In keeping with its steadfast commitment to assisting Ghanaian suppliers and subcontractors in the oil and gas sector, Tullow Ghana recently hosted the third webinar training on security and man guarding services in partnership with the Petroleum Commission (PC).
The session, which was held as part of the Tullow Ghana and Petroleum Commission Business Academy Partnership, concentrated on the requirements for local content, contracts and the procurement process, technical requirements, assessments of the environment, health and safety, and the need for due diligence.
In order to fully understand Tullow's needs for the supply of security and man guarding services, over 80 participants from the local community of security and man guarding services took part in the webinar.
Dr. Jennifer Bruce-Konuah, local content manager for Tullow Ghana, opened the webinar by stating that Tullow's partnership with the Petroleum Commission on local capacity development is a part of Tullow's commitment to local content, which is in line with the government's local content delivery targets.
She explained, "The session focuses at increasing the ability of local businesses, displaying openness in contracts and procurement procedures, and highlighting critical needs for businesses who wish to provide security and man guarding services for Tullow Ghana.
The local content director for the Petroleum Commission, Mr. Kwaku Boateng, thanked Tullow for the collaboration and for taking action to enhance local content involvement by assisting indigenous businesses.
The Petroleum Commission is dedicated to making sure that the government's strategy for local content in the extractive industry is carried out and helps local businesses, he said.
Notes from the webinar
Participants were guided through the qualifying standards, which placed a significant emphasis on locally owned firms in Ghana, the local content questionnaire, and the local content growth plan when it came to local content requirements.
The prequalification structure, commercial requirements, and approximate time frames indicating the beginning and conclusion of the whole tendering process up to a contract is given were detailed in the article on contracts and procurement.
Once more, the webinar's technical requirements session concentrated on the job's scope, locations, key Tullow facilities, services needed, and contractor obligations.
Participants were guided through the Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements to ensure that chosen contractors have the necessary capabilities to complete the task safely and that they are committed to preventing injury, protecting assets, the environment, and promoting good occupational health.
Last but not least, ethics and compliance are important components of Tullow's operations, therefore suppliers received training on the company's expectations for contractors' performance of work and on its due diligence obligations.