PTI clocks 50, showcases achievements

By Akpokona Omafuaire

EFFURUN - THE Principal/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Henry Adimula, Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, has said that the institution has achieved its objectives, while reeling out its achievements to mark 50 years celebration.

Adimula, made this known at the Institute in Effurun, Delta State,  during a world Press Conference to herald the golden jubilee anniversary celebration of the PTI.

He said that domesticating training in the  Petroleum Industry, at the Institute, will help Nigeria save vital foreign exchange  thereby impacting positively on the nation’s economy

Adimula  urged the leaders in the oil industries to come and  take a tour of the exceptional facilities that gave huge potentials for training in all aspects of the Petroleum Industry operations.

“This facilities should serve as a platform for domesticating training in the industry and thus saving vital foreign exchange for the nation’s economy.” He said.

He commended leaders of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for sponsoring the Institute upgrade project which culminated in infrastructure upgrade and procurement of the facilities that placed PTI as the only institute in Sub-Sahara Africa with the magnitude of training facilities that can address the contemporary training of workers of the oil and gas industry in the continent.

"The last 50 years of the life of the Institute were glorious years of exceptional delivery of training, innovation and technological development.

“From it’s  establishment in 1972, till date, the Institute has graduated well over 50,000(fifty  thousand) technologists and technicians and other technical personnel in various areas in oil and gas and allied Industry operations

“Our graduates continue to be the most preferred choice for employment in companies across sectors related and not related to the oil and gas industry by virtue of the high quality confined them through vigorous training and education which place them at a decisive advantage over other candidates

“The Institute is  equally fully engaged  in the manpower development for deep offshore diving and deep offshore operations through mounting of specialized courses in underwater operations.

“The Institute was responsible for the training of the take off staff for the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC),  and Eleme  Petrochemical Company Limited (EPCL) now Indorama Petrochemical Company."

Going forward, Adimula said, "Our vision for the next fifty years,  is for PTI to be the Energy training hub in Africa where our training, research and development efforts will be all encompassing as the world ambit of the energy mix shall be the subject of training, research and development."

"Our vision remains to  become the leading oil and gas technological Institute in Africa and our avowed mission is to provide competent technological  manpower through quality training, consultancy and research for the Petroleum and Allied Industries."

The PTI Principal expressed optimism that the next 50years will  be a period that will redefine the Petroleum Training Institute as it blazes the trail in delivery of training solutions, research and development while fully appreciating the dynamics of the global oil and gas industry and the challenges posed by the global energy transition.

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