We published a survey asking for responses from graduate and undergraduate engineers, entitled “Mind the Engineering Gap”. We were especially interested to know what the opportunities for students and graduates are; what the impediments and encumbrances are to becoming a fully qualified engineer; and how Bentworth could assist with these areas in the future? We…
On Friday 21st June 2019 representatives of Bentworth Investments Ltd were invited to attend the 3rd annual Upstream Awards. This was our second year to be nominated for an award. In 2018 were were the proud recipients of the Oilfield Service Company of the Year Award. The event was attended by our Chairman and CEO…
Bentworth Contributes to the SPE KU Career Fair: 28th – 29th May The Kenya University chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, invited various organisations from the petroleum industry in Kenya to share their experiences of working and doing business in the industry. The conference was attended, on behalf of Bentworth, by Project Lead, Lynette…
Bentworth continues our mentorship and training programme for petroleum engineering students. Our aim is to share lessons we have learned as the only local content provider within the oil and gas industry in Kenya. During our visit to Thika we provided the students with an overview of what Bentworth Investments Limited do with a specific…
This article published in August 2017 was discovered in our archives. It provides an overview of the challenges faced by Bentworth Investments Ltd, international players and the oil and gas sector in Kenya in general. These include: Limited available skilled local workforce Availability of and access to technology, training and resources Transfer of knowledge and…
Bentworth was recently proud to launch our graduate intern program. We have been humbled and overwhelmed by the amount of interest we have received to date. As we have reviewed applications, it has lead us to consider a number of general tips for graduates, which may be helpful when putting together applications and moving into…
Carey Ngini, Bentworth Chairman and CEO recently attended the much anticipated Baker Hughes Annual Meeting in Florence. This conference brought “together global leaders to debate key issues and learn more about the latest innovations for our industry.” The conference was titled Energy Forward: What the Future Demands. Below we have collated some of the key…
As Kenya debates the Local Content Policy and draft Local Content Oil and Gas Regulations, we have been taking our own steps to monitor and maintain quality standards. During 2019 we will continue working on our policies and procedures and implementation of these policies to enable us to obtain the following ISO standards. These include:…
A cross section of Baker Hughes a GE Company (BHGE) channel partners, including Bentworth, were recently represented at BHGE’s Channel Partner Summit in Lagos, Nigeria. The Summit provided an opportunity for networking amongst BHGE’s partners, whilst considering how to create synergies and new revenue streams to increase penetration within African markets. These discussions come at a time…
Taking place in Nairobi yesterday the Local Content 2nd Stakeholder Engagement Workshop hosted by ESAL Africa and Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives. As one of the only local content providers in Kenya, Bentworth understands that oil and gas extraction is new territory for providers and government alike. We have shared a number of posts…