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 Hoima and Kikwube Districts.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION SYSTEM (CCS) (RFP-CUL-LD-00785/01)

CNOOC invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from Professional Competent Companies with proven capability to supply and operate Continuous Circulation System (CCS) solutions for drilling operations.
The CCS is intended to enable uninterrupted circulation during drilling and related activities, improve wellbore cleaning, maintain stable wellbore pressure, and control ECD fluctuations, particularly in high-angle, deep, and extended-reach wells.
The solution should enhance drilling safety, operational efficiency, and overall well performance while reducing non-productive time and drilling risks.

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) Experience of QHSE policy, procedure and process in compliance with the Ugandan petroleum regulations, the IFC Performance Standards and the international industry standards;
c) Performance and / or provision of similar services, in Uganda, East Africa or international;
d) Suitably qualified and experienced personnel;
e) Operational capacity to provide the scope of services and equipment in a given package;
f) Financial capacity to undertake the eventual contract;
g) Compliance with the Local and National Content statutory laws and regulations of the Government of Uganda;
h) Possession of relevant certification/licensing from national and international bodies;
i) Preference shall be given to suitably qualified in-country registered entities demonstrating a commitment to statutory National Content requirements for oil and gas operations.
j) Bidders should strictly comply with Regulation 9 (Priority of Ugandan goods and services during procurement) and Regulation 10 (Contracts for goods and services to be exclusively provided by Ugandan citizens and companies) of the PETROLEUM (EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION) (NATIONAL CONTENT) REGULATIONS, 2016.
Any non-compliance may lead to direct disqualification.
And bidders should 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 lot (section) of a tender, or a tender not splitting into lots (sections).
Otherwise, both the parent company and its subsidiary's bidding proposals shall be treated as null and void.

SUBMISSION METHOD

EOI and PQ can be submitted using the COIBID System:

1. First create an account in the system by logging into https://www.coibid.com and follow instructions to create an account as Supplier.

2. (Note: Instructions to create supplier account can be downloaded from https://cloud.cnoocuganda.com/s/7Gkg5Ge9DaZtGYQ)

3. 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 not later than February 26, 2026 by 5pm (EAT).

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

5. Only bidders that successfully pass the PQ stage, shall receive Request for Proposal.

6. For any support regarding using the system, contact the following persons by email or by mobile phone for technical support:

   • Godfrey Kateregga (email: godfrey.k@cnocouaganda.com, mob: +256776-796-667)

   • Yang Nan (Ethn) (email: ex.yangnan2@cnocouaganda.com, mob: +256-776-790-558)

Note:

1. This EOI can also be found on our X/twitter account @ CNOOCUgandaLtd.

2. Your submission shall be received on or before February 26, 2026 by 5pm (EAT).

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