News Release
8 October 2013 – Genesis Oil & Gas Services Ltd (“Genesis”), a wholly owned Ghanaian oilfield services company, and Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes (“Vallourec”), world leader in seamless pipes and premium tubular solutions for the oil and gas industry, have kicked off their partnership with the Takoradi Polytechnic with a ‘Tubular Essentials’ training session held at the Jubilee Technical Training Centre (“JTTC”) between 1st and 3rd October.
The three day course, which covered all aspects of seamless pipes, premium connections and tubular services, was attended by 14 participants from Tullow Ghana Limited, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (“GNPC”), Takoradi Polytechnic and AOS Orwell Ghana Limited (“AOS”). The trainees included drilling and completion engineers, field services technicians, pipe yard superintendents and warehouse managers.
After three days of lectures at the JTTC, which is a modern technical training facility built by the Jubilee partners at the polytechnic, the participants had the opportunity to visit the API certified machine shop of AOS, where they watched pipe being threaded and got a first-hand view of an assembly make-up – i.e. separate joints of pipe being screwed together using an industrial torque machine, as done on oil rigs.
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Enhancing Local Content
The ‘Tubular Essentials’ course, which will be run at the JTTC during each academic year from 2014, is only one aspect of the relationship that Genesis and Vallourec have developed with the Takoradi Polytechnic. This collaboration is aimed at rapidly developing human capacity for oil and gas applications, and also involves:
– Field work to be carried out at Genesis’ new OCTG stockyard and tubular services centre once the facility is complete;
– 3-month apprenticeships to be offered each year, comprising a six week placement with VMOG Ghana (the joint venture between Genesis and Vallourec), followed by a six week placement at one of Vallourec’s threading plants outside Ghana;
– Scholarships to be provided each year to students from the polytechnic and the JTTC.
Genesis and Vallourec recognize that training and capacity building are critical tools that should be used to enhance local content in Ghana’s oil and gas industry.
Commenting on this, Essie Anno-Sackey, Managing Director of VMOG Ghana, said:
“This ‘Tubular Essentials’ session, which is the first of its kind to be held at the JTTC since the centre was commissioned in July 2013, is a strong statement of intent from Genesis and Vallourec about their commitment to sustainable local content development in Ghana.”
Media Relations
For further information, please refer to our website at www.genesis.com.gh or contact:
Genesis Oil and Gas Services
Marilyn Randolph – Vice President: External Affairs
Tel: +233 302 798 855
Email: external.affairs@genesis.com.gh
Note to Editors
Genesis Oil and Gas Services Limited (“Genesis”) is a wholly Ghanaian owned oilfield services company that is focused on delivering world class oil & gas logistics services and infrastructure across West Africa, with Ghana being our first geographical focal point. At Genesis, our people are focused on ensuring that our clients and partners benefit from an unrivalled services package that includes:
- World class infrastructure and logistics facilities, both physical and “soft”, for companies involved in all aspects of the oil and gas industry
- Sound technical capacity within all of our four key business lines:
– Logistics and Infrastructure
– Oil Country Tubular Goods—in partnership with Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes (“Vallourec” or “V&M”)
– Offshore Marine Services
– Engineering & Fabrication
- Excellent in-house understanding of the business environment in Ghana and West Africa, as well as the legal and regulatory landscape in the region
- Deep network within the energy sector in Ghana, as well as West Africa
It is our goal and driving ambition to be the trusted partner of choice for energy companies that are committed to harnessing Ghana’s hydrocarbon potential.