BUSINESS REPORTER
In keeping with its commitment to In-Country Value (ICV) creation, Business Gateways International (BGI) has launched a multi-city roadshow called ‘Meet-JSRS’ spanning Oman and the UAE as part of a vigorous drive to engage directly with suppliers eager for procurement opportunities linked to the Omani Oil & Gas industry by obtaining the JSRS certification. Recently, Ibri played host to the inaugural stop of the 13-city roadshow that will potentially cover hundreds of Omani SME, Large and International suppliers over the course of the summer season.
The next leg of the roadshow will take place on June 9 in Muscat at the Centara Muscat Hotel in Ghala Heights. Invitations have gone out to registered members of the JSRS network encouraging them to be part of an event that will have a game-changing impact for their businesses.
The initiative ‘Meet-JSRS’ exemplifies the ongoing efforts of Business Gateways International (BGI) to help the vast and diverse suppliers unlock procurement opportunities offered by Oil & Gas operators and leading oilfield contractors. Certification under the Joint Supplier Registration System (JSRS) is a compliance prerequisite for national and international contractors or vendors to qualify to bid for oilfield tenders or procurement requests. It’s a process designed to ensure a transparent, equitable and credible procurement system governing all oilfield contracts.
With resurgent international oil prices promising to usher in a fresh tide of investment inflows into Oman’s hydrocarbon sector, BGI is eager to make sure that the supplier community makes the most of the business opportunities that are expected to flow from these investments. To this end, the national roadshow has been organised with the support of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and the SMEs Development Authority (Riyada).
Comprehensive in its geographical scope and substantive in its intended impact, the ‘Meet-JSRS’ Roadshow will traverse the length and breadth of the Sultanate of Oman, with an event scheduled in Dubai as well.
At its heart is BGI’s goal to connect the JSRS-Certified supplier community, as well as prospective suppliers, with Oil & Gas operators and leading oilfield contractors. Seminars and interactive engagements scheduled at every stop will enable Omani SMEs and LCCs to understand the procedures that must be complied with in order to secure business opportunities offered by the Oil & Gas industry.
Over the course of the three-month-long roadshow, BGI anticipates the attendance of its JSRS-registered suppliers from across Oman and the UAE and interact on their various issues and identify solutions. By updating their compliance procedures, JSRS-registered suppliers are uniquely placed to tap into an abundance of procurement opportunities that are routinely tendered out by the operators and major contractors.
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