Halliburton wants to create 200 jobs

Multinational oilfield services giant Halliburton says it aims to create 200 jobs in Namibia as the company wins more contracts.

The company is expanding its presence in Namibia with more operation bases.

This comes after it inaugurated several facilities across the country, which will allow it to operate close to customers, collaborate in real-time and deliver the advanced technology and services that maximise the value of Namibia’s assets.

These facilities span across four main hubs – Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Lüderitz.

“The last episode of our Namibian journey started in 2022. We were blessed to be awarded two key contracts,” Halliburton vice president Antoine Berel says.

The initiative not only focuses on local footprint, but also job creation, capacity building, compliance with local source guidelines and helping local entrepreneurs grow.

“In terms of job creation, the new facilities are expected to employ up to 200 Namibians as we win more contracts. As of today, we have 41 Namibians on board.

“It represents close to 50% of our permanent workforce. We expect to double that in the near future with the increase of activity.

“With our commitment to diversity and inclusion, more than 50% of our Namibian workforce comprises women,” Berel says.

He says the two key contracts are not only beneficial to the company, but also for Namibian exploration campaign success.

“I have realised operations in Namibia would not only stop with a couple of wells. I saw the immense opportunities the country would offer in terms of emerging hydrocarbon provinces.

“Namibia is still at the beginning of the explorations and appraisal phase,” he says.

Minister of mines and energy Tom Alweendo welcomes the company as an investor, saying he hopes what it intends to do for Namibia will materialise.

“I think we all agree that the discovery of oil has given us as a country the real potential, the real possibility to transform our economy.

“Depending on how we handle this, this is a resource that can really transform our economy into something more dynamic, helping us address some of the challenges we have in terms of our economic growth,” he says.