OAS, Gulf Helicopters sign MoU on upstream exploration services

  Major indigenous operator, OAS Helicopters, has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gulf Helicopters of Middle East for the provision of services to the upstream oil and gas sector in Nigeria.

Both companies agreed to work together in a technical partnership whereby Gulf Helicopters would provide machines and technical expertise to OAS, which has repositioned and equipped to provide offshore services to the oil and gas companies operating in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country.

Mohamed Al Mohannadi, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Helicopters, who signed the agreement on behalf of his company, expressed his enthusiasm in the new deal adding that he looked forward to working with OAS in Nigeria.

He said the partnership would bring new experience to the company.

Evarest Nnaji, Managing Director of OAS Helicopters, described the partnership as a milestone which would provide a new platform o the company that has prepared for airlifting services in the oil and gas sector, over the years.

Gulf Helicopters, a well-known oil and gas helicopter flight service provider in the Middle East, has over 100 helicopters and provides services to almost all the Western oil and gas companies, including British Petroleum, Elf, Mobil, Total, Chevron, Shell, Qatar Oil and Standard Oil Company.

With such international technical support, OAS is expected to be the company of choice in the oil and gas exploration helicopter flight services in Nigeria.

OAS is a fast growing domestic airline in Nigeria which has its flight outfit subdivided to cover two areas of operations: rotary and fixed wing. The rotary wing is known as OAS Helicopters while the fixed wing is known as Odengene Air. The helicopter wing of the company commenced commercial flight in February 2006.

Nnaji, who is a captain with many years of flight experience, said that with this partnership OAS Helicopters can now effectively provide offshore helicopter support even to the deepest sea range in Nigeria.

“And for this reason, we have an established training and standard department that ensures our crew members undergo the required trainings to maintain safe operations. In Nigeria, there have been multifarious changes in the oil and gas industry over the past ten years, particularly in the offshore sector, but we are positioned to help customers achieve maximum efficiency and productivity, essential components of success in an environment where exploration, drilling, and production take place at greater depths each year,” Nnaji said.

 

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