Aberdeen-based Adept Solutions secured three contracts worth a total of US$2.4 million in West Africa.
With the three contracts, Adept will implement its hydrocarbon accounting system, Axis, as part of projects on behalf of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Co. (NPDC), a fully-owned subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., Tullow Oil plc and Seplat Petroleum.
The latest contract will see Adept implement Axis across NPDC’s wide range of assets within Nigerian oil mining leases (OMLs): 26, 30, 34, 40, 42, 65, 111 and 119.
The technology will also be introduced to the NPDC-operated Trans Forcados Pipeline, which transports more than 60% of crude oil processed at the SPDC (Shell) Forcados Terminal.
In addition, Adept also completed projects to implement its Axis system for two of the region’s energy firms, Tullow Oil plc. and Seplat Petroleum.
Tullow Oil contract requires Adept’s tanker scheduling package to manage liftings from its Jubilee FPSO, as well as ensuring it meets the requirements of the Ghanaian government’s additional oil entitlement taxation regime.
Seplat's contract is for its perations are in the Niger Delta basin, Nigeria.
“The region’s oil and gas industry is undergoing a period of rapid change, with new fields being developed and the operatorship of existing assets changing hands. This affects the management of production information and the implementation of allocation agreements, which is where our products and services bring real benefits to operators,” says Richard Alderson, Adept managing director.