DEADLINE: 4TH MARCH, 2022
NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED
OPERATOR OF THE OML 152 PSC
ADVERT FOR TENDER OPPORTUNITY FOR PROVISION OF LAND RIG & DRILLING ANCILLARY SERVICES (CALL-OUT/CALL-OFF) CONTRACT FOR OML152 DRILLING CAMPAIGN

(1.0) INTRODUCTION:
Newcross Petroleum Limited, Operator of OML 152 hereby invites reputable and competent Nigerian Companies with the requisite expertise, experience, skilled manpower and technology to apply to be considered for inclusion in the bid list for the above contract. The proposed contract will commence will commence from Q1 2023 and continue for a duration of one (1) you primary term with one plus one (1+1) year option of extension (1+1+1).

Please visit the Nigerian Petroleum Exchange Portal www.nipex-ng.com for further details.

(2.0) SERVICES REQUIRED/SCOPE OF WORK
As a minimum requirement, the selected Contractor shall have the necessary experience, capability and shall be fully responsible for the provision of the following services as detailed in the table below for use in the onshore operations:

S/NSERVICESBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SCOPE OF WORK (INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE UNDERSTATED)
1Provision of Liner Hanger (Well Intervention) ServicesProduct code 3.04,15Shopping Cart No: 1000005310Liner hanger equipment (hydraulically set rotating & Non – rotating liner hanger, tie back equipment, setting plugs, wiper ball, etc.) for various casing sizes and weights·       

Liner top packers for various casing sizes and weights.       

Tie-back seal assemblies/ packers for various casing sizes and weights.
2Provision of Downhole Tools and FishingProduct code: 3.04.11/1.01.06Shopping Cart No: 1000005321Provide complete set of fishing equipment/tools such as Overshot with required grapples, Wash over pipes, Bumper.
3Provision of Drilling Management Consultancy ServicesProduct code: 3.04.19Shopping Cart No: 1000005322Perform all administrative functions deemed necessary by Company for the effective delivery of Services assigned under the agreement, including but not limited to the following:·       

Planning & Contract Management Support.    

Logistics and Transportation coordination.      

Operational Reporting of all Services.
4Provision of Completion Fluids Filtration Engineering ServicesProduct code: 3.04.31Shopping Cart No: 1000005323Supply complete filtration equipment (Dual Port Cartridge Filter Unit) capable of filtering brine to 2 NTU or less at a minimum rate of 25bpm.
5Provision of Conventional Core Acquisition ServicesProduct code: 3.04.10Shopping Cart No: 1000005324Provide equipment, downhole tools (Different sizes of Core Barrels, etc.) and other consumables required to perform coring in Water, Emulsion and Synthetic (Oil) mud systems.      

Responsible for Core logging, marking, stabilization, preservation, parking and transportation of the samples to the core laboratory location.
6Provision of Acidization, Coil Tubing Equipment ServicesProduct code: 3.04.18Shopping Cart No 1000005325Provide Coil tubing and Acidization Equipment and Engineering services shall consist of Coil tubing tool and Engineering Services as required for operations in vertical, deviated, horizontal and HT/HP wells to be utilized on a periodic call out basis. The scope of work, shall include but will not be limited to the provision of the following:·       

Provide complete Coil Tubing Unit (CTU) equipped with Pumping and Nitrogen units to perform Coil Tubing Operations on oil and gas wells.
7Provision of Call-Off Contract for PVT Sampling ServicesProduct code: 3.04.32Shopping Cart No: 1000005326PVT study on sub-surface oil samples, re-combined samples, sub-surface volatile oil samples, re-combined volatile samples, condensate reservoir fluid samples, dry gas sample, sub-surface sampling, surface sampling, Environmental sampling analysis and Water sampling analysis.
8Provision of 10k / 2000 Hp Drilling Rig ServicesProduct code. 3.04.01Shopping Cart No: 1000005327The minimum technical requirements and specifications for the rig shall be as follows:·       

One (1) 10K 2000HP Land Drilling/ Workover Rigs·       

Depth rating of 20,000 ft with 5-1/2” Drill Pipe.      

Draw-works capacity (Maximum Input Power) of 2000 HP (1500 KW).       

Three mud pumps of 1600 hp each.       

Hook-load capacity of 1,300,000 lbs.      

Accommodation for 120 persons minimum.      

A Top Drive System (TDS) with the following ratings capacity, 500T, 5000psi WP, Minimum Continuous output torque of 40,000 ft-lbs and preferably AC driven.·       

Well control equipment rated to 10,000psi working pressure·       

Rotary soft torque system.     

Auto Catwalk.      

Rotary mouse hole.       

WITS data from rig instrumentation.
9Provision of Call-Off Contract for Cementing Equipment, Material A& Engineering ServicesProduct code: 3.04.03Shopping Cart No: 1000005311Cementing and pumping services for Primary Cementation, Remedial Cementation, top Job, plug job, add job, pressure testing, foam cementation and nitrified spacer job.·        Cement mixing and pumping equipment, suitable for swamp rig Installation, rated to 10,000 psi.·       

Nitrogen and mixing/pumping equipment for nitrified spacer foam cementation·        Contingency liner hanger, running tools and running services.·       

Oilfield class G cement and chemical additives·       

Recording and real-time display of mixing/pumping operations parameters·        Ball/dart launching head for top drives, suitable for cementing and liner cementations·       

Suitable casing circulating heads, Retrievable packers with storm choke valves, drillable cement retainers, retrievable bridge plugs with wireline and drill pipe running kits.     

Casing accessories – float shoes and collars, centralizers, wiper plugs, plug sets, etc.
10Provision of Downhole Testing Equipment (Well Intervention)Dst -Tcp ServicesProduct code: 3.04.06/3.04.27Shopping Cart No: 1000005312Drill Stem Test (DST) (various sizes of retrievable and permanent downhole testing packers, locators and seal assemblies, safety values, testing and circulating valves, gauge carriers, bottom hole sampler carriers, rupture disk and tubing fill valves, surface test tree manual valves, hydraulic actuator, swivel, check valve, emergency shutdown system, high accuracy and high-resolution gauges, surface readout equipment etc.).     

Tubing Conveyed Perforation (TCP) (various sizes/charges/shot per foot tubing conveyed perforation RDX & HMX guns, gun spacer, automatic gun drop sub, mechanic firing head, mechanic and automatic tubing release, automatic time-delay firing head, pressure vent etc.    

Consumables and spare parts and all other related equipment, tools and experienced personnel necessary to satisfactorily perform the above services.
11Provision of Slickline (Well Intervention) ServicesProduct code: 3.04.20Shopping Cart No: 1000005313Electronic BHP/BHT surveys, Electronic Downhole shut-in tool operations, SCSSV change outs, Wax cutting, Gas lift valve change outs, Zone changes plug setting and pulling, Leak Investigations, TRSSV lockout, Bailing, Kinley Caliper & Tubing Perforator Services, Fishing.·       

Servicing of Sub Surface Flow Control Equipment·       

Provision of a self-propelled barge for swamp operations.
12Provision of Solids Control (Well Intervention) ServicesProduct code: 1.01.01Shopping Cart No: 1000005314Provision of Secondary mud recovery/cuttings dryer system with feed pumps, low and high-speed centrifuges capable of obtaining less than 5% cuttings oil retention.    

Screw conveyors or vacuum system to move cuttings to the dryer (i.e., vacuum system, screw conveyor with drive, diaphragm transfer pump or combinations thereof, etc.). Cuttings conveyance system shall be compliant with limitations Imposed by the drilling unit configurations. Conveyance must provide continuous feed of cuttings to vertical/ horizontal centrifuge.
13Provision of Surface Drilling Fluids and Engineering ServicesProduct code: 3.01.15Shopping Cart No: 1000005315Drilling Fluids and Engineering services shall consist of tools, Chemicals and Engineering Services as required for operations in vertical deviated, horizontal and HT/HP wells to be utilized on a periodic call out basis.·       

Provision of all chemicals needed for the preparation of all types of Drilling Fluids/Chemicals (Mud) systems (i.e., Water based, Synthetic/Oil based, Emulsion based) and necessary additives.·       

Contractor must have Mud Laboratory, Liquid Mud Plant and adequate Warehouse(s) all of which shall be resident in country.·       

Contractor must also show capacity of having adequate stocks of adequate chemicals all year round.·       

Provision of Mud Engineering Services in accordance and with good understanding of design, preparation and monitoring of the mud systems mentioned above.
14Provision of Surface Well Head Engineering ServicesProduct code: 3.01.35Shopping Cart No: 1000005316Have the capacity to install, services and maintain various sizes of 5,000 psi and 10,000 psi ratings of Sections A and B Wellheads and Xmas Trees systems and spares for these systems as per API specs 6A and 6D.
15Provision of Surface Well Testing ServicesProduct code: 3.04.14Shopping Cart No: 1000005317Supply complete set of Surface Testing Equipment/Consumables and Facilities capable of carrying out surface test operations and monitoring of all, condensate and gas wells both in normal and over pressured conditions.·       

Have oil and gas sampling bottles and be capable of collecting the samples whenever required
16Provision of Tubular (Casing and Tubing) Running ServicesProduct code: 3.04.04Shopping Cart No: 1000005318Supply tubular handling and running equipment/tools to handle, clean, drift and run various sizes of casings from 26” size casing to 23/2” size tubing.·       

Provide adequate running tools such as spider slips, elevator, fill-up packer assembly with back –up for easy replacement of faulty equipment/tools at all times.·       

Provide all sizes and types of float equipment required for tubular running operations.
17Provision of Sand Control, Downhole Completions and Equipment ServicesProduct code: 3.04.17Shopping Cart No: 1000005320Provide Sand Control, Downhole Completions and Engineering services shall consist of tools and Engineering Services as required for operation to vertical, deviated, horizontal and HT/HP wells to be utilized on a periodic call out basis. The scope of work, shall include but will not be limited to the provision of the following;·       

Show capacity to design and develop and provide downhole tools for adequate well completion services for vertical deviated and horizontal with·       

Carry out (but not limited to) single dual, single selective multi zone, multilateral completions etc.·       

Be required to develop sand control systems for gravel packing, sand wrapped screens, Expandable screens and sand control designs whenever needed.·       

Provide adequate Completion Engineers with adequate experience/capacity to carry out the completion designs mentioned above and supervise the completion operations and should able to decode minor problems of completion tools when they occur and give relevant supervision when needed at all times.
18Provision of Core Planning ServicesProduct code: 3.04.10Shopping Cart No: 1000005291Provide core handling equipment and services: Core preservation by resination, foam injection or wax presentation, Core cleaning Gamma Ray Measurement, core marking, core plugging and plug preservation on site.·       

Be responsible for the storage of core Samples and must demonstrate the capability to do so effectively.·       

Provide Equipment and laboratory Services for Routine core Analysis (Core gamma spectroscopy, Laboratory core plugging, dean stack cleaning of plugs, core stabbing, Porosity and Permeability measurements) and special Core Analysis (FVF, water saturation wettability, water flood susceptibility etc.)·       

Have adequate personnel with adequate expectative /capacity carry out the different core services from core handling to core analysis.
19Provision of Mud Logging ServicesProduct code: 3.04.06  Shopping Cart No: 1000005294Provide Computerized-Advanced-Data Mud Logging unit with complete Formation Evaluation and Advanced Drilling Technology (ADT) required for Mud Logging and other Geological services.·       

Have adequate personnel with adequate experience/capacity to operate the Computerized Mud logging unit in different types of mud systems in accordance with well specification and should be able to fix minor problems of equipment when they occur at all times.
20Provision of Gyro Services Product code: 3.04.25 Shopping Cart No: 1000005293Battery-operated memory single-shot / multi-shots North Seeking Gyro services deployable by Drop, wireline or slickline.       

Single-shot / multi-shots surface readout North Seeking Gyro·       

Multi-axis Gyro sensor multi-shots continuous North Seeking Gyro.·       

North Seeking Gyroscopic probe operational in MWD collar of various major directional drilling contractors.·       

GR/CCL subs to run in some applications with North Seeking Gyro tools.·       

Mono cable or multi-conductor wireline unit and accessories.·        Gyro While Drilling (GWD) Tools.·       

Wireline pressure control equipment.·       

All necessary consumables and spare parts; and·       

All other related equipment, tools and experienced personnel necessary to satisfactorily perform the above services.
21Provision of Wireline Logging ServicesProduct code: 3.04.09 & 3.10.04Shopping Cart No: 1000005295Wireline Engineers·       

Provide suitable down-hole equipment for the open hole wireline logging services.·       

Supervision, control and operation of wireline logging tools and services. Calibrate surface and down hole tools·       

Run Quad Combo Tool String to acquire Spectral Gamma-ray, Resistivity, Sonic, Density and neutron.·      

Acquire Sidewall Cores·       

Pressure and fluid Sampling·       

All nuclear sources should be a retrievable type or a non-hazardous non-retrievable type.      

Design fit for purpose VSP Program and provide supervision, control and operation of Vertical Seismic Profiling services and VSC Processing to Corridor Stacks.·       

Hardware & software required for data acquisition and transmission.·       

Services for Wireline data processing and interpretation.
22Provision of Directional Drilling Services & LWD Product code: 3.04.07 & 3.04.08Shopping Cart No: 1000005292Perform MWD (Measurement While Drilling) services including but not limited to, directional gamma-ray measurements and other downhole measurements of drilling parameters during drilling operations.·       

Perform LWD (Logging While Drilling), including but not limited to, gamma ray, resistivity density, neutron geosteering formation pressure tester, NMR, sonic with cement bond evaluation and seismic measurements; and Pressure While Drilling (PWD), including but not, limited to pressure (mud weight and equivalent circulating density (ECD), equivalent static density (ESD) etc.) measurements within borehole but including formation pore pressure measurements during drilling operations·       

All nuclear sources should be a retrievable type or a non-hazardous non-retrievable type.

Tools and all required accessories to support 3rd party Gyro While Drilling (GWD) services.
23Provision of Waste management services Product code: 3.15.07 Shopping Cart No: 1000005289Treatment of oil-contaminated drilled cuttings using low-temperature thermal desorption units (TDU).    

Collection, containment, transportation, treatment, and disposal of top-hole cuttings drilled with water-based mud.      

Provision and transportation of Drilling Waste Management Equipment, material from the well site to treatment facilities.     

Provision of experienced personnel to manage equipment and disposal of wastes following National environmental regulations.·       

Provision of color coded waste bins for waste segregation at rig sites and accommodation areas.     

Provision of specialized bins for the segregation, and collection of medical wastes.

(3.0)  MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
(1) To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested Companies are required to be pre-qualified in the relevant Product/Services categories of NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database as indicated in 2.0 above. All

Successfully prequalified suppliers in these categories will receive invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).

(2) To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open http://vendors.nipexjqs.com and access NJQS with your log in details. Click on Products/service Status tab to view your status and product codes.

(3) If you are not listed in a Product/Service category and you are registered with DPR to do business, contact NipeX office at 8, Bayo kuku Street, Ikoyi, Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.

(4) To initiate the JQS pre-qualification process, access www.nipex-ng.com to download the application form click on the services tab followed by NJQS registration.

(5) To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system.

(4.1) NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT:
NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED as an indigenous Exploration and Production Company in Nigeria is committed to the development of the capabilities of Nigerian companies in compliance with the provisions of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010 for Nigerian Content Development.

Tenderers are to note that they will be requested during the technical tender to provide details of their relevant strategy to ensure that they fully comply with the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Act 2010 as provided at http://www.ncdmb.gov.ng/images/GUIDELINES/NCACT.pdf, in view of the fact that non- compliance will constitute a fatal flaw in all contract evaluations.

In light of the above, Tenderers shall be expected by the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to:

  • Demonstrate that the entity proposed for execution of the service, is a Nigerian Registered Company, or Nigerian Registered Company as the contracting entity in genuine alliance or joint venture with foreign company with details on scope and responsibilities of parties for this work. Such companies must show evidence of joint venture binding agreement duly signed by the CEO of both companies including evidence or plans of physical operational presence and set-up in Nigeria.
  • Furnish details of company ownership and shareholding structure. Also submit photocopies of its CAC Forms C02 and C07.
  • Provide evidence of what percentage of its key management positions are held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total workforce are Nigerians. Also show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
  • Provide a Nigerian Content Plan with a detailed description of the role, work scope, man-hours and responsibilities of all the Nigerian companies and personnel that will be involved in executing the work State proposed total scope of work to be conducted by Nigerian personnel (whether contracted directly or under subcontract agreements) with names and addresses including evidences of well-equipped offices and workshop.
  • Provide detailed plan for staff training and development on engineering, project management and procurement (including all software to be used, number of personnel, name of organization providing such training and evidence of past training record) for Nigerian personnel including description of any specific programs in place for transfer of technology and skills to indigenous businesses and Nigerians over the next five (5) years Provide evidence of domiciliation of project management and procurement centers in Nigeria with physical addresses (not P.O. Box).
  • Provide detailed description of the location of in-country facilities (Equipment, storage, workshops, repair, maintenance and testing facilities)
  • Provide detailed statement with evidence of how it intends to maximize the use of Nigerian made goods and services.
  • Provide details on any other Nigerian Content initiative the company is involved in.
  • Provide MOA with Oil & Gas trainers association (OGTAN) registered facility for both classroom type (theoretical) and on-the-job training attachment for the duration of the project Provide evidence of minimum 50% equity ownership of equipment by Nigerian subsidiary.
  • Provide evidence of NCEC (Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate).
  • Bidders are expected to register with Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Development Act Joint Qualification System. (NJQS).

Please note that failure to provide any of the above documentation (or requirements) will be a fatal flaw.

(5.0)  CLOSING DATE:
Only Companies who are pre-qualified and LIVE in relevant NJQS Product/Services Codes indicated in 2.0 above as at 5:00pm, on 4 March, 2022,

Being the advert closing date shall be invited to submit Technical and Commercial Bids.

(6.1) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
(1) All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification and responding to this Tender Opportunity shall be to the Contractor’s own account.

(2) This Advert shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED to award any contract to any Contractor and or associated contractors. sub-contractors, or agents ‘nor shall it entitle Prequalified Contractors to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED and/or any of its partners by Virtue of such Contractors having been pre-qualified in NJQS.

(3) The tendering process shall be undertaken in accordance with the NNPC contracting process in compliance with Public Procurement Act 2007.

(4) NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED will communicate only with authorized officers of the qualifying Companies at each stage of the Tender process, as necessary, and will NOT communicate through individuals or appointed Agents.

(5) This tender and any related process neither creates any commitment by NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED nor establish any legal relationship.

(6) All information must be provided in English Language.

(7) Notwithstanding the pre-qualification in NJQS, NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED is neither committed nor obliged to include your company on any bid list or to award any form of contract to you company—– associated companies, sub-contractors or agents.

(8) NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED will not enter into any form of communication with interested bidder(s) from the commencement date of this advertisement.

(9) Willful submission of any fictitious document will attract suspension from participation in future bids.

(10) Only pre-qualified companies in the appropriate supplier Categorization shall be invited for tendering.

(11) NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED is not obliged to any contract to the lowest bidder or any bidder. It is the sole discretion of NNPC/ NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED to decide on award of contract.

(12) NEWCROSS PETROLEUM LIMITED will not enter into correspondence with any company or individual on why a company was short-listed or not short listed.

(13) Evaluation of tenders and selection of successful bidders will be based on proven capability of a bidder to offer the service and submission of the lowest evaluated responsive tender. The services will be provided by the successful bidder on a Call Off basis during the duration of the contract.

(14) The expected duration of the Services is two (2) years plus an optional extension period of 1 year.

(15) Please visit NipeX portal at www.nipex-ng.com for this advert and other information and note that this tender will be processed through NipeX system.

Please visit NipeX portal at www.nipex-ng.com for this advert and other information and note that this tender will be processed through NipeX system.

Disclaimer:
This advertisement of “Invitation to tender” shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of NNPC/NEWCROSS to award any form of contract to any company and/or associated companies, sub-contractors or agents; nor shall it entitle any company submitting documents to claim any indemnity from NNPC/NEWCROSS and/or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having responded to this advertisement.