… Significantly accelerating offshore oil production
In a landmark achievement for Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure landscape, Kenyon International has successfully delivered the country’s first-ever deployment of FlexSteel Unbonded flexible pipeline technology.
Executed at the ANTAN/ADANGA OML 123 Concession, operated by NNPC Antan Producing Limited, this project marks a paradigm shift in how offshore assets are rehabilitated and managed, showcasing the power of indigenous execution capacity combined with world-class engineering solutions.
The breakthrough project involved the installation of a total of 8km pipeline (4km for Gas and 4km for Oil respectively). Connecting the ADRP1 and ADNH offshore platforms, the deployment restores critical client production capacity and directly contributes to increasing Nigeria’s national daily crude output.
“This is a definitive moment for indigenous capacity in the global energy space,” said Victor Ekpenyong, chief executive officer and managing director of Kenyon International.
With this development, Nigeria’s offshore pipeline landscape will never look the same.
Where conventional offshore pipeline projects demand two to three years of heavy logistics, complex marine welding, and compounding cost exposure, Kenyon International planned, mobilised, and commissioned the entire FlexSteel system within the shortest lead time achieving an 80 percent compression of standard project timelines. A direct, measurable rebuttal to the assumption that Nigeria’s offshore sector must move slowly.
The technology at the heart of this achievement is engineered for exactly this kind of demanding environment. FlexSteel’s corrosion-resistant composite design eliminates internal and external degradation that shortens the lifespan and inflates maintenance costs for conventional steel lines.
Its longer continuous pipe lengths slash the number of connections and with them, the leak points that compromise environmental integrity. A smooth internal bore drives superior flow efficiency, integrated insulation properties reduce thermal losses, and lower maintenance demands translate directly into lower lifecycle costs. This is not an incremental improvement. It is a generational upgrade.
“We have moved beyond the conversation of ‘participation’ to a position of ‘leadership.’ By delivering a world-class underwater solution that would typically take two years, we have demonstrated that with the right technology and local expertise, Nigeria can solve its production bottlenecks faster and more cost-effectively than ever before,” Ekpenyong said.
He further noted, “Our goal was to provide NNPC Antan with more than just a pipeline; we provided a fast-track to revenue. This project is a win for the Nigerian economy and a signal to the global market that our indigenous firms are now the vanguard of offshore innovation.”
The project was executed in strategic partnership with FlexSteel LLC, the Houston-based original equipment manufacturer whose composite pipeline systems are already proven across Texas shale plays and Brazil’s deepwater offshore sectors.
The Nigerian deployment now adds West Africa to that map, not as a market waiting to catch up, but as a frontier where indigenous capacity is actively driving innovation. Kenyon provided the engineering intelligence, logistics muscle, and installation expertise that turned a globally recognised technology into a locally executed breakthrough.
As Nigeria continues to push for increased daily production, the successful commissioning of the ADRP1–ADNH flowlines serves as a validated proof of concept. Kenyon International has authored a new playbook for offshore asset management across West Africa. Operators across West Africa managing ageing assets and facing mounting pressure to hit production targets now have a proven, fast-track alternative to multi-year construction campaigns.