CNOOC Uganda Limited (CNOOC), a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is an oil and gas exploration and production company, and Operator of the Kingfisher Development Area located in Holma and Kikoube Districts.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION SYSTEM (CCS) (RFP-CUL-LD-00785)

CNOOC Invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from Professional Competent Companies with proven capability to supply and operate Continuous Circulating Systems (CCS) solutions for drilling operations.

The CCS is intended to enable uninterrupted circulation during drilling and related activities, improve wellbore cleanup, maintain stable wellbore pressure, and control ECD fluctuations, particularly in high-angle, deep, and extended-reach wells. The solution should enhance drilling safety, improve efficiency, and overall well performance while reducing non-productive time and drilling costs.

Minimum Requirements:

a) Registration on the National Supplier Database (NSD) maintained by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda for service providers in the Oil & Gas sector;
b) Demonstration of HSSE policy, processes and systems in compliance with the Ugandan petroleum regulations, the IFC Performance Standards and the International Industry standards;
c) Proven track record in provision of similar services, in Uganda, East Africa or internationally;
d) Qualified and experienced personnel;
e) Operational capacity to provide the scope of services and equipment in a timely manner;
f) Financial capacity to undertake the eventual contract;
g) Compliance with the Local and National Content Authority laws and Regulations of the Government of Uganda;
h) Possession of current technical/licenses from national and international bodies;
i) Preference shall be given to suitably qualified local-country registered entities demonstrating a commitment to statutory National Content requirements for oil and gas operations;
j) Bidder should comply with Regulation 9 (Priority of Ugandan goods and services in procurement) and Regulation 10 (Contracts for goods and services reserved exclusively for Ugandan citizens and companies) of THE PETROLEUM (EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION) (NATIONAL CONTENT) REGULATIONS, 2016. Any non-compliance may lead to direct disqualification. And bidder shall solely bear all the risks and consequences caused by the non-compliance.
k) Parent company and its subsidiary are not allowed to participate in the bidding for the same bid (sections) where they are or have their own facilities into lots (sections). Otherwise, both the parent company and its subsidiary’s bidding proposals shall be treated as null and void.

Option 1: EOI and PQ can be submitted using the CNOBID System:

1. First create an account in the system by logging into link www.cnobid.com and follow instructions to create an account as Supplier (Note: Instructions to create supplier account can be downloaded from https://cloud.cnoocuganda.com/fw/holding/bid/1016).

2. Once your account is ready from step 1 above, login into the system to access the published tender (PROVISION OF CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION SYSTEM) by downloading and uploading PQ documents (https://bid.cnoocuganda.com/uploads/2023/12/05/2023-PQ/QUESTIONNAIRE_01.pdf).

3. More instructions on how to download PQ forms and how to upload PQ documents can be downloaded from https://cloud.cnoocuganda.com/fw/holding/bid/1016/Data.

4. Only bidders who successfully and timely submit PQ documents into the system shall be considered for the evaluation.

5. Any bidder who successfully passes the PQ stage, shall receive Request for Proposal.

6. For any support regarding use of this system, contact the following persons via email or mobile phone for technical support on: Country: Uganda (email: procurement@cnoocuganda.com, mob: +256-777-760-768)

7. Yang Nan (Email) (email: nan.yang@cnoocuganda.com, mob: +256-777-760-768).

Option 2: EOI and PQ documents can be submitted using the email correspondence:

Interested parties may send their EOI to the following email: hse.procurement@cnoocuganda.com; cc procurement@cnoocuganda.com; requesting for Pre-Qualification (PQ) questionnaire; quoting reference name: “REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION SYSTEM (RFP-CUL-LD-00785)” in the subject of the email.

Notes:

1. It is mandatory for all bidders to use Option No.1 above. Bidders hereby having challenges using Option No.1, shall seek for technical support from the persons mentioned above and can use Option No.2.

2. The EOI can also be found on our Twitter account @CNOOCUgandaLtd.

3. Your submission shall be received on or before January 13, 2026 by 5pm (EAT).

Request for Proposals will be issued to those who shall have successfully passed the Pre-qualification stage.

LATE SUBMISSIONS SHALL BE REJECTED.