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Indigenous engineering innovations cutting oil industry costs, says expert
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Key pointsIndigenous engineering innovations are reducing operational downtime and maintenance costs in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
Main storyA wellhead engineer, Mr Ikechukwu Okonkwo, says indigenous engineering innovations are helping to reduce operational downtime, lower costs and improve efficiency across Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
Okonkwo, Head of the Wellhead Department at Alfa Design Nigeria Ltd., said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
According to him, Alfa Design has established a fully equipped engineering workshop where advanced oil and gas equipment is designed, assembled and maintained locally.
The issuesNigeria’s oil and gas industry continues to pursue greater local content participation by encouraging indigenous engineering, local manufacturing and technology development.