Siemens Power Services is a company known as majorly responsible for power generations in the oil and gas industry and a reputable original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the manufacture of gas turbines and compressors. But recently it opted for diversification of it services. Seun Suleiman, general manager for the company in an interview with Olusola Bello gave an insight into why the company is taking such a step. Excerpts:
What can you tell us about Siemens Power Services?
It is a business unit that is well known for power generation in oil and gas industry and also a reputable original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the manufacture of gas turbines and compressors which are used for power generation in oil and gas industry. The gas turbine as the name implies is generating power which is used in the facilities of most international oil and gas companies.
The compressors are used to enhance oil recovery because at time there may be the need to pump more pressure to get a better output from and oil well.
One thing that is very important to note by all and sundry is that even though Siemens Power Services is known for OEM businesses, it also does non-OEM businesses. In other words it does additional services which complement its core business, hence the establishment of the workshop in Port Harcourt.
If you plan is to diversify, are you abandoning your primary functions in oil and gas industry?
No, no. The company is not abandoning the services for which it is known in the oil and gas industry. It is however looking beyond the sphere of oil and gas industry in order to increase the chances of increasing its revenue base, generate more jobs for Nigerians by using it skills and technology and also actively getting involved in helping to build the much-needed local content development in the country.
Carrying out the diversification exercise will provide tremendous opportunities for Nigerians to tap from Siemens technologies, hence the desire of the company to diversify its operation.
What is the worth of your workshop?
The workshop has been equipped with about three million euros so that we can diversify and provide more services for customers across the country. The services that are being rendered aside from taking care of gas turbines and compressors include but not limited to, making available its 20 ton crane capacity for use for those that may need it, extensive machine shop with a lift which is four-ton load and five metres between centres, lathe machine which does cutting of equipment into different sizes,and a standard workshop equipment that is used for general cutting of tools for different dimension work depending on the output.
Rotor balancing is used to balance steel, pulp, compressors and turbines, and low speed balancing machine.
Instrument repair test, calibration and general fabrication works.
All these can be utilised by other industries.
The food and beverage industries for example can benefit from this new move by Siemens Power Services because they have whole lot of machineries they use, especially, those companies that don’t have in – country capacity to do some level of precise precision work.
How much of your operations do other companies know?
Many companies do not know that such services can be provided by the company because all they understand and know our company for is gas turbine and compressor business.
You said Siemens Power Services is responsible for the life circle of equipment. How?
It is the one that is responsible for the life circle of equipment which are supplied to international oil companies operating in the oil and gas industry. After the equipment have been purchased and the customer used them for sometime there would always be a need to service them and look after them just like the way human beings look after their bodies by taking the necessary nourishments.
Basically the company is a Port Harcourt-based service business units. Meaning that its business is to ensure it looks after customers everyday from the smallest item from bolt to the biggest item of a whole compressor.
Is the company capable of doing some other functions?
The workshop does not only support services of gas turbine and compressor but additional works that would enhance the quality of gas turbines and compressor.
For example, the workshop has Lathe Machines which is meant to support additional works. It is a standard machine which does some cutting of steel to different sizes and shredding in the oil and gas industry, alignment and balancing of some equipment are also carried out at the workshop. This is a general technology. It is useful for companies that are not in the oil and gas activities.
Many companies do not know that such a service can be provided by the company because all they understand and know the company for is gas turbine and compressor business.
