November 2020 Edition

NAPE CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES
Lagos
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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