Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
An ExxonMobil Subsidiary
Operator of the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture
Tender Opportunity:
Provision of Casing & Tubing Handling Services Program for Year 2013 – 2016 Drilling Program
1.0 Introduction
Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) operator of the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture (JV) plans to carry out Casing & Tubing Handling Services on its offshore exploration, appraisal, and production location(s) in NNPC/MPN JV acreages. Anticipated contract term is two (2) years with an additional one (1) year option period. Contract commencement is expected in the third (3rd) quarter of 2013.
2.0 Scope of Work
Based on completion interval length, the scope of work involves Contractor providing services and equipment to drive 42” – 26”conductor, perform torque turn tubular make-up and ExxonMobil’s Torque-Position tubular make-up for casing, tubing and sand screen assemblies, subsea and surface saws, subsea cameras, power drills etc., to perform 42” -36” slot recovery and casing exit operations. Contractor shall provide qualified casing / tubing crews as required by Company. Contractor shall provide qualified pipe inspectors to conduct both onshore and offshore inspections as required by Company. Contractor shall be able to make-up completion assemblies, test at their facility, and make-up casing float shoe(s) / collar(s), etc. at both Contractors’ facility and at Company’s designated facility.
Contractors must be in compliance with API Spec 5B, API RP5C1, API Spec 5CT, and Exxon TPC. Required tools and equipment (i.e., hydraulic power tongs, electric-hydraulic power unit capable of both automatic and manual torque release, torque monitoring equipment, spiders, base plates, bales, elevators and slips, mechanical alignment yoke, single joint compensator, thread protectors, and other equipment) required to make up and run the following casing and tubing with premium connections up to the maximum manufacture’s make-up torque.
Contractors must have the capacity to handle the various sizes of pipes indicated in the table below:
| String | Size | Weight Reference Only | Grade | Connection |
| Structural | 42” | 2” wt | X-52 | ALT-2, XLC-S, DDS |
| Structural | 36” | 1.5” wt & 1.0” wt | X-52/X-56 | RL4, DDS, XLW, XLC-S |
| Conductor | 20” | 0.812” wt & 0.625” wt | X-56 | RL-4S |
| Surface | 13-3/8” | 61-72 ppf | K-55,
N-80 |
BTC, BTC-4T, TC-ll/A |
| Protective/Production | 11-3/4” | 65 ppf | L-80 | Fl-21, HDL, TC-ll/A |
| Protective/Production | 9-7/8” | 62ppf | Q-125 | VAM SFC |
| Protective/Production | 9-5/8” | 43.5 – 53.5 ppf | L-80
P-110 |
TC, BTC-4T, TC-ll/A, |
| Production Tubing | 7” | 23-32 ppf | L-80,
P-110 |
BTC, BTC-4T, TC-ll/A SR, TC-ll/A, VAM ACE |
| Production Tubing | 5-1/2” | 17-20 ppf | 13Cr80 | VAM ACE |
| Production Tubing | 5-1/2” | 17-20 ppf | L80 | VAM ACE |
| Production Liner
Production Tubing |
5”
4-1/2” |
18.0 ppf
12.75 ppf |
L-80, P-P- 110
13Cr80 |
Hydril 521
CS Hyril |
| Production Tubing | 4-1/2” | 12.75 ppf | L-80 | BTS-8 PR TK7, RTS-8 PR Tk7, CS-CB IPC |
| Production Tubing | 3-1/2” | 9.3 ppf | L-80 | BTS-8 PR TK7, RTS-8 PR Tk7, CS-CB IPC |
| Production Tubing | 2-7/8” | 6.7 ppf | L-80 | BTS-8 PR TK7, RTS-8 PR Tk7, CS-CB IPC |
| Production Tubing | 2-7/8” | 4.7 ppf | L-80 | CSH |
3.0 Nigerian Content
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in line with its vision for Nigerian Content (NC) development has enacted the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010 (NOGICD Act). NNPC/MPN JV requires their contractors to comply with the Act, its attached schedule and any applicable regulation developed by the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Interested bidders shall consider Nigerian content as an important element of their overall project development and management philosophy for project execution.
An objective of this pre-qualification process is to allow companies to demonstrate their willingness and ability to perform this work in Nigeria in a dependable manner. Each contractor will also be required to demonstrate that they will maintain a stable management organization in Nigeria. Please note that work performed outside Nigeria is not considered as value created in-country.
Bidders will be invited to provide the following NC details to be considered for participation in the tendering process:
- NC Plan that addresses utilization of Nigerian personnel, equipment, services and materials for this service in order to achieve a minimum of 100% in-country spend \n V\ne with the requirements of the NOGICD Act 2010
- A detailed description of company’s committed infrastructure in Nigeria (offices, rigs, etc.)
- Details of company’s ownership structure with copies of CAC forms (CO2 & CO7)
- Training and certification program in place for Nigerian personnel including list of relevant trainings attended by indigenous personnel in the last 3 years
- Percentage of key management positions (line managers) that are held by Nigerians and percentage of total company workforce (direct and in-direct employees) that are Nigerians
In line with the NOGICD Act, Bidders will also be required to submit as part of its technical submission a Nigerian Content Plan demonstrating compliance with the NC requirements in the Act.
Bidders’ failure to comply with the NOGICD Act or demonstrate commitment to Nigerian Content development will result in Bidder’s disqualification.
4.0 Mandatory Requirement
- To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre-qualified in the 3.04.03, 3.04.05, and 3.04.06 (casing/tubig, casing cutting & conductor piling) category of the NipeX Joint Qualification (NJQS) Database. All successfully pre-qualified suppliers in this category will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
- To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.nipexng.com and access NJQS with your log in details, click on continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click check my supplier status and then click supplier product group.
- If you are not listed in the product/service category and you are registered with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), please contact NipeX office at 30 Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi Lagos with DPR certificate as evidence for necessary update.
- To initiate the JQS pre-qualification process, access www.nipexng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action.
- To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigeria content requirements in the NipeX system.
5.0 Close Date
Only tenders who are registered with 3.04.03, 3.04.05, and 3.04.06 (Casing/tubing, casing cutting & conductor piling) category as at December 23, 2011, being the advert closing date shall be invited to submit Technical Bids.
6.0 Additional Information
- Interested suppliers must be prequalified for this product/service category in NJQS
- Full tendering procedure will be provided only to contractors that have been successfully prequalified in NJQS
- This advertisement shall neither be construed as an Invitation to Tender (ITT) nor a commitment on the part of MPN to award a contract to any supplier and/or associated companies, sub-contractors or agents
- This advertisement shall not entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from MPN and/or its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS
- All costs incurred in registering and prequalifying for this and other product/service categories in NJQS shall be borne solely by suppliers
- Suppliers that are prequalified for this product/service category in NJQS must ensure that the name and contact details (physical address, email address and telephone number) of their company and authorized/responsible personnel is up-to-date in their company profile in the NJQS database
- MPN shall communicate only with the authorized/responsible personnel of prequalified companies and not through unauthorized individuals or agents.
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