Nigeria Topics

PEM OFFSHORE Training Centre: “We Need Support from Nigerians and Government”

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:39:17 +0000

"Our appeal is for the government to recognise us. We have been able to get here mainly because Chevron Nigeria Ltd has been a very big supporter of Pem Offshore. It was like a dream when we went to Chevron; they gave us a contract without ever seeing anything on the ground," says Phillips Matthews, Senior Vice President (Americas/Africa) of PEM OFFSHORE GROUP.

The Biggest Oil and Gas Training Centre in Africa

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:33:57 +0000

"This is the biggest centre in Africa. There is a little one in South Africa which is not even half of what we have in one room. There is another little one in Egypt but this is the biggest in Africa," says Phillips Matthews, Senior Vice President (Americas/Africa) of PEM OFFSHORE GROUP.

Trainings for IOCs, Ports and Maritime Organizations in West Africa

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:24:52 +0000

"We target the IOCs, Offshore Vessel Operators, Rig Owners and Operators, Crewing Agencies as well as Government Scholarship Boards. We work with international and local academies. Our major targets are the seafarers themselves, the crew, people who are willing to work offshore or onshore to support offshore operations, people who work in the offices, who work in maritime logistics, the vessel owners, the rig owners, barge owners, dredge owners," says Phillips Matthews, Senior Vice President (Americas/Africa) of PEM OFFSHORE GROUP.

PEM OFFSHORE Training Centre: Overview of Simulators and Equipment

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:13:38 +0000

"We have a DP2 advanced simulator. We also have a basic DP simulator. They are all K-POS 8.2 series which is the top range. We also have the ASD tractor tug and basic ship handling tug bridge simulator. We can achieve about 18 to 20 courses from these three simulators," says Phillips Matthews, Senior Vice President (Americas/Africa) of PEM OFFSHORE GROUP.