By Ali Elias
Marconi.NG EPC Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering oil and gas projects at competitive costs and within schedule, aligning its operations with Federal Government efforts to attract new investments, accelerate field development, and lower Nigeria’s overall production costs.
The assurance was given on Wednesday during a facility tour of Port Harcourt-based oil and gas companies by the Corporate Communications Division of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), accompanied by select journalists.
Marconi, a wholly Nigerian-owned engineering, procurement, and construction company, acquired the assets of Saipem Contracting Nigeria’s Rumuolumeni Yard in May 2025. The yard, which spans over one million square metres and includes a 330-metre jetty, boasts capacity to fabricate over 25,000 tonnes of heavy structures annually.
Speaking during the tour, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gian Fabio Del Cioppo, described the facility as one of Nigeria’s foremost fabrication hubs, equipped to execute complex capital EPC projects across onshore and offshore environments.
He maintained that Marconi possesses the technical competencies, equipment, organisational systems, and human capital needed to meet global quality standards while remaining cost-competitive. He emphasised that the company’s operations are aligned with the Presidential Directives on Local Content and the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act of 2010.
Del Cioppo urged the Federal Government and industry stakeholders to sustain strict implementation of the NOGICD Act, stressing that Nigeria must resist pressures to reverse the gains recorded in local content over the past 15 years. According to him, a stable policy environment is essential to job creation, economic growth, and the long-term viability of indigenous companies.
Conducting journalists around the facility, Marconi’s Nigerian Content Manager, Dr. David Editang, explained that the new owners retained many of the local professionals who had operated the yard for decades. He said the facility has the capacity to fabricate, store, and load out major project structures through its three jetties.
He added that Marconi recently conducted First Steel Cutting for subsea structures for a major offshore development in Nigeria. The facility has also contributed significantly to notable oil and gas projects in the past, including Egina, Usan, Akpo, and NLNG Train 7.
Leading the NCDMB delegation, the General Manager, Corporate Communications Division, Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, noted that Marconi is now strategically positioned to operate across the full oil and gas value chain—from land and swamp operations to shallow and deep offshore projects.
Ezeobi explained that the facility tour aligns with Sections 67 and 70(n) of the NOGICD Act, which mandate the Board to promote Nigerian content through stakeholder engagement and capacity development. He stressed that media practitioners are critical partners in advancing the Nigerian content agenda and deepening public understanding of the oil and gas industry.
“We want the media to better understand how the industry works,” he said. “Strengthening this relationship supports more accurate reportage and enhances industry capacity.”
He added that the Board has built sustainable partnerships with media stakeholders nationwide and conducts annual engagements in Port Harcourt, Lagos, and Abuja. The team also visited PE Energy Ltd on the same day and Bunorr Integrated Energy the previous day.