Lagos — Future Concerns Nigeria Limited (FCNL), one of the suppliers of safety equipment to the oil and gas industry in Nigeria, has received Shell Nigeria's Local Content Innovation award for the year 2012.

Congratulating the company, the General Manager, Nigerian Content Division (NCD) of Shell, Mr. Igo Weli, said the company had distinguished itself from all other oil servicing companies in the country.

"We hereby congratulate Future Concerns for their innovation and excellent service delivery. We urge you to continue to maintain the track record of excellence, as this will enable you to compete favourably with your counterparts in other parts of the world," he said.

Speaking, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ejiofor, Assistant General Manager, Port Harcourt Field Office, Future Concerns, commended Shell for recognizing the company as the best quality service providers in the oil and gas support industry.

She stated that the forthcoming commissioning of the Future Concerns MSA Service Centre, Lagos, which is the first of its kind in West Africa, was one of the company's innovations, as the facility brings with it the latest technology in maintenance, service, training, spares and gas detection and instrumentation systems to the industry.

Future Concerns Nigeria Limited is in partnership with MSA, a US-based safety equipment manufacturing company, to build Nigeria's first safety service centre that will provide quality safety service solutions for the oil and gas industry in the country.