The Petroleum Training and Education Fund (Petrofund)

Justicia Shipena  The Petroleum Training and Education Fund (Petrofund) has signed two new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to boost skills development in the country's oil and gas sector. The agreements were signed during the ongoing Namibia Oil and Gas Conference in Windhoek.  One MoU was with global engineering firm McDermott, and the other was with FirstRand Namibia, which includes RMB Namibia, FNB Business, and FNB Retail. The MoU with FirstRand Namibia marks the first local contribution by a Namibian business to Petrofund for upstream oil and gas capacity development.  Petrofund's chief executive officer, Nillian Mulemi, said the initiative came entirely…