Subsea cables and umbilicals supplier JDR has teamed up with Proserv Instrumentation Nigeria Ltd. to offer combined subsea solutions and local content support for the West African market, according to a news release.

JDR will establish a service and maintenance base in Proserv’s operations facility in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, offering maintenance and offshore installation services, product termination and testing and technical training.

“Almost every project in the deepwater basins off West Africa includes a JDR-supplied umbilical and this partnership marks the next step in our strategic plan to offer our customers high quality, reliable products and services on a global scale,” Carl Pilmer, sales director for oil and gas at JDR, said in the release.

In recent years, JDR has supplied complex intervention, workover control systems to major developments including Egina, Kaombo and Moho Nord in Nigeria, Angola and Congo respectively, the release said.

Olu Phillips, Proserv country manager based in Lagos, pointed out that Proserv has worked with JDR for many years. “Nigeria is a key growth market for Proserv and given the very dynamic opportunities in the region, we are delighted to formalize our working relationship with JDR with the signing of this new strategic alliance,” Phillips said.