Nigerian Agip Exploration- Invitation For Pre-Qualification For The Provision Of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation And Commissioning (EPCIC) Services

DEADLINE: 22ND MAY, 2026
NIGERIAN AGIP EXPLORATION
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITEDSHELL NIGERIA EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED CO-VENTURE PARTNERS
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE PROVISION OF ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING (EPCIC) SERVICES OF PIPELINES, RISERS AND INSTALLATION OF SPS STRUCTURES & UMBILICA INCLUDING SUPPLY OF GAS EXPORT LINE PIPES AND COATING FOR ZABAZABA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (WP-5)

(1) INTRODUCTION

Nigerian AGIP Exploration (NAE) Limited as Operator o1 the Zabazaba held (PML 103) and Etan (PML102) invites Interested and reputable companies with relevant experience to indicate an Expression of Interest (E0I) for the Engineering, Procurement. Construction and Installation (EPCI) services of pipelines, flowlines, risers and transportation and installation of SPS structures and umbilicals including the supply of Gas Export Line pipes and Coating. Zabazaba and Etan deepwater fields are located at about 140 kilometers offshore Nigeria in water depths of up to 2000 meters. The two fields are about 40km apart with a seafloor canyon between them. Development will be phased considering Zabazaba (PML103) first and then Etan (PML102).

The development concept is based on a new hub. with a standalone spread moored FPSO with nameplate oil processing capacity of 150 kbopd and 1.7 MMbbls (minimum) nominal storage capacity. The subsea network consists of subsea horizontal tree systems, manifold systems, production and water injection risers and flowlines including a gas export riser and export flowline. The control of subsea system is provided by dynamic and infiled umbilicals with intermediate connections achieved with flying leads.

The Zabazaba development will be through a deepwater subsea network consisting of 15 production and 7 water injection wells, 27km of production flowlines and risers, 15km of water injection flowlines and risers, 140km gas export pipeline and user and a 40km umbilical system (note: lengths provide here are approximate and will be subject to respondents’ final field layout development).

The scope of this EPCIC for PRFTI (WP-5), subject of this EOI request, includes EPCIC of pipelines, flowlines, risers, transportation, installation of SPS structures and umbilicals including supply of Gas Export Line Pipes and Coating as described above.

NAE hereby invites only capable, reputable and competent Nigerian and international Companies (herein referred as “Respondents”) with the requisite and demonstrable expertise, experience, skilled manpower and technology to a response in accordance with this notice for expression of interest. Thereafter, for those companies meeting NAE requirements, shortlisting and inclusion in the bid list.

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

(2) SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work for WP-5 shall include but not be limited to the design, engineering, procurement, structures fabrication, transportation, offshore installation, pre-commissioning of the pipelines, risers, jumpers and spools as well as, transportation and installation of subsea structures provided by WP-4 contractor (SPS – Subsea Production Systems) and Umbilical provided by WP-6 (Umbilical Systems) contractors. The scope of WP-5 includes amongst others the following activities:

• Design, procurement, fabrication and installation of flowlines and steel catenary riser systems, including Pipeline Terminations (PLETs, in-line Tees and foundations), for Production, Water Injection systems and Gas Lift systems.
• Design, procurement, fabrication and installation of flowlines and steel catenary riser system, including Pipeline Terminations (PLETs, in-line Tees and foundations) of Gas Export system.
• Design, procurement and fabrication of rigid bowline spools and well jumpers.
• Offshore installation and pre-commissioning of flowlines, steel catenary risers, jumpers and spools (for production and Water Injection) including tie-in to the SPS subsea structures.
• Offshore installation and pre-commissioning of Gas Export Riser and Export Pipeline
• Modifications and tie-ins to gas export OGGS pipeline as required.
• Offshore transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of SPS Subsea Structures supplied by WP-4 (SPS – Subsea Production Systems) like: Manifolds, Foundations, Xmas Trees (optional)
• Offshore transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of the Dynamic and Static Umbilicals supplied by WP-6 (Umbilical System).
• Subsea Facility key parameters (note: the final scope will be subject to SPS awarded Contractor for development of final field layout):
  • 15 x Production Trees and 7 x Water Injection Trees for ZabaZaba field only.
  • 10” x 27 km of production wet insulated flowlines and associated 4off steel catenary risers.
  • 20″ x 140 km gas export pipeline (and coating) and associated steel catenary riser, including inline tees and PLEM at DS63 tie-in point
  • 12” x 15 km injection flowline and associated 2-off steel catenary risers.
  • 40 km (dynamic + static umbilicals) supplied by EPC-4.
  • 8 km of gas lift steel catenary riser
• Project management and interface management within and across contract boundaries.

(3) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

(3.1) Demonstrate that the Company is registered in Nigeria and provide address of registered office in Nigeria and name of legal Entity: if Company is not registered in Nigeria, provide documentary evidence of a liaison/partnership with a Nigerian registered Company (if Respondent is not a Nigerian registered entity). If Respondent is a subsidiary of a Holding Company, provide Name and address of the Ultimate Holding Company, Respondent’s office for this work.

(3.2) Provide copy of relevant and valid NUPRC registration certificate.

(3.3) Provide Registration No & Category (include CAC Form C02 & C07 and NUPRC Permit and Corporate COREN Certificate).

(3.4) Provide Valid Tax clearance for the past 3 years.

(3.5) Confirm Company has performed and completed:

• Engineering, Procurement, Construction and installation of wet insulated pipelines, flowlines and steel catenary risers as main contractor for hydrocarbon field operations in minimum 800m water depth, as well as fabrication of pipeline terminations (PLETs). Supply track record and evidence to support this.
• Transportation, installation, Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning of dynamic and static steel tube umbilicals as main contractor for hydrocarbon field operations in minimum 800m water depth, Supply track record and evidence to support this, including as minimum the cross sections, umbilical size and weight.

Failure to submit any of the above documents, may result in the disqualification of the applicant.

(4) PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To addition to the mandatory requirements above, only those Respondents able to demonstrate and substantiate with relevant verifiable documents of proven experience, available resources, and readiness to undertake the Work will be considered for the subsequent format tendering phase. In consideration of this, the Respondents are required to provide, together with the Mandatory Requirements as per paragraph 3 before, the evidence of the following:

(4.1) TECHNICAL CAPABILITY & HSE MANAGEMENT

(4.1.1) Provide evidence of detailed engineering design, procurement, fabrication, and installation of 10” to 20” rigid pipes for gas export, production, water injection and gas lift flowlines and steel catenary risers as main contractor with contract involving major engineering design, transportation, fabrication, offshore installation and commissioning of the pipelines flowlines and risers for hydrocarbon field operations in water depth of above 1500 meters.

(4.1.2) Provide evidence of offshore transportation, installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning of dynamic and static steel tube umbilicals for hydrocarbon field operations in water depths of above 1500 meters depth as a main contractor, including the cross-section, umbilical size and weights and when the umbilicals were installed.

(4.1.3) Provide evidence of its loadout facilities availability of at least 60MT cranage and in any case sufficient to perform fabricated structures movement and load outs as required, including details of the waterways, quayside of hard standing length (with minimum load bearing capacity of 30 MT/sqm to support available cranage and anticipated loads) of a minimum of 150 metres and a minimum draft of 6 metres water depth and berthing requirements.

(4.1.4) Provide evidence of the in-country owned or leased yard with a minimum yard size of 10,000 sqm, the existence/availability of at least 60MT cranage required for subsea flowline (10 to 20”) and in any case sufficient to perform fabricated structures movement and load outs as required

(4.1.5) Where the respondent has executed a detailed engineering design in Nigeria Deepwater in water depth of minimum 800m and deeper, the respondent is to provide evidence of the engineering-scope completed in-country, indicating the following:

(a) Engineering scope;

(b) Total man hours spent;

(c) Duration of Scope completed –Country

(d) Challenges experience and how these challenges were successfully addressed

(4.1.4) Provide project completion certificates where necessary showing evidence of Deepwater (above 1500 metres) line pipe supplied in the last 10years.

(4.1.7) Provide evidence of HSSE Management System for a similar executed project in the past 10 years and the company interfaces with Subcontractors HSE system.

(4.1.8) Confirm validity of Quality Management System In compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001 and certified by ISO approved and registered quality assurance company Provide valid ISO 9001 certificate.

(4.2) FINANCIAL CAPABILITY

(4.2.1) Provide Company audited financial statements for the last three (3) years Please provide certified translations where accounts are published in a language other than English.

(4.2.2) Provide Financial Statements of Operating Company and Ultimate Guarantor (e.g. Parent, holding companies etc.).

(4.2.3) Have you previously received short-term financing up to US$300 million? If yes, provide evidence

(4.2.4) Provide evidence of Project Finance Plan for similar executed work showing the contract duration.

(5) NIGERIAN CONTENT (NC) REQUIREMENTS

(5.1) Mandatory NC Requirement as part of this Pre-Qualification

• As part of this pre-qualification, Respondents shall provide a written confirmation, signed by an authorized representative, stating their “ readiness to comply with applicable Nigerian Content Requirements as will be approved by NCDMB (during ITT) in line with the provisions of the NOGICD Act (2010) and applicable enablers from 2024 Presidential Directives”, before being considered eligible to proceed from the ITT into the Commercial Phase of this process.
• Respondent shall provide % scope spill in two parts: (1) showing work scope to be executed/fabricated/ manufactured/assembled in-country (Nigeria) against out-country scope (i.e. provide % split for each scope of work

These NC Requirements that will be mandatory at ITT Phase (Post-“PRE-QUALIFICATION”) include but not limited to all respondents.

(5.2) Post Pre-Qualification NC Requirements

Respondent must ensure full compliance with the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act (2010) as authorised by NCDMB. Please note the following:

(i) Respondents shall furnish details and support documentation of company ownership and shareholding structure. Also, clear photocopies of your registration on NOGIC JQS.

(ii) Respondent shall domicile in-country through the utilization of Engineering Services Company (with COREN practicing license) registered engineering company in Nigeria to meet the minimum NC requirements agreed for the project.

(iii) Respondent must have NCEC for Fabrication and Construction (FC) and Consultancy (CS) for Proved Manpower/Engineering Design.

(iv) Respondent must provide requisite NCEC for itself or partners or subcontractors to deliver related scopes of work under this project such as for Quality Inspection and Quality Control; Manufacturing/Assembly; Procurement and Supplies etc. “Nigerian registered partners/companies” being referred to above must be companies with requisite technical capabilities and established experience as may be determined by the Scare via existing NCDMB Certifications and record of execution of previous EPC projects in the oil and gas industry. Attempt to consider ’briefcase’ partners as a bypass means to fulfill local content requirements will be rejected by the Board.

(v) Respondents shall commit to and ensure they engage qualified Nigerian companies to carry out the fabrication construction, production and supply of the following:

• Coating of all line pipes, bends and field joints
• Production and supply of all line pipe bends
• Production and supply of all sacrificial anodes
• Assembly, painting and supply of all pipeline valves
• Production and supply of steel ropes, protective paints, cast iron products, electrodes, cables, panels, cable trays, ladders, gaskets, flanges, bend, PPE, bolts and nuts, valves, welding consumables and other Nigerian made materials and equipment.
• Fabrication of Piles, anchors, LBL Arrays, arches, Buoyancy Tanks, PLEMs, Gas Export subsea assembly spoofs, jumpers, FLETs, tie in, reels, Production, Water Injection and Gas Export lines, Pipe walking systems, Pipe lateral buckling systems, pig launchers and receivers, installation aids, riser upper and lower structural assemblies, supports and appurtenances, flying leads, Umbilicals Termination Assemblies (UTAs), yards; and services to be deployed by Nigerian service providers.
• Fabrication and installation of all flowline, risers and gas export line pipe joinings.
• Transportation, installation, hookup of mooring lines, piles and other elements must be by Qualified Nigerian Companies using Nigerian owned and NCMVC categorized marine vessels.
• Provisions of offshore logistics support Including but not limited to Support vessels-OSVs, PSVs, security, surfers, cargo barges etc., must be provided by NCMVC certified vendors.

(vi) In accordance with the NOGICD act 2010 and Nigerian Content Marine Vessels Categorization (NCMVC) scheme, respondents shall give first consideration to Nigerian built/owned vessels in the tender process and for contract award.

Foreign flagged vessels are only to participate in the execution when there is no Nigerian owned vessel with capacity for such job Respondent shall provide Nigerian content marine vessel categorization certificate (NCMVC) for the proposed vessel for the bid. Each Respondent’s NCMVC shall clearly specify the category’s in which the vessels has been registered.

(vii) Provide a project-specific organogram showing Names and Nationalities of all key personnel not limited to just key personnel that execute the work scope for this service.

For any position to be occupied by Expatriate personnel, the tenderer shall commit to obtaining expatriate quota approval from NCDMB before project execution.

(viii) Provide written letter of commitment signed by an authorized representative, confirming readiness to “Comply with NCDMB HCD Guidelines and execute such HCD Program as may be approved by NCDMB Also confirm compliance with NCDF 1% deduction and remittance in line with Section 104 of the NOGICD Act”

(6.0) SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION PACKAGE

Companies interested in responding to the EOI shall be registered and active in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. The interested Companies shall, on or before 4.00pm (GMT+1) on 22 May 2026, send an email confirmation (using respondents email address registered on NipeX) to WP-5@nipex.com.ng stating their intention to respond to the EOI, together with the provision of all information and supporting documentation required under Sections 3, 4 & 5.1 of this advert. Submissions shall include detailed responses addressing the pre-qualification requirements and all relevant supporting materials as specified in the above mentioned sections.

Only Respondents whose submissions are complete and fully compliant with all the requirements set out in Sections 3, 4 and 5 will be evaluated for the potential vendor list of the subsequent tendering phase for which a specific Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued via NipeX, with a specific closing date stated therein

(7.0) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• All suppliers for this opportunity are expected to be prequalified and active in the NJQS.
• All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the respondents accounts.
• This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of NAE to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, subcontractors or agents nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity form NAE and or any at its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
• NAE will communicate only with authorised officers of the pre-qualifying companies and not through individual or agents.

The Advertisement is not an invitation to tender for the above services. There is no commitment or obligation, implied or otherwise, for NAE to issue a tender or enter into a contract participation in the pre-qualification exercise does not construe or imply any commitment to any party or entitle any to any indemnity or any form of payment from NAE.

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