What's New In W. Africa (Nigeria)
Nigerian In Law
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Haven't been there, never done that.
Age: 62
Posts: 1,017
Originally Posted by 212man
lots of rumours. Seems like more to emerge very soon.
NEO
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: All over
Posts: 22
Originally Posted by Nigerian Expat Outlaw
Are you aware of any sharing there ? I heard OAS have their finger in the Eket pie ?
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In other news, the AGIP contract may also be changing hands
Nigerian In Law
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Haven't been there, never done that.
Age: 62
Posts: 1,017
BHNL never managed to get the AGIP contract. They've been operating on various work orders for years. It was a right b**lache, trying to get hold of people in the Management block at AGIP Base for signatures, then couriering them to Lagos for processing every 90 days or so. 
This leaves them with half a contract in Eket and a huge inverted triangle of management/admin to pay. It was bloated when they dominated in Nigeria, must be like the House of Lords now !
NEO
This leaves them with half a contract in Eket and a huge inverted triangle of management/admin to pay. It was bloated when they dominated in Nigeria, must be like the House of Lords now !
NEO
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: London
Posts: 407
Originally Posted by nbl
Why are they keeping a/c there doing nothing.? They must be losing a fortune.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England
Posts: 1,319
Originally Posted by 419
It's probably cheaper keeping them there and having them lose money compared to the amount that would have to be paid in order to obtain the paperwork required to get them out of the country.
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: London
Posts: 407
Originally Posted by ericferret
There's always the Iran option!!!
COBI
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: 50 50 Broome
Posts: 111
It's probably cheaper keeping them there and having them lose money compared to the amount that would have to be paid in order to obtain the paperwork required to get them out of the country.
Nigerian In Law
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Haven't been there, never done that.
Age: 62
Posts: 1,017
Originally Posted by Brother
Definitely, added to the fact that Bristow has quite a few spare aircraft around the world right now.
It's only taken 10 years to destroy a company established in 1955. Such a shame.
NEO
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Nigeria
Age: 54
Posts: 4,886
Originally Posted by Nigerian Expat Outlaw
Did they take the redundant aircraft out of Oz ? GOM and Alaska along with the UK SAR contract (which is out to tender soon I think), are all that's left of what was a truly global entity.
It's only taken 10 years to destroy a company established in 1955. Such a shame.
NEO
It's only taken 10 years to destroy a company established in 1955. Such a shame.
NEO
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Inside the Industry
Posts: 837
NEO
Slight thread drift but the last 139 finishes its contract this week and both AW139s will likely be shipped out back to Mama. Even if Bristow keeps the entity alive, there will be no helicopters remaining in Oz, just Airnorth.
Did they take the redundant aircraft out of Oz ?
