NAPIMS gets indigenes’ support over $260m contract

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The National Petroleum Investment Management
Services, NAPIMS, has received the backing of the Niger
Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change, NDIMRC,
on the approval of $260 million contracts for
ExxonMobil’s Usan Field.
A statement by the group’s President, Nelly Emma, said
that the contract award followed due process, adding that
some elements were just out to tarnish the good image of
NAPIMS.
“Those behind the story that the contract was fraudulent
are not telling the world the whole truth. This contract
was managed by Total Upstream Nigeria Limited, TUPNI,
for two years before it was taken over by ExxonMobil and
it is not true that NAPIMS allegedly approved the $260
million contracts illegally.
“To the best of our knowledge, due process was followed
by NAPIMS in the award of the contracts. Without
NAPIMS, it would have been very difficult for Nigerian
local contractors to be awarded contracts. The allegation
that NAPIMS approved the $260 million contracts illegally
for ExxonMobil’s Usan Field is unacceptable to us and
the entire people of Niger Delta region,” the group said.
The contracts involve the provision of DP2-DP3
Construction Platform Vessel, Provision of DP2 4800
DWT Platform Support Vessel, PSV, and Provision of Fast
Supply Intervention Vessel, FSIV, for Usan deep water
project.
ESSO took over the operatorship of Usan Field from
TUPNI on February 1, 2014 and inherited all contracts
running on the Usan Field.

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