NAPENews Magazine August 2021 Edition

15 Questions
with NAPE
President
Patricia Ochogbu, FNAPE
1. You graduated in 1984 with a
Bachelor's degree in geology
from the Obafemi Awolowo
University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Why
did you choose to study
geology?
I had a very strong interest in
Geography and other sciences in
my high school days, and this led to
my choice of Geology as a course
of study.
2. If you were not a geologist,
what other career choice would
you have made?
A Spy or a Realtor.
3. Your career began in NNPC
and you worked there for 13+
years before joining ExxonMobil
in 1999. How would you describe
your experience working in a
national oil corporation and an
IOC?
When I was looking to change jobs,
I wanted an opportunity to 'get my
hands oily', by carrying out
analyses, proposing drill well
locations and seeing the resultant
h y d r o c a r b o n s p r o d u c e d .
Thankfully, ExxonMobil afforded
me that opportunity and the rest is
history.
4. As a Production Geologist,
what is your average day at
work like?
Interpret seismic, integrate
production and other data, and look
for opportunities to increase
production, through collaboration
with others.
5. You would go down in the
history of NAPE as the first PE
and Chairman of the Conference
Planning Committee of NAPE's
AICE to host a hybrid
Conference. What are the
lessons you learnt from that
experience?
Life happens! I learnt that our
people are very resourceful and that
every problem has a solution, if we
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