DEADLINE: 21ST JUNE, 2024
STAR DEEP WATER PETROLEUM LIMITED (SDWPL)
A CHEVRON COMPANY
OPERATOR OF THE AGBAMI UNIT (OML 127/128)
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR DEEPWATER DRILLING CAMPAIGN (PROVISION OF MUD ENGINEERING SERVICES)
NIPEX TENDER NO.: STARDEEP.000000105
1. INTRODUCTION
Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (SDWPL), a chevron company and operator of the Agbami field on behalf of its co-ventures (FAMFA Oil Limited, Prime 127 Nigeria Limited, Equinor Nigeria Energy Company Limited and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), invites interested and prequalified companies with relevant experience in the provision of Drilling and completion fluids products and services.
The contract is proposed to span a period of three (3) years with a possible optional term of one (1) year duration.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
This Scope of Work (SOW) includes personnel, equipment, chemicals, materials and deliverables for the provision of Drilling and Completions Fluids to support Drilling & Completion program in deep water Nigeria from a dynamically positioned Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit(s) (MODU). As a minimum, the contractor will be responsible for the supply and provision of
- Drilling and completion fluid products and services per well program not limited to water-based mud (WBM), synthetic-based mud (SBM), completion brine, reservoir drill-in fluids (RDIF), bulk powders and chemicals.
- Perform all Services and provide all equipment, materials, products and/or systems to perform the drilling and completion fluid services
- Provide personnel technically competent and qualified to monitor and manage product and equipment inventory and perform services both offshore and onshore.
- Provide office support personnel located in Areas of Operation required to provide logistical, planning, laboratory, and technical support for drilling and completion fluid services.
- Maintain locations generally in Lagos, Escravos, and Warri with a defined fluids base of operations.
- Prepare and submit necessary detailed technical reports and other documentation as directed.
- Comprehensive and appropriate inventory of products and equipment capable of meeting and maintaining the fluid properties specified in Drilling and Completion Fluid Programs.
- Inspection documents, QA/QC certificates and other related documentation for products and equipment being sent out to MODU.
- Quality control of bulk fluids, bulk powders and chemicals as may be required.
- Testing of bulk fluids, bulk powders and chemicals as may be required.
- Facilities and all associated Liquid Mud Plant (LMP) and Dry Bulk Plant and ancillary equipment to build, recondition, blend, treat and store water-based mud (WBM), synthetic-based mud (SBM), completion brine, reservoir drill-in fluid (RDIF) and bulk powders.
i. Base fluid storage capacity of 15,000 bbl
ii. Brine storage capacity of 10,000 bbl
iii. WBM storage capacity of 5,000 bbl.
iv. Barite storage of 600 MT.
v. Bentonite storage of 200 MT.
vi. Calcium carbonate storage of 100 MT.
vii. SBM storage capacity of 10,000 bbl.
- Comprehensive onshore and offshore laboratory and testing equipment conforming to API RP13B Standards to test SBM, WBM, base fluids, completion fluids, and products as may be required.
- Computers & software to support services at Company’s rig sites. Such software shall include but not limited to Daily Fluids Report, Daily Inventory Report Daily Hydraulics Report. End of Well Report
3. MANDATORY TENDER REQUIREMENTS:
A. To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested bidders are required to be pre-qualified and ‘live’ in any of the three products codes; the 3.04.13 (Drilling Fluids/Mud Services), 3.01.15 (Mud Engineering services) or 2.07.03 (Mud, completion fluid and associated additives, categories of the Nipex Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified and ‘live’ bidders in this category by the bid close date will receive invitation to submit Technical and commercials tender (ITT).
B. To confirm if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your company log in details. Click on Products/Services tab to view your status and product codes.
C. If you are not listed in this product service category and you are registered with DPR to do business for this category, please contact NipeX office at 27B, Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos with your NUPRC certificate (Formerly called DPR certificate) as evidence for verification and necessary update.
D. To initiate the JQS prequalification process, please access www.nipex-ng.com, click on services tab followed by NJQS registration.
E. To be eligible, all tender must comply with Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system.
4. NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
Star Deep Water petroleum Limited is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil and gas Business in observance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry content development Act 2010 (NOGICD ACT) enacted by the Federal Government of Nigeria in April 2010.
Pursuant to enactment of the NOGICD Act, the minimum Nigerian Content in any project, service or product specification to be executed in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry shall be consistent with the level set of the schedule of the Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Contractors shall comply with the provisions of the NOGICD Act and all applicable regulations. Bidders that do not meet the Nigerian Content Criterion will not be allowed to participate in the next tender stage.
The following are the Nigerian Content requirement bidders are expected to comply with in their technical bid submission.
A. Demonstrate that entity is a Nigerian registered company with 51% or shareholding capacity. Tenderers shall provide evidence of company ownership structure form CO2 and CO7, registration on NOGIC JQS and NUPRC certificate.
B. Detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities & infrastructure (Administrative/Technical Offices, fabrication workshop) in Nigeria to support this contract
C. Provide evidence of percentage of management that are Nigerian Nationals and the percentage of the total workforce that are Nigerians.
D. The tenderer shall provide evidence of category 1,2,3,4 or 5 (Services and Support (SS) NCEC and/or Manufacturing and related services (MS) NCEC demonstrating ownership of in-country blending plant and/or capacity to execute the Mud Engineering work scope.
E. Tenderer shall Comply with the latest approved version of NCDMB HCD guideline by committing (via a letter of undertaking) to providing project–specific training, man-hour, budget skill development and understudy plan for Nigerian personnel utilizing OGTAN registered trainer(s) or other approved NCDMB training institution(s).
5. CLOSE DATE:
Only bidders who are pre-qualified and ‘live’ with NJQS product/category in 3.04.13 (Drilling Fluids/Mud Services), 3.01.15 (Mud Engineering services) or 2.07.03 (Mud, completion fluid and associated additives, by 16:00 hours, 21 June, 2024 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit technical bid.
Additional Information:
1. Suppliers eligible for this tender opportunity are expected to be prequalified in NJQS under these product/service categories.
2. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) and any further progression of this tender shall be via Nipex.
3. All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be solely for the interested bidders’ accounts.
4. This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited and or any of its partners or affiliates by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
5. The tendering process shall be the NNPC contracting process requiring pre-qualified companies to submit technical tenders first. Following a technical review, only technically and financially qualified bidders will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
6. Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.
ES/NCDMB/CNL/ADV/UPD/020524/PROVISION OF MUD ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DEEP WATER DRILLING CAMPAIGN
