U.S. pledges support for digital transformation of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry

The Foreign Commercial Service of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Nigeria and its leading local partner, Manifold Computers, has introduced an innovative technology, Synergy and Aruba, for use in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.

Speaking during a public presentation of the technology product at an event in Lagos last week, F. John Bray, United States Consul General, renewed the U.S. government’s commitment to supporting trade and investment in Nigeria.

Synergy and Aruba helps companies operating in the Nigerian oil and gas industry to increase the efficiency of operations, monitor people, manage resources, make real-time decisions, reduce risks, save costs, and increase flexibility, productivity and company bottom line.

He encouraged Nigerian oil and gas industry players to avail themselves of the innovative technology with a view to harnessing Nigeria’s abundant resources, improving their bottom-line and ultimately growing the economy.

“Nigeria presents tremendous long-term growth opportunities and the United States government remains committed to supporting American companies and local partners in deploying U.S. technology to help tackle some of the challenges the country is facing,” Consul General F. John Bray said at the event attended by leading oil and gas industry players, technology service providers, and senior government officials.

Paul Bergman, acting commercial counselor of the U.S. Mission, highlighted Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s long-term partnership with the American Commercial Service. According to him, the U.S. Commercial Service will continue to be at the fore-front of promoting trade and investment between America and Nigeria through the development and execution of mutually beneficial international trade policies and promotion strategies.

Chukwuma Okpaka, country managing director, HPE Nigeria, noted that the high performance computing technology solution meets the modern exigencies of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Modeling and simulation applications, he added, will accelerate breakthroughs in oil and gas, science, medicine, technology, and energy sectors.