Energy and marine consultancy ABL has expanded its operations to Namibia with the aim of supporting the local oil & gas market, as well as the country’s energy transition.
The new entity will provide the company’s full technical service offering in energy and marine consulting, with a focus on marine technical due diligence, rig inspections and rig moving, marine inspections and surveys, marine warranty surveys, and maritime services including ports consulting.
“ABL has been supporting energy and marine projects in Namibia for over a decade. Opening an official entity is the natural next step for us, and cements ABL’s commitment and local engagement to support the country in delivering on its energy objectives,” said Anne Myers , ABL’s Country Manager to South Africa and Namibia.
ABL Namibia complements the company’s presence in Africa, with offices in Egypt, Congo , Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa. ABL is further supported by consultancy presence in Algeria and Morocco.
According to ABL, the new entity will also have the support of sister company, the renewable energy consultancy OWC.
‘’ABL Namibia adds to our legacy presence in the South African market, based in Cape Town. It also represents the next step in our continued expansion as the go-to energy and marine consultant to support safety and sustainability in African energy and oceans,” said Donald MacMillan , ABL’s Regional Managing Firector for Middle East, North & South Africa & India.
The news comes a couple of months after ABL expanded into New Zealand to support the country’s maritime and offshore energy markets.
Earlier this month the company announced it had secured a contract with Saipem , an Italian engineering, drilling, and construction services giant, for work on a natural gas project off the coast of Libya.