Local content and struggling suppliers: A network analysis of Nigerian oil and gas industry

Vaaland, Terje I.; Soneye, Alabi; Owusu, Richard Afriyie

doi:10.5897/ajbm11.2538

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“…Creating linkages between the oil and gas sector and other sectors of the Nigerian economy has been found to be a concrete solution to the problem of low technological capacity and poor business performance (Oyejide & Adewuyi, 2011;Vaaland et al, 2012). Oyejide and Adewuyi further stressed that the overall objective of the policy is to promote local value addition, build local capacity and improved linkage between the oil and gas industry and other sectors of the Nigerian economy.…”

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“…Vaaland et al (2012) expressed that there is a significant knowledge gap between indigenous oil companies and foreign oil companies, especially in the area of management competence such as project management and quality assurance. Their study revealed that indigenous oil companies suffered from fundamental lack of quality management, limited compliance with international quality standards, and poor preventive and operational maintenance attitudes, which lead to poor maintenance of oil facilities.…”

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“…As emphasized by Ihua (2010), "oil and gas business is a high risk business, requiring skilled technical manpower and that, only an effective educational system that understands the human resource needs of the industry and tries to match their resources to meeting those needs, can enhance the prospects of higher local content; without which the whole idea of local content would be a mirage, only ending as prospects". The interfaces between the graduate students, researchers and local oil business community are weak, resulting in weak exchange of knowledge and feedback loops (Vaaland et al, 2012 …”

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“…Vaaland et al (2012) investigated how local content can be enhanced in the oil and gas industry in a developing country like Nigeria. The empirical base was in-depth interviews of professionals directly orindirectly related to the Nigerian oil and gas industry.…”

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“…LC implementation depends on policymakers' transparency with industry players (Ablo, 2018). Moreover, LC is a stakeholder-based policy because no party can do it alone (Vaaland et al, 2012). Stakeholders' attitudes to the Commission's LCF transparency are divided.…”

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A difficult journey from enactment to implementation of local content policy: instigating factors and accountability mechanisms for achieving sustainable development

Tetteh

Agyenim‐Boateng

Simpson

2023

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PurposeThe study examines the instigating factors behind the development of the local content (LC) policy in Ghana and it further investigates the accountability mechanisms that drive the LC policy implementation to promote sustainable development.Design/methodology/approachThe study reports on a series of interviews with key actors using Institutional Theory and the application of Bovens’ (2010) Global Accountability Framework as a lens for discussion and interpretation of results.FindingsThe results reveal that two forces instigated LC policy enactment. One is external funding pressure from the Norwegian government and the World Bank. The other is the government’s engagement of Civil Society Organisations and other internal stakeholders to justify its activities and missions to signal adherence to impartiality, neutrality, and, to a lesser extent, solidarity. The analysis also reveals tensions in how accountability legitimacy relates to implementation of the LC policy. The study further discovers that while participation, transparency, monitoring, and evaluation are frequently invoked as de jure institutional legitimacy in oil and gas contracts, actual practices follow normative (de facto) institutionalism rather than what the LC policy law provides.Research limitations/implicationsThe interview had a relatively small number of participants, which can be argued to affect the study’s validity. Nevertheless, given the data saturation effect and the breadth of the data obtained from the respondents, this study represents a significant advancement in LC policy enactment knowledge, implementation mechanisms and enforcement in an emerging O&G industry.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study suggest that future policy development in emerging economies should involve detailed consultations to increase decision-maker knowledge, process transparency and expectations. This will improve implementation and reduce stakeholder tension, conflict and mistrust.Originality/valueThe findings of this study build on earlier investigations into legitimacy, accountability and impression management in and outside the O&G sector. Also, the findings reveal the legitimising tactics used by O&G actors to promote local content sustainable development targets.

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Safety culture assessment in petroleum industry: cross sectional survey of workers safety performance in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

Ehiaguina,

Nnadi,

Rangarajan

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Saf. Extreme Environ.

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Poor safety culture influences workers safety behaviour, which in many situations leads to accidents and injuries, and the performance of workers can be improved only by strengthening the safety culture in workplaces. The present study evaluates the safety behaviour and its impact on the safety performance of oil and gas workers in Nigeria. Opinion of 462 oil and gas frontline workers from fifteen different oil and gas companies in Nigeria (Niger Delta) on safety culture was collected using an online survey questionnaire. Findings from the study show that there is a significant relationship between safety management and safety participation including safety compliance. Work experience did make significant direct estimated impact of safety participation and a non-significant direct estimated impact on safety climate. Age was found to have a significant estimated impact on safety compliance, but did not indicate direct significant role in safety participation. The study clearly indicates that safety culture influences workers’ safety behaviour in the Nigeria oil and gas sector and timely strengthening of workplace safety culture and visible management approach to safety is important for occupational safety improvement within the oil and gas industry. In addition, there is the need for policy realignment to aid in the promotion of safety culture and adherence to safety standards within the industry as practiced in other countries.

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Local content and struggling suppliers: A network analysis of Nigerian oil and gas industry

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Local Content Policy, Human Capital Development and Sustainable Business Performance in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

Local Content Policy, Human Capital Development and Sustainable Business Performance in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

A difficult journey from enactment to implementation of local content policy: instigating factors and accountability mechanisms for achieving sustainable development

Safety culture assessment in petroleum industry: cross sectional survey of workers safety performance in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

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