Ben Dunno, Warri
In a renewed effort to protect lives and assets in the oil and fuel sector, the Delta state government has closed one of the marine protection schools, Opeans Nigeria Limited, due to an alleged inability to renew its annual oil resources (DPR) branch regulating its state operations.
The State Oil and Gas Commissioner, Prince Emmanuel Amgbaduba, who announced the resolution after an unscheduled stopover at the school located at No. 34 Opete Road in Otokutu in the Udu Council area, said the closure was mandatory to maintain the highest protection criteria. in the area.
The Commissioner noted that the closure of the offshore protection education centre of Opeans Nigeria Limited, which works for the mid- and low-middle and low-sector workforce of the maritime, oil and fuel industry, was based on the fact that the state government cannot endanger the lives of oil and fuel personnel, as well as maritime facilities operating in the state.
Prince Amgbaduba, who led senior officials of the Ministry of Oil and Gas, added that the permanent secretary, Ms. Puegeren, on the premises, ordered that all educational activities at the centre be seized without delay after the school’s officials had not presented their accreditation and license. their operations.
He stated that his accreditation, which was intended to be renewed annually through the DPR, had since expired and had not renewed it and were not accredited to provide any training.
Prince Amgbaduba noted that the ministry attaches wonderful importance to protection and will not compromise the criteria of its periodic checks by corporations specializing in workforce education for the oil and fuel industry.
The Oil and Gas Commissioner stated that the scale was not intended to expel witches from a company, but to ensure that due process, accreditations and compulsory licenses were acquired before starting education to publicize protection and criteria in the industry.
Prince Amgbaduba argued that the ministry complements the dpR’s efforts and ordered the company director to report to the ministry in Asaba on Monday with evidence of the updated licensing and accreditation allegations.
Company officials simply cannot provide their DPR license, DPR accreditation for the center, and any other applicable foreign certification, as required by DPR rules and procedures to travel to a offshore/moorland location and obtain a security permit offshore. Officials stated that the documents were with the director who was not seated during the unscheduled visit.
The Commissioner and his team were also at the Lym Consults Nigeria Limited Marine Security Training Centre, at km 10, Sapele-Warri Highway, on the Otomewo network near Warri. They congratulated the corporation for meeting all the needs of the DPR and other certification bodies.
It was inspired by the fact that the company (Lym Consults Nigeria Limited) has global criteria and certifications that underscore that qualified education is the springboard to ensure some protection in the field.
Prince Amgbaduba is under pressure that the ministry will not allow any company without proper licensing and accreditation to function in any component of the state, as any company deemed to be failing will be subject to serious consequences and accusations of crime imaginable.
The Oil and Gas Commissioner stated that charlatans can be allowed to work for the oil and fuel industry, which is the backbone of the country, and told the company to strictly comply with all COVID-19 protocols in its operations.
Lym Consults Nigeria Limited Chief Executive Chairman Larry Otu congratulated the commissioner on the unscheduled visit and said he showed the government’s commitment to ensuring the protection of lives and assets in the oil and fuel industry, adding that he had an updated report. DPR license, an RPR accreditation. OPITO accreditations for all courses offered.
He added that OPITO accreditation for courses such as education fundamental to initiation in marine protection and emergency education (BOSIET) and others is a mandatory requirement, as indicated in the DPR rules and procedures for offshore/moor sites and obtaining a protection permit at sea. .
He added that Lym Consults Nigeria Limited is Delta State’s approval.
Otu, who took the commissioner and his team on a guided tour of the company’s facilities, promised to exercise five ministry officials, who were applauded by Prince Amgbaduba saying that the government was willing to register with the organization.
An audit through our DPR correspondent https://www.dpr.gov.ng/offshore-training-centres/ showed that Lym Consults Nigeria Limited is lately the only company in the Delta state that has a valid DPR accreditation for offshore security training.
In response to the closure, Opeans Nigeria Limited’s chief executive, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said it was up to the state government to take a resolution as the sole DPR, the regulator with a mandate to sanction the operator in any way. country.com.
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