NCDMB Urges Oil Firms To Prepare For Automation Of Rigs
December 2, 2019
6:38 am
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has advised firms in the oil and gas industry to brace up for the full automation of operations at oil rigs.
The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Simbi Wabote, said this in Port Harcourt, at the foundation laying ceremony of PE Energy Centre of Excellence at Trans Amadi Industrial Layout.
Wabote, after inspecting facilities under construction at the centre, noted that most players in the industry employ about 100 people in each rig today.
He, however, said with advancement in technology and trends in the industry, most rigs would run on full automation …
