Task team to tackle ‘bottlenecks’ in Saldanha Bay oil, gas industry
Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has announced the formation of a Ministerial task team – comprising representatives from the community, the business fraternity, labour and government – charged with addressing challenges in the oil and gas industry, specifically those related to the offshore oil rig industry in the Saldanha Bay industrial development zone, in the Western Cape.
The Minister told the Saldanha Bay business community and oil rig management firms during a recent visit to Transnet National Ports Authority, in the Port of Saldanha, that the team would conduct a full four-week audit to identify service bottlenecks in the industry.
“These bottlenecks and challenges include, among others, [the] limited [number of] companies providing oil rig maintenance and repair, inadequate skills development, and [a limited] supply chain for locals.
[These issues must be addressed] to ensure that the community benefits from the [offshore] oil [industry],” Davies said during his visit, which formed part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) ‘Taking the DTI to the Factories’ campaign to determine the impact of government’s economic growth stimulation measures.
The Minister was accompanied by representatives of the South African Bureau of Standards, the National Metrology Institute of South Africa, the South African National Accreditation System and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications, all of whom met with the Saldanha Bay business community to identify local opportunities.
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