INTRODUCTION

Established in 1977 to solve the operational and technical problems of the oil and gas industry through the application of the results of scientific research and the development of technology. R&D has highly qualified personnel and experienced engineers. NNPC, R&D is in the process of getting the ISO 900 I and Environmental 14000 certification.

CAPABILITIES

Upstream

In the upstream sector, our services include: Basin Analysis, Petroleum Source Rock Evaluation, Seismic Studies, Reservoir Simulation, Formation Evaluation, Reservoir Characterization, Bio-stratigraphic studies, conservational and special core analysis, Geochemical and Geophysical studies, PVT Analysis, Local sourcing of materials for drilling fluids, gravel pack and other inputs used in exploration and production of crude oil, formulation of drilling fluids from local raw materials, formation damage studies, enhanced oil recovery methods, etc.

Downstream

Our services here include:

Troubleshooting of plants operational problems, improvements of existing processes and development of new ones, new products development in fuels, lubes, bitumen and petrochemicals, natural gas utilization for the production of solvents and other catalysts characterization, development of refractory from local raw materials, environmental protection efforts, pre and post environmental impact analysis, industrial waste management, pollution abatement studies, bioremediation, remission problems and its control, toxicological studies, catalysis development, air monitoring of a vigen industrial area, petroleum products testing, total crude assay, analytical chemistry, etc.

Executed Projects

These include: analysis of cores for SPDC, Mobil and NAPIMS, I Sedimentological & Biostatigraphic analyses of Osioka South-2. Well, Pollution abatement & remediation studies of PHRC, Crude Oil assay for KRPC, WRPC, PHRC, Mobil, DPR, etc,

Biostratigraphic Services contract in OML 118 and OPL 219 Offshore of Niger Delta-5 Wells, Atlas Cove Environmental Impact Assessment, Integrated Basinal Studies for the Chad Basin, etc.

Potential Laboratory Services/Contracts

These include: Environmental Compliance Monitoring for SPDC, Provision of Biostratigraphic Services –
2005/2007 call-off for SPDC, High resolution biostratigraphic studies -2005/2006 call-off for ExxonMobil, Identification and Isolation of Toxic Algae Bloom in the new Calabar and Bonny Estuary, Cooling Water System Studies for PHRC, Environmental Studies Services Contract for SPDC.