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NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATIONISTS
CONFERENCE THEME:
Accelerating Growth in
Nigeria’s Hydrocarbon
Reserves:
Emerging Concepts,
Challenges & Opportunities
2020 THE YEAR OF
UPHEAVAL & RESILIENCE
President’s Valecdictory Note
MEDIA WORKSHOP
SUMMARY
Nigerian E&P Industry Insight
PIB OR PIGB:
MYTHS, FACTS & PRAYERS
The Shelfal Collapse Play -
A Case Study from a Producing Field
in Niger Delta, Offshore Nigeria
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
The Degeconek College
NAPE Nigeria
www.nape.org.ng
2020 Big Lessons
What to expect in 2021?
Portfolio restructure for survival and growth
PIB, PIB, PIB…
Is working remotely sustainable?
Surviving another oil demand price crash
Transition to Unconventionals or Renewables
Thinking green
Health safety across value chain and supply chains
Where are the growth opportunities?
EDITOR’S DESK
Abdullateef Amodu
NAPE Publicity Secretary
Editor NAPENews
The Oil & Gas
Industry OUTLOOK
elcome to the 2020 Conference
Wedition of your favorite oil and gas
news magazine with a focus on
Geosciences and Upstream news. This
NAPE Conference & Exhibition is going to be
a virtual conference and the theme is
Accelerating Growth in Nigeria's
Hydrocarbon Reserves: Emerging
C o n c e p t s , C h a l l e n g e s a n d
Opportunities. Join us in pioneering the
first of its kind fully comprehensive virtual
conference and exhibition in the Africa oil
and gas industry, as all is set to host the best
oil and gas conference ever.
The year 2020 will go down in history for the
phenomenal global economic disruption,
worldwide health crisis, and at some point,
several blanket nationwide lockdowns.
Despite the upheaval the COVID-19
pandemic created in the oil and gas industry;
the industry has remained resilient. For
survival, most companies focus on ultraoptimizing
operations, and MCPs (projects)
are delayed or cancelled. Across the oil and
gas value chain organizations are
undergoing portfolio realignment to posture
for growth and are increasing participation in
greener energy transition. With reduction in
infection rates, easing of movement globally,
increased economic activities and
promising progress in vaccine development;
global crude oil prices have recovered from
the 20-year low of below $20/bbl (Brent) in
April to approximately $40/bbl (Brent) at the
end of September 2020. The recovery is
good; however, we are not out of the woods
yet as different and separate health
authorities have warned of an impending
pandemic second wave.
With the end of the year two months away,
oil and gas companies are contemplating
the best strategies for 2021 and much
beyond for success... What does the oil and
gas industry crystal ball hold for the future?
T h e o i l a n d g a s i n d u s t r y o u t l o o k
considerations have fundamentally not
changed, however the influence of greener
energy, unconventional hydrocarbons,
battery technology, etc. appear to be
magnified and accelerated by the
pandemic. Global economic projections in
the near and medium term suggest a slow
recovery, structural over supply, increased
erosion of conventional hydrocarbon market
share and at best moderate global oil prices.
In Nigeria, fiscal uncertainty, operating
environment insecurity, protracted
regulatory bureaucracy, expensive incountry
funding and expensive business
environment are additional layers to add on
to the global challenges and issues.
To address these concerns, this edition of
NAPENews features a report on one of our
Webinars in our Webinar Series with the
theme: Fiscal Regime Design,
G o v e r n m e n t R e v e n u e s , a n d
Investors' Interest in Nigeria's Oil and
gas Sector with Chief Timipre Sylva, the
Honorable Minister of State Petroleum
Resources (HMSPR). Equally relevant, is the
article: The PIB or PIGB, Myths, Facts and
Prayers by Osten Olorunsola (Country
Chairman, the Energy Institute and former
Director DPR) where he x-rays the
Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), offers
additional insight, illustrates how to
participate in the law-making process and
provides relevant information for planning
and outlook models of the Nigeria oil and
gas landscape.
The NAPE 2020 Virtual International
Conference and Exhibition provides
focused platforms for Industry Leaders,
Executives, Regulators, Academics and
other key stakeholders to engage in robust
discussions that characterizes challenges
and issues to advance viable solutions that
will equip companies beyond coping with
the impact of the pandemic but succeed and
win in this emerging new energy landscape.
The Keynote Address at the Opening
Ceremony with the theme: The Future of
the Nigerian Oil and gas Industry
2021-2025 to be delivered by Chief Tunde
Afolabi MFR, FNAPE, Chairman Amni
International Petroleum Development
Company Limited. And the Management
Session with the theme, The Future of Oil
and gas Industry in a Low Oil Price
Environment: Survival Strategies.
These conference events will also enable
f u r t h e r d e e p e x a m i n a t i o n o f k e y
considerations in preparing for the
industry's future.
In addition to the editorial staples, this
edition of NAPENews contains the NAPE
President's valedictory address, and we
introduce you to new recipients of the Aret
A d a m s A w a r d , N A P E F e l l o w s h i p
beneficiaries, NOELA (NAPE Outstanding
Earth Science Lecture Award) and Young
Professionals Award. The entry 'What Future
does the Industry Hold for Recent
Graduates?' is also a must read for Young
Professionals.
This is my valedictory Editor's Desk, and I
am very humbled, pleased and immensely
grateful for the opportunity to serve with
such a committed and diverse group of
industry professionals in my capacity as
Publicity Secretary and the NAPENews
Editor. The list of encomiums is very long,
and special appreciation goes to the NAPE
Executive Committee, Advisory Council,
Publicity Committee, NAPENews Editorial
board and the NAPE Secretariat. I am
immensely grateful to Chevron, my
employers that granted consent and
enabled all my contributions to the
Association.
Finally, but not lastly, a big thank you to my
family, my wife Dr. Abioye Amodu for being
the covert publicity team member and my
l i f e m a n a g e r. T h e c o l l e c t i v e a n d
collaborative effort of this support system
executed a good number of successful
projects but there is a lot more to be done
and I wish the next Publicity Secretary all the
best advancing NAPE to much greater
heights.
Thank you, Enjoy the Conference and
Happy reading!
NAPENews is the magazine of
the Nigerian Association of
Petroleum Explorationists
(NAPE).
NAPENews EDITORIAL
BOARD
Abdullateef Amodu
Editor NAPENews
David Anomneze
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Members
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Media Consultant/Advisor
Lawrence Azubuike Osuagwu
Adverts and Circulation
Tunde Adedeji
Images and Technical
Library
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Olajumoke Ajayi
Olanrewaju Aboaba
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Media Workshop
Summary
PIB or PIGB: Myths,
Facts and Prayers
The Shelfal
Collapse Play - A
case study from a
producing field
The Degeconek
College - A look
back at 30 years of
producing technical
subsurface
personnel for the
Nigerian Oil & Gas
Industry
Awards &
Recognition
REGULAR
Editor's Desk
President's Valedictory Note
PE - CPC Chairman’s Welcome
Address
Nigerian E&P Industry Insight
Membership Update
NAPE EXCO Profile
Chapter Reports
NAPE @ 45 Logo Design Contest
YP Report
Webinar with HMSPR
Valuable R&D in Nigeria; The Agip
(NAOC) Story
What Future the Industry
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Valedictory Note
NAPE PRESIDENT,
Alex N. Tarka, CPG, FNAPE
Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
I am most delighted and honored to
welcome you to the Conference edition
of the 38th Annual International
Conference & Exhibition (AICE) of your
favourite geosciences news magazine.
The Conference is holding under the
theme, Accelerating Growth in Nigeria's
Hydrocarbon Reserves: Emerging
C o n c e p t s , C h a l l e n g e s a n d
Opportunities.
The year 2020, began with the global
COVID -19 pandemic, and for the first
two quarters of the year, the whole world
contended with the vilest effects of the
scourge. Some respite seemed to appear
in the horizon in the third quarter, not so
much for the fact that the virus was losing
its sting, but for the fact that the world
h a d a d o p t e d v a r i o u s c o p i n g
mechanisms and remediation measures
to keep the pandemic in check. Welcome
to the 'New Normal'.
For the oil and gas industry, the low oil
price regime was another head wind the
industry had to grapple with. Low oil
prices exacerbated by COVID-19 led to
suspension of contracts, job loses, poor
projects funding and sponsorships.
Africa's largest economy commenced
the final quarter by facing some of the
biggest (#ENDSARS) protests witnessed
since military rule ended in 1999. The
cumulative effects of the COVID-19
pandemic lockdowns and other
restrictions triggered a downturn in the
local and global economy.
It was in this gloomy and cheerless socioeconomic
weather, that the Conference
Planning Committee had to plan the 38th
Annual international Conference &
Exhibition.
Countless brainstorming sessions were
held on how to put together an event that
was not going to be a dilution of previous
AICEs taking into cognizance the
imperatives of the COVID-19 protocol on
social distancing as well as travel
restriction and the like.
A decision was taken to go virtual. And for
the first time in the 45-year history of our
Association, we are hosting our AICE on a
virtual platform. I want to commend the
tenacity, creativity and dedication of the
members of the NAPE Executive
Committee and the resilience of the
members of the Conference Planning
Committee, headed by the President-
Elect, Patricia Ochogbu, FNAPE.
The themes for this year's Conference
and Pre- Conference Workshop were
chosen to address some of the
contemporary challenges facing our
NAPENEWS | NOVEMBER 2020 | 05
Valedictory Note
(cont’d)
NAPE PRESIDENT,
Alex N. Tarka, CPG, FNAPE
industry. The Pre- Conference theme:
Levers for Optimal Costs Reduction in
Nigeria's Oil and Gas Production:
Positioning for a New Normal, was
chosen as NAPE's Contribution to
realizing the Federal Government's
aspiration of $10 per barrel production
cost benchmark by end of 2021.
The objective of the Pre-Conference
workshop is to identify the challenges
facing the Nigerian oil and gas industry in
this dispensation of the new normal with
regards to mitigating operational costs in
the face of plummeting oil prices and
demand occasioned by the COVID-19
pandemic.
As is our custom, at the end of the
Workshop, a communique of the
proceedings will be issued and
presented to the Federal Republic of
Nigeria as our expertise contribution
towards the actualization of the deadline
for the attainment of $10 per barrel
production cost benchmark.
I am happy to state that the Vice
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria,
His excellency Professor Yemi Osinbajo,
SAN, GCON will be attending our
Conference as the Special Guest of
Honour. He will be receiving the
Communiqué oh behalf of the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
“
I believe we
succeeded because
we tried our best, we
reacted positively to
the challenges that
confronted us, and
we adapted to the
new normal.
”
Also billed to be at the Opening
Ceremony on Tuesday 17 November are
our Host, the Executive Governor of
Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Babajide
Sanwo- Olu; Guests of Honour, the
Group Managing Director NNPC, Mele
Kolo Kyari, FNAPE; the Director/ CEO,
Department of Petroleum Resources
(DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu, MNSE;
President of NMGS, Engr. O. S Nkom,
FNMGS; SPE Nigeria Council Chairman,
Engr. Olatunji Akinwunmi; and Registrar/
CEO, COMEG, Professor Zacheus
Opafunso.
The keynote paper will be delivered by
Chief Dr. Tunde Afolabi, MFR, FNAPE
Chairman, Amni Petroleum Development
Company Limited on the theme: The
Future of the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry,
2021-2025.
Chief Dr. Tunde Afolabi, FNAPE will also
be receiving NAPE's most prestigious
Award, The Aret Adams Award, at the
Opening Ceremony.
This year three illustrious members of our
Association will be conferred with the
Fellowship Award, namely, Mr. Elliot Ibie,
of SPDC, a past Publicity Secretary and
Vice President of NAPE; Mr. Bashir
Koledoye, a past Publicity Secretary of
N A P E a n d M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r
Dharmattan Limited and Mrs. Nonny
Nwogbo of ExxonMobil.
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is my
valedictory President's desk.
In my inaugural speech as President of
our great Association on Thursday
November 21, 2019, I quoted Barack
Obama, former President of America who
said at his inaugural speech that “I stand
here today humbled by the task before,
grateful for the trust you have bestowed,
mindful of the sacrifices borne by our
ancestors”.
I want to once again express my gratitude
for the trust you have reposed in me to
serve as your president for the 2019/2020
tenure.
M y d e e p a p p r e c i a t i o n s a n d
commendations go to the many men and
women who helped me in one way or the
other in navigating the affairs of our great
Association in the past one year.
In closing, please permit me to quote the
famous author Ron Lizzi, who wrote ''Life
rarely follows a straight line. Success is a
process of trying, reacting and
changing''.
I believe we succeeded because we tried
our best, we reacted positively to the
challenges that confronted us, and we
adapted to the new normal.
All Glory to the Almighty God
Thank you
Alex N. Tarka, CPG, FNAPE
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Welcome Addre
Chairperson, Conference
Planning Committee &
President-Elect
Patricia Ochogbu, FNAPE
Dear Conference Participants,
I am excited and privileged to
welcome you to the 38th NAPE
Annual International Conference and
Exhibition (AICE). The theme of this
year's conference is “Accelerating
Growth in Nigeria's Hydrocarbon
Reserves: Emerging Concepts,
Challenges and Opportunities'’
The year 2020 has been challenging
in many dimensions. The Corona
virus pandemic has altered the way
we live, conduct our businesses and
even relate with each other. The
pandemic has changed the global
landscape such that any organization
planning on hosting a meeting,
seminar or conference will need to
make certain tough decisions. The
attendant impact of COVID-19 on
crude oil prices has not helped
matters either. In fact the greatest
achievement of each person for 2020
could be, staying alive and well.
The NAPE Executive Committee was
faced with the difficult choice of either
postponing, canceling or hosting an
abridged version of the AICE. The
Exco went for the bold option of
hosting the conference with the full
bouquet of events. The social
distancing imperatives meant that the
conference had to be hosted virtually
or using a hybrid format. We chose
the hybrid format.
The Conference Planning Committee
(CPC) blazed the trail in exploring
new ways to host our first ever virtual
AICE. Firstly, we had to gain the
commitment of participants and
potential sponsors that taking part in
a virtual AICE would still deliver great
value. Secondly, hosting online
events presents peculiar challenges;
one of which is engaging the services
of the right Technology Solutions
provider. Fortunately, we found one
with bespoke applications fit for our
online platforms and at a competitive
price.
This year's AICE will take place
virtually and with limited physical
presence at two locations -The Eko
Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, and
the NAPE Secretariat in Lekki, Lagos
from November 15-19, 2020. Pre-
Conference activities (Virtual field
trip, Short-Courses, President's
Night, etc.) started from the 13th
November 2020.
The Opening Ceremony holds on
The Conference Planning Committee (CPC)
blazed the trail in exploring new ways to host
“our first ever virtual AICE.
”
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Welcome Addre
Chairperson, Conference Planning Committee &
President-Elect (cont’d)
Tuesday 17th November 2020. His
Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo,
SAN, GCON, Vice President, Federal
Republic of Nigeria will be the Special
Guest of Honour. The Keynote paper
titled, The Future of the Nigerian Oil &
Gas Industry 2021-2025, will be
delivered by Chief Dr. Tunde Afolabi,
MFR, FNAPE, Chairman/CEO of
AMNI International Petroleum
Development Company Limited.
The theme of the Pre-Conference
Workshop which held on Monday
16th November 2020 is on “Levers for
Optimal Costs Reduction in Nigeria's
Oil and Gas Production: Positioning
for the New Normal”. The Keynote
Speaker will be Roger Brown - CEO,
Seplat Petroleum Development
Company Plc. while the Pre-
Conference communique will be read
at the opening ceremony and be
published in the dailies.
The 38th Annual International
Conference and Exhibition will also
provide learning opportunities which
include the Young Professionals
Program, Pre-Conference Short
Courses from 14-15th, and 17th
November and a one-day Pre-
Conference Field Trip on Friday 13th
November with the theme: Coastal
Environments: Relating Modern-Day
P r o c e s s e s t o S e d i m e n t a r y
Successions jointly hosted by NAPE
and Women in Geosciences and
Engineers (WiGE).
The President's Night, a black tie
e v e n t d e s i g n e d t o h o s t a n d
appreciate Sponsors of NAPE's
programs and activities will take
place on Saturday 14th November
2020.
Taking place on the same day as the
Pre-Conference Workshop are the
Basin Evaluation Competition and
the Young Professionals (YP) Forum.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM)
concludes proceedings of events for
that day.
The first NAPE virtual Exhibition will
be declared open immediately after
the Opening Ceremony. Thereafter
the Management Session will begin
at 1:30pm. The theme of the
Management Session is “The Future
of Oil & Gas in a Low Oil Price
Environment: Survival Strategies''.
Keynote papers will be delivered by
the CEOs of TOTAL & SHELL,
followed by paper presentations from
D i s t i n g u i s h e d S p e a k e r s a n d
Panelists.
In the evening of Tuesday November
17th, our second social event of the
conference, the “African Night” will
take place from 5.30-8:00 pm. This
event enables members to showcase
Nigerian/African diverse cultures and
performances by selected cultural
troupes across Nigeria and Africa in a
virtual setting.
Wednesday 18th November is the
s t a r t d a t e f o r o u r t e c h n i c a l
papers/poster sessions and WIGE
activities.
Thursday 15th, November is the last
day of the Conference. Technical and
Poster Presentations will continue till
5:00 pm when both Technical and
P o s t e r P re s e n t a t i o n s w i l l b e
concluded. The Conference will
formally close in the evening with our
Awards & Recognitions Night, which
will also feature the handover and
swearing in of the New NAPE
Executive Committee.
The Conference Planning Committee
(CPC) has worked tirelessly to put
together NAPE's first virtual AICE. Let
me seize this opportunity to
commend and appreciate the efforts
of the ladies and gentlemen who have
put in time, intellect and resources to
make this Conference a reality.
Finally, I wish to welcome our
professional Associations: NMGS,
AAPG, SEG, SPE and EAGE to this
Conference. I hope you have a
worthwhile and enriching experience.
Thank you,
Patricia Ochogbu FNAPE
President-Elect and Chairman
Conference Planning Committee
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38th
Virtual
ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE &
EXHIBITION (AICE)
15-19 NOVEMBER 2020
ONLINE, FROM LAGOS, NIGERIA
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OPENING CEREMONY
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
AWARDS & RECOGNITION NIGHT
MANAGEMENT SESSION
PRESIDENT’S NIGHT
CONFERENCE INTERNET SERVICES
ARET ADAMS AWARD
BASIN EVALUATION COMPETITION
CONFERENCE SUPPORT
NAPE ONE-DAY TRAINING FOR OIL & GAS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum
Explorationists (NAPE) recently hosted a
Workshop for Media Professionals
covering energy and the oil and gas
sectors of the Nigerian economy as well
as oil and gas professionals working in
t h e C o r p o r a t e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s
departments in oil and gas companies.
The theme of the workshop was
'Accessing Quality Information & Data
Jour nalism for Oil & Gas Media
Professionals' and it held virtually on
Tuesday September 29, from 11:00 am.
Speakers at the one-day virtual event
were, George Oguachuba, Executive
Director, Commercial & Strategy, Total
Exploration & Production Ltd. who spoke
o n t h e t h e m e , E x p l o r a t i o n a n d
Production Value Chain Business and
Key stakeholders; Yvette Dimiri, Growth
Editor, Stears Business, delivered a
paper titled Data and Digital Journalism:
Effective Tools for Data Driven Reporting
and Toyin Akinosho, FNAPE, Publisher
African Oil + Gas Report who spoke on
Oil and Gas Reporting in the World of
Fake News.
In his Opening remarks at the event,
NAPE President, Mr. Alex Tarka, FNAPE,
said ''NAPE's rationale for hosting the
workshop is to enrich the quality of the
reportage of events in the oil and gas
space by facilitating in depth deliberate
conversations to address and close the
gaps and opportunities in interviews,
messaging, reporting and overall
coverage of the oil and gas industry in
Nigeria by media professionals''. He
added that ''the oil and gas industry is
highly technical in its processes and
operations. It is important that the
reportage of events in the oil and gas
space is accomplished by oil and gas
media professionals with competence
and capacity''
Mr. Tarka further stated that, ''Data
Journalism beyond the visual and
statistical representation it entails, is an
important resource for journalists and
indeed oil and gas media professionals to
ensure accurate representation of events
especially in a data driven industry like
the oil and gas industry.''
In his presentation titled Exploration and
Production Value Chain Business and
K e y s t a k e h o l d e r s , M r. G e o r g e
Oguachuba said ''the oil and gas industry
generates 70 percent of Nigeria's annual
revenue and that the sector accounts for
$100bn of total real GDP and employs
over 400,000 people across the value
chain''. He also spoke on the Petroleum
Industry Bill saying its passage would
boost exploration activities in the
country.
Mr. Oguachuba added that the Federal
Government's bid to attain the three
million barrels a day production by 2023
may not be realized unless it addresses
the fiscal terms of its Production Sharing
Contracts (PSCs) with international oil
companies (IOCs) and other investors in
the country's upstream petroleum sector.
He also picked holes in the amended
fiscal terms of the PSCs, maintaining that
the structure does not allow for
appreciable profits for the IOCs who take
the greater part in the risk sharing
agreement
Speaking while delivering her paper
titled, Data and Digital Journalism:
Effective Tools for Data Driven Reporting,
Yvette Dimiri emphasized the need for
media houses to adopt digital journalism
with a view to simplifying their write-ups
to their readers. She shared new tools for
digital Journalism, challenges of data
journalism in the oil and gas industry
especially data sourcing and provided a
catalogue of credible resources for data
journalism in oil and gas.
Toyin Akinosho in his paper with the title,
Oil and Gas Reporting in the World of
F a k e N e w s a d m o n i s h e d e n e rg y
correspondents to be wary of fake news
which he said can cause massive
mistrust and confusion.
The Workshop which was moderated by
NAPE's Irrepressible Publicity Secretary
Mr. Abdullateef Amodu and Wole
Famurewa, former West Africa Editor at
CNBC Africa had over 40 participants in
attendance.
The workshop is NAPE's Corporate
Social Responsibility initiative to enable
the growth of the oil and gas reporting
competence by providing free master
class training for oil and gas media
professionals by world class speakers on
germane themes.
NAPENEWS | NOVEMBER 2020 | 11
NIGERIAN OIL&GAS
INDUSTRY REPORT
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KOLMANI RIVER-3 IS CLOSE TO TOTAL DEPTH
The rig “IKENGA RIG 101” was drilling
the 81/2-inch hole at 11,5000 feet in
Kolmani River-3, as of the week of
August 17, 2020. It is the second of
the multiwell campaign by the
N i g e r i a n N a t i o n a l P e t ro l e u m
Corporation (NNPC) in the Gongola
Basin. The well was spud in April 2020
and is planned to drill to 13,250 feet
True Vertical Depth (TVD). Kolmani
River-3 is testing some of the zones
that encountered hydrocarbon in
Kolmani River-2, as well as other
entirely different accumulations,
impeccable sources tell Africa
O i l + G a s R e p o r t .
As with the earlier probe, the drilling
conditions had been tough. The hole
claimed six PDC bits in the 121/2-inch
hole. NNPC, the state hydrocarbon
firm, has kept a tight lid on the results
of subsurface evaluation in the probe.
Even personnel of Etihad Oilfield
Services, which is providing turnkey
services for the probe, are not allowed
to know.
For nine (9) months in 2019, NNPC
drilled Kolmani River -2, an appraisal
of Kolmani River-1, Shell's 1999 gas
discovery, to a total depth of 13,701
feet. The company declared that it
encountered “significant” oil and gas
in several levels, adding that “a Drill
Stem Test (DST) was going to confirm
the commercial viability and flow of
the Kolmani River reservoirs”. NNPC
added that “Preliminary reports
indicate that the discovery consists of
gas, condensate and light sweet oil of
API gravity ranging from 38o to 41o
found in stacked siliciclastic
cretaceous reservoirs of Yolde, Bima
S a n d s t o n e a n d P r e - B i m a
formations”. The result of the drill
stem test was never announced. Nor
has there been information as to
whether Kolmani River-2 was plugged
and abandoned, or suspended
CHINESE JACK UP RIG CURED OF ITS COVID-19 CASES
The Sinopec owned and operated
jack up rig, New Sheng-Li-1 has restarted
operations on the EA field
offshore the Central Niger Delta. The
six-year-old rig, built by CMC Raffles,
was drilling for Shell Nigeria when it
was shut down due to the realization
that scores of workers had tested
positive for COVID-19. Over 60
N i g e r i a n w o r k e r s w h o w e r e
a s y m p t o m a t i c a n d s o m e
symptomatic Chinese onboard tested
positive. The rig effectively became
an isolation center, as “those who
tested negative have been moved out
while those who tested positive
remain on board and are being
monitored and released as they turn
negative”, a top manager at the
NNPC, the state hydrocarbon
company, confirmed to Africa
Oil+Gas Report, last June. “But now
everything is clear and drilling activity
has resumed”.
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NNPC'S PLANS TO GROW DOMESTIC GAS SUPPLY IS SEVERELY UNDER STRESS
NNPC is working on a plan to improve
the utilisation of natural gas produced in
the country such that less gas will be reinjected
and less will be flared. The
c o r p o r a t i o n ' s s o u rc e s s a y t h e
centerpiece of a five-year plan to 2025 is
to increase domestic gas sales from
around 1.5Billion standard cubic feet
per day today to 4.5Billion standard
cubic feet. But it is clear that the
ambition is farfetched, with the current
system, in which power plants; the
major user of natural gas are not taking
Biseni, AkriOguta, Ubie-Oshi and Afuo-
Ogbainbri), the development of 7 TCF
NPDC's OML 26, 30 & 42, the
d e v e l o p m e n t o f 2 . 2 T C F S h e l l
Petroleum Development Company,
(SPDC) JV Gas Supply to Brass Fertilizer
Company, cluster development of 5 TCF
OML 13 to support the expansion of
Seven Energy Uquo Gas Plant and
cluster development of 10 TCF
Okpokunou/Tuomo West (OML 35 & 62)
have all been rather quiet.
NNPC OPENS BIDS FOR PIPELINES AND DEPOTS REPAIR
The Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) declared open on
Tuesday, August 11, 2020, bids by
interested private investors to repair the
pipelines and depots that are serving
the refineries. This project is expected to
be operated on a public-private
partnership basis as the bidders are
expected to finance and execute the
project, then operate for an agreed
number of years before transferring
back to the NNPC. In other words, the
even the volumes contracted and those
who are taking are not paying promptly.
NNPC's upstream plans to expand the
overall gas volumes, notably the
development of seven critical Gas
Development Projects (7CGDP)
scheduled to deliver about 3.4Billion
standard cubic feet of gas per day on an
accelerated basis, has not gone far. Out
of those projects, only the 4.3 Trillion
cubic feet (TCF) Assa North/Ohaji South
field has gained traction. Others: the 6.4
TCF Unitized Gas fields (Samabribidders
for the extensive repairs of
these pipelines would have to finance
them independently and operate for a
defined period in order to recover their
investment costs with throughput tariffs
from the consumers. This model is
similar to the one that had been in place
by the state oil giant for the refineries.
The NNPC had also announced plans to
get private investors to invest in the
repair of the 3 refineries on a repair and
operate basis, as they do not want to be
involved in the management of these
refineries. The pipelines, which
according to NNPC are in dire need of
c o m p r e h e n s i v e r e p a i r s , h a v e
experienced years of incessant theft
and vandalism as well as ageing. In
addition, the new pipelines would need
intrusion detection systems, as well as
deep burial, to stop theft or vandalism.
The deadline for the submission of these
bids is due by September 18.
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NO PALLIATIVE FOR THE NIGERIAN OIL INDUSTRY, SYLVA SAYS,
“BUT THE COMING PIB WILL HELP.”
The Nigerian government is not in the
best place to support the country's oil
industry, notably the upstream sector,
with any form of palliatives, to cushion
the effect of the pandemic. “As a
government we are not also in the best
frame and shape at this point”, Timipre
Sylva, the country's Minister of State for
Petroleum Resources, has said. “Our
earnings are heading south as a result of
COVID-19”, Sylva said at a discourse
with the Nigerian Association of
Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE). “So,
we are not in the best position right now
to support in more positive terms”, he
explained. Sylva said that “the easier
way to support is to make sure that the
fiscal terms, the framework around your
operational environment are actually
eased, so that, at least, you can operate
better. And unfortunately, these are not
things that we can do for most of the
time”. “But, I think”, he explained “the
most important support for the industry I
believe, will come from the Petroleum
Industry Bill (PIB, the reform legislation
currently on its way to parliament),
“because the PIB is taking everything
holistically into consideration to ensure
that at least, operators will have the best
terms available”. In the course of the
dialogue, Sylva had earlier revealed that
royalties for onshore and shallow water
assets (in which most Nigerian
independents participate) would be
reduced “in the new law”. He had also
noted that the law would “establish a
gas base price that is higher than current
levels for producers and this base price
will increase over time. This price level
should be sufficiently attractive to
increase gas production significantly
since this gas price will be comparable
with gas prices in other emerging
economies with considerable gas
production”. Sylva offered that the PIB
would be very competitive. “We are
looking at the global environment. It is a
very competitive environment now in the
oil and gas sector. I will want to ensure
that Nigeria continues to be one of the
destinations of choice and that is why
we ensure that the PIB is least as easy
on the industry as much as possible.
NCDMB, OPTS, OPPOSE INCREASE OF LOCAL CONTENT FUND TO 2%
The Nigerian Content Development and
Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and key
organisations in the oil and gas industry
– the Petroleum Technology Association
o f N i g e r i a ( P E TA N ) , P e t ro l e u m
Contractors Trade Section (PCTS), Oil
Producers Trade Section (OPTS) and
the Nigeria LNG Ltd have advised
against increasing the percentage of the
Nigerian Content Development Fund
(NCDF) from the current 1% to 2% as
proposed in the amendment of the
Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content
Development (NOGIDC) Act.
The NCDF is deducted from the value of
contracts awarded in the oil and gas
industry and was pegged at 1% by the
NOGICD Act of 2010. The organisations
canvassed this position in separate
presentations they made last Monday in
Abuja at the two-day public hearing
organised by the Joint Senate
C o m m i t t e e a n d H o u s e o f
Representatives Committee on Nigerian
Content Development and Monitoring.
The NCDMB argued that the 1% NCDF
deduction should be maintained, “given
the pressure that the global oil and gas
companies are facing with cost
escalations and price reductions in the
industry. With prudent management of
the NCDF and the full cooperation of the
operating companies, we believe Local
Content shall continue to operate
efficiently and grow.” The public hearing
i s f o c u s e d o n t h re e p ro p o s e d
legislations, namely the Bill for an Act to
amend Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry
Content Development Act, Cap 2, 2010
and other maters connected thereto and
the Bill for an Act to enact Nigerian Local
Content Act for the development,
regulation and enforcement of Nigerian
Content in all sectors of the Nigerian
economy except Oil and Gas Industry
Sector and for related matters.
The third legislation seeks to repeal the
NOGICD Act and enact Nigerian Local
Content Development and Enforcement
Commission Act and establish the
Nigerian Local Content Development
and Enforcement Commission. The
NCDMB also responded to the
proposed new provision to earmark
0.5% of gross revenue of oil and gas
c o m p a n i e s f o r r e s e a r c h a n d
development, saying that the Board
welcomes it on the condition that the
money would be for the operator's own
utilization. The Board also supported
the proposal by the amendment to add
Naira to the Benchmark Currency for
Local Contracts “This means a
paradigm shift from the dollardenominated
provision to a bi-currency
model,” the Executive Secretary
explained.
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The PIB or PIGB
Myths, Facts and Prayers
by Osten Olorunsola, FEI
Country Chairman The Energy Institute
Chairman CEO Energetikos Limited
(Former Director DPR)
My Hopes and Prayers
My prayer and belief is that the Nigeria
Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the defacto
arrowhead of the industry reforms
which had journeyed for some 20 years
will finally reach its destination and
become a Petroleum Industry Act, come
2021. No matter what shape or form, it is
time to get over with the PIB!!
Given how aligned the stars are this time
around, the Bill originating and owned
by the Executive, completed and
transmitted in the early parts of the 2nd
term of this Administration to a nearhomogeneous
National Assembly, there
is a very good chance that this prayer
will be answered.
It is needless to ruminate or ponder over
estimates of the economic and other
losses due to non-completion of the
reforms for many years, protracted
uncertainty as well as obsolescence of
extant laws. Such losses will most likely
never be recovered.
Hence my hope. As soon as the new
and hopefully a good law is in place, let
us ensure it is implemented as intended,
and equally important, with a sense of
urgency so that Nigeria can, in the least,
cut its losses!!
Billion Cubic Feet (bcf) of gas daily of
which some 40% goes for export, 52%
is for domestic use and re-injection,
while about 8% (mainly associated gas)
is flared.
Oil remains a major source of revenue
for Nigeria. It is Nigeria's most important
non-renewable energy source, as it
contributes over 90% of the country's
foreign exchange earnings and about
80% of its recurrent and capital
expenditure. While the government's
vision and aspiration continues to target
diversification of the economy, the
petroleum industry remains the primary
source of revenue to make that happen
and it will continue to sustain the
country even in the foreseeable future.
The Nigeria Petroleum
Industry Reforms
2000-2020
The world, and in particular the energy
m a r k e t i s f a c i n g n e w a n d
unprecedented challenges, climate
change, rapidly changing energy mix,
recent pandemic, volatility and
uncertainties, a combined situation that
require countries to think out new
approaches to managing their natural
resources.
In Nigeria, some or all of these
challenges have been at play to varying
degrees.
In addition to peculiar underlying local
conditions, the challenges have led to
s i g n i fi c a n t d e c l i n e s i n v a r i o u s
dimensions over the years, including oil
production, revenues to government,
funding of Nigeria's commitments to its
joint venture partners, institutional and
human capital development, resource
ownership and control, insecurity and
h o s t c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s ,
macroeconomic conditions and fiscal
stability.
Unfortunately, as the declines were
happening, the news of reforms and
coming new legislation filled the
industry. These became the centrepoint
of protracted uncertainty in the
industry as investors would rather wait
until the new law is in place. This
uncertainty, to me, has been the most
devastating cause of oil production
decline since Nigeria's peak mid-2005.
The continued
relevance of Petroleum
in Nigeria
Nigeria currently has proven oil plus
condensate reserves of about 37 billion
barrels. Effective production capacity is
about 2 million barrels of light, sweet
quality crude oil plus condensates per
day, still the largest in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Its natural gas reserves are
substantial at about 203 trillion cubic
feet (tcf), representing about 3 percent
of the world's total. From this, the
country produces approximately 7.5
Nigeria’s Oil + Condensate Production
Golden
Decade of Repression
Decade
and Start of Violence
Decade of Confrontation
and Resource Control
Decade of Deep
Offshore
Additions
Decade of Legsilative Uncertainty
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Efforts to ameliorate the challenges
proved abortive until the start of a major
i n d u s t r y re f o r m i n A p r i l 2 0 0 0 ,
culminating in the delivery of the Oil and
Gas Sector (Reform) Implementation
Committee (OGIC) report in 2004.
The enactment of an encompassing
legislation for the Nigerian petroleum
industry was anticipated for over a
decade now. The first draft of a PIB was
submitted to the 6th National Assembly
in September 2008.
Unfortunately, it suffered so much
recycling and eventually stalled due to
various issues including the need for the
PIB to address key concerns affecting
several stakeholder groups which were
categorized broadly under institution &
governance, administration, fiscal
terms, and host communities. There
was also a lot of push back on the
omnibus nature of the Bill then.
In 2010, the local content aspect of the
PIB was excised and repackaged as a
separate Bill. It eventually became the
NCDMB Act and has since changed the
local content landscape in the industry.
A further effort made during the 7th
National Assembly to repackage the PIB
suffered the same fate of non-passage.
Consequently in the wisdom of the 8th
National Assembly, the Bill was
u n b u n d l e d i n t o f o u r ( 4 ) m a i n
components: the Petroleum Industry
Governance Bill (PIGB), the Petroleum
Industry Administration Bill, the
Petroleum Host Community Bill (PHCB)
and the Petroleum Industry Fiscal Bill
(PIFB).
It was decided that the unbundled
components would be addressed and
passed into law as distinct laws.
The PIGB was the forerunner of the
unbundled Bills and was then prioritized
in the legislative journey as it sought to
revitalize the regulatory framework of
the Petroleum Industry, through the
creation of regulatory institutions and
commercial entities. It was eventually
passed by the National Assembly in
2018 and transmitted to the Presidency
for assent. The failure to sign the Bill by
the President further stalled seeing a
possible end to the protracted reforms
of the Nigeria petroleum industry.
Soon after the start of the second term
of the Administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari, a team was put in
place to once again repackage the PIB
as an Executive Bill. The team worked
through most of 2019-2020 and on 28
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 0 , P r e s i d e n t
Muhammadu Buhari presented the
Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 (PIB 2020)
to the National Assembly for its
consideration and subsequent passage
into law. It is an elaborate omnibus piece
of legislation that would repeal existing
legislations in the Petroleum Industry
and serve as the single governing
legislation going forward.
Timeline for Legislative
Passage of PIB 2020
Following transmission to the 9th
National Assembly, an engagement
session was held with the Executive to
better understand the principles,
philosophy and details as presented in
the PIB 2020. Thereafter, on the 30th
day of September 2020, the 1st Reading
took place at plenary in both the Senate
as well as the House of Representatives.
By Tuesday 20th of October 2020, the
Senate held its 2nd Reading and passed
the Bill to the relevant committees for
further deliberation. The House of
Representatives is also making efforts
to do same so that, barrring delays or
disruptions, the statutory Public
Hearing with all stakeholders can be
called and held sometime in December
before closure for Christmas holidays.
Upon resumption in January 2021, the
remaining aspects of the legislative
journey can be expedited to ensure
passage and assent hopefully during
the first half of the year.
Structure & Objectives
of PIB 2020
The Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 aims to
align with and strengthen the existing
Petroleum Policy which has a Vision “To
become a nation where hydrocarbons
are used as fuel for national economic
growth and not simply as a source of
income”.
The strategic objectives of the Policy are
to:
Ÿ Enable a market driven oil and gas
industry
Ÿ M a x i m i s e p r o d u c t i o n o f
hydrocarbons
Ÿ Move away from oil as a source of
income to oil as a fuel for economic
growth
Ÿ Minimise the environmental footprint
of oil exploration and production
Ÿ Managing the balance between
depleting oil resources vs renewable
energy.
Henceforth, petroleum as a resource will
be prioritized to meet domestic demand
over exports. The intention of the policy
is to realize additional value from oil and
gas by encouraging the development of
petroleum-based industries using the
proceeds to drive industrialization and
national development as against
primarily increasing revenue.
The Bill is broadly structured into five
Chapters, namely:
Chapter 1: Governance &
Institutions
Chapter 2: Administration
of Upstream, Midstream
and the Downstream
Chapter 3: Fiscal
Framework
Chapter 4: Host
Community Development
Chapter 5: Miscellaneous
It is aimed at achieving the following
core objectives:
1. Promote economic growth through
increased oil and gas production;
2. Promote economic growth through
strong investments in midstream gas
infrastructure to increase gas based
power generation and industries;
3. Promote frontier exploration;
4. Establish an effective acreage
management system;
5. Create transparency and nonconfidentiality;
6. Transform NNPC into a viable
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commercially based and selfsustaining
national oil company;
7. Create a strong regulatory framework
w i t h i n c r e a s e d e m p h a s i s o n
midstream development;
8. Create an effective midstream and
downstream licensing system;
9. Promote improved environmental
measures;
1 0 . A s s i s t h o s t c o m m u n i t i e s i n
petroleum operation areas to achieve
their aspirations.
Post passage,
Implementation will be
key
The PIB 2020 will hopefully become an
Act in 2021.
Given the far reaching changes
e n s h r i n e d i n t h e B i l l c u r re n t l y
undergoing its legislative journey to
becoming law, the next phase of
implementation will be very important to
ensure the intent of the law becomes the
practice for the sector. Government and
industry must collaborate to make the
reforms work.
Accordingly, a robust framework to
guide that phase of rolling out and
embedding the new laws will come in
handy. No doubt, being an Executive
Bill, government will take a lead in the
implementation. However, it will be
advised to include industry professional
bodies and individuals with in-depth
knowledge of the expectations of the
reforms to drive the implementation.
Last words for
Government
The world's energy systems are the
bedrock of global economies, but fossil
fuels account for nearly 90% of global
greenhouse gas emissions, making
climate change the defining factor of the
future of energy. A shift towards cleaner
energy is gathering pace every day. And
it is becoming progressively clearer that
oil and gas practitioners can only
continue to thrive through increasing
efficiency, de-carbonization and
expanding renewables. Therefore,
g o v e r n m e n t s a n d i n d e e d a l l
stakeholders must all adapt to survive.
Aside, the Coronavirus pandemic has
been most devastating and damaging to
the oil and gas industry. Demand is
struggling, and oil price is signaling low
for longer levels. Debates are on
whether globally, the world has actually
passed the so-called peak oil.
Should this be the case, Nigeria's
revenue generation from oil will no
longer be as buoyant as in the past. In
fact, it is even becoming clearer that the
country may not realize the usual value
from its oil as about 50% of current
known reserves of 37 billion barrels may
never make it to surface.
Unfortunately, despite over sixty years
of oil exploration and production and
massive inflow of rents occasioned by
multiple periods of oil boom in particular,
Nigeria still struggles in terms of basic
infrastructure and socio-economic
development.
The non-passage of the PIB for some 12
years has had inimical impact on Nigeria
having lost billions of dollars in terms of
revenues. In addition, the continuous
stalling and delay in the passage of the
bill has hampered huge investment
opportunities, denying Nigeria the
unique competitive position as an oil
and gas leader in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Therefore, this umpteenth time around,
the political will of government is most
desired. All hands must be on deck and
everything must be done to ensure that
the 20-year reform journey is concluded
and a new legislation emplaced. This
must be followed by a focused, robust
and paced implementation program
with clear indicators that will signal
whether the new law is delivering as
intended and promised. And if and
where not, a fast-tracked amendment
must be embarked upon as the
remaining period for oil for revenues is
much less than 20 years.
Conversely, a robust set of terms must
be dedicated for gas exploration and
development, being the fuel of the
future.
All hands must be on deck and everything
must be done to ensure that the 20-year
reform journey is concluded and a new
legislation emplaced.
Last words for the
Industry
Industry stakeholders must cooperate
and collaborate with government to
ensure conclusion of this protracted
reforms. Given the economic challenges
of government, not the least the impact
of COVID-19, it may be impossible for
industry to negotiate or secure all it
wants from a good and attractive law.
However, given that the window for
material investments are closing every
day, it will be advisable to simply focus
and ensure a win-win on priority
provisions that will secure investments
for existing businesses as well as
growth.
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Nigerian Association of Petroleum
Explorationists (NAPE) membership
has grown to over 12,150 individual
members and over 170 supporting
corporate members. This Association
is undeniably the largest Upstream Oil
& G a s p r o f e s s i o n a l b o d y f o r
Geoscientists in Africa. Outside the
NAPE Lagos Headquarters there are
six (6) regional NAPE Chapters. The
NAPE Chapters are Abuja, Benin, Port-
Harcourt, UK/Europe, Uyo/Calabar and
Warri Chapters and each Chapter is
headed by a Chapter Chairman.
BENEFITS OF NAPE
MEMBERSHIP
Membership provides a platform for
coming together to network, promote
and learn about the geological
sciences with emphasis on the
exploration of petroleum. NAPE's
mandate is to continue to promote the
propagation and exchange of technical
knowledge in Petroleum Exploration
and Production for the overall benefit of
the oil and gas industry. All these
culminating to inspire high professional
conduct among its membership.
Ÿ
Ÿ
Exhibition
Right to publish affiliation with
NAPE
Free subscription to NAPE bulletins
and newsletters, etc.
MEMBERSHIP
CLASSIFICATION
Membership of this Association
c o n s i s t s o f t h e f o l l o w i n g
classifications:
a. Active Member
b. Junior Member
c. Student Member
d. Associate Member
e. Corporate Member
Other special membership status
includes Emeritus, Fellow and
Honorary membership status. We have
a total of 227. Fellows (155), Emeritus
(49) and Honorary Member (23) in our
Association as at 1st of November
2020.
Applications can be done online via
this link:
http://members.nape.org.ng/applicati
on/new
In its efforts to fulfil its mandate, NAPE
works diligently to become vital to the
careers of its membership and the
industry it serves by providing access
to best practises, operational
e x p e r i e n c e , l e s s o n s l e a r n e d ,
technological innovations and a peep
into the future through our diverse
platforms and forums such as our
Annual International Conference &
E x h i b i t i o n ( A I C E ) , M o n t h l y
Te c h n i c a l / B u s i n e s s M e e t i n g s ,
subsidized Short Courses, Workshops,
University Assistance Program,
Student/Post Graduate Scholarships,
etc.
Our Individual and Corporate Members
receive a unique suite of valuable NAPE
membership benefits. Among them
are:
Ÿ I n v i t e s t o M o n t h l y
Technical/Business Meetings
Ÿ Discount on in-house continuing
education courses
Ÿ D i s c o u n t o n N A P E A n n u a l
I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e re n c e &
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
The Annual Membership fees for 2020
are as follows:
MEMBERSHIP
CATEGORY
APPLICATION
FEE
REGISTRATION
FEE
2020 ANNUAL
DUE
Further enquiries can be directed to the NAPE Membership Officer, see contact
details;
Ms. Abieyuwa Ogbebor;
Technical - Membership Officer
Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists
47A Femi Okunnu Housing Estate, Lekki/Epe Expressway
Lekki Peninsula, Lagos Nigeria.
Tel: +234 (0) 8030432784, +234 (0)9092143198
Email: abieyuwa.o@nape.org.ng
1ST YEAR TOTAL
PAYMENT
Corporate N10,000 N30,000 N50,000 N90,000
Active N1,000 N3,000 N10,000 N14,000
Associate N1,000 N3,000 N10,000 N14,000
Junior N1,000 N2,000 N5,000 N8,000
Student ---- ----- N2,000 N2,000
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NEW MEMBERSHIP LIST
AUGUST 2020 - OCTOBER 2020
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The Shelfal Collapse Play
A Case Study From A Producing Field In The Niger Delta, Offshore Nigeria
Ndianefo Uchenna, Bassey Nina, Onyido Ijeoma
Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
ABSTRACT
The Shelfal Collapse Play ranks as one of the least understood and understudied plays in the petroleum industry.
Interestingly, this play has one of the most unique, distinguishable and predictable genetic process associations that
translates to a potential set of very distinctive prospects comprising good quality reservoirs and traps, as clearly observed
and described in the Abang and Oso fields, offshore Niger Delta.
The collapse of a shallow marine prograding wedge rich with sandy deposits at the Oso Field, led to the emplacement of
sand-rich gravity deposits in favorable trapping configurations at the Abang Field. Instability caused by high rates of
sediment supply without commensurate accommodation downdip and consequent loading of shelf-edge deltaic sediments
on a decollement surface or zone is one of the leading mechanisms of this type of shelfal collapse.
Multiple depositional styles have been observed on seismic within the accommodation created by the collapse. They
typically involve the deposition of slumps and slides recognized as concave upwards rafted geometries in cross-section,
passing downdip into debris flow identified as mostly chaotic and transparent seismic facies, followed by a capping
succession of turbiditic deposits recognized by channel map patterns on amplitude extractions.
A case study from the Abang Field using seismic and well logs will throw more light on these clear identification criteria, which
can be used in finding similar prospects within the geologic record. The resourceful nature of this play will be highlighted by
the Abang wells which produce oil from both the turbiditic and debrite facies with end of field life recovery factor estimated to
be between 0.35 and 0.60.mic analysis method to attribute studies has helped in the DHI discrimination of the deep
prospects in the Ava field.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Shelfal collapse plays have been rarely
identified or described in the Niger Delta
Basin. Where they have been identified,
explored and exploited, they play host to
significant amount of hydrocarbon
reserves due to a favorable conflagration
of play elements especially relating to
charge, traps and reservoir presence.
Unlike the Niger Delta Basin, detailed
published descriptions exist of shelf
margin collapse events from other basins
around the world (Almagor, 1980; Lee et
al., 1991; Field et al., 1982; Edwards,
1990; Edwards, 1991; Normark and
Gutmacher, 1988; Edwards, 2000). Of
particular interest is the description of
retrograde failed shelf margins by
Edwards (2000). What is unique about
his work is the detailed description of key
features and genetic models of
retrograde shelf margins (caused by
collapse) using examples from the
Northern Gulf Coast Basin (USA), thus
providing an understanding of the
genetic relationships and recognition
criteria that makes the shelfal collapse
play a prolific one. He summarized the
paucity of data conundrum when he said
– “relatively few publications have
described features that are unmistakably
of the type covered in this paper. This is
partly because most recent published
studies are regional in scope and posited
that older publications did not recognize
them as distinct feature.” This regrettably
remains the case today, especially in the
Niger Delta Basin. For example, the Qua
Iboe Shelf Collapse – a large regional
scale shelfal collapse within the Niger
Delta Basin covering about 6000 sq.km
with more than six (6) billion barrels of Oil
Originally in Place – has very little
detailed description and recognition
criteria (Krukrubo et al., 2013; Onwude et
al., 2013) in the public domain. The paucity
of published detailed descriptions of this
collapse could be related to its very largescale
nature (spanning multiple fields),
making it difficult to have a synthesized
description of all the architectural
elements within the collapse.
Our study will describe a much smaller
Tortonian Shelfal Collapse Play (The
Abang Shelfal Collapse) comprising the
Abang Field Discovery in the Niger Delta
Basin, offshore Nigeria (Figure1). We
intend to use this study to highlight the
genetic features within the Abang
Collapse and to describe the unique
trapping configurations possible with
similar plays. Wells and production data
will also be used to highlight how prolific
the deposits that constitute the reservoirs
are. Ultimately, these observations can be
scaled and used as analogues in similar or
larger regional studies.
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Figure 1: Location Map showing the study area location within the MPN-JV Acreage, off the coast of Nigeria
2.0 GEOLOGY BACKGROUND
The Tertiary Niger Delta is one of the
world's largest and extremely prolific
hydrocarbon province (Doust and
Omatsola, 1990; Haack et al., 2000). It is
listed in the “Top 25 Global Super Basins”
with cumulative production and
remaining oil and gas reserves exceeding
five (5) billion barrels of oil equivalent
(Sternbach, 2018) and overlies an area
that covers over 256,000 sq.km (Adegoke
et al., 2017).
The origin of the Niger Delta Basin is tied
to the South Atlantic Rifting that led to the
separation of the South American and
African Plates (Short and Stauble, 1967;
Whiteman, 1982; Doust and Omatsola,
1990). This led to the deposition of over
12 kilometers of thick Tertiary deltaic
sediments characterized by prograding
diachronous facies of continental to deep
marine facies. These sediments are
p o p u l a r l y g r o u p e d i n t o 3
lithostratigraphic units (Dessauvagie,
1972; Reijers et. al., 1997; Whiteman,
1982) – the Akata Formation (marine mud,
slope and basin floor turbidites), the
Agbada Formation (Paralic - Shoreface,
Lagoon, Distributary Channel, and
Transgressive sands) and the Benin
Formation (Continental Fluvial sands).
Rapid sedimentation (sediment supply >>
accommodation) of the Benin and
Agbada formations over the undercompacted
and mobile shales facies of
the Akata Formation is the leading cause
of deformation within the delta (Adegoke
et. al.,2017). This is evident in the
abundance of structure building growth
faults and shale diapers characteristic of
syn-sedimentary deformation.
Figure 2: Outline of the Abang Shelfal Collapse
The rapid sedimentation rates, coupled
with the dominance of fine-grained
sediments towards the medial to distal
portions of the delta has contributed to
the formation of 3 main structural
d o m a i n s – t h e e x t e n s i o n a l , t h e
translational and the contractional
domains. In special cases, the instability
associated with rapid sedimentation
rates over the shelf-slope break can be
the trigger for shelfal collapses which are
sometimes aided by existing zones of
weakness.
This study will focus on the Abang Shelfal
Collapse (Figure 2) located within the
extensional domain and of Tortonian age
in the Abang-Oso Field area (Figure 3).
3.0 METHODOLOGY AND
RECOGNITION CRITERIA
Several architectural elements have been
identified within the Abang Collapse
(Figure 4), consistent with descriptions
and observations made by Edwards
(2000) from the Northern Gulf Coast
Basins (the Hackberry Collapse in
Figure 3: Dip-section highlighting the location of the Oso-Abang Area within the extensional domain
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particular). Identification of these
elements were aided by 3D seismic data,
well and production data within the
Abang-Oso area
Collapse
The Abang Collapse is a relatively smalls
c a l e c o l l a p s e t h a t c o v e r s a n
approximate area of 85 sq.km. It occurred
in the Tortonian and its base (a
discontinuity surface) can be observed on
reflectors (outside the Collapse) and
chaotic/discontinuous reflectors (within
the Collapse) (Figure 5). According to
Edwards (2000), this is a key geometrical
feature of a retrograde failed shelf margin
and can sometimes be misinterpreted as
a fault. The collapse is believed to have
been initiated during the Tortonian
Lowstand due to sediment loading within
the Oso shelf edge delta, north of Abang.
The high sedimentation (sand-rich) rate at
Figure 4: Seismic section highlighting the main architectural elements that make up the Abang Collapse
(1. Slump Blocks; 2. Sandy Debrites; 3. Turbidites)
flow processes
Rotational Slump Blocks
Rotational Slump blocks as defined by
Easterbrook (1999) have been observed
within the Abang Collapse manifesting as
detached blocks of rock which slid along
a concave upward slip surface with
rotation about an axis parallel to the
slope. These blocks are more prevalent
closest to the headscarp (Mosher et al.
2010; Figure 4) and rest on the
unconformity surface, and in some cases,
on other slump blocks within the collapse.
In general, the identified scarps indicate a
stairstep pattern of displaced blocks.
Though unpenetrated in Abang, it is
believed that these slump blocks are
sand-rich due to the close proximity to the
paleo sand-rich shelf-edge delta that
initiated the collapse at Oso, as well as
the presence of sand prone facies in the
downdip debris flow (Figure 4). Edwards
(2000) described similar slump blocks in
the Gulf Coast Basin as comprising
shallow water deposits of interbedded
sands and silty shales, supporting the
plausible interpretation of a collapsed
shelf edge delta.
Figure 5: Seismic section showing boundary between semi-continuous/continuous reflectors
(outside the Collapse) and chaotic/discontinuous reflectors (within the Collapse).
3D seismic data as mappable arcuateshaped
decollement or truncation
surface (Figures 4 & 5). The decollement
surface is generally coincident with the
Tortonian 3 defined Sequence Boundary
(Unconformity) in the downdip areas
while its headscarp (Mosher et al., 2010)
is easily recognizable as the boundary
between semi-continuous/continuous
Oso coupled with the presence of a
possible plane of weakness, created
conditions that allowed for the collapse of
the Tortonian 3 (and possibly the Upper
Tortonian 2) deposits. An approximate
volume of thirty-nine cubic kilometers (39
cu.km) of sand rich sediments is believed
to have collapsed into the bathymetric
low, and transported downdip via gravity
Figure 6: Depositional profile of the base of the debritic section interpreted on a
flattened seismic volume shows 3 major fairways (1, 2a and 2b) within the
Abang Collapse. Fairways 1 and 2b are unpenetrated and are the targets of
near term delineation/exploration
Debris Flows
Downdip of the slumps, debris flows
(Lowe, 1979) or slope aprons (Edwards,
2000) were deposited. These partially
fluidized flows are a manifestation of the
bathymetric low (deepwater) created by
the evacuation of strata during the
collapse. They can be erosive due to the
high shear stress associated with their
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2003; Amy and Talling, 2006; Sumner et
al., 2009)..
Shelf Deposits
Shelf edge delta progradation past the
collapse region led to the deposition of
shelfal/deltaic sediments above the
Collapse fill. In Abang, this deposition
coincides with the late stages of the
Tortonian-3 Lowstand when relative sealevel
was just beginning to rise.
Eventually, the collapse deposits became
capped by distal shelf shales on the
Transgressive Systems Tract (TST). In
Figure 4, the TOR3_TS marks the onset of
shelfal deposition.
Figure 7: Seismic Section showing the transparent seismic facies nature of the sandy debris facies. Well data confirm presence
of good quality sand in these transparent debritic facies (2. Sandy Debrite; 3. Turbidites). The Top Facies-3 depth map also
shows the outlines of the turbidite facies fairways.
transportation and are observed to lie
s i d e b y s i d e w i t h d e e p w a t e r
hemipelagic/pelagic deposits (Haughton
et al., 2003; Amy and Talling, 2006;
Sumner et al., 2009). In Abang, three
major debris flow fairways have been
observed (Fig. 6). These fairways were
recognized via a combination of
depositional profiles, seismic facies
character and well data. Subtle thickness
v a r i a t i o n s h i g h l i g h t f a i r w a y s
characterized by longitudinal thicks. On
seismic they are characterized internally
as transparent to chaotic seismic facies
(Figure 5). Well data from one of the
fairways confirm significant high-quality
sand deposition (Fig. 7). The considerable
net sand deposition within the debris flow
deposit in Abang is likely tied to the upslope
presence of a shallow marine sandrich
shelf edge delta at Oso (Fig. 4). This,
in combination with the Lowstand setting
at this time contributed to creating
sediments fairways favorable to sandrich
deposits by gravity processes.
amplitude trends originating from the
headward portions of the collapse (Figure
7). It is also possible that, further down the
depositional profile (outside the study
area), the debris flow deposits transitions
to turbidity flow deposits (Haughton et al.,
4.0 RESULTS
The Abang Field (STOOIP in excess of
120 Million Barrels of Oil) was discovered
in 1992 and streamed in 2012.
Reservoir Characterization
As previously described, the Abang
Collapse fill comprises slumps, overlain
by sandy debrite and turbidites,
eventually capped by dominantly muddy
shelf deposits. The Abang reservoir
comprises 2 main facies – the turbidite
facies and the sandy debrite facies. These
have reasonably good reservoir
Turbidites
Increasing levels of fluidization led to the
deposition of turbidites. On seismic,
these deposits are generally layered
above the slump and debris flow deposits
and are characterized by relative bright
a m p l i t u d e s e m i - c o n t i n u o u s t o
continuous reflections with clear linear
Table 1: Reservoir properties of the producing facies in Abang
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properties (Table 1). No penetration of the
slump facies has been made yet, while
the shelfal deposits are mostly shales.
Trapping Configuration
The Abang Field is an updip, fault
dependent 3-way closure with some
lateral stratigraphic trapping observed
locally (Figure 7). Pressure data suggest
communication across the reservoir
bearing sub-units. Contact information
from the wells indicate that the
hydrocarbon accumulation is constrained
by the spill point of the shallowest
reservoir sub-unit (Unit 3), though
trapped (perched) water as witnessed in
Well D1 can occur locally due to local
topographic variations (Figure 7)
Field Production
3 production wells have been drilled till
date (Fig. 7). The Abang T1 and TD2 wells
are producing from turbidite facies (facies
3); while the Abang TD3 well is producing
from the sandy debrite facies (facies 2).
The Abang producers have good
reservoir properties (Table 1), each
producing an average of 7 thousand
barrels of oil per day, with more producer
wells planned in the near term.
5.0 CONCLUSION
The Abang Collapse presents a rare
opportunity to study the geometry and
characteristics of the architectural
elements that constitute the fill of a
relatively small-scale shelfal collapse.
Shelfal collapse regions are filled with
sediments that have very complex and
variable facies distributions. The reason
for shelfal collapses has been debated,
but a plausible cause associated with this
study is one due to shelfal instability from
sediment loading and sudden failure by
shelf edge deltas. In Abang, the collapse
is an arcuate shaped depression that
created a bathymetric low for sediments
to be funneled via gravity processes
(Figure 4).
The initial space is filled by arcuate
shaped slump blocks, which transition to
debris flow deposits, turbidites and then
capped by shelfal sediments as the
collapse is eventually filled up. The updipdepositional
presence of correlateable
sandy shelf edge deltas (Oso) increases
the likelihood of having significant sandy
facies with good reservoir properties
within the collapse. The Abang debris
flow and turbidite facies have good
reservoir properties. This is especially
note-worthy for the debris flow deposits,
whose transparent character on seismic
m i g h t l e a d t o a s h a l y f a c i e s
mischaracterization. Under favorable
trapping conditions, these sandy debrite
and turbidite facies can hold significant
hydrocarbon volumes as evidenced in the
Abang Field.
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The authors wish to appreciate the
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ALEX NACHI TARKA, FNAPE
President
president@nape.org.ng
alex.tarka@nnpcgroup.com
THE 2019-2020
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr. Alex Nachi Tarka, FNAPE is the 42nd President of the Association. He is the Manager of OML-98
Assets of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Limited – NNPC. Alex is an
Upstream industry Executive with extensive in-depth technical and diverse management experiences.
Mr. Tarka is a Certified Petroleum Geoscientist (CPG), and a Geoscientist registered by the Council of
Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) He started his career as a Trainee Wellsite
Geologist in Elf Nigeria Limited prior to joining the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
group of companies in 1992.
A Geologist with a Postgraduate degree (PgD) in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Benin
(UNIBEN) and over 30 years' experience in the oil and gas industry, Alex has held several key roles in
Nigeria's National oil company, the NNPC Group including; Operations Production Geologist, National
Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Technical Assistant (TA) to the General
Manager (GM) JV-Oil Operations Divisions NAPIMS, Deputy Manager Evaluation NAPIMS, Deputy
Manager Geological Studies, Frontier Exploration Services (FES), Deputy Manager Geophysics FES,
Manager Frontier Exploration Services (FES), Manager Exploration NPDC, Manager Shell JV Assets
NPDC and others.
Alex is a proud alumnus of the prestigious Barewa College Zaria, a Fellow of the Nigerian Association
of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) and a Council member of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences
Society (NMGS).
Mr. Tarka has led the significant growth and improved relevance of NAPE. He instituted the 30-man
industry advocacy 'Think Tank Committee'. He steered the ship of the Association during the very
difficult time of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering impactful online and virtual valueadding
programs like the very successful NAPE 45th Anniversary celebrations, the first Akomeno Oteri
Annual Lecture Series, as well as strategic corporate partnerships with COMEG, PTDF, Tetfund, etc. to
promote increased industry and academia collaborations.
ABIODUN OGUNJOBI
Vice – President
vice-president@nape.org.ng
biodunogunjobi@yahoo.com
Mr. Ogunjobi is an industry executive with over 25 years global industry experience working in senior
technical and management roles with oil service companies, Independents and exploration and
production oil and gas companies. He is the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) in Pan Ocean Oil
Corporation and Newcross Group where he oversees exploration and development activities across
the group - Pan Ocean (OML 98, OPL 275, OML 147); Newcross Petroleum OML 152 (OPL 283) and
Newcross Exploration and Production (OML 24).
A certified Petroleum Geologist (CPG) with an MSc Petroleum Geology degree from the University of
Ibadan (UI), he worked at both Centrica Resources Limited and Conoil Producing Unlimited prior to
joining the Pan Ocean Oil Corporation and Newcross Group. He is an adept explorationist with new
field discoveries that include Efe Field and successful conversion of two (2) prospecting licenses to oil
mining licenses, i.e. OPL 283 to OML 152 and OPL275 to OML147. Mr. Ogunjobi has a reputation for
driving efficient field development and production activities which includes the successful drilling and
completion of six (6) wells in OML 147. Abiodun manages the group business development unit for
group infrastructure optimization, leads reserves/resource management, production optimization,
technical resource planning, development of corporate and business unit strategy and evaluation of
new business opportunities.
Mr. Ogunjobi is a seasoned professional who enjoys to mentor young professionals, he is an alumnus
of the Aberdeen Business School, a Fellow of both the Institute of Credit Administration (FICA) and the
Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC).
As Vice President and Chairman of the Distinguished Award Committee, Mr. Ogunjobi rationalized and
restructured the real estate portfolio of the Association for growth and repositioned the Association to
leverage its real estate assets to secure a new strategically located headquarters in the near future.
PATRICIA OCHOGBU, FNAPE
President-Elect
president-elect@nape.org.ng
patricia.i.ochogbu@exxonmobil.com
Mrs. Ochogbu is the Manager Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) Interface, Venture relations for
Esso Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited an ExxonMobil Nigeria company. An outstanding
Geologist with worldwide experience, she is the first (1st) place winner of the Mobil/NMGS prize for
best undergraduate thesis in Nigerian Universities. Patricia worked with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Company (NNPC) for thirteen (13) years, where she held several senior technical positions
and conducted evaluations across the Niger Delta and Chad Basins before she joined ExxonMobil -
Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU).
A proud alumnus of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University - OAU), Patricia spent
almost two decades driving and championing efficient production and development of ExxonMobil
assets across the world with subsurface technical experiences from the Gulf of Guinea (Asabo, Eku,
Enang, Erha North, Isobo, Nkop, Ubit, etc.), Gulf of Mexico, Lower Congo Basins (Clochas Field,
Angola Block-15), etc. With over thirty-five (35) years of Upstream oil and gas industry experience.
Mrs. Ochogbu now focuses on steering and managing the critical PSC interfaces with Coventurers and
NNPC-NAPIMS of ExxonMobil Deepwater PSC assets that accounts for about 35% of ExxonMobil's
Africa position and estimated 5% of its global portfolio.
Mrs. Patricia Ochogbu is a distinguished NAPE Fellow, the NAPE President-Elect, Chair of the
Continuing Education committee and Chairperson Conference Planning Committee. She is blazing
the digital trail by championing the NAPE Webinar Series and pioneering the first of its kind fully
comprehensive virtual conference and exhibition in the Africa oil and gas industry by hosting the 2020
NAPE 38th Virtual - Annual International Conference & Exhibition, November 2020. She will also be
the second female President in the history of NAPE when she is sworn in as the President on Thursday
19th November 2020.
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EMMANUEL EGBELE
General Secretary
generalsecretary@nape.org.ng
emma_egbele@yahoo.com
THE 2019-2020
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr. Egbele has 20 years progressive experience in the upstream oil and gas industry both in Oil Majors
and Oil Service Companies. His worldwide experience and achievements cover various key aspects of
integrated subsurface assessment across different terrains. Emmanuel is the Ventures Coordinator,
OML-130 Assets, Total Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNL), where he superintends the
interfaces with Coventurers (South Atlantic Petroleum - SAPETRO Limited and CNOOC E&P Nigeria
Limited [a subsidiary of CNOOC Limited and Petrobras Oil and Gas BV]) and NNPC-NAPIMS of OML-
130 TEPNL assets that includes two world class producing fields, Akpo and Egina Fields and the
appraisal with development plans for the Preowei field amongst other assets.
Emmanuel is an alumnus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and holds a Master's degree in
Petroleum Geology & Reservoir Characterization from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT),
spent five (5) years at Laser Engineering and Resources Consultants Limited as a Technical
Consultant – Geoscientist for several integrated subsurface projects for various oil and gas companies
including IOCs, Independents and Marginal Field Operators. Prior to joining Laser Engineering, he
worked at Shell Producing and Development Company (SPDC) for three (3) years in different
Technical roles of increasing responsibilities. Emmanuel's diverse subsurface technical experience
and competence provides him with unique capacities and in Total (TEPNL) he was a member of the
Giant Egina Field, First Oil Delivery Team as Asset Geologist in charge of reservoir model building,
Well design and Geosteering.
Mr. Egbele is the General Secretary, NAPE and the Secretary Board of Trustees (BoT), NAPE. In
addition to administrative responsibilities and overseeing the NAPE Secretariat, he is championing
plans that are in an advanced stage to host the first NAPE Virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the
Association.
Mr. Otoghile has over 22 years experience across the oil and gas industry and appreciable world-class
expertise in the oil servicing sector. Charles is a versatile oil and gas professional and the current
Senior Account Manager for Schlumberger Nigeria & West Africa with a support footprint that spans
National Oil Companies (NOCs), International Oil Companies (IOCs), Integrated Independents,
Marginal Field Operators and others.
Charles has an MSc degree in Petroleum Geology, University of Nigeria, Nsuka (UNN), he was an
Exploration Geologist at Shell Producing and Development Company (SPDC) for ten (10) years in
different technical capacities prior to joining Paradigm Geophysical in 2006 where he held various
senior technical and managerial roles and exited as the Technical Manager West Africa to join
Schlumberger Nigeria & West Africa.
Charles has significant advance applied subsurface application expertise across various industry
leading software platforms and his in-depth Niger Delta Basin experience makes him a well soughtafter
critical resource consultant. In addition, his value-added perception to solution prescription for his
stakeholders promotes his contribution to the advancement of the exploration, development, and the
production of hydrocarbons.
CHARLES OTOGHILE
Assistant General Secretary
assistantsecretary@nape.org.ng
cotoghile@slb.com
Mr. Otoghile is the Assistant General Secretary of the Association, and he facilitated the growth of
NAPE membership under his watch with his targeted membership drives across the various
membership categories.
Mascot Ogunjemiyo is a Subsurface Technical and Commercial management consultant and he
brings over twenty (20) years' experience from the National Oil Company, Producing and Oil Service
Companies. He is a brilliant Geophysicist and subsurface professional with experience across all
aspects of the E&P sector including funding, commercials & business development, asset evaluation &
portfolio management, field development & project execution, and production optimization & asset
management.
Mr. Ogunjemiyo worked at United Geophysical Nigeria Limited (UGNL) before he transitioned to
Halliburton Energy Services Nigeria Limited (Landmark) working in senior technical capacities. From
Haliburton (Landmark), he joined the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) group and
held several senior technical positions. Mascot was the Chief Geophysicist at NAPIMS-NNPC and
recently supervised and managed interfaces with multiple partner companies to the NNPC in
Deepwater PSCs activities and operations.
ESAN MASCOT OGUNJEMIYO
Treasurer
treasurer@nape.org.ng
esan.ogunjemiyo@nnpcgroup.com
Mascot is a certified Stockbroker i.e. a Member, Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment
(MSCI) UK, Associate, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (ACS) Nigeria and has a Nigerian Stock
Exchange (NSE) Authorized Dealing Clerk license. He provides oil and gas business commercial
advisory for funding, M&A, negotiations, cost effective operations, etc. He is also a distinguished
instructor and trainer, facilitating masterclass sessions and commercial oil & gas courses.
Mascot Ogunjemiyo is the NAPE Treasurer and a member of the Tenders Committee, he has used his
expertise to update NAPE financial reporting to be in alignment with best global financial practices
while in compliance with Nigerian statutory regulations and the NAPE constitution.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Ofoma is an accomplished Account Manager with Haliburton Energy Services Nigeria Limited
(Landmark). With over twenty (20) years oil and gas experience that cuts across both the academia
and oil and gas industry. He is a Geoscientist by background with a PhD in Applied Geophysics from
the University of Nigeria Nsuka (UNN), Nigeria and the recipient of the first position prize of the
2005/2006 NMGS/TOTAL ELF Award.
Anthony had a short stint at Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and was the Petroleum
Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Professorial Chair, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), prior
to joining Haliburton (Landmark). At Haliburton (Landmark), he oversees superior service delivery to a
cross section of industry players in Europe Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA) region including National Oil
Companies, International Oil Companies, Integrated Independents, Marginal Field Operators and
other operators. He was responsible for subsurface and exploration personnel technical mentoring
and training across Africa including the personnel of National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia Ltd
(NAMCOR), SONATRACH Algeria, Petroleum Exploration and Petroleum Department Uganda,
Petroleum Resource Unit Sierra Leone, Acrep Exploration & Production Angola and staff & students of
the University of Science and Technology Massuku, Gabon.
ANTHONY OFOMA (Dr)
Financial Secretary
financialsecretary@nape.org.ng
anthony.ofoma@halliburton.com
Dr. Ofoma is the NAPE Financial secretary and the Chairman of the 'Tenders Committee'. He enabled
more efficiency in the electronic payment system to expedite settlements with the appropriate controls.
He also encouraged more competitive bidding and improved the standardization of the contracting
process of the Association.
Dr. Jackson is an erudite technical professional with over 15 years oil and gas industry experience
working in senior technical roles with Nigerian Independents, Marginal Field Operators and other
exploration and production companies. He is a Senior Geologist with PetroVision Energy Nigeria
Limited where he drives sub-surface exploration, development, and production activities across the
company asset portfolio.
A proud alumnus of University of Calabar (UNICAL) with a PhD Petroleum Geology University of Port
Harcourt, Christopher had worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Sterling
Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company as a technical professional developing and maturing
fields with reservoir evaluations, reservoir models and production well drills. The winner of the 2019
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Gabriel Denga Award for Best International
Paper, San Antonio, Texas, USA and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC-
CMC), Nigeria, Christopher consistently brings significant global technical integrated geosciences
competencies with management skills into play. Currently, he also directly mentors a significant pool of
young professionals across the industry both locally and internationally.
CHRISTOPHER ASUQUO JACKSON (Dr)
Editor-in-Chief
editorinchief@nape.org.ng
chrisjackconsult4all@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Jackson is the NAPE Editor-in-Chief, head of the Editorial board and Conference Technical
Programs. He has published four (4) NAPE Bulletins, a Conference Book of Abstract and the NAPE
Petroleum Business Bulletin. His forward leaning approach has resulted in positive new developments
including the NAPE standardization of ISN number, Plagiarism Policy, and ongoing indexing of NAPE
Bulletin. Dr. Christopher Jackson is championing the first NAPE virtual technical session for the
conference
Dr. Emudianughe is a brilliant academic, Associate Professor and significantly versatile oil and gas
industry professional with diverse technical and management experiences world-wide. She has a PhD
in Exploration Geophysics, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), MSc. Exploration Geophysics and
MSc. in Hydro-Geophysics University of Benin (UNIBEN) in addition to a Postgraduate Degree in
Education Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka. She is currently, the Head of Department of (HoD)
Earth Sciences (Geology and Geophysics) of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
(FUPRE) Nigeria, and concurrently, the Business Development Manager and Non-Executive Director
of FUPRE-ENERGY Nigeria Limited (Consulting arm of the University).
JULIET EMUDIANUGHE (Dr)
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
assitanteditorinchief@nape.org.ng
emudianughe.juliet@fupre.edu.ng
Juliet is a Council member of the Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG), a certified
Geoscientist with over twenty (20) years' experience working at Kuaya Energy Limited, then worked at
Shell Development and Production Company (SPDC) for four (4) years and is now HoD at the Federal
University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) Nigeria. She consults for the Upstream oil and
gas industry, participates in Government stakeholders' forum for policy and regulations reviews
including the policy review of Ministry of Water Resources and Development, Delta State. She has
over forty (40) researched papers in local and international journals and facilitates technical training for
industry personnel such as NNPC-NPDC subsurface personnel, SPE Young Professionals etc. Her
contributions are recognized internationally, with the conferment of the Meritorious Diamond Award for
National Development in recognition of her Geophysical Services to the Nation. The award was
presented by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in December 2014. She also received the Africa Achievers Award
for Professional Services, Accra, Ghana, presented by John Mahama the President of Ghana, in 2015.
Dr. Juliet Emudianughe is NAPE's Assistant Editor-in-Chief, an integral member of the NAPE Editorial
Board/Conference Technical Programme Subcommittee and Editorial board for NAPENews. She
championed and published the NAPE Petroleum Business Bulletin publication.
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ABDULLATEEF AMODU
Publicity Secretary
publicitysecretary@nape.org.ng
lateef.amodu@chevron.com
THE 2019-2020
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr. Amodu operates a three (3) phase Offshore Production facility for Chevron in one of its legacy
assets and hub under the NNPC/ Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) Joint Venture (JV). A high energy
Geoscientist, insightful Strategist and Upstream Petroleum industry insider with in-depth and broad
technical experience. A Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) Scholar and E&P industry experience with
Independents and Oil Majors in Dahomey Embayment, Hampshire, Lower Congo, Niger Delta, and
West Shetlands Basins.
Lateef is a winner of the Imperial Barrel Award at Imperial College London, where he earned an MSc
Petroleum Geosciences degree. In his over 16 years industry experience, he had a short spell at
Platform Petroleum as a Development Geologist. Before this, he spent three (3) years at Yinka
Folawiyo Petroleum (YFP) as a Geophysicist, Wellsite Geologist and was significantly involved in the
Nigerian 2005 Oil Block Bid Round. In Chevron, Lateef has held various roles including Deepwater
Explorationist, Onshore Development Geologist, Regional Geologist, New ventures & Competitor
Analyst in Nigeria, UK and US. Lateef was also the Management Special Assistant to the Chairman
and Managing Director Chevron Nigeria mid-Africa, monitoring all Chevron's portfolio of capital
projects in Nigeria.
In 2016, Lateef Amodu was Chairman, Exhibition Committee for the 26th Colloquium of African
Geology and 16th Congress of The Geological Society of Africa in conjunction with the Nigerian Mining
and Geosciences Society (NMGS). He also chaired the Exploration Sub-committee of the Oil
Producers Trade Section (OPTS), Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in 2018.
Mr. Amodu is the Publicity Secretary of NAPE, he heads the NAPENews Editorial Board and NAPE
Publicity Committee. He published four (4) NAPENews, facilitated two (2) Media Workshops,
moderated or produced several high-profile events including NAPE Webinars, NAPE@45 Founders'
Day, etc. He championed a refined and improved brand engineered image of the Association with his
team and repositioned NAPE online and social media platforms to reach, impact and influence the oil
and gas industry.
Mr. Bazuaye is an industry technical professional of 25 years industry experience working in senior
technical roles with International Oil companies (IOCs) and Oil Service companies. He is a Senior
Geologist at Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Limited a part of the Eni Group of companies in
Nigeria where he held various positions of increasing responsibilities and now provides critical
subsurface evaluation, insight and characterization of Agip reservoirs and fields.
Ehi is a Geologist, with Postgraduate certification (PgC) in Project Management, University of
Liverpool, UK and he worked at Fab-RANK Nigeria Limited and Versa-Tech Nigeria Limited prior to
joining the NAOC – Eni Group. In NAOC, he champions regional and prospect scale geological and
geophysical evaluation, hydrocarbon prospect generation and other integrated subsurface
assessment to drive informed management decisions. He facilitates advanced technical training to
industry geoscience professionals across the industry with emphasis on Fault seal analysis for risking
subsurface assets.
EHI BAZUAYE
Abuja Chapter Coordinator
abujacoordinator@nape.org.ng
ehi.bazuaye@eni.com
Mr. Bazuaye is the NAPE Abuja Chapter Coordinator where he is a key Liaison and has facilitated both
improved and new strategic NAPE relations with key Nigerian oil and gas stakeholders including
relevant Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) such as Council of Nigerian
Mining Engineers & Geoscientists (COMEG), Ministry of Petroleum Resources, National Oil Spill
Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), NNPC - Frontier Exploration Services (FES), Nigerian
Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), etc.
Mr. Ozah has 20 years technical upstream industry subsurface experience across different operational
terrains, Mr. Ozah is a highly networked Geoscience expert who Leads the Subsurface team on OML-
13 Assets, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Limited – NNPC. A geologist by
background, Mr. Ozah spent three (3) years at Baker Hughes Company Limited where he held different
senior technical positions and interfaced with several exploration and production companies including
Oil majors, Independents and Marginal Field operators before joining the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) group of companies.
Edward is a Certified Petroleum Geologist and combines this with experience across all aspects of the
E&P sector including Deepwater exploration, well drilling execution and production and asset
management. He brings extensive technical experience to the NPDC - NNPC including the successful
drilling and completion of five (5) horizontal wells in nine (9) months in OML-26 leveraging only
indigenous oil service companies as well as in the Deepwater Niger Delta Basin, the billion-barrel
discovery of the Owowo Field in OML-139 and OML-154.
EDWARD OZAH
Benin Chapter Coordinator
benincoordinator@nape.org.ng
edward.ozah@nnpcgroup.com
Mr. Ozah is the NAPE Benin Chapter Coordinator overseeing the largest NAPE Chapter in the
Association. He has built significant strategic relationships with Integrated Data Services Limited
(IDSL) and NPDC amongst other oil and gas companies to support and promote NAPE activities in
Benin and across the country.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr. Dayetuawei is a highly technical industry executive with over 25 years surface and subsurface
industry experience working in senior technical and management roles with Oil Service companies. He
is the Operations Manager in Maritime Support Services Limited (MSSL) where he directly stewards
the running of the company's business that includes provision of all types of marine transportation
equipment; Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), Multi-Purpose Platform Supply Vessels (MPSV), Anchor
handling tug supply (AHTS), etc., Dredging equipment, Diving Support Services, Subsea Inspection
and Offshore Mooring operations. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of MSSL.
A Geologist by background, Emo spent 15 years at Strata Search Limited prior to joining MSSL, where
he held various positions including Sedimentologist, Reservoir Geologist and Project Coordinator. As
project coordinator in Strata Search, he successfully executed a number of large-scale projects
including; Sedimentological Core Description of 12,000ft of cores for SPDC, Addax Petroleum,
Chevron, and NAOC and Coordinator Seismo-sequence Stratigraphic Study of NAOC's OML 62 in
collaboration with Exploration Consultants Limited (ECL) (now RPS Energy UK). Emo served as the
General Manager at Strata Search Limited and also led Biostratigraphic Study of several
offshore/onshore wells for Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited, NAOC, Chevron Nigeria Limited and Mobil
Producing Nigeria Unlimited.
EMO DAYETUAWEI
Port Harcourt Chapter Coordinator
portharcourtcoordinator@nape.org.ng
emodayetua@yahoo.com
Mr. Emo Dayetuawei is the NAPE Port Harcourt Chapter Coordinator and he has consistently
facilitated multiple highly technical Chapter Technical Business Meetings with strong focus on
subsurface de-risking, hydrocarbon reserves growth, reservoir management and efficient safe drilling
operations.
Dr. Durogbitan is the General Manager Geosciences at Amni International Petroleum Development
Company (Amni) Limited where he champions integrated subsurface assessments including asset
evaluation, exploration, well drilling, development, and production activities across the company. He is
a high energy and very passionate professional with over 25 years global oil and gas industry
experience working in senior technical and management positions with Integrated Independents and
Oil Service companies. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with Project Management
Institute (PMI), a Fellow of the African Scientific Institute (ASI) and a member of the ASI Fellow's think
tank.
Abimbola is an alumnus of the University of Ilorin with an MSc Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology
degree from the University of Ibadan (UI) and a PhD Petroleum Geosciences University of
Manchester. He won the Best poster award twice at the NAPE International Conference and
Exhibition. Prior to joining Amni, he spent six (6) years with Petrofac Integrated Energy Services (IES)
where he held different senior technical position and interfaced with several E&P companies including
Oil majors and Independents. Due to his outstanding contribution to the organization, he was awarded
the Petrofac Group Eve Award, this is Petrofac's highest Award. The award celebrates Petrofac's best
employees (individual) in their area of work. Before Petrofac-IES, Abimbola was in PetroVision Energy
UK for two (2) years as an Associate Senior Geoscientist.
ADEWOLE DUROGBITAN (Dr)
UK/Europe Chapter Coordinator
ukeuropecoordinator@nape.org.ng
aadewoledurogbitan@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Durogbitan is NAPE UK/Europe Chapter Coordinator, the first and only NAPE Chapter in diaspora.
He is one of the pioneers of the Chapter and the First NAPE UK/Europe Chapter Coordinator. He has
facilitated strategic partnerships for NAPE with different UK and European companies, associations,
and institutions. He also acts as a liaison and representative of the Association in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Akpan is an upstream industry leader with extensive in-depth technical and diverse management
experience. He is primarily a Petroleum Geologist but combines this with experience across all
aspects of Development and Production activities including well planning and drilling, front end
development studies, reservoir management, petroleum engineering, project execution and
completions, production optimization and asset management. He is currently the Subsurface
Coordinator for Savannah Energy Plc., where he provides oversight for all technical below-ground
activities and integration with full field operations.
Ekere is a University of Calabar (UNICAL) graduate with over 20 years' experience, working in the
Nigeria oil and gas sector in increasingly senior technical and management roles. In 2001, Akpan
worked in Geoglobe Petroleum Services as a Senior Geologist. He obtained an MSc Petroleum
Geology degree from the University of Ibadan (UI) and a PhD Petroleum Geology from the University
of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). In addition, he has an MBA University of South Wales and significant
technical experience in the operation and optimization of Marginal fields with emphasis on efficient, yet
optimal production with best reservoir management practices. In 2005, he joined Universal Energy
Resources the operators of OML-14 and held various positions including Production coordinator,
Petroleum engineer, Head wells, drilling and production, Head Exploration and Development and
finally Technical Manager until he left for Savannah Energy Plc.
EKERE AKPAN (Dr)
Uyo/Calabar Chapter Coordinator
uyocalabarcoordinator@nape.org.ng
ekere.akpan@uerlnigeria.com
Dr. Akpan is the NAPE Uyo/Calabar Chapter Coordinator, he hosted a most memorable NAPE
Executive Committee retreat at Uyo that developed most of the strategies that have successfully
advanced the Association recently. He and his team also continue to advance Geosciences by hosting
technical meetings.
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WILSON OSUNG
Warri Chapter Coordinator
warricoordinator@nape.org.ng
wilsonosung@gmail.com
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr Osung has over 18 years experience in the oil and gas industry and considerable expertise in the oil
service and training sector, Mr. Osung is an oil and gas academic and professional and is the current
Chief Officer, Training at Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Nigeria. He works in PTI's Directorate of
Engineering; Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences, a department that has a very
diverse bouquet of academic and training offerings that spans certificate programs, specialized
training courses, diplomas, post graduate courses and short courses for industry professionals. He
also carries out corporate training and has trained the technical workforce of the Department of
Petroleum (DPR), NNPC, Seplat Petroleum Development Company (Seplat), Ciscon Nigeria Limited,
Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Platform Petroleum Limited, etc.
Wilson is a Council member of the Council of, Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG)
, a certified Geoscientist, an alumnus of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and holds a Master's
degree in Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology from the Federal University of Technology Owerri
(FUTO). Prior to joining PTI, he was a Seismologist at Integrated Data Services Limited/United
Geophysical Nigeria Limited Joint Venture (IDSL/UGNL JV) focused on land seismic acquisition
design, planning and onshore operations. In PTI, Wilson has built a strong reputation as a reference
resource professional on a diverse range of applied technical subsurface topics on the Niger Delta
basin exploitation, field development, and reservoir production.
Mr. Osung is the NAPE Warri Chapter Coordinator; he successfully hosted the NAPE/NMGS Mini
Conference and hosted the largest Visiting Geoscientist Lecture (VGL) series in collaboration with
NAPE University Assistance Program (Pre-COVID-19 lockdown). NAPE Warri Chapter hosted the
following institutions Western Delta University, Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE),
Nigeria Maritime University, Delta State University (DELSU), NOVENA University and the convening
institution Petroleum Training Institute (PTI).
AJIBOLA OYEBAMIJI, FNAPE
Immediate Past President
immediatepastpresident@nape.org.ng
ajibola.oyebamiji@eni.com
Mr. Oyebamiji is a very passionate oil and gas industry executive with over 27 years global industry
experience working in senior technical and management roles in oil service companies, and
International oil companies. He is the Manager, Exploration Projects Onshore & Agip Energy and
Natural Resources. He doubles as Assistant Manager, Geosciences Research & Development and
Knowledge Management Focal Point (Nigerian Geographic Unit), Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC)
Limited.
Ajibola has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Applied Geology Federal University of Technology
Akure (FUTA) and an MSc in Micropaleontology University College London. Prior to NAOC, he spent
12 years at Mosunmolu Limited where he rose to the position of General/ Technical Manager. Based on
his outstanding performance, Monsunmolu awarded him a full scholarship for his Masters' degree
program. It is on record that Ajibola was the second practicing Calcareous Nannofossil expert in
Nigeria after completing his studies in 1997. And he authored the “Cenozoic Foraminifera and
Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy of the Niger Delta”. He also, led the team that carried out the
Integrated Regional Study of the Chad Basin (Phase I) to unravel and understand the unsuccessful
exploration campaign in the Bornu portion of the Chad basin.
In the Eni group, Ajibola won the global 2017 Knowledge Management System Impacting Knowledge
Award for Eni Nigeria Business Unit. He is Eni Nigeria representative on the board of the Stratigraphic
Committee of Niger Delta (STRATCOM) and currently the Chairman of the Biostratigraphic
Subcommittee, a consortium of seven (7) IOCs.
Mr. Oyebamiji was a council member of Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, a member of the
Student Mentoring Scheme Board of the University of Abuja, a Fellow of the Nigerian Association of
Petroleum Explorationists and a visiting Geoscientist for the American Association of Petroleum
Explorationists (AAPG), African Region.
Mr. Ajibola Oyebamiji, FNAPE is the Immediate Past President and a member of the Advisory Council
of the Association. He plays the pivotal role of counsel and provides effective communication between
the Executive Committee and the Advisory Council of NAPE.
EMMANUEL MADUAWIA (Dr)
University Assistance Programme
(UAP) Chairman
uapchairman@nape.org.ng
maduawia@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Maduawia is an extremely driven oil and gas technology and subsurface technical professional
working in senior technical roles with Nigerian Independents, Oil Service Companies and Marginal
Field Operating companies. He is currently a Database Manager with First Exploration and Petroleum
Development Company Limited (First E&P) operators of OML-34, OML-71, OML-72, OML-83 and
OML-85 leases where he oversees end to end with interfaces of all the data that drives both surface
and sub-surface activities of the organization across the company's asset portfolio.
Emmanuel has a BSc. Geological Sciences, MSc. Geophysics and PhD Geophysics all from the
Nnamdi Azikiwe University. He also obtained an MBA (Leadership and Sustainability) University of
Cumbria UK and a PhD Organizational Leadership University of Phoenix USA. With over 20 years oil
and gas industry experience, Emmanuel is also a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants.
Just before First E&P, he spent seven (7) years at Haliburton Energy Services (Haliburton) in positions
of increasing responsibilities as a Consultant Geologist with a large client portfolio. And prior to joining
Haliburton, he was a Production Geologist & Seismologist at Pioneer Alfa Petroleum Services Limited
for two (2) years. In First E&P as the Data Manager, he strategically aligned the organization's
sustainability values with its content's progress in terms of data creation, validations, executions and
domiciliation.
Dr. Maduawia is NAPE's University Assistance Program Chairman (UAPC). He has led and driven
several impactful NAPE UAP initiatives and activities including NAPE/NMGS mini conference, Visiting
Geoscientist Lecture (VGL) series, The Bridge Newsletter, NAPE UAP Roundtable discussion fora,
etc. He also played pivotal roles in establishing strategic partnerships such as with the Petroleum
Technology Development Fund (PTDF).
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NAPE's focus on ensuring complete safety of all its members remains resolute and top priority. Fully adjusted to the new
normal, the NAPE continuous education series online platform facilitated technical business meetings for all its members and
stakeholders in September, October, and November 2020.
September Technical Meeting
(Virtual)
NAPE September Virtual Technical
Meeting was held on Wednesday
September 16, 2020. The Speaker was
Francis Ezeh, a Geoscientist at Mobil
Producing Nigeria, Unlimited and the
topic was "In Search of Deepwater
Stratigraphic Traps Formed by Sand Rich
D i s t r i b u t a r y C h a n n e l s a n d L o b e
Complexes in Miocene Sequences
Offshore Niger Delta". The technical
meeting was sponsored by ExxonMobil
Nigeria and the meeting Chairman was
NAPE Past President Mr. Chikwe
Edoziem, FNAPE, Vice Chairman, Ikonic
Energy Ltd. Amongst other insightful
c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n o f d e e p w a t e r
stratigraphic traps and sand deposits, Mr.
Ezeh highlighted good observations
indicating the exploration opportunities to
pursue in Deepwater Stratigraphic plays
in the Niger Delta Basin.
October Technical Business
Meeting
The Virtual Technical Business meeting
was held on Wednesday October 28,
2020. The Speaker was Ifekelunma
Umeogu, an Exploration Geoscientist at
Shell Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC). The topic of her presentation was
“De-risking Exploration Prospects in the
Niger Delta with Biodegradation”. She
shared an easily replicable approach to
de-risk shallow conventional prospects of
biodegradation risks and make better
decisions with significant economic
impact and commercial benefits. The
meeting was sponsored by Shell
Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC) and the Chairman was by Dr.
Kehinde Ladipo, FNAPE.
November Technical Business
Meeting
Usually in NAPE, by the end of October,
the focus is completely the NAPE
conference, however this November we
honored Chief Dr. Tunde Afolabi, MFR,
FNAPE on the occasion of his 70th
birthday with a special technical business
meeting. The virtual Technical Business
meeting was held on Friday November 6,
2020.
The guest speaker was Austin Avuru,
FNAPE, Chairman CEO AA Holdings. The
topic of his presentation was “The
Unplanned Transition of the Nigerian Oil &
Gas Industry”. Mr. Avuru delivered a
thought-provoking presentation that
generated significant and considerable
discussions by participants across the
world. The meeting was sponsored by a
committee of friends of Chief Dr. Tunde
Afolabi, MFR, FNAPE and the Chairman
was Mavuaye James Orife, FNAPE. The
celebrant, Chief Dr. Tunde Afolabi, MFR,
FNAPE was given the opportunity to
contribute to the discuss and ultimately,
he expressed his gratitude to his friends,
the oil & gas industry and NAPE for the
very kind gesture.
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Chapter Activity
Summaries
Reports from NAPE Chapters:
Abuja
Benin
Portharcourt
UK/Europe
Uyo-Calabar
Warri
Chapter
Reports
Abuja Chapter
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Abuja Chapter continues
to play a key role in fostering the collaboration between NAPE
and government agencies situated in Abuja. It actively
supported discussions with the Petroleum Technology
Development Fund (PTDF) and on Tuesday 29th of September,
Abuja Chapter accompanied the Registrar, Council of Nigerian
Mining Engineers & Geoscientists (COMEG) and his
management team on a visit to the Honourable Minister of State
for Petroleum Resources.
Q3-2020 TECHNICAL MEETING
The Abuja Chapter held a virtual technical meeting on Friday
25th of September 2020 on the topic “Development of a pre-rift
to post-rift tectonic evolution model for the Bornu basin, from
basement to surface, perspective”. The guest speaker was Dr.
Aminu Abdullahi Isyaku of the Department of Geology, Ahmadu
Bello University Zaria and the Committee Chairman, NNPC
Centre for Inland Basins Research at Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria. Dr. Isyaku presented a paradigm shift from a poor
understanding of the structural style and distribution of
inversion structures, controlled by the presence and orientation
of pre-existing structures in addition to the magnitude of
shortening strain to the dynamics of the reverse reactivation of
the normal fault during inversion, and their impact on petroleum
system development. The speaker posited that petroleum
systems modelling shows that hydrocarbon maturation and
expulsion in the basin occurs after the formation of inversionrelated
traps, making these structures potentially attractive
exploration targets in the Bornu Basin and throughout the West
to Central African Rift System (WCARS).
Benin Chapter
The largest Chapter, Benin Chapter continues to provide a platform for
sharing of technical experiences, best practice, and innovation
amongst NAPE members, driving YP/UAP initiatives and promoting
NAPE activities and new members entry.
The Chapter leadership consists of the following persons:
·Chapter Coordinator:
·Deputy Coordinator:
·General Secretary:
·Assistant General Secretary:
·Financial Officer:
·Public Relations Officer:
Edward Ozah
Ugochukwu Ogamba
Izundu Ikpo
Inemesit Udoh
Danlami Bawa
Jeffrey Jaiyeola
The Chapter had an eventful year, and in this quarter, it had a virtual
technical session.
Q3-2020 Technical Meeting
The Benin Chapter facilitated a virtual technical meeting via zoom on
Wednesday 30th September 2020. The presentation topic was on
“Advances in Well Intervention Technologies for Production
Optimization in Mature Fields” and the guest speaker was Haruna
Onuh, Technical Manager Haliburton Integrated Well Intervention (IWI)
Services. The meeting was sponsored by Benin Chapter Executives
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Chapter
Reports
Portharcourt Chapter
The third quarter for NAPE Port Harcourt Chapter was
marked with one Technical Meeting held on the 26th of
August 2020. The meeting held virtually, as is common in
this pandemic era, using the Zoom platform. The
meeting was sponsored by Port Harcourt Chapter
Executives. There were over forty (40) persons in
attendance with the NAPE President, Mr. Alex Tarka,
FNAPE and President-Elect, Mrs. Patricia Ochogbu,
FNAPE amongst the attendees. The session was chaired
by Mr. Nedo Osayande, FNAPE
The topic was "Geobody Inversion – A Novel Technique
for Predicting Deep Water Sand Stringers – Model Vs
Actual" presented by Obinna Chudi PhD of Shell. The
presenter gave a technical background for Geobody
Inversion as well as shared methodology to predict sand
stringers in development and exploration wells in Deep
Water environments. He concluded by sharing case
examples of sand stringers predictions against actual. Q
& A session was interactively facilitated by the chair and
the meeting ended with concluding remarks from NAPE
President, Mr. Alex Tarka, FNAPE
Uyo/Calabar Chapter
With over 340 members the Uyo-Calabar
chapter is championing collaboration,
academia-industry relationships, and
interactions to promote the message of
NAPE and the advancement of the oil
and gas industry. In Q3-2020 the Uyo-
Calabar Chapter Leadership paid a
courtesy visit to Professor Nse Essien
the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of
Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) of
Science and Technology.
Q3 -2020 TECHNICAL MEETING
The Uyo-Calabar Chapter faciliated a
virtual technical meeting on Tuesday 6th
of October 2020 via the Zoom platform.
The guest speaker was Dr. Abraham
Udoh, Department of Geology, Akwa
Ibom State University. The presentation
was on the “Impact of Solid waste on
Groundwater quality in selected
dumpsites in Akwa Ibom state from
Resistivity and Hydrogeochemistry
data”. Dr. Udoh shared several insights
on the identified leachate contaminated
sand layer from his research and
illustrated that the leachate migration
paths trend predominantly in NW-SW
and NE-SW directions at Uyo and Oron
sites respectively.
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Chapter
Reports
UK/Europe Chapter
NAPE's international Chapter, the UK/Europe Chapter
operates out of the United Kingdom, coordinating all
NAPE Europe related activities. The chapter continues to
promote NAPE and provide the platform for our
members to participate in NAPE programs, share lesson
learned and including new technologies. It also
facilitates NAPE membership drives and acts as NAPE's
liaison in Europe. The UK/Europe Chapter organised its
third virtual technical meeting this year.
Q3-2020 Technical Meeting
The UK-Europe Chapter hosted a technical virtual
meeting on Thursday 27th August 2020 leveraging the
zoom platform. The meeting was sponsored by
dataVedik on a technical presentation on “End-to-end
workflow solution to update Structural Models in Realtime
using Artificial Intelligence (AI) while Drilling” and it
was presented by Mr Sunil Garg, the Founder and CEO
of dataVedik. Mr. Gideon Giwa chaired and moderated
the meeting with over forty people in attendance.
Warri Chapter
The Warri Chapter successfully executed
some of its 2020 plans that consisted of a
catalogue of Technical meetings,
Summer schools, Career talk amongst
selected schools, membership drives,
coordinate Students' Chapter activities
and encourage the establishment of new
Student's Chapter within its catchment
area. The Warri Chapter leadership paid
courtesy visits to different institutions
and companies to promote NAPE and
the advancement of the oil and gas
industry. The corporate visits included a
visit to the Department of Petroleum
Resources (DPR) Warri, Axxon Energy,
Heritage and Petroleum Training
Institute, Effurun where the Warri
Leadership team congratulated Dr.
Henry A. Adimula on his appointment as
the Acting Principal/Chief Executive of
Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun.
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A look back at 30 years of producing professional
Technical Subsurface Personnel for the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry.
Coege
Almost everywhere you look in the Nigerian upstream oil and gas industry, one finds Petroleum Geologists, Geoscientists,
Seismic Interpreters or Petrophysicists, etc. as alumni of Degeconek Nigeria Limited. How has a wholly Nigerian oil servicing
and consultancy company yielded a massive and veritable portfolio of world class professionals over the years and across
the industry?
Degeconek Nigeria Limited celebrated 30 years of business operations this year as an indigenous service provider. It was
founded by Mr. Abiodun Adesanya. FNAPE, a Past President of NAPE and Degeconek's Managing Director. NAPEnews
interviewed several alumni of Degeconek Nigeria Limited to get an insight into the technical capacity, development
philosophy and strategies of this Nigerian company that has produced some many highly successful contributors to the
Nigeria oil & gas.
Mrs. Olajumoke Ajayi –
Managing Director Asharami
Energy, Sahara Group
I am one of the four (4) Pioneer staff of
Degeconek Nigeria Limited, and my career
background before Degeconek was in
Mobil Producing Unlimited. I hold an M.sc in
Applied Geophysics and B.Tech in Applied
Geophysics. When I was at Degeconek, the
company's core services were in Seismic
I n t e r p re t a t i o n , D e p t h c o n v e r s i o n ,
Petrophysics and Integrated Asset
evaluation. The MD, Mr. Abiodun
Adesanya, FNAPE, allowed you to venture
into all these areas for you to discover your
strength. In the process of going round the
different units, staff discovered themselves.
As soon as each staff's strength was
discovered in an area, Mr. Adesanya,
retained them in such areas. This was how
staff got to be in different areas of the
company's core services
What do you think is the formula for
the success of the company?
Vacancy advert - Minimum qualification: 3
years post NYSC experience, Not more
than 26 years old and 1st class or a
minimum of 2nd Class Upper. This typifies
one of the greatest challenges to securing
employment by fresh graduates. Most
vacancy adverts were presented this way,
making one wonder how fresh graduates
w o u l d e v e r h a v e e m p l o y m e n t
opportunities.
Mr. Adesanya gave opportunity of
employment to fresh graduates, helping
them overcome the impossibility presented
by the above advert scenario. He thus
turned his company into both a classroom
and a training ground where he groomed
fresh graduates into professionals. A born
teacher himself, he brings himself to the
level of the staff in order to bring them up.
This created an avenue for a large number of
young, vibrant and innovative staff to deliver
their assignments productively. Not having
to face the usual high requirements for
employment, staff worked with a strong
sense of appreciation and commitment for
the opportunity that other companies deny
them. The result today, is that there is hardly
any notable oil and gas company in Nigeria
in which you will not find a product of
Degeconek and wherever they are, they
keep Degeconek's flag, flying.
M o s t c h e r i s h e d f o r t e c h n i c a l
experience or most memorable
project or fondest memories
Out of the 24 Marginal fields in the 2001 bid
round, I evaluated about 20 and I did this
along with making presentations to DPR
and prospective investors. This provided for
me a technical exposure that was both deep
and broad. I also participated in the
evaluation of many fields in the Niger Delta
for different clients. These experiences that I
gathered in Degeconek created for me, the
experiences on which I have built upon todate.
Most memorable thing about Mr.
Adesanya
Mr. Adesanya is down to earth. In those
days, a common snack at work was boli and
eepa (roasted plantain and roasted
groundnut). It kept the work going.
Incidentally, it was a favorite snack of Mr.
Adesanya's. He would stop by you, take a
cut off the boli and some of the groundnuts.
He is a man without airs. How many MDs
relate with their staff that way? As seismic
interpretation work went on, Mr. Adesanya
would come out of his office, and spice-up
the work atmosphere with a fun moment.
Mr. Adesanya never owed staff salary, even
when we didn't have enough projects to
work on. If we have 10 companies, adopting
Mr. Adesanya's staff recruitment style in the
oil and gas industry, where the focus is
completely on personnel competent and
technical capacity development we will
have substantial reduction in the population
of unemployed fresh graduates.
Mrs. Ugwuagbo Chizoba Sabina
- Chief Geophysicist NNPC -
NAPIMS.
I started my career in Mobil Producing
Nigeria Unlimited with a 6-month Industrial
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Training, then the National Youth Service
(NYSC) and was later retained as a Contract
Geophysicist. I joined Degeconek Nigeria
Limited in year 2000 as the third employee of
the company. Degeconek Nigeria Limited is
not just a Consulting Services Company, it is
an extended family unit. Only Degeconek
staff and their associates can understand
what I mean by that.
Mr Abiodun Adesanya and his lovely wife,
Barrister Toyin Adesanya were our parents,
brother, sister, friend, and mentor. They
treated us as part of the family. We played
together, ate together, and learned together.
Our 'small but Mighty' office was situated at
their Boys' Quarters in Dolphin Estate, so we
lived as one big family. This small and close
unit enabled significant commitment and
unprecedent numerous manhours of work.
What do you think is the formula for
the success of the company?
What I think is the success factor for
Degeconek is Mr Adesanya himself. I don't
think there is an English word that can
describe his type of person, but I will try to
describe him a little. My “Oga” as we fondly
call him is a visionary and pragmatic leader, a
wonderful team leader, a man with a heart of
gold. He is well focused and knows what he
wants. I am not surprised about where
Degeconek is now, more is yet to unfold. He
completely envisioned success for all of us
and pushed us to deliver. He normally tells us
that his desire is to enter NNPC, Mobil,
Chevron, Total, Shell and walk straight to our
offices as an ex-Degeconek and you know
what follows, hahahah. That is already
established today.
M o s t c h e r i s h e d f o r Te c h n i c a l
experience or most memorable
project or fondest memories
My most cherished technical experience in
Degeconek was the 2002/2003 Marginal
Fields bid round. We professionally
interpreted and evaluated most of the assets
for the bidders and about 95% of our clients
won their bids.
Technical aha moment and most
memorable thing about Mr. Adesanya
Our “Oga” is also an epitome of knowledge,
an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. The
Geology of Nigeria is in his palms. He was
part of the multiple seismic acquisition
teams so he cannot forget his experiences in
a hurry. Any time we are not busy at work, we
will all move to the board where he will start
to unleash the other side of him which is
lecturing. He is a professional teacher and a
mentor.
I must confess that Mr Adesanya and his
ebony beauty wife have really impacted my
life positively and I learnt a lot from them.
The combination of strong technical
experiences, authentic interest in personnel
growth and a diverse range of projects were
instrumental in Degeconek people
development. We will live to celebrate
Degeconek at 50 by His Grace.
Mr. Abiodun Ogunjobi - Chief
Technical Officer (Pan Ocean/
Newcross Group)
I have a B.Sc. Geology, MSc and an MBA in
Oil & Gas Management and I worked in
Degeconek family till November 30th 2004
(that is the way I will describe the company
as I still relate very well with everyone, even
after 16 years) had been a truly inspiring
moment in my career. I was personally
connected to the work and had a fulfilled
inner purpose, as I was able to unleash my
inspiration. Whatever I am today,
Degeconek played an important role, and
am eternally grateful for that. Degeconek
provided a platform for learning. I started
my career as a Petrophysicist but was able
to improve my seismic interpretation skills
through the various opportunities provided.
What do you think is the formula for
the success?
Inspiration, one needs to be inspired by
others to help find joy in your work and Mr.
Adesanya provided that. He leads by
example and was mostly at the front during
project execution. One of the take- aways
from working at Degeconek is the room for
learning. Mr. Adesanya derives pleasure in
teaching and imparting knowledge to other
people. I recalled Mrs. Adesanya once said,
“that was his calling”. Having people around
him and imparting knowledge to them is
truly his calling. The accomplishment of
one's personal goal is achieved through
learning from other people.
Most cherished technical experience
or most memorable project or
fondest memories
The 2003 marginal field bid round was a
challenging period that quickly comes to
mind. It was a very challenging moment as
we had to work round the clock to meet up
with the evaluation of the various fields.
Most of the fields available for bid were
evaluated on a tight schedule and the
pressure was there to deliver. It was a
moment that everyone in my set will not
easily forget.
Technical aha moment and most
m e m o r a b l e t h i n g a b o u t O g a
Adesanya
Mr. Adesanya is someone that gives room
for staff to express their creativity and
intrusiveness. And when you do make
mistakes, he will never berate you in the
presence of other people. Never saw him
screaming or shouting at anybody that is Mr.
Adesanya for you. That kind of altitude
promotes productivity. He relates with
every staff on a personal level and that
endeared him to everyone that had passed
through the company.
Mr. Adesanya truly had a calling and his
calling is to sow seeds in the lives of young
and aspiring Geoscientists, nurturing and
providing a platform for them to launch into
the enviable geoscience world and I am
proud to have had the privilege of working
with this amiable personality. Thank you for
your leadership, mentoring of young
geoscientists, and supporting colleagues. I
feel very proud to have had the opportunity
to work with you and the patience taken in
providing constructive feedback. Happy
30th Degeconek Anniversary.
Oluwafemi Oyegun - Real
Estate/Construction
professional
Degeconek means different things to
different people. To some it was a place to
learn, to others it was a place to earn an
income. To me, it was and still is many
things. At DNL, I learned, I grew, went to
college and even met my beautiful wife, a
rare gem! I cannot remember exactly when I
became a part of the family, it would have
b e e n a ro u n d ' 9 8 / 0 0 . I w o r k e d i n
Administration/ Accounts and Human
Resources. I was almost a jack of all trades.
I have been one of the fortunate few to
witness the growth of the company from the
ground up. From a staff of just 2 to over 30 at
a point!
My diverse portfolio gave me a unique and
priceless practical work experience while
simultaneously pursuing my bachelor's
degree. I was able to know the workflow and
processes of our projects to get desired
results. Doing all of these helped me when I
also became a business owner.
I see DNL as a calling for Mr. Adesanya, or
better described, a ministry. He gave
hundreds of people an opportunity to learn
and grow. Often times DNL served as a
launch pad to stellar oil and gas careers.
'Oga' as we fondly call him is an astute
businessman with excellent interpersonal
skills. In over 12 years that I worked with
him, I did not see him lose his temper or hold
a grudge. His anger lasts for just a moment. I
can still hear his voice ringing in my head
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saying "Skippo! no no no no I don't do my
things like that" when he's displeased. And
the next moment he's moved on to
something else like "Skippo organize boli
and epa for your boss! ''
Businesses that have been in existence in
Nigeria for over 30 years are far and in
between and very successful businesses
older than 30 years are even rarer. We must
give honour to whom honour is due and Mr.
Adesanya deserves this in leaps and
bounds. He's an icon in the oil and gas
sector and I am very proud of him.
Congratulations Oga and Congratulations
DNL.
Olanrewaju Aboaba - Senior
Geoscientist (USA)
I have BTech Applied Geophysics and
interned with Degeconek in 2003 when the
office was in the boys quarters, (laugh out
loud). This was with Mr. Irewole Ayodele,
Mrs. Dupe Otubanjo, Mr. Tunde Oladebo,
Mrs. Jumoke Ajayi, Mr. Bosun Pelemo, Mrs.
Chizoba Ugwuabo and Mr. Biodun
Ogunjobi, Mrs. Ireti Odugboye and Mr. Femi
Oyegun. I came back as a full staff in 2006
and departed in 2012.
I first interacted with a workstation at
Degeconek as an intern, Mrs. 'Jumoke Ajayi
taught me how to interpret seismic data on
the workstation and Bosun Pelemo taught
me how to interpret seismic data manually,
post time values on a map and generate a
structural map. Irewole Ayodele and Funke
Akinnifesi taught me log interpretation. This
helped me a lot with my undergraduate
thesis and gave me a greater appreciation
of using the workstation for geological/
geophysical studies. Honestly, Degeconek
has honed my geological/ geophysical skills
after working on several projects across the
Niger Delta, Ghana, Venezuela, and Zambia
and provided me with the toolkit to succeed
and contribute to capacity development in
the petroleum industry.
What do you think is the formula for
the success?
“Success is when opportunity meets
preparation”- Zig Ziglar. I believe
preparation comes through hard work,
perseverance, patience, and adaptability;
and opportunity is created by having the
right person/people who will give you a
chance to express yourself and advocate
for your progress. Degeconek facilitated
access to the right people who promoted
and guided technical and professional
growth.
Most cherished technical experience
or most memorable project or
fondest memories
I have had a lot of wonderful memories at
Degeconek. It is interesting, I still recollect a
lot of the projects even though I left eight
years ago. I guess I was super engrossed
with work.
The first experience was with AMNI where
w e i n t e r p r e t e d a n d p l a n n e d t w o
development wells in Ima Field with Mr.
Galen Treadgold's team of Weinmann
Geoscience. This also included weekly
briefings at AMNI office with the project
management team of WellManned - Mr. Ese
Avanoma, Mr. Uwem Udoh; Mr. Wale
Olafisan and Chief Afolabi -AMNI in
attendance. I supervised our other DNL
team (Bidemi Olorunmola and Mayowa
Omotoyinbo) who had set up a project
office at the AMNI office providing
workstation geological support. We
monitored the wells when the drilling
commenced to ensure the drillers did not
deviate from the well plan. We updated the
reservoir maps, recomputed volumes with
the new wells and chose candidate
reservoirs for PVT analysis and well
completions. This was a fantastic higho
c t a n e e x p e r i e n c e f r o m s e i s m i c
interpretation, reserve estimation, drilling to
well completion.
The second experience was when I was on
a seismic acquisition team on Dubri's OML
96 block. I followed the acquisition crew to
the field as they laid the geophones up to 9
km long and being in the doghouse to see
how the geophysicist communicated with
the shooters. It was fascinating to see the
active receiver lines once the shots were
fired and observe the effect of ground roll on
the shot record.
Technical aha moment and most
m e m o r a b l e t h i n g a b o u t O g a
Adesanya
I observed a flat spot on a Niger Delta
seismic data, which was validated by a well
that showed that the gross thickness of the
sand was significantly greater than the
thickness of the hydrocarbon water
contact. This gave clarity to what I read in
Alistair Brown's – Interpretation of threedimensional
seismic data book.
M r. A d e s a n y a i s v e r y i n t e l l i g e n t ,
hardworking, passionate, generous, and an
unassuming gentleman. I do miss Mr.
Adesanya's tutelage, his discussions on the
Niger Delta geology and sharing freely from
his fountain of knowledge for us to drink
from. According to the Dalai Lama “if you
want to achieve immortality share
knowledge”. I believe Mr. Adesanya has
been immortalized in the lives of the DNL
family who have gone ahead to have
amazing and fulfilling careers. Thank you
very much Mr. Adesanya for giving me an
opportunity to work at Degeconek. You are
truly loved and appreciated. I will
recommend Mr. Adesanya for an award for
the Order of the Federal Republic for being a
pacesetter in setting up indigenous
workstation interpretation capabilities in
Sub Saharan Africa and contributions in
human capacity development, for the
number of young graduates Degeconek has
trained who are immensely contributing to a
vibrant and dynamic energy industry.
Tinuola Abina - Geoscientist
Asharami Energy, Sahara
Group
I have a BSc. Geology and MSc. Petroleum
Geosciences and I joined Degeconek after
my BSc Geology from the Obafemi
Awolowo University. Degeconek (DNL) is a
great place to kick start a career in
Geosciences. We got early exposure to
major aspects of the profession. While at
DNL I experienced tremendous personal
and professional growth. At DNL, we were
consistently encouraged to broaden our
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horizon as far as we desired; I started off as
a Petrophysicist and later transitioned into
seismic interpretation. All of these were
amidst carrying out data editing/ loading,
log digitization, volumetrics computation,
reserve estimation, well planning and
integration of geological interpretation into
multi-disciplinary studies. We were also
encouraged to visit the rig and seismic
acquisition sites whenever the opportunity
presented itself.
What do you think is the formula for
the success?
To me the recipe for DNL's success is
sound technical prowess, team spirit,
dedication, excellent relationship
management and sustained brotherhood.
These attributes make DNL possess one of
the strongest alumni associations amongst
indigenous oil servicing companies in
Nigeria.
Most cherished technical experience
or most memorable project or
fondest memories
My most memorable project was on Umutu
field, OML 38. It afforded me my first
opportunity to be a part of a project right
from data loading through petrophysics to
seismic interpretation, reserve estimation
and ultimately the drilling of Umutu-7.
Most memorable thing about Oga
Adesanya
Mr Adesanya is an amiable boss with a heart
to mentor and nurture the younger
generation. He always does everything
within his power to add value to people and
maintain a good relationship with his staff,
m e n t e e s , a n d e x - w o r k e r s a l i k e .
Congratulations to Degeconek on this
milestone anniversary. Wishing her greater
exploits and wins in all future endeavours.
Christian Ihwiwhu – Senior
Production Geologist/Technical
Advisor, Seplat Petroleum
Development Company.
I have a BSc. Geology, MSc. Marine
Geology & Geophysics and in 2007 I joined
Degeconek and this opened the way to my
career advancement, the company was a
platform for me to jump start my career. The
foundation for everything I do today, I learnt
all from Degeconek, from Seismic
interpretation, to Sequence Stratigraphic
evaluation to Well planning and drilling.
Everything!
What do you think is the formula for
success?
I do not believe that there is one cap that fits
all answer to this question, so to that extent,
there is no one formular for success.
However, what has worked for me is being
humble, staying open minded and acting
with integrity.
Most cherished technical experience
or most memorable project or
fondest memories
My fondest memories will be the times we
spent together in the work environment. In
Degeconek, we were not just colleagues but
a family.
Technical aha moment and most
m e m o r a b l e t h i n g a b o u t O g a
Adesanya
My technical aha moment will be the usual
regular technical presentations we used to
have in-house and my work on the Ibigwe
project. Oga Adesanya is a man on a
mission, peaceful, and a blessing to the
youths of our time especially in the oil & gas
industry. He has raised up many great
Geologists.
I hope I can give back enough in my career
as I have learnt from Oga Adesanya in such
a way that he can be proud of me too.
Folake Faturoti - Geoscience
Team Lead, Degeconek Nigeria
Ltd
I have a B.Tech Applied Geophysics, M.Sc.
Exploration Geophysics. I started my career
with Geotrex Systems Nigeria Ltd. as an
Industrial Trainee and served (NYSC) with
the Iron Ore Mining Project, Itakpe in
Okenne. Spent some time in telecoms and
four years in the financial sector (stock
brokering) before moving to the oil and gas
sector with Degeconek Nigeria Ltd (DNL).
My experience in Degeconek has been an
awesome one. I have been exposed to
various aspects of the hydrocarbon field
production from 3D seismic acquisition,
block/marginal field evaluation, Field
Development Plan (FDP) to CPR writing.
Our team spirit has been a tremendous one
that is rarely found in most workplaces
which has enabled us to produce excellent
results; meeting and exceeding our clients'
expectations for all our projects.
What do you think is the formula for
success?
Degeconek's success formula is having an
exceptional wonderful and great MD in the
person of Mr. Abiodun Adesanya who over
t h e y e a r s h a s c re a t e d a w o r k i n g
environment that makes you feel you belong
to a big open family known for its good
deeds and excellent work ethics. He makes
you realize that you are a member of the
Degeconek family, with a brand name in the
oil and gas industry whose legacy and
integrity must be jealously guarded. As a
result, this corporate culture subtly
translates into every employee to put in
his/her best at all times.
These work environment produces the
following:
Ÿ Allow each employee the opportunity to
choose, gravitate and showcase his/her
strength in their chosen field of interest.
Ÿ A l l o w s e m p l o y e e s t o u s e t h e i r
discovered strengths and uniqueness
for the benefit of the entire Degeconek
family.
Most cherished technical experience
or most memorable project or
fondest memories
S o m e o f m y c h e r i s h e d t e c h n i c a l
experiences are listed below:
Ÿ My first 3D seismic acquisition QAQC
field work experience
Ÿ My first well drilling experience for a
proposed well from the field evaluation
carried out by my team.
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Ÿ My participation in the technical and
commercial bid submission at the recent
2020 Marginal field bid round
Most memorable thing about Oga
Adesanya
One of the most memorable things about
Oga Adesanya happened when one of his
NYSC member of staff had a ghastly car
accident which affected the use of his right
hand. He had to stay at home for a while to
recuperate and for his hand to heal. He
became frustrated, feeling he might lose his
job and his ability to work with his right
hand. Oga encouraged him to resume work
and learn how to use his left hand. In the
course of his return, he was confirmed as a
staff and he gradually got the use of his right
hand back.
Degeconek Nigeria Limited is one of the
best companies in the oil and gas industry
to start one's career and a great place to
work in.
James Odunuga - General
Manager Subsurface, Green
Energy International Limited
I worked as a Banker prior to joining
Degeconek Nigeria Limited (DNL). And in
D e g e c o n e k I w o r k e d a s L e a d
Business/Geoscience Analyst responsible
for Due Diligence prospect evaluation and
valuation for divestiture and acquisition
purposes, providing support oil & gas
Corporate Advisory to Bankers and
Investors. I led the team that handled
Project Execution Support – worked on
either Farmee/buy-side or Farmor/sell side
mandates assisting on transactions through
the collation of information and preparation
o f p r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d r e l a t e d
documentation.
What do you think is the formula for
the success?
Recognition of raw talents and giving of
opportunities to such raw gems to blossom,
unlocking and fulfilling potential in the
process.
Most cherished technical experience
or most memorable projects?
Corporate facility loan syndication for
Oando for the acquisition of ConocoPhillips
divestment from OMLs 60, 61, 62 & 63 and
some other Data room evaluation work on
the Shell and Chevron divestments.
Most memorable thing about Oga
Adesanya
When we met in a London hotel to discuss
my joining Degeconek and how I'll be fitting
into Degeconek Structure. I was based in
the UK at the time and needed to relocate to
Nigeria, Oga Biodun gave me the chance to
do that. I had run down my UK work permit
at the time; hence, it was a pivotal period in
my career, throwing me the lifeline is key for
where I am today and I am always grateful
for that day. The meeting was supposed to
last for a few minutes, however, when we
got talking, that meeting eventually lasted
more than 3 hours.
Modupe Angela Gbeworo -
Senior Credit Analyst, Fifth
Third Bank, United states.
I worked at Degeconek for 6years as the
Legal and HR manager. Degeconek is an
organization filled with young and vibrant
minds. At DNL, we were one big happy
family, with every member striving to
achieve his or her utmost best. The
Managing Director, Mr. Abiodun Adesanya
created an enabling environment where
young minds from various backgrounds, are
trained and mentored, And the result is
always remarkable.
He is a phenomenal leader and Mentor. At
DNL, under the leadership of Mr. Adesanya,
the formula for the success most
importantly is his passion, drive and a
determination to succeed. At DNL you also
quickly learn the power of optimism. Mr.
Abiodun Adesanya is an incredibly
optimistic person, over the years I have
noticed how this has helped at various
times. Mr. Abiodun also gives everyone a
chance to succeed by believing in them. He
is nonjudgmental, or discriminatory,
irrespective of your socio-economic status,
religion or tribe he opens his heart and mind
to teach and lead. Aside being a great
leader, he is a great teacher. And he has a
profound way of instilling knowledge.
Promise C. Ekeh –
Postgraduate Student MSc.
Petroleum Geosciences
Imperial College London (Shell
Petroleum Development
Company - SPDC Scholar)
My career in the oil and gas industry started
with Degeconek, I was a fresh graduate who
was determined to explore new learning
opportunities when I joined the company. I
had the privilege to grow and learn from the
very best within the industry, I started from
manually interpreting seismic data,
petrophysical evaluation to developing a
Field Development Plan.
I believe the formula of success for
Degeconek is training young talented and
vibrant graduates with unique potentials &
skills and transforming them to experienced
Mr. Abiodun Adesanya, FNAPE
MD Degeconek Nigeria Limited
well-grounded professionals.
Every moment in Degeconek was
memorable and every project I worked on
presented new and exciting challenges. A
project that stood out for me was the 2020
Marginal Field Bidding Round that took a
major part of the year. It was a period of
exposure, exigency and exponential
learning; within a short period, we had
delivered over 30 CPRs for various
stakeholders. Overall, the project
broadened my technical curiosity,
prompted me to explore areas beyond my
comfort zone and working directly with
experienced professionals provided me
with a fast-forward accelerated technical
maturation.
Mr. Adesanya is an unconventional MD who
is humble and selfless, someone who
actively promotes the growth and
development of people around him,
especially the young ones. He has an
optimistic foresight which enables him to
see opportunities even where others may
see stumbling blocks. He is engaging and
enjoys sharing from his wealth of
experience.
I want to appreciate Mr. Adesanya for
believing in me and giving me the platform
to kick start what I'm certain would be an
excellent career. I am honoured to have
Degeconek as my root and foundation.
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NAPE AT 45 LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION
Olusegun Akintayo – Senior Geophysicist Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
This year 2020 marks NAPE's 45th Anniversary as an association and as part of the several
activities to commemorate this milestone, NAPE announced the “NAPE at 45 Logo Design”
competition. This competition forms part of the activities for the 2020 virtual NAPE 38th Annual
International Conference and Exhibition (AICE). The contest was open to registered NAPE
students and Young Professionals (YP) members with the objective of the competition apart
from adding colour to the Virtual Conference and Exhibition this year is to promote creativity and
originality among NAPE registered student members and young professionals.
'NAPE at 45 Logo Design' competition opened on July 28th, 2020 and closed on August 18th,
2020. The best logo design would be selected by a panel of judges and the winning design
concept will be used at 2020 NAPE Virtual Conference & Exhibitions. There were also incentives
and additional prizes in this competition for participants and they are listed below.
WINNER: Sponsorship to two (2) Pre-Conference Short Courses, complimentary
registration for 2020 NAPE 38th AICE and a showcase on NAPE publications
and online platform
1st Runner-Up: Sponsorship to a Pre-Conference short-course, complimentary
registration for 2020 NAPE 38th AICE
2nd Runner-Up: Sponsorship to a Pre-Conference short-course, complimentary
registration for 2020 NAPE 38th AICE
Thirty-eight (38) submissions were received from NAPE students and young professionals.
These submissions were subjected to scrutiny based on selected design standards and the
three (3) most beautiful designs were selected as the Best, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up
respectively.
Wisdom Uko a student of the Centre of Excellence in Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering,
University of Benin (UNIBEN) emerged the winner with the Best 'NAPE at 45 Logo Design'
submission which was incorporated into the 2020 NAPE 38th AICE logo concept. Other
winners include Afolabi Victor who emerged as the 1st runner-up with the second-best
submission and Charles Ajegba who emerged the 2nd runner-up with the third best submission.
1st Place Logo Design
by WISDOM UKO
2nd Place Logo Design
by AFOLABI VICTOR
3rd Place Logo Design
by CHARLES AJEGBA
The wining logo was incorporated into the 2020 NAPE 38th Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE)
designs and graphics, see below
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YP activities continued online in accordance with all regulations, set up by Government and health authorities, to minimize physical
gatherings that will help beat COVID-19 pandemic and flatten the curve. Albeit virtual the YP programs continue to deliver value to
young professionals, students and all stakeholders in the oil and gas industry through 2020.
TECHNICAL SERIES
The August Technical Series titled: Optimizing Reservoir
Models through a better understanding of the Environment of
Deposition was delivered by Dr. Adedolapo Ogunsade, a Lead
Geoscientist with Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd.
held on Zoom on Saturday, August 29, 2020. The online
interactive session had about 50 professionals in attendance.
In October, the Technical Series was delivered by a past leader
of NAPE-YP, Eudorah Ochai-Audu, a Senior Production
Seismologist/QI with Shell Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC). She spoke on the “Application of Seismic data for
Development wells execution in Brown Fields.” It was an
interactive session as YPs had a lot to learn from the session. A
total of about 90 professionals were present
MENTORSHIP/ LEADERSHIP INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
On Saturday 8th of August 2020, a session was organized titled:
“How to Thrive in a Constantly Evolving Energy Market”. The
Speaker, Tosin Joel, currently works with Eni Spa, as the
Exploration Project Manager – Upstream Asset, based in Milan
Italy. It was an interactive session as skills needed in a constantly
evolving energy market were discussed. Questions were asked
and answers, provided. We were honored with the presence of our
Immediate Past President- Mr. Ajibola Oyebamiji, FNAPE and the
incumbent President Mr. Alex Tarka. FNAPE who spoke to all
participants present.
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NAPE-YP VIRTUAL WORKSHOP SUMMIT
2020
The initially planned Technical Workshop was
scheduled to hold across all geo-political zones
in the country with the first edition held physically,
earlier in the year, in Benin, Edo State. As a result
of COVID-19 pandemic, this edition was held
online via zoom and had several students and
young professionals from across the nation in
attendance.
The Guest speaker during the opening ceremony
was Dr. Ebere Benard, a Senior Production
Geologist/ Rock Physicist with Seplat Petroleum
Development Company Plc., who spoke on the
theme: Strategic Positioning, the Role of
A d v a n c e Te c h n o l o g y i n To m o r r o w ' s
Opportunities. We also had in attendance, the
NAPE President (Mr. Alex Tarka, FNAPE), the
NAPE President-elect (Mrs. Patricia Ochogbu,
FNAPE) and the NAPE UAP Chairman (Dr.
Emmanuel Maduawia) who also spoke to all
present.
A plethora of courses related to oil & gas practice
were taught and presented during this virtual
workshop summit and the table below provides
highlights of the programs and their instructors,
presenters or facilitators:
S/N Facilitator Course
1 Flora Anusiobi (Petrophysicists, Petroplays Intl Ltd) Petrophysics
2 Philip Ajaebili (Geophysicist, Shell) Seismic Acquisition & Processing
3 Olusola Omotoye (Senior Geoscientist, Equinor) Seismic Interpretation
4 Jude Omuije (Sedimentologist, Shell) Reservoir Geology
5 Okechukwu Chijioke (Senior Geoscientist, Nubian Nig. Ltd) Basic Geomodelling
6 Okon Divine Imeh (Lead Data Scientist/ Engineer, Christies Lab) Computational Geoscience
7 Stanley Oifoghe (Formation Evaluation Leader – Sub-saharan Africa, Well Log Analysis for Reservoir Characterization
Baker Hughes)
8 Tunde Farotimi (PetroleumEngineering Consultant, CypherCrescent) Subsurface Studies using Data Analytics
9 David Anomneze (Senior Geologist, Moni Pulo (Pet . Dev) Ltd.) Application of Rock Physics and Seismic Inversion
in Subsurface Description
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NAPE WEBINAR SERIES August Edition
Fiscal Regime Design, Government Revenues,
and Investors' Interest in Nigeria's Oil & Gas Sector
Timipre Sylva, Honorable Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Let's wait for the stew that has
“been cooked, I can smell it”.
This was the response of Osten
Olorunsola, moderator of the August
edition of the NAPE Webinar Series to
speculations on the final complexion of
the much-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill.
Mr. Olorunsola should know. He spent
valuable time in the public service. First as
Adviser to two Ministers of Petroleum
Resources and later Director of Petroleum
Resources where he joined efforts to
reform the oil and gas sector, later
becoming the Technical Lead for the
drafting of the Petroleum Industry Bill
(PIB) between 2010 and 2019. He
remains a frontline Adviser to the National
Assembly on oil and gas matters
The theme of the Webinar held on August
20, 2020 was Fiscal Regime Design,
Government Revenues and Investors'
Interest in Nigeria's Oil & Gas Sector. The
Guest Speaker was the Honourable
Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum
Resources, His Excellency, Chief Timipre
Sylva.
In setting the context for the Webinar
discussions, the Co- Moderator of the
event, the voluble NAPE Publicity
Secretary, Abdullateef Amodu, asked Mr.
Olorunsola to give a brief overview of the
theme of the webinar as well as the key
policy initiatives of the PIB. Responding,
Mr. Olorunsola said '' within the
fundamentals required to drive business
in the oil and gas sector, fiscal regime
design is one of the most critical factors for
investment decisions'' he added that '' it
speaks of revenues, how they are made,
h o w t h e y a r e s h a r e d , a n d m o s t
importantly the fairness of the sharing''
He further stated that '' the reforms (PIB)
actually started in April 2000. In terms of
legislation, the first bill started getting into
the public space in 2008. What has been
the challenge in the industry is the
uncertainty, which makes it difficult for
investors to spend money on the long
term, plus the fact that quite a lot of the
legislation is changing in the industry as
there is a lot of obsolescence''.
While the Webinar was in progress, word
got to the Organizers that the Honorable
minister will be delayed due to an earlier
meeting that over ran. The wait for the
minister was time well spent as Mr. Amodu
engaged Mr. Olorunsola in a rich
conversation on burning topical issues in
the oil and gas industry.
Amodu: With the twin head winds of low oil
price and COVID-19 Pandemic on the oil
and gas sector. What policy direction is
the Minister likely to take?
Olorunsola: I have been following the
Nine (9) key policy objectives of the
minister and they are quite commendable.
But I think we should be looking at fiscal
levers that would unleash the industry
since it has been comatose.
Amodu: On palliatives for the oil & gas
industry
Olorunsola: The oil and gas industry is
very critical to the Nigeria nation. Knowing
the generosity of the industry, the industry
has made efforts to ensure that production
continues to happen so that revenue
accrues to government.
Amodu: On elements in the PIGB that
would encourage exploration
Olorunsola: I worry about oil and gas
exploration. The big players are writing
down losses in reserves. Proven volumes
are being written off from books. We need
to unlock these resources and with a
sense of urgency too. A sense of urgency
should be the mandate in the bill. A sense
of urgency is required to make sure we
monetize both the exploration and
development space.
Amodu: On the 10 dollar per barrel
production cost
Olorunsola: The NNPC has given a clear
mandate. But we require a policy that will
attract investments. Unfortunately, the
kind of revenue to unlock these big-ticket
investments are not resident in the
country. For this to happen the industry
must be competitive. Legislation that
gives teeth to the policy is also required. If
we have a handshake between policy and
legislation, we will have a perfect fit.
Amodu: On gas policies going forward
Olorunsola: The fact that the minister has
declared this year the year of gas,
optically is a big thing and we are seeing
action around it, but the really big thing is
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NAPE WEBINAR SERIES August Edition
Fiscal Regime Design, Government Revenues,
and Investors' Interest in Nigeria's Oil & Gas Sector
Timipre Sylva, Honorable Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum Resources
when will we see legislation around it?
What are the big fiscal levers, what sort of
pricing applies, especially around the
issues of Naira/ dollar exchange rates?
Should the prices be linked to the naira or
the dollar?
Amodu: What is the summary of all these
contending issues?
Olorunsola: Let's wait for the stew that has
been cooked, I can smell it.
The honorable minister made his
appearance around 1: 15 pm, dressed in a
well-cut blue suit, white shirt and red tie.
He offered his apologies, and thanked
NAPE for the honour and opportunity
before delivering his 7-slide presentation.
Highlights of the Minister's presentation
are:
1. Global Outlook
Current global economic outlook,
occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic is
predicted to create a recession which will,
according to the IMF, result in a decline of
4.9% of world GDP in 2020. Even if
acceptable vaccines are developed in
2021, it may take two or more years to
recover from this recession.
We might be grappling with low oil
demand and therefore low oil prices for
the rest of 2020 and afterwards. At the
same time, the oil and gas industry is
facing increased competition from
expanding and ever cheaper renewable
resources.
2. Nigeria and Oil & Gas Industry
Uncertainties
It is a wake-up call for Nigeria to increase
efforts to reduce her dependence on Oil.
We must re-jig our petroleum industry and
energy framework in order to chart a new
course.
The Petroleum Industry Bill that we
propose will, I believe, provide this new
framework. In order to secure the future
of the petroleum industry in Nigeria fiscal
and other terms must be based on a more
conservative economic outlook.
3. PIB and COVID-19
In the short term, the Government will
need maximum fiscal environment to deal
with the COVID-19 crisis. For this reason,
we are proposing grand fathering in the
new PIB. This, I believe will preserve
current government take while also
guaranteeing investors returns.
It also guarantees that Investors can
continue with existing operations while
earning favourable returns. The
proposed PIB framework shall be based
on core principles of clarity, dynamism,
neutrality, open access and fiscal rules of
general application.
4. Gas Production and The Domestic
Gas Market
Accelerating the growth of the Nigerian
economy cannot be done effectively
without connecting all Nigerians to
electricity. Nigeria has favourable
conditions to bring electricity to Nigerians
for modest costs compared to many other
nations. A large share of the massive gas
reserves of 203 Tcf can be produced at
reasonable cost. Therefore, a significant
network of additional gas pipelines need
to be constructed to connect all major
economic centres of Nigeria to natural
gas.
The initiation of the construction of the
AKK pipeline is the first important step in
this process. The development of an
optimal framework for electricity
generation based on natural gas, will
create a strong basis for providing
electricity to all Nigerians.
5. Gas Fiscal Terms, Pricing Structure
and Delivery Obligations
To encourage and promote the production
of natural gas, the proposed Bill
establishes an attractive fiscal framework
for associated and non-associated gas.
For gas production, the fiscal terms will
ensure low royalty and corporate income
tax and lower a variety of other small taxes
and levies.
Producers and customers can agree on
gas pricing on a willing buyer – willing
seller basis. However, special protections
are built in to ensure supplies to wholesale
customers of strategic sectors; which are
the power sector, gas-based industries
and the commercial sector with significant
off-take possibilities. The proposed Bill will
establish a gas-based price that is higher
than current levels to producers and this
base price will increase over time.
6. The National Gas Expansion
Programme (NGEP)
NGEP is conceived and designed to serve
as a catalyst for adding value to the vast
natural gas reserves Nigeria is endowed
with. Identification of existing policy, legal
and regulatory frameworks & commercial
instruments that are hindering the
development of the local gas sector.
Reforming and implementing the
promotion of a market structure in a
manner that will ensure the optimal
utilization of gas infrastructure, assets and
facilities on a common carrier and cosharing
basis.
Formulate strategies that will promote
cost effective distribution of the various
gas streams by marine, rail and road for
achieving a most affordable, available,
acceptable and accessible gas to
Nigerians.
7. Concluding Remarks
The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed
taken its toll on the global oil & gas
Industry with cascading impacts to other
sectors. The Petroleum Industry Bill will
provide a framework for increased
petroleum industry activities in terms of
developing gas for the domestic market
and increasing oil production under
competitive terms and support the goal of
a stronger non-oil economy for the benefit
of all Nigerians. Consequently, we are
developing strategic survival measures.
We have also designed fiscal terms in the
proposed PIB based on a conservative oil
prices outlook. We seriously believe that
a diversification plan to non-oil economy
has become a national imperative.
Once again, I wish to congratulate the
Leadership and entire members of NAPE
for this event and thank you for the honour
and opportunity accorded me to address
the professionals in the industry.
Chief Timipre Sylva, the Honorable
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources
took questions from the numerous and
diverse participants at the webinar.
Question: Given the importance of the
Oil and gas sector to the Nigerian
Economy, Is the Minister thinking
about some sort of palliatives for the
sector?
Answer: Government too is hard hit by
the adverse condition, so we are not really
in the best position to offer palliatives. The
easier way is to ensure a fiscal framework
but that too comes by way of legislation.
But more importantly, the passage of the
PIB will ensure that operators will get the
best terms. We will make sure the PIB is
competitive.
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NAPE WEBINAR SERIES August Edition
Fiscal Regime Design, Government Revenues,
and Investors' Interest in Nigeria's Oil & Gas Sector
Timipre Sylva, Honorable Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum Resources
Question: Are there timelines for the
passage of the PIB?
Answer: It is a law that has been very long in
the making, some say it started in 2000
others 2003, it is instructive to me that when
it is passed it will be a stable fiscal
framework and not prone to amendments
in next few years. I can give you an answer
in relation with what we are doing. For us
we have finished our job, the drafting
process is concluded, the ministry of
Justice is looking at the draft to make sure it
is not in conflict with existing laws. How long
it takes with the National Assembly, I cannot
say.
Question: What is the status of
monopoly on gas pipelines?
Answer: The bill is trying to avoid monopoly
in any sector. The bill is going to
democratize every sector. The bill will also
encourage activities in the midstream
sector which is really nonexistent now.
Question: On Carbon – neutrality, is
there a clear strategy to address it?
Answer: On green energy we have to be
cautious, we don't have the funding
capacity for the renewable energy
research. I read somewhere that the
European union voted one trillion dollars for
renewable energy. We cannot participate in
that race at the moment because we are not
financially strong enough. But one of the
ways we can participate in cleaner
energies, is first develop gas, a cleaner
energy that we have abundantly to develop
the base load energy and address the
energy shortage. More than 500,000
people without access to energy live in
Africa. We have to get through to them with
what we have now. I would like to see the oil
and gas industry fund research into
renewable energy.
Question: Is the national pipeline grid
still in the cards to help in evacuation of
gas?
Answer: On the national pipeline grid, we
are trying to commercialize it. We want to
enable private investors to take over the
m i d s t r e a m w h e r e c o m m e r c i a l
consideration drives the sector. We are
opening up opportunities for all investors to
build the grids and earn money from them.
Question: Your thoughts on Nigeria's
production target of 3 million barrelso
i l - p e r - d a y ( B O P D ) c a p a c i t y ,
mechanisms for block allocation and
marginal fields bid rounds.
Answer: We had a mandate to take
production to 3 million barrels (BOPD), but
the pandemic and OPEC cuts have not
helped. We expect production additions
from the new Marginal fields, new projects
such as the Bonga-South West fields will
add to our National production. We have
incentives for small producers as well. We
also expect that marginal fields will also
help us develop in-country local capacity.
There will be a major Oil block bid round,
but it will come after the PIB.
Question: Nigerian Operators spend
f o u r ( 4 ) t o fi v e ( 5 ) t i m e s t h e i r
contemporaries globally and this driven
primarily by security challenges, what
are your thoughts?
Answer: This is a bit more personal for me
as indigene, I come from this region of the
country. Unfortunately, a few environment
developments in this region invariably
promoted issues that have become
intractable and we have not gotten over. A
lot of money is being spent not related and
with no links to security issues and
challenges. A lot of money is being spent
on NDDC to bring stability in the Operating
environment i.e. oil producing host
community areas, but there is no link
between NDDC and the oil industry. The
same for the Amnesty programme. We
need to build linkages. Oil companies are
spending a lot on security that becomes
OPEX and these are passed on to the
Government (JV or PSC). Government is
suffering double jeopardy.
As an industry we must come together to
develop sustainable solutions to this
specific challge.
Question: Your parting shot
Answer: I like this engagement and
collaboration between government and
industry that move the industry forward. We
should see ourselves as one and all on
same side to find solutions that advance the
industry, promote issue-based R&D and
address security challenges so that we can
take control of our destiny.
This NAPE Webinar August Edition was
sponsored by Dharmattan Nigeria Limited.
Mr. Bashir Koledoye, Founder and
Managing Director of Dharmattan Nigeria
Limited gave the sponsors remarks. He
highlighted that the insights by the Minister
provided good news for the industry. Mr.
Koledoye stated they are pleased to
partner with NAPE to enable forums that
bring issues that affect the oil and gas
industry to the public. And Dharmattan will
be glad to partner with NAPE again and
again.
Mr. Alex Tarka, FNAPE, President NAPE
on behalf of the Association appreciated
the Honorable Minister of State Petroleum
Resources and all contributors to this indepth
oil and gas interview session. The
NAPE President in his closing remarks for
the webinar stated that NAPE will continue
to provide the platform for stakeholders to
promote the advancement of the industry
as the premier Nigerian oil and gas industry
professional association.
** The Honorable minister of State's
Presentation and the full NAPE Webinar
August edition is available on the NAPE
YouTube Channel, NAPE NIGERIA. **
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Valuable R&D
in Nigeria;
The Agip (NAOC) Story
UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY
COLLABORATION ON RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
The much talked about University-Industry
collaboration as a panacea to bridging the
gap between the industry and the academia
received a boost recently as NAOC and its
Joint Venture partners (NPDC and
OANDO) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding on four key Research and
Development projects with four Nigerian
Universities.
Below are the research and
development project details and the
associated Universities:
3D Printing Technology - University of
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State: 3D Printing
Technology for Additive Manufacturing
design improvement of existing 3D printer
and accessories, capacity up-scaling,
development of new 3D printer and
machineries for the processing of waste
plastics into filament which in turn will be
utilized as input for the 3D printer.
C o n s o l i d a t e d N a n o t e c h n o l o g y
Bioremediation - Federal University
O t u o k e ( F O O ) , B a y e l s a S t a t e :
Optimization Studies on an Innovative,
Indigenous and Eco-friendly Consolidated
Nanotechnology-based Bioremediation
Technique (CNB-Tech). Profer solutions to
the identified gaps in present soil
remediation technology through the
introduction of nanotechnology technique
(CNB-Tech) for field applications; optimize
CNB-Tech procedures to meet international
standards
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Valuable R&D in Nigeria;
The Agip (NAOC) Story cont’d
Maintenance Engineering R&D center
- Federal University of Technology,
Akure Ondo State: Establishment of
centre for Maintenance Engineering (to
train technicians, engineers and other
relevant professionals on the latest
theory and practice of inspection, repair
and overhaul of engineering equipment
for industrial use; Run postgraduate
programs; Organize routine workshops
and seminars ; research)
Plastic Recycling and Reclamation
R & D - F e d e r a l U n i v e r s i t y o f
Technology Owerri, Imo State:
Facilitate the systematic “Reclamation
and Recycling of Plastic Waste within
FUTO and the host Communities in Imo
S t a t e ” ( c o l l e c t , s o r t , r e m o v e
contaminants, shred and sizing to
produce flakes and agglomerates &
recycling) in a sustainable approach.
In a similar development, NAOC also
supported some Nigerian Universities
with Geoscience Workstations.
As part of Eni's support and collaboration
with Nigerian universities, Nigerian Agip
Oil Company Limited (NAOC) presented
Nine Geoscience workstations equipped
with 9 OpendTect software licenses to
three (3) Nigerian Universities: University
of Port Harcourt, River State; Modibbo
Adama University of Technology, Yola
Adamawa State and University of
Ibadan, Oyo State. In addition, a 3-day
intensive training program for fifteen (15)
senior lecturers, five (5) from each of the
U n i v e r s i t i e s , o n t h e u s e o f t h e
Geoscience Workstations and the
installed softwares.
The initiative is designed to adequately
equip the lecturers, who will pass on the
knowledge to their students, in order to
advance the teaching of Petroleum
Geosciences in the Universities and the
needs of the Nigerian oil and gas industry
in those specific areas.
The presentation ceremony which held in
Abuja was attended by Eni top
management led by the Managing
D i r e c t o r , F i o r i l l o L o r e n z o , a
representative of the Executive
Secretary, NCDMB, Patrick Daziba
Obah, Vice Chancellors of the three (3)
Universities and senior lecturers from the
Universities. Also in attendance were the
Deputy Managing Director/General
Manager Human Resources Mrs.
Callista Azogu, the General Manager
NAE, Mr. Tajudeen Adigun and the
General Manager Public Affairs, Mr.
Barry Nwibani.
This is the second phase of the industryuniversity
collaborative initiative by
N A O C / E N I . I n t h e fi r s t p h a s e
i m p l e m e n t e d i n 2 0 1 5 , Te n ( 1 0 )
Geoscience Workstations and two
Plotters were presented to three (3)
Universities - Niger Delta University,
Bayelsa State, Federal University of
Technology Minna (FUTMINA), Niger
State and Ladoke Akintola University,
Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
WHAT FUTURE THE INDUSTRY HOLDS FOR RECENT GRADUATES
By David Anomneze - Senior Geologist, Moni Pulo (Petroleum Development) Limited
The oil and gas industry is currently
facing a massive disruption. The
renewables are the primary forces
contending with it and as such there has
been a consistent shift away from the
dependence on oil and gas for supply of
energy globally.
However, this shift has had insignificant
impact in West Africa especially Nigeria.
The continent's most populous nation is
barely able to provide up to 20% of the
required electricity needed to power the
entire nation. There is thus a dire need of
oil and gas to power millions of household
and industrial generators within the
country. This abysmal availability of
electricity is a limitation to the possibility
of powering electric cars in Nigeria.
At present renewables make up about
0.3% of the global energy mix and far less
than 0.1% of energy supply in Nigeria.
There has been significantly varying
statistics on the future of oil and gas
demand. However, it is agreed that
hydrocarbons (crude oil) will still be in
high demand by 2040, but the demand
may not necessarily be as high as what
was obtainable in the past. See a model
outlook of the future energy demand in
the BP Energy Outlook and IEA Africa
Energy Demand Outlook.
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WHAT FUTURE THE INDUSTRY HOLDS FOR RECENT GRADUATES
cont’d
There is also a strategic move to focus on
low-carbon content oil in the near future
and that means heavier-carbon content
oil producing companies will be first to
phase out, lucky enough much of
Nigeria's crude are in the lighter ends. In
a recorded video message to the United
Nations (UN) General Assembly, China's
Leader, President Xi Jinping made a
surprise announcement. He said that as
well as aiming to halt the rise of its carbon
emissions by 2030 – a goal set five years
ago, China would strive for “carbon
neutrality” by 2060. In climate-change
jargon, this means achieving a balance
between carbon emissions and carbon
reduction both technological and natural
approaches such as planting of trees.
China's oil consumption growth
accounted for 43% of the world's oil
consumption growth in 2014 according to
EIA.
The demand of oil from China will
continue beyond 2040 and with the
restart of the construction of a $10 billion
refinery project in Jieyang city which is
expected to be completed in 2022, it
supports the outlook that Chinese
demand for unrefined crude oil will still be
around.
The COVID-19 pandemic is another
temporary factor that increased the
uncertainty in oil and gas, as globally a lot
of refinery and industrial operations were
shut-down due to the reduction in
demand for and the price of oil. It is
estimated that the pandemic will be over
by 2022, after which most operations will
return.
O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , o v e r 1 0 0
Geoscientists have retired within the past
five (5) years either voluntarily or as
statutorily required for those approaching
the 60 years retirement age in Nigeria.
The exiting workforce are being replaced
b y t h e i r s u b o r d i n a t e s ( S e n i o r
Professionals) while new graduates will
be required to take up roles of early to
mid-career professionals.
However, due to the decrease in oil and
gas demand and cash-flow, the demand
for Geoscientists has reduced and
inadvertently most Geosciences
graduates will be taking up an allencompassing
role that combines
various Geoscience sub-disciplines.
What that means is that a typical
Geoscientist will be required to have and
build skills in formation evaluation,
integrated seismic interpretation, static
modelling, well planning and well
operations. An added skill that is now
c o n s i d e r e d f o r e x p e r i e n c e d
Geoscientists is Quantitative seismic
interpretation which combines rock
physics analysis, AVO analysis and seismic
inversion.
Generally, in the Upstream oil and gas
industry personnel cost has been reduced and
their responsibilities doubled. This is already
applicable in most indigenous oil and gas
companies in Nigeria and some international
oil and gas companies are gradually shifting to
this direction. The focus to constantly drive
OPEX down is considered mandatory across
the industry globally and especially in Nigeria.
Currently most graduates seem to be driven
by the technology age which is highly
expected of them. However, for those
interested in the industry, more energy should
be focused on learning and developing
theoretical and software skills and
competence in reservoir evaluation and
management for development and production
purposes.
The gradual decrease in demand for oil also
means there will be lesser interest in
exploration and a heightened interest in
redevelopment and production optimization.
There are about 50 oil and gas producing
companies in Nigeria and about 40 oil and gas
reservoir characterization service and
consulting companies in Nigeria. By my
estimate the biggest Geoscience recruiting oil
producing company in Nigeria – Shell Group
of companies (i.e. SNEPCO and SPDC) with
over 100 Geoscientists, and the biggest
Geoscience recruiting oil service company in
Nigeria – Degeconek Nigeria Limited with
over 30 Geoscientists. Securing Graduate
G e o s c i e n c e p o s i t i o n s w i l l b e m o r e
competitive in the near future and only those
with the required broad theoretical and
practical skillset will make it into the E&P
industry and last longer in the industry.
The industry operations are very costintensive,
and it requires very brilliant,
innovative and hardworking graduates
who can work collaboratively to complete
field development projects following the
defined standard procedures to deliver
results and performance ahead of
schedule and at lower cost.
The uncertainty and intense competition
will remain and continue to grow amongst
recent graduates and already employed
Geoscientists. Relevance and value will
always be considered first as companies
brace up to survive through the global
energy transition phase. To improve
one's value and employability, there are
other competences and relevant
professional skillsets in addition to
subsurface oil and gas competences
such as project management, data
analytics, procurement, contracting and
information technology.
These segments can be explored by
recent and upcoming graduates of
Geosciences where the opportunity
arises. It is imperative for soon to be
graduates and recent graduates to
constantly stay abreast of the latest
information both within and outside
Nigeria, for awareness of available
opportunities and to better inform
decision making. There are other sectors
outside of oil and gas that graduates of
Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering
can fit in without much challenge. They
can best be explored with the guidance
and directives of a brilliant Mentor.
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CITATIONS
Awards &
Recognition
ARET ADAMS RECIPIENT
CHIEF TUNDE J. AFOLABI, MFR, FNAPE
Chief Tunde Afolabi is the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Amni International
Petroleum Development Company Limited, a
leading indigenous Petroleum Exploration and
Production Company.
An illustrious investor and businessman with a
fervent belief in the promotion of Human Capital
Development, Chief Afolabi is actively engaged in
the creation of opportunities for economic
development, especially employment for the
continent's young population. His interests span all
economic sectors including Power, Oil & Gas, Real
Estate and Manufacturing. He sits on the board of
several companies across the globe.
He earned his Bachelor's degree in Geology from
Franklin & Marshal College in Pennsylvania and a
Master's in Geology from Tulane in New Orleans.
Chief Afolabi is also a product of the prestigious
Lagos Business School.
He worked as a Senior Geologist with Texaco from
1974 to 1978 before joining Williams, Fenix &
Scisson as an Engineering Geologist. He also
worked with Mobil as a Project Geologist before
establishing Exploration Consultants Inc. In 1993,
Chief Afolabi incorporated Amni International
Petroleum Development Company as a founding
Managing Director & CEO. He is also a director at
Crescent Oil Company.
Chief Afolabi is a recipient of numerous distinctions
& honours. In 2001, he was conferred the national
honour of Member of the order of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria (MFR) for his immense
contributions to the oil & gas sector and national
development in general. He was conferred with a
Doctorate of Technology (Honoris Causa) by
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso in 2009 and a Doctor of Geology
(Honoris Causa) by Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo
in 2017. In 2018, he was appointed the pioneer
Chancellor of the Technical University, Oyo State.
Chief Afolabi was conferred a Doctor of Science
(Honoris Causa) by Redeemers University, Osun
State in 2019. Honorary Fellow of the Energy
Institute and appointed Chancellor of Ajayi
Crowther University, Oyo State in 2019 as well.
A professional geologist, with over 35 years in Oil &
Gas Exploration and Production experience with
international companies, Chief Afolabi is a member
of the American Association of Petroleum
Geologists(AAPG), a Member of the order of the
Federal Republic (MFR), a past President of the
Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationist
(NAPE), and a council member of the Nigerian
Association of indigenous Production &
Exploration Companies (NAIPEC). He is an active
supporter of non-partisan social-political
engagements across Africa and a member of
several other professional bodies.
He is the immediate past President of the
Petroleum Club Lagos and a member of the
advisory board. Chief Afolabi is the Chairman of
Josephus Foundation, a non-profit organization
established for services to God and Humanity. The
foundation which has over 100 students under its
sponsorship scheme including Seven Geology
students at the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo
State.
Chief Afolabi has consistently sponsored many
Geological/Petroleum Associations for over ten
years, this includes The Nigerian Association of
Petroleum Explorationist (NAPE), Nigerian Mining
and Geoscience Society (NMGS), Society of
Petroleum Engineers (SPE) amongst others.
He also has plans in contributing to the building of
research Institute at the Technical University,
Ibadan, Oyo State, Josephus institute of Earth
Sciences, Redeemers University Ede, Osun State
and Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State to
mention few.
He has been honoured with several awards at
home and abroad in recognition of his contributions
to the business world and human development.
Chief Afolabi is married with Children.
Mr. Bashir A. Koledoye is a Geoscientist and highly
successful Entrepreneur who has founded and
currently runs several companies in the Energy and
Natural resource industries. He has a B.Sc.
Geology, University of Ibadan 1990, MSc. Mineral
Exploration (Geophysics Option) University of
Ibadan 1994 and obtained an MSc Geological and
Environmental Sciences from Stanford University
1999, California USA.
He is a versatile Earthscientist experienced in
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Field Development,
with extensive experiences in reservoir
management techniques and possessing special
knowledge of the Gulf of Guinea and the East
African Rift areas including all parts of Niger Delta
Basin, Dahomey Basin, Rio Muni Basin, Melut
Basin and others. He has trained over 100
Geoscientists and Petroleum Engineers in the use
of seismic interpretation and fault seal analysis
software within and outside Nigeria, as well as in
different aspects of oil exploration and production.
In addition, he has authored four (4) papers
discussing application of fault seal analysis in the
AAPG bulletin, Leading Edge and NAPE bulletin.
He spent twelve (12) years in Chevron Nigeria and
Overseas as an Earthscientist and four (4) years as
Co-founder and Technical Director of Geoscience
Solutions Limited. Mr. Koledoye is the Founder and
Managing Director of Dharmattan Nigeria Limited,
a position he has held since 2008. In 2010, he set
up Dharmattan Gas and Power Products Limited
for the marketing of LPG and the development of
LPG facilities. The company was a pioneer in the
LPG skid retailing in Nigeria and currently has
operations all over Nigeria in different LPG
marketing sectors. In 2016, he co-founded First
Modular Gas Systems Limited, a midstream
company focused on the processing of Natural Gas
and the marketing of natural gas products including
CNG, LPG and Condensates.
FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
BASHIR A. KOLEDOYE
Mr. Koledoye has been an active member of the
Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists
(NAPE) since 1993 and has held the positions of
Treasurer (2002/2004), Publicity Secretary
(2004/2006) and Editorial Board Member
(2006/2008). He was also a consistent member of
the NAPE Conference Planning Committee (CPC)
between 1999 and 2012. Bashir Koledoye has a
passion for mentoring and training young
professionals, he delivered training during NAPE
Shortcourses, a panelist on YPF Seminars,
mentored several NAPE Young Professionals,
delivered lectures at monthly Technical Business
meetings as well as the NAPE Conference. Mr.
Koledoye's company, Dharmattan Nigeria Limited
has sponsored various NAPE events over the
years and provided internship opportunities for
dozens of students in Universities and
Polytechnics all over Nigeria.
Bashir Koledoye is a COMEG-registered Geologist
and a member of the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). For the past few
years, he has been a visiting lecturer in Obafemi
Awolowo University (OAU) since 2012 and the Pan
African University domiciled in the University of
Ibadan since 2015.
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CITATIONS
Awards &
Recognition
Elliot Ibie obtained a BSc. Applied Geology,
Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA)
1991 and was the Best Graduating student of the
d e p a r t m e n t . H e a l s o o b t a i n e d a M S c .
Sedimentology from the Department of Earth,
A t m o s p h e r i c a n d P l a n e t a r y S c i e n c e s ,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1997,
USA.
He joined Chevron Nigeria in 1993 as an
Earthscientist working Onshore, Offshore and
Deepwater projects and rose to the position of
Deepwater Exploration Team Leader. While with
Chevron, Elliot had a tradition of pioneering
achievements: the first Earthscientist on Chevron's
FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
ELLIOT EDE IBIE
Postgraduate Assistance Programme in 1995;
pioneer member of Chevron's Regional Geology
Team in 1997; pioneer member of the Niger Delta
Stratigraphic Commission where he served in the
Sequence Stratigraphic Committee in 1998 as well
as being a pioneer member of Chevron Nigeria's
Operated Deepwater Team in 2002.
Elliot moved to Shell in 2008 as a Senior Production
Seismologist and held various positions as Asset
Lead in the Non-Operated Ventures (NOV) Team,
Front-End Development Manager in charge of
maturing Deepwater opportunities with SNEPCo
and most recently as Front-End Development
Manager in charge of Onshore Oil and NOV
projects in SPDC. Elliot has received numerous
Shell recognitions for Leadership, Production
impact, Resource Volume Management, Business
Delivery, Continuous Improvement as well as on
Staff Coaching and Mentoring.
Elliot has also variously authored and co-authored
p r e s e n t a t i o n s a t v a r i o u s f o r a f r o m h i s
undergraduate days. His undergraduate thesis
won third prize in the 1991 Mobil/NMGS Best B.Sc.
Dissertation Award for that year and he presented
his graduate thesis at the 1998 AAPG International
Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1998. He
also co-authored the best paper at the 2000 NAPE
International Conference in Abuja and has
presented other papers on the Niger Delta
Regional Geology, Chronostratigraphy, Petroleum
Systems and Deepwater complexes at local and
International Conferences.
Elliot Ibie has been an active member of the NAPE
for the past 27 years and is a four-time Executive
Committee member of the Association, having held
positions as Treasurer, General Secretary,
Publicity Secretary and Vice-President. Over the
past 16 years, Elliot has been a part of the
Conference Planning Committee of the
Association, including playing a pivotal role in the
setting up of the Health Management Scheme and
successfully chairing several Conference
Committees. He also served as the Chairman of
the Universities Assistance Program (UAP)
Grants-in-Aid Committee.
As a result of his outstanding contributions to the
Petroleum Industry and the academia, Elliot was
honored with a Distinguished Alumnus Award by
the Federal University of Technology Akure in
2014.
He is a member of the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Society of
Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Nigerian
Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS).
Elliot Ibie is married to Debra, a financial and
personnel analyst, and the union is blessed with
three children, Eghosa, David and Richard. Elliot
loves to read, play Scrabble, Chess and has keen
interests in soccer, basketball, baseball and
American football.
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NONNY NWOGBO
Nonny Nwogbo is currently the Manager, Upstream
Nigeria Work Program Coordination (JV &
Deepwater) at Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited,
a subsidiary of the ExxonMobil Corporation. She
obtained a BSc Geological Sciences Nnamdi
Azikiwe University (NAU) 1990 as the Best
graduating Student and an MBA University of
Lagos (UNILAG), 2003. Nonny started her
Geoscienes career with Mobil Producing Nigeria
Unlimited in 1991 after her National Youth service
with Shell Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC) in Port Harcourt. She has held various
technical and managerial positions within the
Upstream (Exploration, Development and
Production) divisions of ExxonMobil in Nigeria and
in the US where she worked on the Niger Delta and
the Congo Basins (Angola Deep water projects)
across the oil and gas value chain.
She has been an active member of NAPE since
1991 and has served in various capacities
including; Chairperson and Returning Officer
NAPE 2020 Electoral Committee, Treasurer (2016-
18), Member of Conference Planning Committees,
Co-chair and Judge at Technical Sessions and
Basin Evaluation Competitions, Usher during her
early career and as a student. She is also a
member of the American Association of Petroleum
Geologists (AAPG) and Nigerian Mining and
Geosciences Society (NMGS).
Nonny is a motivator, luminary counsellor and
human right activist. She is passionate about
women empowerment, championed the inception
of Nigeria Women Interest Network, WIN in
ExxonMobil Nigeria subsidiaries for the
professional growth of women in Nigeria. She was
WIN President in 2011 and has been a member of
WIN Advisory Council since 2012. She enjoys
helping people to reach their fullest potentials,
discover their greatness, unveil their capacities and
capabilities and enjoy a life of abundance. She has
championed philanthropy towards improving the
welfare of nursing mothers, infants and works with
the Aunt Landa's Bethel foundation for widows and
sexually abused teenagers' rehabilitation and
empowerment with key vocational and life skills.
She is married to Dr. Chukwuemeka Nwogbo and is
blessed with four children. She also loves to sing,
read, garden and hang out at the beach.
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CITATIONS
Awards &
Recognition
NOELA RECIPIENT
PROFESSOR ELIJAH ADEBOWALE AYOLABI
Elijah Adebowale Ayolabi is a renowned Professor
of Applied Geophysics with over twenty-five (25)
years of outstanding service as a seasoned
Administrator and an astute academic. He bagged
his BSc Engineering Physics University of Ife (now
O.A.U.) 1989, MSc and PhD degrees in
Geophysics University of Ibadan, 1994 and 1999
respectively. He specializes in Environmental,
Engineering and Exploration Geophysics.
As an academic, he has mentored many students
and supervised over eleven (11) Doctoral theses,
ninety-six (96) Master's dissertations and several
undergraduate projects. Today, some of them are
Professors and Captains of industry. Professor
Ayolabi has over ninety articles in peer-reviewed
journals and conference proceedings. He is an
external assessor to many Universities and also a
reviewer to many national and international
journals. He belongs to many professional
associations such as American Association of
Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Society for
Exploration Geophysics (SEG), Nigerian
Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE),
Nigerian Mining and Geoscience Society (NMGS),
Environmental and Engineering Geophysical
Society (EEGS), European Association of
Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) and COMEG
registered.
As an Administrator, Professor Ayolabi has
distinguished himself excellently. He was the
Pioneer Head of Department of Geosciences,
University of Lagos, Nigeria (2010 to 2013); He is a
member of University Senate and has served in
various committees in the University; He was the
Head of Academics/Research Advisor, Shell
Center of Excellence in Geosciences and
Petroleum Engineering, University of Benin (2014
to 2015) and presently, he is the Pioneer Vice-
Chancellor, Mountain Top University, Nigeria.
Elijah Ayolabi's notable achievements include the
development of human resources for national
building; Initiated and facilitated the establishment
of Geosciences Department at both University of
Lagos and Mountain Top University; facilitated the
donation of multi-million Naira Geoscience building
(on-going) and secured many grants for his
Universities for the procurement of geophysics
equipment and execution of projects. Ayolabi is on
record as the first to be appointed Professor of
Applied Geophysics in University of Lagos and the
first African to be designated SEG Honorary
Lecturer for Middle East and Africa (by Society of
Exploration Geophysicists).
Prof. Ayolabi is a recipient of many awards from
professional and corporate organizations for his
meritorious service: NAPE/SHELL award for the
development of quality education in Nigerian
tertiary institution (2003); NAPE/AAPG Young
professional Faculty Advisor of the year (2013);
Fellow Institute of Management Studies and
University of Ibadan Lifetime Achievement award,
to mention a few.
Professor Ayolabi is married to Christianah, an
Associate Professor of Virology and is blessed with
lovely children.
Philip attended primary and secondary school in
Agege Lagos state where he emerged as the
Overall Best Student. He proceeded to the Federal
University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) where he
came out with a First (1st) Class degree in
Geophysics winning several awards like Best
Student Technical paper in 2010 NMGS
conference, National Champion SEG Challenge
Bowl in 2010, Overall Best student Shell
Geosciences Summer School to mention a few.
Mr. Ajaebili joined Shell in 2012 where he enrolled
for the global Shell Geoscience Graduate Program
with world-class trainings in Nigeria, North America
and Europe and then subsequently exited with
Best-in-Class performance in 2015. He started
work as a Geophysicist with the Seismic
Processing team where he participated in several
challenging high-end processing projects to
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD RECIPIENT
PHILIP AJAEBILI
support Exploration and Development activities
with highlights of working as the Lead Processor of
a project where enhanced deep imaging results
supported the biggest Exploration Discovery in
Shell Group in 2018. He was an Operations
Geophysicist involved in the safe planning and
execution of the largest ever OBN seismic in Shell.
He currently works as a Reservoir Geophysicist
supporting day-to-day well drilling operations as
well as subsurface studies. He has made several
technical presentations from his work experience
as lead (and co-) author in NAPE conferences
since 2012.
Philip has been a member of NAPE since 2011 and
has been strongly involved in building the Young
Professionals arm of NAPE where he has served
as Financial Secretary, General Secretary and YP
Lead in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively. He
helped transformed NAPE YP through his visionary
leadership and was responsible for expanding YP
to have strong chapters across Nigeria increasing
membership in the process. Some of his
contributions to NAPE via her YP arm are as
follows:
Ÿ Pioneered Python for Geoscience bootcamps
in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt in 2019
Ÿ Championed NAPE YP Community service
projects.
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3 major YP Technical workshops in Uyo, Port
Harcourt and Lagos with more than 500
students/YPs.
Made visits to several Geoscience departments
of Nigerian Universities to speak on exciting
Geoscience career as well as made technical
presentations.
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Chaired Young professional subcommittee for
NAPE conference planning
Planning and Execution of Basin Evaluation
Competition, Intervarsity Quiz Competition,
Simulated Mock Interviews, Annual Young
Professional Leader Forum, 2018 mini
conference, etc.
Short Course Instructor on Seismic Acquisition
and Processing for 2018 mini conference, 2020
Technical series and Workshop
Developed innovative ways of sponsoring
multiple YP events across the country
Outside the YP arm, Philip is a dedicated
ambassador of NAPE where he serves as the
General Secretary of NAPE Port Harcourt Chapter
and also an active member of the vibrant NAPE
Publicity Committee that have been immensely
involved in ensuring NAPE continued serving her
stakeholders during the pandemic by leveraging
social media tools and quick uptake of technology
to facilitate meetings. He also served as the
Coordinator for 2020 NAPE Media Workshop for
Oil and Gas Media Professionals and Energy
correspondents.
Mr. Ajaebili currently seats at the Society of
Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Council as the
Section Representative from SEG Port Harcourt
and he is also the current YP Lead for American
Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Africa
Region. He has mentored and continues to mentor
younger geoscientists.
Philip is married to Chinwe and they are blessed
with two children. He enjoys travelling, chess and
football.
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