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NCDMB, Naval Shipyard

explore collaboration in
ship building and repairs

Senior officials of the Nigerian Content Devel-
opment and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) led
by the Director Planning, Research and Statis-
tics, Patrick Daziba Obah earlier this week met
with the management of the Naval Shipyard
Limited (NSL), in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to
understand the mandate and activities of each
other in the oil and gas industry and discuss
areas of collaboration.
The Naval Shipyard was established by
Messrs. Witt and Bush in 1963 and the Nigerian
Navy took over ownership in 1990 and renamed
and commercialised the facility in April 2013.
Major facilities at the yard include mechan- Development Corp. (TPDC) that it is not exer- recovery technologies, associated gas utilisation,
ical and fabrication workshops, a carpentry cising its statutory right of first refusal with oil refining, petrochemicals, training and agri-
workshop, an operational 50-tonne slipway, respect to the Company’s divestment of its 25% culture production.
decommissioned 200-tonne slipway and a newly interest in the Ruvuma asset. Earlier in August, the Russian-Sudanese
constructed 272-metre jetty. The Company maintains an active dialogue joint ministerial committee promoted cooper-
The facility also has the capability for the with ARA Petroleum Tanzania Ltd (APT) on its ation in the fields of economy, agriculture, trade,
design and construction of tugboats, ferries, intention to exercise its pre-emption right and industry, tourism, transport, communications,
barges, and houseboats, ship repair/main- will update the market shortly. energy, mining, geology and higher education.
tenance, fabrication and installation of gun Tom Reynolds, Scirocco’s CEO, commented: Russian and Sudanese ties have intensified in
mounts and ballistic shields, design and con- “We thank TPDC for their constructive engage- the past years, especially with respect to military
struction of boat cradles and construction of ment throughout the process and we look cooperation.
GRP boats. forward to making further progress towards bna/IntelliNews, August 23 2022
Areas of potential collaboration between completing the transaction as discussions with
NCDMB and NSL, which were discussed at the APT continue in a similarly constructive man-
meeting included facility upgrade, manpower ner. We will provide further updates in due PERFORMANCE
and skills development and access to market. course.”
Other senior personnel of the Board in Scirocco Energy, August 19 2022 SDX Energy says
the meeting included the General Manager,
Research, Statistics and Development, Abdul- Sudan offers more oil production was above
malik Halilu and the Manager Research and
Statistics, Silas Ajimijaye. The Naval Shipyard blocks to state-owned guidance for H1-2022
Limited was represented by Rear Admiral SJ
Oyegade, Commodore BH Sabo, Captain IC Russian firm Zarubezhneft MENA-focused energy producer SDX Energy
Ketebu and Commander Nasiru. hit 3,724 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd)
NCDMB, August 19 2022 The Sudanese government has offered more during the six months ended in June 2022, which
blocks to Zarubezhneft in a new partnership that is higher 2% than the mid-point of the full-year
allows the state-owned Russian firm to explore guidance, estimated at 3,480-3,795 boepd.
INVESTMENT several sites with potential for oil and gas devel- The company’s production from South Dis-
opment, the local news portal Dabanga reported ouq reached 2,710 boepd compared with full
Scirocco Energy on August 22. year expectations of 2,500-2,700 boepd. Its pro-
The move comes as Sudan seeks to reinforce duction from West Gharib amounted to 376
issues update on its partnership with Russia. Both countries have boepd, which is within the full year guidance of
agreed to enhance cooperation and expand trade 380-470 boepd.
Ruvuma stake disposal in several other sectors, as a high-level Suda- The financial results showed that SDX
nese government delegation visit to Moscow achieved net revenues of $22.3mn during the
Scirocco Energy, the AIM investing company concluded. first half of 2022, compared with $27.1mn dur-
targeting attractive assets within the European The exploration of the additional fields will ing the same period in 2021.
sustainable energy and circular economy mar- be carried out by Zarubezhneft in cooperation SDX is a UK-headquartered international
kets, notes that further to its announcement on with Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Oil and the oil and gas exploration, production and devel-
August 1, 2022, the Company has now received national oil company (NOC) Sudapet. opment company with a principal focus on the
written confirmation from Tanzania Petroleum Both parties also agreed to work together on MENA region.

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