Halliburton has been working alongside the Akwa Ibom State Government to inaugurate and open Nigeria’s first oil and gas training centre.

“With this facility, Akwa Ibom State, which is Nigeria’s largest crude oil producer, can provide a robust range of oil and gas development courses to local students and employees. We believe Nigeria has great oil and gas potential, and the country will play a key role in the global energy industry within the next decade.”

According to him the Akwa Ibom Oil and Gas Training and Research centre is expected to support more than 3000 students annually and will offer more than 50 courses in oil and gas development, and will provide courses in field development, drilling and completions engineering, well intervention solutions and digital technologies to local energy employees and students, as well as offer the training curriculum, instructors, software, workstations and tools to be used in the classroom.

The Group Managing Director, Hobark Group of Companies, Engr. Obi Okoroafor, in his goodwill message, said that Hobark is delighted to associate with a visionary leader like Governor Udom Emmanuel who is committed to developing human capacity.

Chief Operating Officer, NNPC Upstream, Mr Bello Rabiu, in his opening remarks, lauded the Governor for the collaboration between the state government and Halliburton to build and foster human capacity development in the oil and gas sector.

Halliburton was founded in 1919, and has approximately 50,000 employees, representing 140 nationalities in approximately 70 countries. The company helps its customers maximize value throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production throughout the life of the asset.

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Meanwhile, other states are hosting tears and blood

Mynd44 Lalasticlala

This is a cool partnership. Exxon mobil is going to be doing something similar soon.

Haliburton involved? EFCC see potential case.

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Please all this kind of of news should be suspended till tomorrow... I'm in terrible mood.



All the f**ks I've never given I'm forwarding everything to maradona and his entire household.

Nigeria lost

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Referee 4uk us up abeg,we were rubbed by referee.God dey Argentina are going no where,for the slay mama go and rest your tym don pass.

Exxon Mobil own is to organise quiz that they can't finish

Good development

This news has more impact than Super Eagles

Commendable!

Kudos to Halli for finding Uyo better than PH - because it's safer. But Udom should reconstruct that road oh. That road is horrible!

TonyeBarcanista:
This news has more impact than Super Eagles

You mean to show just how backwards we are? When the world is moving on to renewable energy we're stuck still trying to do things that should've been done years ago.

Standardcosting:
When the world is moving towards renewable energy...
They are moving backward

It's funny that after years of selling oils and gas to the world we are just getting something like this.

This op greed oo so u are still first to comment, meanwhile good news

TonyeBarcanista:
Meanwhile, other states are hosting tears and blood

Mynd44 Lalasticlala

Yes a commendable achievement but after training Nigerians in a particular oil/gas skill, job opportunities (more effort from the government through local content) should be made available for the trained personal so to prevent the skills lying fallow.

We more than this

edi287:

You mean to show just how backwards we are? When the world is moving on to renewable energy we're stuck still trying to do things that should've been done years ago.

Oga if you have nothing to say pls just commend Udom and move on

coolestchris:
Nigeria lost

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Obviously Udom has good foresigh.

Many thanks to his predecessors for laying progressive groundworks.

wow,dis is good,for Niger delta

so? does this mean we should expect massive job recruitment soon??

There are oil and gas training centres in the country, PTI, IPS, FUPre,this is not the first.

Hope it will not be hijacked by senators and ministers