SNEPCo plans 200,000bpd Bonga FPSO for TAM in October

Adebayo Obajemu

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, SNEPCo, has said its 200,000 barrels per day capacity Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading, FPSO, vessel has been billed for Turnaround Maintenance, TAM, next month.

The oil giant disclosed this in a statement by its Media Relations Manager, Mrs Abimbola Essien-Nelson.

However, the oil firm did not state how long the turnaround maintenance will last, though similar maintenance in May 2020 lasted for two weeks.

The maintenance typically includes statutory recertification and critical asset integrity activities.

Essien-Nelson quoted SNEPCo’s Managing Director, Elohor Aiboni, as giving the assurance recently at a session with the chief executive officers of contractor companies participating in the Bonga TAM.

“The Bonga TAM is important to revitalise this important critical national asset. But more important is carrying out the turnaround safely.

“That is what keeps me awake at night. It is our top priority as a company and we promote this by encouraging our staff and contractors to speak up and work only if it is safe,” Aiboni said.

“It is the only way your organisations can thrive as they work to ensure the safe delivery of services for Bonga’s rebirth.”

The release also quoted SNEPCo’s Senior Asset Management Integration Lead, Jonathan Amakiri as describing the session with the senior executives of the industry service companies as a deliberate strategy by SNEPCo to ensure alignment on safety, speed of execution, compliance, and excellence.