Local Content Services
People. Places. Petrogas.
For companies engaged in East African Oil and Gas exploration and production, local content is an aspect that cannot be ignored. Be it people, places, or logistics, a partner who is intimately familiar with the unique locales is invaluable. That’s us.
Petrogas Field Services can provide you with expert knowledge and talent at every level of the oil and gas industry: from fact finding and discovery phases to exploration, extraction, processing, logistics, and local distribution or exporting.
Ideal Partner.
We know the land, we know the people, we know the industries, and above all, we provide real, tangible solutions. Petrogas is an ideal partner to assist any entity enhance their profits in the local and cross-border oil and gas Industry operation.
Helping You Navigate the Terrain (literally and figuratively)
Petrogas Field Services acts as a local consultant and project manager for
international (and domestic) entities navigating the intricacies of East African Oil
and Gas exploration and production. Often, companies new to the area can encounter a hostile environment, both natural and man-made. In circumstances like this, Petrogas can directly solve this type of issue by organizing the local populace into an accepting, trained labor pool that results in an efficient, enthusiastic workforce – at a substantial cost savings. The proverbial “everybody wins”.
Here are some specifics of our local content services:
Community Affairs
The local community will be very interested in your activities. So, companies need to facilitate community meetings and awareness programs, discuss sustainability issues, facilitating environmental impact assessments, and so on.
These are good pursuits, but they can also go sideways quickly. We have witnessed executives shouted out of a room for assuming the wrong thing. That can seriously jeopardize a project, as the perceptions may not be recoverable.
Contact us here to learn more, or read on for more specifics:
Local Human Capital
Land and Buildings
Petrogas works with local developers, builders, and landowners to lease, purchase, and/or build suitable grounds and warehousing facilities for any aspect of Oil and Gas exploration, production, transportation, and distribution. Our capacity in this regard is generally limited by Tanzania’s borders, and little else. We would be pleased to discuss any land acquisition or facility needs you may have.
Recruiting of local and international contract staff to work for international oil companies or oilfield contractors.
We are familiar with the East African populace, universities, and curriculums. We know how to find the right workers for the right job, and can quickly and efficiently fill your personnel needs with qualified (and quality) candidates.
Training of your staff, both local and expatriate.
Hiring local is one of the best ways to achieve area buy-in. However, training can be problematic if you are relying on courses and methodologies developed elsewhere, which do not take local laws, PSA’s, and local culture and norms into
account.
We can train your local workforce to be effective employees for you, and we can also train your expat workforce on general regulations, petroleum commercial and legal topics, anti-discrimination, diversity and inclusion, understanding the industry participants, stakeholders and their roles, contracting processes, safety issues, FCPA and other compliance awareness training.
Local Procurement Services
If you need it, there is a good chance it can be sourced locally or easily imported. Petrogas can save you time and money by assisting you with this. Whether you rely on us to source directly, or engage us in an advisory role to better vet local suppliers (quality assurance inspections, reliability, financial strength, etc.), we can make certain you get what you need, when you need it.
Expatriate Assistance
When you first decide East Africa is worth exploring, you will send people. Petrogas can assist by arranging for visas, airport greetings and transportation, orientation to the host-country, safety briefings, housing search, and even temporary accommodations. Let us be your guide.
Arranging for locals employed by international companies to attend local and foreign universities and colleges.
Many companies will establish programs designed to teach talented locals the intricacies of the petroleum business. Typically, this involves sending key people to universities and colleges abroad.
Petrogas can help streamline this process, assisting with visas, tax compliance, living accommodations, cultural orientations, etc. We have prolific footprints in East Africa, the US, Europe and Asia, and are uniquely positioned to not only find exceptional people who can be your future leaders, but to help train them as well.
Training of local businesses / potential suppliers.
You will need to do business locally. But local businesses are not aware of petroleum company expectations, business management, governance and transparency, how to structure bids and invoices, cash management, borrowing,
accounting and controls.
We can overcome this by educating and training local businesses on the norms of international corporate expectations. This can save you considerable time and
money, as we can ensure your local business partners are fully able to do business the way you need it to be done.
Other types of Local-Themed Services
If you need our help, either on the preceding or something that isn’t listed, simply contact us here and we’ll do the rest.
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