Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria wins Technological Breakthrough award at Nigeria International Petroleum Summit
Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN) was honoured with the “Award for Technological Breakthrough” at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS). SHIN had also been nominated for awards in the categories: “Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility” and “Award for Project of the Year”.
The summit took place from 9th-12th February at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja’s business district. The conference brought together key Nigerian political decision-makers, government officials and experts from the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and other relevant governmental bodies along with representatives from national and international companies operating in the oil & gas sector, multinational and multilateral organizations, academia and other relevant stakeholders.
SHIN was awarded the award for technological breakthrough for the innovations introduced during the construction of the Egina, the world’s largest FPSO which was built for the Egina oil field, the deepest offshore oil & gas field in Nigeria. During the construction phase 3D scanner technology and software was used, which simulated how the modules could be integrated in advance. The use of these innovations improved quality, optimized planning and significantly sped-up construction.
“We seize every opportunity to deliver world-class marine services, fabrication & integration, ship maintenance & repair and manufacturing to the regional maritime industry. Winning the technological breakthrough award is important not only to Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria but for the nation of Nigeria. I thank you, and I accept this award with honour and pride”, said Mr. Jaebum Kim, CEO of SHI-MCI, collecting the award on behalf of Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria and their partners.
Today, Mr. Jaebum Kim, CEO of SHI-MCI delivered a keynote speech titled ‘Shaping the future of Offshore & Marine Energy together’ at the Offshore & Marine energy session. In his speech, Mr. Kim drew attention to Africa’s growing demand for energy, as outlined by the recently published African Energy Outlook Report 2020. He said that as the African continent continues to urbanise, the demand for energy will only increase. In order to meet the surge in Africa’s energy demand and local political realities, domestic policy-makers are increasingly encouraging operators and contractors to expand their collaborations with local industry players for services and supplies and encourage technology and capacity transfers. Mr. Kim also applauded the Buhari government’s initiatives to protect investments made by international companies such as Samsung, noting that Nigeria's business environment is improving to allow more investments into the country. Events such as NIPS serve to highlight the growing awareness of, and enthusiasm around, the burgeoning oil & gas industry in the continent.
Mr. Kim reiterated the collective belief of industrial leaders that Nigeria has a bright future of significant growth and opportunity. He emphasized the need to further develop the capabilities of local companies and Nigeria’s human potential. As Nigeria’s promise of growth continues to attract increased investment in local infrastructure for the local oil & gas industry, it is also strategically important for the nation to match the skills of its population to the future needs of the Nigerian economy.
“As a supplier of maritime vessels, we see a tremendous opportunity for natural gas as a power generation resource, captured by mobile vessels in areas which lack some of the needed and expensive fixed infrastructure”, said Mr. Kim. He touched upon SHIN’s Egina FPSO project, which has been heralded as a milestone in the offshore Nigerian oil and gas industry, and the successful implementation of the purpose-built SHI-MCI fabrication & integration yard in Lagos. “We are leveraging our experience of local content in constructing vessels for the oil and gas sector to complete work for other Nigerian oil fields such as Bonga South-west and the HI-Block project”, he said.