Oghenetejiri Nyerhovwo, Effurun
The management of Petroleum Training Institute’s (PTI), Effurun deliberate efforts in up scaling and enhancing skills of its Training Staff recently recorded a boost with the recent training on Subsea Overview.
The training which was anchored by TechnipFMC was aimed at exploring all the major aspects of processes, technologies and systems overview involved in subsea oil and gas production.
Subsea Engineering is a multidisciplinary field that is broadly responsible for the design, construction, installation and operation of offshore oil and gas fields and offshore wind farms which the Institute is greatly involved.
Declaring the training open, Dr. Henry A. Adimula, Principal and Chief Executive, Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun disclosed that the training was aimed at improving and upscalling the staff skills to enable them participate in offshore business activities of the oil and gas industry.
According to Dr. Adimula, “as you are aware, most activities in the upstream section of the oil sector are now moving offshore and as service provider, you need to understand the technicalities and identify opportunities for the sector.”
Dr. Adimula who was represented by Dr. Bamidele S. Oyetunde, Director of Science reiterated that the Institute will explore new fronts by continuously retraining its workforce on the latest technologies needed for the sector, adding that though the Institute is new in Subsea activities sooner than later, it (Institute) will be a hub for training in Subsea and its related activities.
While commending TechnipFMC for offering the training, Dr. Adimula praised the efforts of Dr.(Mrs.) Sarah Nwinee, Head of Linkages, Exchange & Partnerships Unit, PTI for ensuring the success of the training exercise, adding, ‘PTI Management is highly delighted in working with the company.”
In his remarks, Dr. Ama Ikuru, General Manager, Capacity Building Division, Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB)charged PTI staff to take the training seriously and make the best use of the programme to improve their skills and that of the Institute.
According to Dr. Ikuru, “PTI is embarking on a very important journey. I am happy that this training is coming at this time. The world is going into subsea activities, hence the importance of this training. I want to appeal to the Training staff of PTI to pay rapt attention on this programme as we hope to send trainees to be trained by the Institute”.
Also speaking, Mr. Tayo Akinkunmi, Country Manager TechnipFMC disclosed that the TechnipFMC’s global training program is developed specially for everyone who is new to the subsea industry or wants to have a deeper basic knowledge about the offshore operations and equipment used in the global subsea industry.
While commending PTI Management for embarking on the training for its Training Staff, Mr. Akinkunm disclosed that TechnipFMC being a global leader in energy, projects, technologies; systems and services, also provides clients with deep expertise across subsea and surface projects.
He assured the Institute’s Management that the trained staff “will emerge with innovative ideas, smarter designs and seamless ways of working”.
