November 2020 Edition

WILSON OSUNG
Warri Chapter Coordinator
warricoordinator@nape.org.ng
wilsonosung@gmail.com
THE 2019-2020
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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