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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Global Drilling Resources (GDR) was awarded a $5 million contract to provide cranes, heavy lifting, rigging, process instrumentation and controls, heavy machinery, materials and training services to Nigeria Machine Tools and Port Harcourt Refinery, the end user in Nigeria.
The $5 million contract award was facilitated by the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) within the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos. USCS is an integral part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, that operates through a vast network of foreign and domestic locations, making the connections necessary for mutually beneficial trade relationships by engaging U.S. companies in the global marketplace.
The Managing Director of Nigeria Machine Tools, Norbert Chukwumah, the Managing Director of Port Harcourt Refinery Company Limited (PHRC,) a subsidiary of NNPC Limited, Ahmed Dikko, and Engineer Mamman Madu visited the United States for inspection and commissioned the major equipment needed as part of the refinery overhaul and upgrade.
Obinna Nwadike, President of Global Drilling Resources, seeks to support and succor the procurement needs of both Nigeria’s private and public sector stakeholders, as they begin to deliver upon their promises of an economic upswing.
“We are grateful for this opportunity, thankful and committed in delivering great service to our clients in the region,” says GDR president Mr. Obinna Nwadike.
GDR is a project-based Engineering, Procurement and Construction company (EPC) headquartered in Houston, Texas with operations in Nigeria, Namibia, Guyana, Saudi Arabia, Mozambique, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Tanzania, South Africa, and Vietnam. GDRs services and expertise include provision of heavy equipment, rigging and lifting, provision of production and drilling chemicals, gas compressors and newly created GDRenewable division.
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