EWT Unveils First Ever 90mm Stainless Steel Clad Separator Built In Nigeria
Port Harcourt, Nigeria; 24 July 2015: West Africa's foremost manufacturer of pressure vessels, process equipment and steel structures, Energy Works Technology Limited (EWT) has unveiled the first ever 90mm Stainless Steel Clad Separator built in Nigeria.
According to EWT, the 90mm Stainless Steel Clad Separator is part of the “Local Fabrication of Pressure Vessels “ project of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), which is aimed at deepening local content in the Oil and Gas sector by improving the capacity of indigenous Oil and Gas companies.
While welcoming stakeholders to the epoch-making event which took place Thursday July 23 in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, the Group Managing Director, Obijackson Group, Dr. Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi, who was represented by the General Manager,Projects, at Nestoil, Austin Agomuoh, said the Obijackson Group was committed to the cause of deepening Local Content in the Energy sector.
He added, “This landmark achievement by Energy Works is a reflection of the Obijackson Group’s vision to maximise the potentials inherent in the Local Content Act signed into law in 2010.
" As a successful indigenous conglomerate with a range of capabilities across the Energy and Maritime sectors, we are convinced that the next step for us is to support smaller fabricators. This will have a multiplier effect on economic growth and reduce importation of vessels such as this.”
In his contribution, the Managing Director, EWT Limited, Emeka Nnadi, noted that the successful completion of the 90mm thick, 316 stainless steel clad Inlet Separator has demonstrated the viability of the Nigerian Content Development Project and its potential impact on the Nigerian economy.
Nnadi said, “This Separator is designed for 99 barg pressure and is aimed at increasing efficiency of SPDC’s non-associated Gas reservoirs at the Soku Gas Plant. It is evidence of the proficiency of Nigerians.
"With the delivery of the vessel, we are certain that the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board will be able to demonstrate the increased in-country capability that has been added to the Oil and Gas industry within the past five years.”
He further disclosed that, “ The learning curve for EWT during the production process was epic. We are proud to say that we have acquired the technical know-how to form, assemble, weld and test all ranges of thick walled pressure vessels”.
Speaking in the same vein, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Denzil Kentebe said that EWT has added immense value to Local Content in the Oil and Gas industry.
Kentebe added, “The manufacture of this vessel is proof that local organisations can actualize the lofty goals of the Local Content Law. As a Board, we have worked to strengthen indigenous companies and have demonstrated our dedication to developing them. This launch validates our trust in the Obijackson Group and its subsidiaries and also in other indigenous organisations.”
The Vessel Separator is 90mm thick, 3.2m in internal diameter and is inlaid with 316 stainless steel while the overall length of the vessel is 12.03m. The inlet Separator will be used to knock out entrained liquids from the feed natural gas in the reservoirs at SPDC’s Soku Gas Fields.