DEADLINE: 14TH APRIL, 2025
CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED (CNL)
OPERATOR OF THE NNPCL/CHEVRON JOINT VENTURE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF WELL COMPLETION SERVICES (JV)
NIPEX TENDER NO.: CNL.OO000330

1. INTRODUCTION:
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) Operator of NNPC/CNL Joint Venture, invites interested and prequalified service providers for this tender opportunity for the Provision of Electric Line Through Tubing Services, at company’s operational areas. The proposed award strategy is multiple contracts of five (5) years term with an option of two (2) year extension.

2. SCOPE OF WORK:
The scope of Well Completion Services shall include, but not limited to the following:

  • Contractor must be able to provide equipment and operational personnel to contractors that provide.
  • Contractor shall provide completion equipment and services required to complete deviated or horizontal production and injection wells with casing/liner sizes of 9-5/8” and 7”, open hole sizes of 6” through 8-1/2”, and tubing sizes of 2-7/8, 3-1/2”, and 4-1/2” with materials to include Corrosion Restraint Alloys.
  • Contractor shall provide single and dual tubing completion equipment for 7” and 9-5/8” casing, for both carbon steel and corrosion resistant alloy (Chrome) and/or Internal Plastic Control.
  • Contractor will be expected to provide the following but is not limited to:

1. Production packers and sump packers and associated accessories including setting/pulling tools.
2. Open-hole swellable packers.
3. Mechanical and hydraulic fluid loss control valves.
4. Hydraulic flapper, ball, and multi-positional type valves and all the necessary accessories to run different completion types (gravel/frac packed, non-gravel packed, stand-alone screens) including singles, duals, and horizontals.
5. Upper completion accessories to include gas-lift, mandrels, gas-lift valves, chemical injection mandrels and valves, water injection valves, hydraulic control lines & spoofers, cross coupling damps, surface controlled sub-surface safety valve (SCSSV) and associated specialty clamps, water injection valves, landing nipple-plug profiles, sliding sleeves, flow couplings/pups, blast joints, seal assemblies, crossovers, space-out pup joints proven with API and premium threads.
6. Hydraulic flapper type SCSSV (metal-to-metal sealing ability) with wireline lock-out protective sleeves, wireline SCSSV inserts, and associated running tools.
7. Slick-line deployed equipment to include straddle packers, bridge plugs, tubing isolation plugs (both nipple-less and for nipple profiles), elements for circulating plugs, plug packings and re-dress kits, well suspension barriers, lock mandrels, storm chokes, insert safety valves, and associated running tools.
8. Through-tubing gravel packing equipment: Vent screens, pack-off equipment, elastomers, and associated running tools.
9. Gravel/frac packing equipment: wire wrapped (8 through 12 gauge) and premium (including 250 micron) screens, blank pipe, packers rated for at least 10 ksi, circulation and gravel pack and frac pack completions, including uni-directional and bi-directional fluid loss devices capable of min, 10ksi burst and collapse. Complete service tool assemblies including crossover tools with proven rate and slurry test and in – country performance records showing erosion rates over time for specific conditions. Crossover systems must include proven and interfacing tracer and density logging systems, with dimensional spaceouts recorded for gravel/frac packing in 7″ and 9-5/8″ casing. Wash pipe both plain and blast joint type, for high rate and high erosive velocity flow. Coatings that are proven compatible with given erosion rates per fraction simulations. Handling tools, screen tables and all associated accessories. Gravel/Frac pack service tools with weight down circulating and 6-inch packet bore capability. Downhole washpipe gauge systems.

  • Contractor will provide fulltime Lagos-based Completions Technical Services Representatives required to consult with COMPANY Drilling & Completion Engineers and Logistical Coordinators to design, plan, and execute completion installations as per COMPANY’s direction.
  • Contractor will provide Senior Completion Specialists, Field Supervisors, Gas-lift Specialists, and Wireline Supervisors to install completion equipment at the well sites on call out basis.
  • Contractor will be expected to maintain a base in Onne, Port Harcourt and/or Escravos to support Company’s operations.
  • Contractor will supply a Quality Plan outlining procedures to ensure that Company receives equipment that has been properly prepared for utilization. Dedicated QA personnel will be supplied by contractor to ensure rigorous adherence to Contractor’s Quality Plan. Quality Plan will define shop equipment required to makeup and test completion equipment prior to shipment offshore.

3. MANDATORY TENDER REQUIREMENTS:
A. To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested bidders are required to be pre-qualified and “live” in the 3.04.17 (Well Completion Services, Sand control services, Tubulars and accessories) category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified and ‘live’ vendors in this category by the bid close data will receive invitation to Tender (ITT).
B. To determine if you are pre-qualified and to view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.vandors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your 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 Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to do business for this category, please contact Nipex office at 27b Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi Lagos with your NUPRC certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
D. To initiate the JOS pre-qualification process, please access www.nuev-ra.com click on services tab followed by NJGS registration.
E. To be eligible, all bidders must comply with the Nigerian Content requirements in the Nipex system.

4. NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS:
Chevron Nigeria 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 in the schedule of the Act and any other target as may be directed by the Nigerian Content 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 next Tender Stage
The following are the Nigerian Content requirements bidders are expected to comply with in their technical bid submission.
i. Tenderer shall provide evidence of being a Nigerian indigenous company with greater than 51% Nigerian shareholding. Tenderer shall provide form CO2 and CO7, registration on NOGIC JQS and NUPRC certificate.
ii. Tenderer shall provide detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities & infrastructure (technical office, and administrative space, maintenance workshop) in Nigeria to support this contract.
iii. Tenderer shall provide evidence of Category 1,2,3,4 or 5 Service and Support group NCEC demonstrating ownership of well completion equipment to execute the work scope.
iv. Provide a Nigerian Content Execution Plan providing a detailed description of the role, work scope, man-hours and responsibilities of all Nigerian personnel that would be involved in executing the work. Also provide details of Nigerian Content focal point or manager.
v. 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 3.04.17 (Well Completion Services, Sand control services, Tubulars and accessories.) by 16:00 Hours, April 14, 2025, being the advert close date shall be invited to submit technical and commercial bid.

Additional information:
1. Suppliers eligible for this tender opportunity are expected to be prequalified and “live” in NJOS under the product/service category.
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 to the contractor’s account.
4. Meet the requirement of Static and Dynamic Reservoir Studies.
5. This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Chevron Nigeria 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 Chevron Nigeria Limited and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.

6. The tendering process shall be the NNPC Ltd contracting process requiring pre-qualified companies to submit technical tender first. Following a technical review, only technically and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tender.

7. Chevron Nigeria Limited will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.

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