Africa’s first Deepwater Simulation Theater opens in P/H

The celebration of the 4th anniversary of Nigerian Content Act took off on a remarkable note on Monday as an indigenous oil servicing company, Tolmann Allied Services, opened a Deepwater Simulation Theatre (DST) at its new office complex in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The DST - the first in Africa and third in the world - was conceived by Tolmann Allied Services Company Ltd in response to the increasing number of companies carrying out exploration activities in the deep offshore and the need to prepare from classroom to installation to overcome harsh environmental conditions that may arise in such industry operations.

Commissioning the facility, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke commended Tolmann Allied Services for investing in such an upscale facility, which according to her, has further removed doubts about the capacity of Nigerians to own and operate key assets in the oil and gas industry.