The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has shortlisted 78 companies to bid for the rehabilitation of oil pipelines and deport infrastructure across the country.
It would be recalled that over 300 companies had applied through the official portal published in the national dailies, out of which only 78 companies met the expiration time of noon on September. 18.
The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, at the virtual public bid opening for the rehabilitation of the NNPC group downstream critical pipelines and associated depots/terminal infrastructure on Friday in Abuja, said the corporation was committed to transparency.
Kyari said that the process of selection of companies would be transparent and those who would win the bid would undergo a process of Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) system.
He disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had mandated the corporation to ensure transparency and accountability in all its operations.
He said that this would help the NNPC to deliver its services to all stakeholders efficiently, especially to the ordinary Nigerians, adding that the management of the corporation had aligned to the order.
The GMD said that it was unfortunate that the oil pipelines deteriorated over the years with activities of hoodlums and vandals, forcing its to be underutilised.
He assured that the technology that would not be compromised by vandals would be deployed by the selected companies for the rehabilitation.
