Nigerian Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Receives USTDA Support
December 28, 2012
(USTDA)
ARLINGTON, VA –The U.S. Trade and Development
Agency (USTDA) is helping Nigeria meet the
logistical and engineering needs of its
emerging offshore oil and gas industry by
providing a grant to support the development of
an electronic management platform.
USTDA Director, Leocadia I Zak, signed the
grant on Dec. 28, 2012, which was conferred to
the Integrated Logistics Free Zone Enterprise
(LiLE), a private sector logistics provider in
Nigeria. LiLE supports the country's oil and
gas operations through its Lagos Deep Offshore
Logistics Base (LADOL).
LADOL, which is owned and operated by LiLE, is
a logistics base strategically located at the
entrance to the Lagos harbor. The facility
supports 24-hour offshore operations and
projects through services like the loading and
unloading of ships, cargo handling, equipment
manufacturing and personnel billeting.
Since 2000, LADOL has met the needs of
Nigeria's expanding offshore oil and gas
exploration and production. In order to
maintain an increasing level of service to its
oil and gas clients, LADOL is seeking to
develop a secure electronic management platform
to sustain business operations and future
growth. The platform will include an integrated
information technology (IT) infrastructure to
enable LADOL to track assets, manage personnel
identification and audit transactions. The
USTDA technical assistance grant will assist
LADOL in defining an implementation strategy
for new IT systems and infrastructure
requirements.
Director Zak described the grant as an
opportunity for LADOL to continue its support
for Nigeria's burgeoning deep-water offshore
industry as well to connect with U.S. expertise
and solutions.
"LADOL is the only Nigerian facility of its
kind serving both local and international oil
and gas sector companies. USTDA is proud to
assist the base's efforts to expand its
operations in order to provide continued
logistics support," stated Director Zak. "The
technical assistance grant could also generate
significant opportunities for U.S. companies to
export IT-related goods and services."
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