NAPENews Magazine June 2023 Edition

JUNE 2023
EDITION
Harnessing Nigeria’s
Remaining Energy Resources
for Economic Recovery
2023 NAPE Mini-Conference
Oil and Gas Discoveries in
Africa within Q1 2023
List of Pre-Qualified Companies
for Nigeria Deepwater Blocks Sale
Quantifying and Managing
Exploration and Development Risk
and Uncertainty in LNG Backfill Projects
NAPE President
Elliot Ibie, FNAPE

EDITOR’S DESK
Dear Esteemed Member,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Editor's Desk of
this edition of your favorite oil and gas magazine. As
always, we aim to provide you with insightful and
informative articles that cover a wide range of topics
related to our great Association while also sharing some
unique insight about the petroleum industry at large.
In this issue, we have an exciting lineup of articles that
delve into the latest developments and trends in the
industry. From exploration to production and everything
in between, we cover it all. Our team of expert
contributors have put together pieces that are both
informative and thought-provoking, giving you a wellrounded
view of the industry, opportunities and its
challenges.
As the world grapples with the impact of the pandemic,
the oil and gas industry has faced unprecedented
challenges. As the industry that powers the world,the oil
and gas sector is constantly evolving and facing these
challenges.
However, we are pleased to see that despite these
challenges, the industry continues to innovate and
adapt, and we bring you stories of resilience and
innovation from around the world.
We also share with you news and updates from NAPE,
including our upcoming events and initiatives, as well as
important announcements from our partners and
stakeholders.
We have big plans for NAPE NEWS, we would strive to
provide you our distinguished readers with the latest
insights and analysis from experts in the field, along with
in-depth features and news stories that keep you up to
date on the latest developments.
Our mission is to create publications that not only inform
but also engages and inspires our members and the oil
& gas community at large. We understand that the oil
and gas industry is complex and multifaceted, and we
are committed to delivering content that explores all
aspects of this dynamic sector.
From technically rich content to the business of
exploration and production, our magazine covers key
areas of the industry. We examine the latest trends and
challenges facing our Geoscience discipline as well as
new technologies and innovations.
We are proud to be a trusted source of information for
professionals in the oil and gas industry. Our readership
includes but not limited to; Geoscientists, Engineers,
Executives, the Academia, Students, Policymakers,
and Analysts who rely on our publication to stay
informed and make informed decisions.
We also recognize the importance of diversity and
inclusivity in the industry, and we strive to highlight the
contributions of women and other underrepresented
groups in our coverage. Our goal is to foster a more
inclusive and equitable industry for all.
So whether you are an industry veteran or just starting
out in the field, we invite you to join us on this journey of
exploration and discovery. Our magazine is your go-to
source for the latest news, analysis, and insights on the
ever-changing world of oil and gas.
As always, we value your feedback and input, so please
do not hesitate to reach out to us with your thoughts and
comments. We hope you find this issue informative and
enjoyable.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Austin Mgbemere
NAPE Publicity Secretary &
Editor, NAPENews

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Prof. C. S. Nwajide, FNAPE
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APE an acronym for “Nigerian Association of
NPetroleum Explorationists” is the largest
professional association of petroleum
geologists and related disciplines in Nigeria and
Africa. Members include geologists, geophysicists,
CEOs, managers, consultants, other professionals,
and students academicians.
NAPE was founded in August 1975 by Akomeno
Oteri.The society which started with only 10 people
attending the inaugural meeting at Federal Palace
Hotel in August 1975 now has 12,535 individual
members and 178 supporting corporate members.
This Association is undeniably the largest Upstream
Oil & Gas professional body for Geoscientists. There
are currently six (6) regional NAPE Chapters in
addition to the Lagos Headquarters (Foundation
Chapter). The NAPE Chapters are located both in and
outside Africa and the Chapters are Abuja, Benin,
Port-Harcourt, UK/Europe, Uyo/Calabar and Warri
Chapters. Each Chapter is headed by a Chapter
Chairman who is a member of the NAPE Executive
Committee.
Our vision and mission statements are “To be the
preferred professional petroleum geosciences
association with a global reach” and “To promote the
study and practice of petroleum geosciences for the
benefit of members and other stakeholders”
BENEFITS OF NAPE MEMBERSHIP
Membership provides a platform to network, promote
and learn about the geological sciences with
emphasis on the exploration of petroleum. NAPE's
mandate is to continuously 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 culminates
to inspire high professional conduct among its
membership.
In its efforts to fulfil its mandate, NAPE works diligently
to become vital to the careers of its members and the
industry it serves by providing access to best
practices, operational experience, lessons learned,
technological innovations and a peep into the future
through our diverse platforms and forums such as our
Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE),
Monthly Technical/Business Meetings, subsidized
Short Courses, Workshops, University Assistance
Program, Summer school program, Chapters
Program, Young Professional Presentation series,
Student/Post Graduate Scholarships, etc.
Our Individual and Corporate Members receive a
unique suite of valuable NAPE membership benefits.
Which include but not limited to:
Ÿ Invites to Monthly Technical/Business Meetings
Ÿ Discount on in-house continuing education
courses
Ÿ Discount on NAPE Annual International
Conference & Exhibition
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Right to publish affiliation with NAPE
Free subscription to NAPE bulletins and
newsletters, etc.
MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATION
Membership of this Association consists of the
following classifications:
1. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
Ÿ Student Member: Any undergraduate student
majoring in any of the geosciences or petroleum
related sciences at a tertiary institution of an
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acceptable academic standard. The duration of
such student membership shall not exceed six
years.
Associate Member: Any person not qualified for
any other class of membership who is a graduate
of an educational institution of acceptable
academic standard with major studies related to
or generally associated with geosciences or
petroleum related sciences.
Active Member: Any graduate with a major in any
o f t h e g e o s c i e n c e s o r p e t r o l e u m
related sciences from an educational institution of
an acceptable standard. Prospective Member
may be engaged in or a graduate student in
geosciences or petroleum-related sciences/
exploration/exploitation or currently unemployed
but maintains adequate affinity with the
profession and activities of the Association.
2. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
Any Company or institution registered in Nigeria or
elsewhere and engaged in the practice or teaching of
petroleum exploration, exploitation or research
activities either as an operator, service company,
training or financial institution may apply for Corporate
Membership. Such a Company shall not have less
than five (5) employees.
Other special membership status includes
Emeritus: When an Active Member in good standing
in the Association, with all dues paid to date attains the
age of seventy (70) years and shall have been an
Active Member of the Association for at least thirty
(30) years he shall become an Emeritus Member of
this Association upon advising the Head of
Administration of the NAPE Secretariat that he has
passed his seventieth (70th) birthday, and by
requesting such classification of his membership.
Thereafter upon confirmation in writing by the
Executive Committee, he shall be excluded from
membership dues and will qualify for all the rights and
privileges of membership of the Association.
Young Professionals: A Graduate with a major in
any of the geosciences or petroleum related sciences
with 0-10 years post university experience and less
than 35 years of age
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
The Annual Membership fees for 2022 are as follows:
Individual
Membership
Corporate
Membership
Further enquiries can be directed to the NAPE Membership Officer, see contact details;
Abieyuwa Ogbebor;
Technical - Membership Officer
Tel: +234 (0)8030432784, +234 (0)9092143198
Email: abieyuwa.o@nape.org.ng
Application
Fee ( N)
Registration
Fee ( N)
Student 2,000
Associate 1,000
3,000
12,000
Active
1,000
3,000
12,000
10,000
NAPE AWARDS
Fellows: The NAPE Fellowship Award honor NAPE
members who have distinguished themselves by their
long-term service and commitment to advancing the
science, practice and profession of petroleum
geology and to the Nigerian Association of Petroleum
Explorationists (NAPE).
Aret Adams, FNAPE: This Award is named in honour
of the Late Chief Aretanekhai (Aret) Godwin Adams
and his commitment to excellence, is the highest
award bestowed by NAPE. It is given to deserving
Earth Scientists of any nationality, in recognition of
distinguished and outstanding contributions to, or
achievements in the sciences and practice of
petroleum exploration and exploitation in Nigeria for a
continuous period of 15 years or more.
Honorary Members: This Award honors nonmembers
who by their profession, position/office,
career or business have had a significant and
positive, impact on the affairs of NAPE and the
Nigerian Oil & Gas industry at large. He or she does
not have to be a professional in the Oil & Gas industry.
Ben Osuno: The NAPE Ben Osuno Pioneering
Excellence Award recognizes and celebrates
excellence and outstanding contributions by
individuals or groups in pioneering activities in the
field of the earth sciences in general and the Nigerian
Oil and Gas industry.
Young Professionals: The NAPE Outstanding YP
Service Award honor NAPE members who are under
the age of 35 and have distinguished themselves by
their long-term service and commitment to advancing
the science, practice and profession of petroleum
geoscience and NAPE.
More details available in the NAPE constitution:
Please pay membership dues to:
United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC.
Account No: 1005158666
Account Name: Nigerian Association of Petroleum
Explorationists
30,000
Annual Dues ( N)
50,000
NAPENEWS JUNE 2023 6

NAPE EXECUTIVE
Mr. Magnus Kanu
porthatcourtcoodinator@nape.org.ng
magnus.kanu@shell.com
PORT HARCOURT CHAPTER
COORDINATOR
Dr. (Mrs.) Eunice Ajayi
abujacoordinator@nape.org.ng
biometricsgeo@gmail.com
ABUJA CHAPTER COORDINATOR
Dr. Christopher Iwobi
ukeuropecoordinator@nape.org.ng
oselokaciwobi@googlemail.com
UK/EUROPE CHAPTER
COORDINATOR
Dr. Princeton Dim
awkaowerricoordinator@nape.org.ng
princeton.dim@gmail.com
AWKA/OWERRI CHAPTER
COORDINATOR
Mr. Abiodun Ogunjobi, FNAPE
president-elect@nape.org.ng
abiodun.ogunjobi@newcross.com
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Prof. (Mrs.) Juliet Emudianughe
warricoordinator@nape.org.ng
emudianughe.juliet@fupre.edu.ng
WARRI CHAPTER COORDINATOR
Dr. James Edet, FNAPE
immediatepastpresident@nape.org.ng
james.edet2012@gmail.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Dr. Emmanuel Maduawia
generalsecretary@nape.org.ng
maduawia@yahoo.co.uk
GENERAL SECRETARY
Dr. Mohammed Mallah
assistantsecretary@nape.org.ng
malah.mohd@gmail.com
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Mr. Edward Ozah
benincoordinator@nape.org.ng
edward.ozah@nnpcgroup.com
BENIN CHAPTER COORDINATOR
Dr. Akpan Harry
uyocalabarcoordinator@nape.org.ng
tharry.tom@gmail.com
UYO/CALABAR CHAPTER
COORDINATOR
Mr. Phillip Ajaebili
universityasst.prog.chair.@nape.org.ng
phillip.ajaebili@shell.com
UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMME CHAIRMAN
Mr. James Adeola
treasurer@nape.org.ng
james.adeola20@gmail.com
TREASURER
FEATURES
CONTENTS
REGULAR
Dr. Charles Otoghile
financialsecretary@nape.org.ng
COtoghile@slb.com
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Dr. Adekunle Sofolabo
editor-in-chief@nape.org.ng
adekunle.sofolabo@uniport.edu.ng
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Mr. Austin Mgbemere
publicitysecretary@nape.org.ng
austinmgbemere@gmail.com
PUBLICITY SECRETARY
Dr. Sunday Amoyedo
assistanteditor-in-chief@nape.org.ng
amoyedo@gmail.com
ASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
10 Oil and Gas Discoveries made
in Africa between January and
April 2023
11 Advice to New NAPE
Conference Attendees
36 2022 NAPE AICE Photo
Gallery
56 Do we need more Females in
Geoscience?
57 Beyond Rocks and Minerals:
How Geoscience Graduates
can explore exciting career
paths in Digital Technology
59 Approaching an Industry
Mentor and Sustaining the
Relationship
61 NAPE Executive Road Show
62 NAPE Executive Committee
Retreat
63 NAPE-VenusMedicare Health
Maintenance Organisation
Editor’s Desk
About NAPE
President’s Desk
2022 Pre-Conference Workshop Communique
Technical Paper 1: Advanced Seismic Imaging
Unlocking Potentials in Exploration and
Development
Technical Paper 2: Quantifying and Managing
Exploration and Development Risk &
Uncertainty in LNG Backfill Projects
Chapter Reports
YP Reports
UAP Reports
Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry News
2023 NAPE AICE Exhibition Floor Layout
NAPE Elections
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President’s Desk
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the first NAPE News
edition for the year 2023. I am pleased to be leading this
Association at such a challenging time that calls for greater
collaboration and demands that individuals and groups such
as ours become more innovative in our thought processes.
NAPE as a critical stakeholder in the oil & gas space will
continue to provide a comprehensive view of the challenges,
opportunities and trends to watch this year as well as
providing platforms for discourse on how to mitigate this
trend.
The global energy outlook indicates that global energy
consumption will grow by just 1.3% this year in the midst of a
decelerating economy and escalating energy costs.
Diminishing gas supplies and extreme weather events will
compel many countries to fall back on fossil fuels, impacting
the green energy transition timelines.
NAPE continues to identify with and support the Ministry of
Petroleum Resources' mandate to grow reserves from the
current 37 billion barrels of oil to 40 billion barrels of oil by
2025.NAPE therefore commends the current efforts of the
Federal Government to intensify frontier exploration.
The theme of our Annual International Conference this year
is Repositioning the Oil and Gas Industry for Future Energy
Dynamics. The Conference Planning Committee (CPC) has
been inaugurated and I am encouraged by the interest that
this year's Conference is getting in terms of emerging
Exhibition subscriptions and registration.I encourage
members to take advantage of the early-bird discounts,
submit technical papers and volunteer for any of the various
Committees for what promises to be an exciting Conference.
I have been privileged to have attended a number of
Conferences since my inauguration as President and I am
excited by the emerging thoughts on the global energy
transition where strategies towards continuing to support gas
as the transition fuel, consolidating the gains of cleaner fossil
fuel exploration as well as finding an African solution to some
of the challenges are routinely being discussed and
progressed. NAPE will also support these efforts by
engaging some of our sister associations in Nigeria and the
African continent to create broader platforms for some of
these discussions.
The second half of 2023 promises to be activity-packed with
the 11th NAPE-NMGS Students' Conference, themed
''Retooling Geoscience Education in Nigeria:
Current Trends and Emerging Realities'' taking
place 6-9 Sept and hosted by the University of
Lagos; various workshops by the NAPE Young
Professionals; a planned Special Session on
Reserves Addition, culminating in the November
Annual Conference. The Continuing Education
Programme headed by the President-Elect will
host a number of Technical/Business meetings as
well as the NAPE Summer School.
I urge that you continue to stay safe and looking
forward to your contributions and suggestions as
we move this great Association forward.
Best Regards,
Elliot Ibie, FNAPE
President
NAPENEWS JUNE 2023 08

OIL AND GAS DISCOVERIES MADE IN AFRICA
BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL 2023
In the face of energy transition and the increasing demand of Oil & Gas in the energy mix, new Oil and Gas
discoveries are made around the world.
In the first quarter of 2023, three (3) major discoveries were made in Africa which are:
1. NAMCOR and partners Shell and QatarEnergy have made a light oil discovery in the Jonker-1X
deepwater exploration well, located about 270 km off the coast of Namibia.
2. San Donato Milanese (Milan), January 15, 2023 – Eni announces a significant new gas discovery at the
Nargis-1 exploration well located in Nargis Offshore Area Concession, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea,
offshore Egypt.
3. Onshore Niger Delta, Northern Delta depobelt (Indigenous operator).
NAPENEWS JUNE 2023 10

ADVICE TO NEW NAPE CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum
Explorationists (NAPE) is the largest
association of Petroleum geologists and
related disciplines in Nigeria and Africa. Her
members include geologists, geophysicists,
petrophysicists, technical directors, CEOs,
managers, consultants, students and
academicians. NAPE's Annual International
Conference and Exhibition (AICE) is held in
November every year and it brings together a
significant number of her 12,000+ members to
discuss contemporary happenings in the
industry. At the event,companies have the
platform to showcase their products and
services, share knowledge and get updated on
best in class workflows and approach to explore
and recover more hydrocarbons from the
subsurface.
A cross- section of professionals in the industry
and academia were contacted and their views
on the topic "Advice to new NAPE conference
attendees" were sampled and here are their
responses :
What have you benefited from attending
NAPE conferences? Also, as an industry
professional, what advice do you have for
new conference attendees on what to get out
of the conference?
Mr. Johnbosco Uche, Growth Project Leader
and Energy Transition Business Opportunity
Manager for Energy Transition at Shell. He is
also a Fellow of NAPE and former Vice
President of the Association.
The conference has been a good platform for
me to stay in tune with emerging technical
workflows and new trends in the industry. The
high quality paper presentations have
enhanced my idea of finding oil and gas. The
NAPE conference provides a solid platform for
professional networking with our diverse
members and other attendees. I have also used
the conference opportunity to transfer my
gained industry experience to the upcoming
young professionals. The opportunity to
connect with my alumni is also part of the
benefits, and many more.
Look at the conference program and plan the
technical sessions and social activities you want
to attend. Ensure you have your notebook
during the technical sessions and take notes for
future reference. As much as possible, stay
away from office work and focus on the
conference. Also exchange contacts with new
professional colleagues and follow up later if
possible.
Joy Gabriel, a Geophysicist with SLB
Networking: I've met some of the best
professional people at NAPE conferences. My
mentors, future colleagues and professional .
Knowledge: Listening to papers presented
gives me insight to updates within the industry,
and I learn a lot from the presentations.
Please attend the technical sessions, they are
vital to continuous learning. Also, stay glued to
the YP events because there are a lot of
beneficial activities held during the conference
like the YPLF, networking events, mock
interviews, etc. Do not shy away from the
company booths either; listen to technical
presentations at the booth(s) as they sometimes
offer basic lectures at company booths.
Dr. Chidozie Izuchukwu Princeton DIM
(Coordinator of NAPE Awka/Owerri Chapter),
who is currently a Lecturer in Petroleum
Geosciences at the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.
It has given me the opportunity to share my
research findings as technical papers during the
conference. The networking opportunities
provided by the conference are unparalleled, as
one has the ability to meet with other
colleagues, researchers, young professionals,
industry practitioners, and company managers,
opening one up to a wealth of knowledge
sharing and opportunities. Participating in the
NAPE Basin Evaluation Competition through
raising teams has given me the opportunity to
mentor many young fellows while also learning
about various producing basins around the
world, as the competition, which is a key event at
the conference exposes one to basin analysis
and prospectivity studies of world-class basins.
In addition, the University Assistance Program
(UAP) engagements that take place during the
conference allow academia and industry
practitioners to interact, creating an enabling
environment for discussion.
B e o p e n - m i n d e d a n d i n t e r a c t w i t h
professionals. Try and showcase your research
work and ingenuity through technical
p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d e x h i b i t i o n . Y o u n g
Professionals should network and source for
mentors both in the industry and the academia,
this will help them grow their careers. Participate
in quiz and company demo interviews which the
conference offers. Visit various companies'
exhibition booths and learn of new technologies
and services offered by companies. Students
should try and participate in the Basin
Evaluation Competition BEC, it will expose them
to teamwork and employment opportunities.
Oladotun Afolabi Oluwajana, Senior Lecturer
in the Department of Earth Sciences, Adekunle
Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria.
My participation at the NAPE Annual
International Conferences offered me an
invaluable opportunity to stay up-to-date with
the trends in the geoscience field and, over the
years, grow my career and geologic knowledge
base.
I listen to speakers and presenters during NAPE
technical programmes, find time to exchange
information, formulate ideas, watch some stateof-the-art
displays at exhibition booths,
participate in volunteering activities, and
network with peers and experts in industries and
academia during NAPE conferences.
My advice for new conference attendees,
especially students, is that their participation at
the NAPE Annual International Conference
would avail them of the opportunity to
collaborate, learn, and network with peers and
experts, and they should make the best use of
this opportunity. They will also benefit from
career tips, coaching, social networking, and
profile development-a key benefits they must
pay attention to.
Mr. George Obi, Production Geologist at Seplat
Energy PLC
In all my years of attending the annual NAPE
conferences, I have greatly benefited from the
knowledge-sharing sessions and paper
presentations at the conferences. Also, as a
p r o f e s s i o n a l , n e t w o r k i n g c a n n o t b e
overemphasized. The conference is a boiling
point for industry professionals, industryassociated
vendors, and other young
professionals to exchange ideas, experiences,
and possible solutions to subsurface problems,
uncertainty management and ideas of how to
recover more hydrocarbons from the
subsurface..
My advice to new conference attendees is to
engage as much as possible in knowledgesharing
sessions at company booths, technical
paper presentations, healthy networking with
young professionals and senior professionals of
the G & G discipline.
Also, It would be good for new conference
attendees to reflect and make proper plans on
what to benefit from the forthcoming conference
through the use of the conference program by
effectively selecting, noting and prioritizing the
programs that will be in their best career
interest.
Amara Grace Udebunu
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NEW MEMBERSHIP LIST
NOVEMBER 2022 - APRIL 2023
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NEW ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
NAME
(SURNAME FIRST)
Jamabo Nime Fred
NWOSU KENNETH .C.
Akpoduado Sunday
Umeania Nnamdi Henry
Musa Gbenga
Engr. Musa Ganiu
Kobiowu Olaitan Olamide
ADENIJI KOLAWOLE
AGBAI KALU IGBOKO
oluwamuyiwa abel
Bako Mandi Emmanuel
Ijandipe Oluwajoba Ifeoluwa
Shehu Abdulmalik S/Fada
ONOJETE ENAJEMO AKPOWENE
Okoh Oluchukwu Michael
JEGEDE AYODELE
Oresanya Ayokunle Adedayo
Oyigah Oluchukwu Emmanuella
ADEPOJU SURAJU ADESINA
Hamid-Osazuwa Osahon Maurice
ANTIA VICTORIA INYANG
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Advanced Seismic Imaging Unlocking Potentials in Exploration
and Development – Case Study Onshore Niger Delta.
Omudu M.L, Amadi-Obi, N; Adesida, A; Kanu, M
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited., Nigeria.
Peer Reviewed Technical Article
ABSTRACT
The dynamics of a changing global energy outlook with attendant
issues surrounding global warming, reduction of forms of
greenhouse gases, and the quest for accelerated energy transition
cannot be overemphasized. It becomes imperative that the oil and
gas industry reduce her surface seismic acquisition footprint as
much as possible where this is feasible and apply advanced seismic
processing technology to harness hydrocarbon potentials in
development fields and unexplored areas using existing seismic
datasets.
The advanced seismic processing technology deployed is Reverse
Time Least Squares Migration RTLSM, while the processing
applied on the legacy volume was conventional Reverse Time
Migration. This paper presents results of RTLSM to address near
field exploration imaging challenges in structural definition and
event continuity among others using existing seismic dataset
without performing any velocity update. This implies the seismic
velocity used in the legacy RTM seismic is the same used in the
RTLSM processing.
RTLSM seismic volume showed improved imaging in faults,
stratigraphic and event continuity at shallow and deep, better
amplitude consistency with structure, improved signal to noise ratio
and broadband width and better wavelet signature (less sidelobes).
A comparative quantitative seismic diagnostic analysis carried out
on the legacy RTM and the new RTLSM seismic volumes, reveals
acquisition footprints and clipping in the legacy RTM volume were
largely removed among other diagnostics.
It is the aim of this paper to share this interesting results in deploying
high end seismic processing technology to unlock hydrocarbon
potentials using existing seismic data sets.
Keywords: RTM, non-iterative RTLSM, Deep plays, AVA/AVO
compliant gathers, Niger Delta.
INTRODUCTION
The field is in the swamps of the Niger Delta (Figure 1).
Exploration team main challenge is with interpretation of
deep plays with suboptimal resolution in faults and
events continuity. Legacy RTM and PreSDM processing
had been applied across the field earlier and was
successfully used for the maturation of conventional
amplitude-supported plays in the area. However, the
RTM seismic volume is suboptimal for the
imaging/maturation of the deep plays situated in the
upthrown blocks behind major faults within outer shelf
gross depositional environment with moderate – low
internal net to gross and mud-prone channels. The prestack
gathers from the PreSDM processing were also
suboptimal for Quantitative Interpretation QI. The
RTLSM reprocessing of the seismic data was initiated to
optimize imaging (fault delineation & event continuity)
and deliver QI compliant gathers for credible AvA work in
support of the maturation of deep leads.
Methodology
Seismic migration is a technique employed in imaging of
geologic interfaces in the subsurface and attempts to
place recorded seismic reflection in their true spatial
positions. Reverse Time Migration (RTM) and Reverse
Time Least-Squares Migration (RTLSM) are both twoway
wave equation migration that produce seismic
Fig. 1: Location map. The study area is within the red rectangle
(Source: Google Maps).
wavefields of high resolution when compared with ray-based methods and one-way wave equation-based methods. High resolution
seismic data is a primary driver in exploration and development of complex subsurface structures to unlock hidden potentials.
RTM gives higher accuracy than other less robust/cheaper methods for imaging of steep dips. RTM uses an adjoint operator, which is not
the same as the inverse, thus amplitude problems are generated which can be solved by applying a least-squares scheme in the migration.
Least-squares migration (LSM) can potentially reduce migration artifacts and improve lateral resolution (Liu et al., 2019). LSM uses
iterative methods to match the observed data for every iteration and can solve the amplitude inaccuracy of RTM. Therefore, RTM can be
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wavefields of high resolution when compared with ray-based
methods and one-way wave equation-based methods. High
resolution seismic data is a primary driver in exploration and
development of complex subsurface structures to unlock hidden
potentials.
RTM gives higher accuracy than other less robust/cheaper
methods for imaging of steep dips. RTM uses an adjoint operator,
which is not the same as the inverse, thus amplitude problems are
generated which can be solved by applying a least-squares scheme
in the migration. Least-squares migration (LSM) can potentially
reduce migration artifacts and improve lateral resolution (Liu et al.,
2019). LSM uses iterative methods to match the observed data for
every iteration and can solve the amplitude inaccuracy of RTM.
Therefore, RTM can be implemented by a least-squares scheme,
which is LSM (Yang et al., 2017).
Reverse Time Least Squares Migration (RTLSM) is believed to
generate superior images compared to conventional RTM and
Kirchhoff imaging from a structural and amplitude perspective.
Seismic imaging also suffers from illumination at targets based on
focused energy. With the recent advances in industry scale
RTLSM, improvements in this scheme helps to produce gathers
and stacked images suitable for amplitude interpretation through
preconditioning constraints which can reduce noise, migration
swings and cross cutting noise that corrupt the reflector amplitudes
(Duveneck et al., 2019; Chandran et al., 2019).
LSM Theory: The theory of modelling recorded seismic data
abounds in numerous literatures and publications. Here we attempt
to reproduce the basic concepts from those existing materials.
The forward modeling operator that relates the reflectivity model m
to scattered seismic data d can be represented by
d = Lm 1
where, L represents the forward modeling operator. The migration
operator is the adjoint of the forward modeling and can be
represented by (Claerbout, 1992):
mi = LTd 2
where, mi is the migration image. Conventional RTM method,
employ the adjoint modeling operator, by reversing the forward
wave propagation effects from the data.
For a better reflectivity image, the imaging problem can be
represented as a least square inversion problem which requires the
minimization of an objective function. LSM solution is obtained by
minimizing the objective function S(m) which is the squared
difference between the forward modelled data Lm and the recorded
data d (Equation 1).
The normal equation which is solved to obtain the optimal image is
given in equation 4.
LTLm = LTd 4
In this equation LTL is the Hessian of the linearized modeling
operator. LT is the imaging (migration) operator (adjoint of L) and L
is the linearized modelling (demigration) operator (Duveneck,
2021).
Fig. 2: (A) shows a schematic diagram of how LSM works and (B) is Dong et al., 2012 workflow for implementation of LSM.
The gradient is calculated by using conventional RTM with the data residual. The gradient is used to adjust the reflectivity
model, the process iterates up to a certain level of residual.
Basically, LSM applies the inverse of the Hessian matrix as the RTM adjoint operator (Wu et al., 2021). This application results in the
removal of source signature blurring and uneven illumination producing an image with higher resolution and more balanced amplitude than
the conventional RTM image. There are numerous proposed improvements for LSM (Dong et al., 2012; Huang et al., 2017; Wang et al.,
2016).
Advanced Imaging Solution: Due to time constraints, the denoised gathers and the migrated velocity from the immediate legacy
processing was used as input into the more advanced seismic imaging solution – Reverse Time Least Squares Migration RTLSM. The
implication here is that there was no new velocity model building done. Non iterative RTLSM was implemented for new stack volume and
prestack gathers.
One likely solution without this advanced high-end seismic imaging solution would have been to acquire new seismic data across the field
and this comes with its attendant high-cost implication and minimal impact on the environment.
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Results & Discussion
The summary of the results of the non-iterative RTLSM processing and comparison to legacy RTM for stacks and to legacy pre-stack
PreSDM gathers are presented in figures 3 to 5 below.
RTLSM vs RTM Stack: Results reveal significant structural and stratigraphic uplift in the new non-iterative RTLSM seismic volume both in
the shallow and deep. The key exploration challenge was met with faults better resolved, event more continuous and stratigraphic
expressions better defined. Figure 3 shows the impact of the new RTLSM volume over the RTM.
Fig. 3: RTLMO (on the right) shows significant improvement and better imaging in the deep
including unveiling of probable mud filled channels.
Diagnostic Comparison – RTLSM vs RTM Stack: Highlevel
QC screening was carried out on the RTM and noniterative
RTLSM 3D seismic datasets. This comparison (using
the same AOI) provides a consistent basis for comparison
between different vintages of processing (legacy and new
datasets). It produces an automated report as a framework to
structure further manual analyses, and share outcomes with
team members, partners, assurers, and decision makers.
Seismic Diagnostic analysis reveals that the non-iterative
RTLSM seismic volume is quantitatively better than the RTM
seismic volume with improved SNR. Figure 4 shows part of
the diagnostics impact of the non-iterative RTLSM.
Fig. 4: Seismic Diagnostic QC Plots. Plots reveal that the
2019 RTM cube has lower SNR at the lower frequency band
(0 – 3Hz) compared with the RTLSM0 in the shallow (A – top
plots) and deep section (B – middle plots). Overall better
SNR in RTLSM cube with relatively stable amplitudes in the
deep with slightly higher signal without noise corruption
27Hz. The lower plots (C) show the reduced imprint of
acquisition in the RTLSM cube compared with the RTM cube
in terms of visible survey outlines and clipped traces.
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Pre-Stack Gathers RTLSM vs PreSDM: RTLSM pre-stack angle gathers are cleaner, with better AVA/AVO amplitude expression and
alignment compared to PreSDM pre-stack gathers. The goodness of fit of the RTLSM angle gathers produced is of excellent quality and
matching QI forward model of reservoirs from well synthetics. This is a very good example of RTLSM applied to onshore data with huge
value creation for credible AvA work in support of the hydrocarbon maturation. Figure 5 shows these impacts.
Conclusion
The RTM discussed in this paper was
processed 3 years earlier. Due to limitation of
time and to ensure that the new high end
advanced seismic imaging solution, RTLSM
is used for deep plays maturation, no velocity
update model building was done. The results
shown clearly confirms for this swamp case
study from the Niger Delta that RTLSM
technology gives better amplitudes, even
continuity, better fault resolution with
additional revelation of stratigraphic
expressions that will help to optimize drilling
campaigns. The value of this work has
helped to push any plan for new seismic data
acquisition with its attendant high-cost
implication and minimal impact on the
environment to the future.
We will explore carrying out iterative RTLSM
to push the resolution envelope if the cost
and time of this high-end seismic imaging
p e r m i t s f r o m a n e x p l o r a t i o n a n d
development perspective.
Fig. 5: RTLSM Gathers cleaner with better AVA/AVO amplitude expressions compared
with QI forward model (below figure) and also better aligned compared to legacy
PreSDM gathers (above figure).
Acknowledgement
The authors acknowledge the contributions of reviewers/assurers who brought clarity to the work and paper. Special thanks to SPDC and
JV partners for the permission to present and publish this paper.
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Peer Reviewed Technical Article
Quantifying and Managing Exploration & Development Risk &
Uncertainty in LNG Backfill Projects
1 1 1 1
Dave McPherson , Festus Ogbonna , Ibianga Sukubo and Richard Hofmann
1
Shell Petroleum Development Company
ABSTRACT
What does it take to guarantee enough backfill gas from an exploration portfolio for a new LNG train? How many exploration wells must be
drilled? What combinations of exploration success provide sufficient gas and how can these be optimally developed? These are some of
the critical questions facing Upstream gas suppliers in the quest to ensure LNG plants remain full. In such cases, the exploration premise is
thus “discovering and developing enough economically attractive gas in time to ensure required gas rates are sustained throughout the gas
sales contract period”. Addressing this premise requires consideration of the inherent risks and uncertainties of exploration, and an
integrated exploration – development approach to define, manage and mitigate these.
This paper describes our approach to risk and uncertainty management in such a project through development of a “Case Map”, which
describes variations in the exploration drilling sequence and development scenarios required to meet the premise, while addressing the
risk of failure in individual prospects, and volumetric uncertainty in discoveries. By describing combinations of exploration success and
failure, and their associated urban development plans, the Case Map provides valuable insights into our critical questions.
So, what does it take to guarantee enough backfill gas from exploration for a new LNG train? Our work demonstrates that for our selected
project and portfolio, as few as four and as many as eight prospects must be drilled to deliver >80% chance of securing our premise.
Fourteen corresponding unique urban development plans are described, providing decision makers with critical information on the scope
required, and attractiveness of, exploring to backfill a new LNG train.
INTRODUCTION
Methods for portfolio risk and uncertainty management in gas projects typically describe quantification of facility, well, reservoir or financial
risk and uncertainty for discovered resources (Koosh et al., 2003; Back & Guercio, 2010; Allen, 2017; Surovtsev & Sungurov, 2017). When
considering undiscovered, exploration backfill gas supply to an existing plant (Figure 1a), exploration risk and uncertainty is typically
handled via applying the individual prospect probability of success (POS) to the prospect mean volume, to generate a risked prospect
volume (i.e. an expected value) which can then be forecast, such as in Figure 1b (Maharaj et al., 2003; Back, 2016). This method has the
beauty of simplicity and is therefore widely adopted for exploration portfolio summation (Rose, 1992).
When forecasting discovered gas resources, this method of simply stacking resource wedges (Figure 1b) has the advantage of simplicity,
although it does not account for the range of gas volumes in an individual exploration prospect (this can be estimated using stochastic
methods, such as described by Allen, 2017).
Figure 1a (left): In this case study, an LNG plant with existing supply is able to meet its daily contract quota (DCQ) for a finite period. Thereafter,
field decline sets in with the supply gap growing towards the end of the Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) period. The supply gap is the area required
to be filled by the exploration portfolio and can be simply expressed as a gas volume, with more nuanced approaches specifying the supply gap
in terms of a gas rate and duration.
Figure 1b (right): The typical or traditional approach to exploration portfolio management in this setting is to forecast based on the expected
(risked) volume and stack exploration projects in order. With a large enough exploration portfolio and an unlimited supply of capital to explore,
this approach will be successful at a portfolio level, although the probability of any individual prospect performing as shown is extremely small.
Take for example, the probability that Prospects A, B, C and D are all successful, as shown in Figure 1b. The chance of occurrence of this
outcome is calculated simply as the product of the individual prospect POS, i.e. the cumulative probability that Prospects A through D are all
successful is ~10%. Considering this low probability event of exploration success in prospects A through D and combining with the
probability that each prospect discovers precisely the risked volume shown in Figure 1b, results in an extremely low chance (

This simple stacking of risked production forecasts is an appropriate
planning method where both the exploration portfolio and the
available capital are unconstrained – over time, and with sustained
investment in exploration, the exploration portfolio will deliver the
risked volume (Rose, 1992). However, in a cash-constrained
exploration business with a finite portfolio of opportunities, this
method for gas backfill planning fails to address three fundamental
questions:
1. In order to fill the gas supply gap, how many exploration wells
must be drilled to find the required gas volume?
2. Assuming a finite portfolio of opportunities to drill, what is the
probability of finding enough volume to fill the supply gap?
3. Given the inherent uncertainty around pre-exploration gas
volume ranges, what combinations of portfolio success and
failure will close the supply gap, and what will that cost?
This case study documents a method to address these questions,
resulting in critical insights into the robustness of, and risk in an
exploration portfolio destined to backfill a gas plant.
Workflow & Results
Given a portfolio of eight prospects (Figure 2) and considering that
each prospect has four possible outcomes when drilled (dry hole,
low, mid and high volume), there are 48 (>65,000) unique
scenarios if the entire portfolio is tested. This is too many to
practically consider, especially if one is only interested in
scenarios that close the supply gap. To solve this challenge, ~100
portfolio outcome scenarios were selected and tested against a
simple volume criterion – did these scenarios yield enough gas to
backfill the plant? From these ~100 scenarios, ~30 met this
criterion. A subset of 13 of the ~30 scenarios were then selected
for further analysis and tabulated into what is referred to as “the
Case Map” (Figure 3).
Figure 2: Schematic of the exploration portfolio considered in this case study. Each prospect has a POS and volume range (low-mid-high)
assigned.
Figure 3: The Case Map. Scenarios included in the case map were selected as they met a simple volumetric criterion to close the supply gap and
represent a range of mixed success-failure outcomes across the portfolio; many other scenarios also meet this criterion and are not included.
An extreme high and low case are also included to bracket the ranges of subsurface outcomes.
The Case Map is bound by “extreme high” (Case I) and “extreme low” (Case XIV) end-members representing the best and worst possible
portfolio outcomes. The remainder of the cases are mixed success-failure scenarios representing possible portfolio outcomes after
exploration drilling. While the probability of any individual scenario being encountered is extremely low, by bracketing scenarios between
high and low end-members, and sampling representative mixed cases, we are able to describe ranges of outcomes useful for highlighting
and managing exploration portfolio risk and uncertainty.
The scenarios described in the Case Map were entered into the computational tool PetroVR (Petroleum Ventures and Risk) where the
production forecasts resulting from each case and the corresponding notional appraisal and development plan were constructed.
For each Case Map scenario, a suite of outputs was generated (Figure 4), consisting of a production forecast, notional development plan
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and exploration, appraisal and development costs. Subsequently, the unit-development cost at a discount rate of 0% (UDC0) was
calculated for each case. A probabilistic portfolio volume distribution was also generated at this stage to demonstrate cumulative risked low-
, mid- and high-case volume scenarios to complement the scenario-based approach modeled in PetroVR.
Figure 4: Selected case map model outputs based on scenarios described in the case map.
Case I is the extreme high case and represents the best possible subsurface outcome
considered, which translates to the simplest and lowest cost notional development plan.
Case VI is an example of a mixed success-failure case requiring relatively higher effort to
develop. Case XIV is the extreme low case where volumes are small and distributed
throughout a large area, requiring very high effort and cost to develop.
Insights
In a cash-constrained exploration business
with a finite portfolio of opportunities, gas
backfill planning must address three
fundamental questions, namely, (1) How
many exploration wells must be drilled to find
the required gas volume, (2) What is the
probability of finding enough gas to close the
supply gap, and (3) Given the inherent
uncertainty around pre-exploration gas
volume ranges, what combinations of portfolio
success and failure will close the supply gap,
and at what cost? Using the Case Map in
conjunction with the modeling capabilities of
PetroVR, and a probabilistic portfolio volume
model, we can now address these questions.
The number of wells required to find the
required gas volume to close the supply gap is
a function of the overall outcome from drilling
the exploration portfolio. Figure 5a illustrates
these outcomes via a series of cumulative
volume curves representing a low-, mid- and
high case for the portfolio, assuming we drill
prospects A through H in order. If the volume
results are trending along the cumulative highcase
curve, after 4 wells the minimum volume
threshold to close the supply gap will have
been met and the exploration campaign can
be stopped. Conversely, if the volume results
are trending along the cumulative low-case curve, after 6 wells it will be clear that there is no possibility of meeting the required volume, and
therefore the exploration campaign should be stopped. If volume results trend along the cumulative mid-case curve, then all 8 prospects in
the portfolio must be drilled to surpass the minimum volume threshold.
The key information to decision makers is therefore that we require between 4 and 8 exploration wells to close the supply gap, with a failure
outcome apparent after 6 wells.
Figure 5a (left): Results from a probabilistic cumulative volume model run for this portfolio demonstrating the range in the number of
exploration wells required to properly test the portfolio and meet the volumetric premise to close the gas supply gap.
Figure 5b (right): Analysis from the probabilistic volume model plotting the probability of exceeding the threshold volume to close the gas
supply gap after the drilling of each prospect A-H in order. After drilling the entire 8 well exploration portfolio we achieve an 80% chance of
having passed our threshold volume.
Assuming exploration portfolios and budgets are finite, it is critical to understand the probability of exceeding the threshold volume required
to close the supply gap from our portfolio. Figure 5b builds on the results of the probabilistic volume model in Figure 5a and tests the
probability of exceeding the threshold volume. Given the portfolio in this case study, there is an 80% chance of exceeding the threshold
volume after drilling all 8 prospects in the portfolio. After 4 wells, there is a 30% chance of exceeding the threshold, i.e. the high-case
cumulative volume curve from Figure 5a has a 30% probability for this portfolio and backfill requirement. For decision makers, it is important
to understand that exploring this portfolio does not guarantee sufficient gas will be discovered to close the supply gap, and a 20% residual
risk of a supply shortfall remains.
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Having established that drilling between 4-8 exploration wells results in an 80% probability of discovering enough gas to close the supply
gap, the combinations of success that will produce gas at the required rate and for the required duration can be examined, and an estimate
of the range of costs to develop the corresponding discoveries can be considered. Figure 6a plots the case map scenario results in terms of
production forecast, establishing that in all cases tested except Case XIV (extreme low case), it is possible to backfill the gas plant with
enough gas and at sufficient rate to reach the end of the GSA period. Each case has an associated unit development cost; these are plotted
and fit a lognormal distribution with an assumption that the extreme high case (Case I) and extreme low case (Case XIV) bound the possible
UDC0 range (Figure 6b). Exploration risk and uncertainty in the portfolio is now accounted for while addressing the question of what
combinations of success and failure close the supply gap, and at what cost (expressed as UDC0).
Figure 6a (left): Combined forecast plot for the case map scenarios highlighting Cases I, VI and XIV documented in Figure 4.
Figure 6b (right): UDC0 values generated from case map outcomes fit a lognormal trend from which we can extract P10, P50 and P90 UDC0
values, giving decision makers a range of notional development costs to ensure the gas supply gap is closed.
Contrasting the insights gained from the case map with the
traditional portfolio management approach illustrated in Figure 1b,
fundamental differences in the conclusions drawn are observed
(Table 1). A simplistic approach to managing a risky and uncertain
gas backfill portfolio results in an overly optimistic view of the
exploration effort and probability that a portfolio will deliver the
desired results, combined with a single, deterministic view of the
associated development costs. By using the Case Map approach,
exploration risk and uncertainty is captured and accounted for,
estimates of effort and expenditure required to close gas supply
gaps are better expressed, and ultimately decision makers are
better informed.
Table 1: Contrasting key conclusions regarding exploration effort, risk and cost based on a traditional portfolio approach to gas backfill
versus the case map approach to the same business challenge.
Conclusions
This case study documents a framework to help decision makers manage exploration and development risk and uncertainty in backfill gas
projects. Numerous combinations of exploration success and failure can satisfy our premise of closing the gas supply gap, with an 80%
probability of this condition being met for this portfolio and supply gap combination. This will require an exploration effort of between 4 and 8
wells to achieve (not including appraisal), with the range of corresponding development costs (UDC0) also articulated. This result deviates
from the conclusions drawn from a simple portfolio view which would suggest drilling of 4 prospects would deliver the required volumes on a
risked basis, and would yield only a single, deterministic UDC0.
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NAPE CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES
LAGOS
1. PTDF and Lekoil Sponsor Successful January Technical Meeting, “Celebrating Dr. Kehinde Ladipo's 70th "
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) held its highly anticipated January technical meeting, which received
generous sponsorship from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and Lekoil. The event took place amidst a distinguished
gathering of industry experts and professionals at Lantana Hall Eko hotel, showcasing the remarkable strides made in the field of petroleum
exploration.
The meeting commenced with a warm welcome by Mr. George Osahon, FNAPE, the
esteemed Chairman of the occasion, who set the tone for the day. Highlighting the
significance of the event, Dr. Osahon emphasized the critical role played by technical
meetings in fostering collaboration and innovation within the petroleum industry.
Adding to the event's significance was the presence of Dr. Duray, Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) of Lekoil, who delivered a noteworthy sponsor(s) remark, expressing the company's
commitment to supporting initiatives that advance the growth and development of Nigeria(s)
energy sector. Dr. Duray's speech resonated with the audience, acknowledging the
importance of collaboration between industry players and organizations.
However, it was the inspiring address by Dr. Kehinde Ladipo, FNAPE, that truly captivated
the attendees. Dr. Ladipo, a distinguished member of NAPE and renowned petroleum
explorationist, took the opportunity to share his insights on driving the nation's growth. He
spoke passionately about the shared responsibility to contribute to the development of
Nigeria, reflecting on the historical beginnings of exploration activities in the country.
The technical meeting, organized in honor of Dr. Kehinde Ladipo's 70th birthday, centered around the theme "The Emerging Frontier of the
Nigeria Cretaceous Rift Basin." This interactive session brought together experts and professionals from various fields, providing a
platform for fruitful discussions on the challenges and opportunities in this evolving geological region.
As the meeting drew to a close, NAPE Young Professionals executives conducted a brief handover ceremony, symbolizing the seamless
transition of leadership and the continuity of the Associations mission to promote excellence and advancement in petroleum exploration.
The January Technical Meeting proved to be a resounding success, not only in terms of fostering knowledge exchange but also in
celebrating the remarkable contributions of Dr. Kehinde Ladipo to the field of petroleum exploration. The event reinforced the commitment
of industry stakeholders and organizations like PTDF and Lekoil to drive Nigeria's growth and development in the ever-evolving energy
landscape
2. "Shearwater and Havex Geosolutions Sponsor Successful March Technical Meeting, Focused on Seismic Knowledge Sharing"
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) organized its highly
anticipated March technical meeting, which served as a platform for industry professionals to
share valuable knowledge and insights. This event, held at the prestigious Grand Ballroom of
Eko Hotel, gathered experts and enthusiasts from the petroleum exploration sector.
The meeting commenced with an opening remark delivered by Mr. Elliott Ibie, FNAPE,
President of NAPE, who expressed his gratitude to all attendees and emphasized the
importance of such gatherings in fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange within the
industry. Mr. Ibie’s, remarks set the tone for an engaging and insightful session.
A highlight of the event was the lecture delivered by Mr. Ed Hegar, a distinguished Chief
Geophysicist from Shearwater, a leading company in the field. Mr. Hegar's lecture focused on
the topic of "Leading Seismic with Isometrics Pearl and Review." His extensive expertise and
deep insights into this subject provided attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the
latest advancements and techniques in seismic exploration.
This March Technical Meeting was made possible through the generous sponsorship of two industry-leading organizations, Shearwater
and Harvex Geosolutions. Their support and commitment to advancing the field of petroleum exploration underscored the significance of
the event and its relevance to the industry's growth and development.
The March Technical Meeting organized by NAPE, sponsored by Shearwater and Havex Geosolutions, proved to be a resounding
success, reaffirming the Association's commitment to promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration within the petroleum exploration
community. The event not only provided attendees with valuable insights but also showcased the industry's dedication to innovation and
advancement in seismic exploration techniques.
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Reports from NAPE Chapters
Abuja
Awka/Owerri
Port Harcourt
Warri
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CHAPTER REPORT
ABUJA
Introduction
Professor Charles Ofoegbu (Institute of Geosciences & Earth Resources –
IGER). The presentation recorded a total of 30onsite and online
participants.The Chairman of the event was Mr. Ajibola Oyebamiji FNAPE
The Chapter Executives had a round table discussion on the 10th February
2023 to plan the activities for the year . A core part of our objective was to
schedule the Quarterly Technical Meeting for 2023, facilitate the NAPE
membership drive and visits to Companies and Agencies of Government to
promote the vision and mission of NAPE.
Technical/Business Meetings
The Chapter's first Technical (hybrid) Meeting was held on the 26th February
2023 where a presentation on “Preliminary Results of the Hydrocarbon
Prospectivity of Block L1A and L3, Lamu Basin, Kenya” was made by
1ST TECHNICAL MEETING
TheChapter Executives accompanied the NAPE Executives on a visit to the
Managing Director, Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC),and to the
management of NNPC EnServe in Abuja on the 19th of April, 2023.
The NAPE Abuja Chapter YP held a Mentors Social Hangout and a meet
and greet event on the 29th of April, 2023.
The Chapter's second quarter,(Q2) Technical Meeting was held on the
27th of June, 2023. Thetopic of the presentation was“New Insights into
Bida Basin Tectono-Stratigraphic Architecture'.Dr. Adamu A.
Suleiman,DM, Frontier Assets NNPC-NEPL, was the Presenter. The event
recorded a total of 182 onsite and online participants.Mr.Alex Tarka,
FNAPE, was the Chairman of the event.
Activties at the first and second Technical Meetings are highlighted below:
Presentation by Prof, Charles Ofoegbu
Group Photograph of Participants after the Ist
Quarter TM Presentation
Presentation of gifts to the Speaker
VISITS TO COMPANIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT
Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC)
The Chapter Executives accompanied the NAPE Executives to a visit of the Managing Director, Nigeria Agip Oil Company(NAOC), who
was represented by the Exploration Divisional Manager, Mr. Vincenzo Milluzzo. The visit took place on the 18th of April, 2023.
NNPC EnServe
The Chapter Executives accompanied the NAPE
Executives for a visit to the management of NNPC
EnServe, on the 19th of April, 2023.
Meeting with NNPC Personnel
At Agip Oil House with the Managing Director
ABUJA CHAPTER YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS (YP)
MEET AND GREET
The Abuja Chapter YP held a
Mentors Social Hangout and
a Meet and Greet event on the
29th of April, 2023. The event
f e a t u r e d n e t w o r k i n g ,
discussions, games, and light
refreshments. The Abuja
Chapter Coordinator, Dr.
E u n i c e A j a y i w a s t h e
resource person for the
program.
YP Participants at a Round
TableMeeting
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CHAPTER REPORT
AWKA/OWERRI
1. Technical/Business Meeting
The Awka/Owerri Chapter organized her first technical/business
meeting for the year on Thursday 23rd of March 2023. The Guest
Speaker was Olusegun T. Obilaja Head, Specialist Geosciences and
Exploration Discipline Lead for Shell, Nigeria, presented a technical
paper on the topic: The Synopsis of Exploration Well Failures in the Niger
Delta: Risks, Mitigations and False Confidence. Mr. Abiodun Adesanya,
FNAPE CEO Degeconek; Former NAPE-President, chaired the
meeting. This was a virtual event sponsored by NAPE Awka/Owerri
2. Inauguration of NAPE Student Chapter
The Alex Ekwueme Federal UniversityNdufu-Aliki Ikwo (AE-
FUNAI)Students' Chapter was inaugurated on Thursday, 18th May, 2023
by the Chairman, NAPE University Assistance Program (UAP), Mr. Philip
Ajaebili.In attendance were the NAPE Technical Officer, Miss. Abieyuwa
Ogbebor, the Awka/Owerri Chapter (AOC) Coordinator Dr. Princeton
Dim with other AOC executive committee members, accompanied by a
distinguished NAPE Fellow Prof. A. W. Mode and some NAPE Active
members with the president and secretaries of students' Chapters from
NAPE Awka/Owerri Chapter.The Representative of the Vice Chancellor,
Engr. Dr, Chukwunonye Ezea, the Dean Faculty of Physical Sciences
Prof, O.N. Omaka, the HOD of Geology/Geophysics, Dr. O.P. Aghamelu,
the Faculty Adviser, Dr. Amobi Ekwe, teaching and non-teaching staff,
and a good number of students from the department received the NAPE
team. The Awka/Owerri Chapter Coordinator Dr. Princeton Dim
delivered a lecture to mark the event, which was titled “Outcrop-based
Chapter. Over 120 persons from the industry, academia, ministries,
agencies and parastatals participated in the meeting. Below are the
key highlights fromthe presentation:
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Niger Delta is a hub for high oil exploration and exploitation.
The study emphasized that there has been changes over time
starting from the era of 2D Seismic evaluation to era of 3D Seismic
Depth Migration to the era of Sequence Stratigraphy evaluation.
The study also unveils that there are six major failure factors along
with its common mitigations within the oil and gas industry;
Cross fault leakages are a common source of failure in the Niger
Delta, particularly in the high Natural Gas Coastal-Deltaic.
While deeper sequences tend to have low natural gas with a higher
fault sealing capacity, this does not eliminate the rise of fault
leakage.
Ÿ Well calibrated juxtaposition diagram is a key tool in understanding
and assessing level of fault leakage risk.
Ÿ Presence (or absence) of DHI is NOT an absolute call on fault
sealing risk.
Ÿ Niger Delta faults are 4D, hence should be analyzed in the 4
dimension: Throw, Heave, Length, and Active phase.
Ÿ Faults reaching base continental with very recent active phase
poses greater risk of leakage.
Ÿ When working with DHI, avoid Anchor Bias;.
The Guest Speaker concluded by admonishing everyone to be careful
when working with a DHI in order to avoid Anchor Bias within oil and
gas industry.
Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis: An Analogue for Subsurface
Reservoir Geometry which focused on using outcrop-based sequence
stratigraphic analytical methods to gain insight into stratigraphic
frameworks and reservoir architectures as seen on well-exposed rock
successions. The AE-FUNAI Students' Chapter becomes the 7th
Chapter to be inaugurated in the NAPE Awka/Owerri Chapter after,
Federal University of Technology, Owerri; Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka; University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Enugu State University of
Science and Technology; Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki; and
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University.
The Representative of the Vice-Chancellor, Head of Department and Staff of
AE-FUNAI with NAPE Executive Members, Fellow and Active Members
during the Courtesy Call at AE-FUNAI
Opening remarks by the Vice Chancellor, Engr. Dr, Chukwunonye Ezea,
the Dean Faculty of Physical Sciences Prof. O.N. Omaka and the HOD of
Geology/Geophysics Dr. O.P. Aghamelu
Dr. Princeton Dim (AOCC) Opening Remark during the AE-FUNAI
Inauguration Ceremony
Dr. Princeton Dim (AOCC), delivering a lecture during the AE-FUNAI
Inauguration Ceremony
The NAPE UAPc Mr. Philip Ajaebili and the NAPE Technical Officer,
Miss. Abieyuwa Ogbebor during the AE-FUNAI Inauguration Ceremony
The UAPc Mr. Philip Ajabili, handing over the Certificate of
Inauguration to the AE-FUNAI Chapter HOD, Dr. O.P.
Aghamelu and the AE-FUNAI Faculty Advisor, Dr. Ekwe
Amobi during the AE-FUNAI Inauguration Ceremony
UAPc affixing NAPE lapels on the HOD and Faculty Advisor of AE-FUNAI
Chapter, with a charge for them to be good ambassadors of the association.
Group photograph of the NAPE executive committee member with the
participants at the inauguration ceremony
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CHAPTER REPORT
PORT HARCOURT
FIRST QUARTER REPORTS OF NAPE-PORT HARCOURT CHAPTER ACTIVITIES (JANUARY TO APRIL 2023)
1. TECHNICAL MEETING UPDATE:
On Wednesday, March 22, a Technical/Business meeting was held at the prestigious Royal
Banquet Hall, Hotel Presidential Port Harcourt. The event brought together over ninety-four
participants from various sectors, including senior professionals, Young Professionals, and
students from different universities, such as University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State
University, Niger Delta University, UNIZIK, and UNIBEN.
The meeting featured a lecture by Mr. Obobi Onwuka, an expert from the Shell Petroleum
Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), who spoke on the topic "Using High Fidelity OBN
Seismic Data to Unlock Conventional Near Field Exploration Prospectivity in Nigeria's
Shallow Water Offshore Depobelt." Attendees included representatives from SPDC and
TotalEnergies, as well as oil servicing companies such as Energy Blocks, Substrata Oil and
Gas, Tenchmarks Services, Getamme Laboratories, LOJ Engineering Consultants, among
others.
The event was very successful, bringing together a diverse group of professionals and
students to discuss the latest developments and advancements in the industry. The Technical
Meeting provided a valuable opportunity for participants to network, learn from one another,
and exchange ideas.
(2) ELECTION AND INAUGURATION OF NEW PH CHAPTER EXCOs, March 22,2023.
Before the start of the Technical Meeting, an election was conducted to elect the Executive
Committee of the Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) Port Harcourt
Chapter. The proceedings resulted in the successful election of several individuals who were
then sworn in to their respective offices to take charge of the Chapter's affairs
1. Coordinator: Mr. Kanu Magnus (SPDC)
2. Asst. Coordinator: Mr. Mormodu Ogwogho (Total)
3. Secretary: Mr. Anaele Callistus (Substrata Oil & Gas)
4. Asst. Secretary: Miss. Egwuonwu Augustina (Trench Mark)
5. Publicity Secretary: Dr. Kingsley Karo Oboshenure (Niger Delta University).
New Excos with Outgoing Excos
(3). PH CHAPTER NEW EXCOs INAUGURAL MEETING:
The out-going and newly-elected Executive Committee (ExCo) members convened for the
first time at the poolside of Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 4
pm.At the meeting, the agenda focused on the Chapter's programs for 2023, as well as
sponsorship plans, opportunities, and reinvigorating the YP section, among other topics.
The meeting was well-attended, with eight participants present, and one individual
connecting virtually. The discussions were productive, and the attendees were pleased to
reach firm resolutions on the matters presented. As the ExCo members begin their term, their
dedication to advancing the objectives of the NAPE PH Chapter is evident, and they are
committed to delivering successful programs and initiatives
session
(4). MENTOR SOCIAL HANGOUT - YP ACTIVITY:
On April 29th, the NAPE PH Chapter held a successful Mentoring
Session at LOJ Engineering Consultants. The event was hosted by
the Chapter Coordinator, Mr. Kanu Magnus, who provided
mentorship to a group of 11 Young Professionals which included
students and interns from around Port Harcourt.
The session was lively and interactive, and the attendees benefited
immensely from the valuable insights and guidance provided by Mr.
Magnus. The purpose of the event was to offer support and guidance
to Young Professionals as they navigate the early stages of their
careers.
At the conclusion of the Mentoring Session, the participants
expressed gratitude for the opportunity to learn from experienced
professionals and gain new perspectives on their career
trajectories. The Chapter Coordinator also expressed satisfaction
with the success of the event, and shared the minutes of the
meeting, as well as photographs and videos taken during the
session.
Mr. Anaele Callistus
Secretary General
NAPE Port Harcourt Chapter
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CHAPTER REPORT
WARRI
The NAPE Warri Chapter recently hosted their highly anticipated physical Technical/Business meeting on Thursday 4th May 2023 at the
prestigious IFESH Hall, located within the esteemed PTI Conference Centre Complex in Effurun-Warri.
Boasting an impressive attendance, the event had about 78 participants, from various sectors including the Industry, Academia, Young
Professionals and Students, who gathered to exchange new perspectives and explore innovative ideas.
At the event, attendees were privileged to hear from Dr. Ovie Benjamin Ogbe, a distinguished Senior Lecturer in the Earth Sciences
Department and Acting Director of the Institute of Distance Learning at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) in Delta
State.
Dr. Ogbe took the stage to deliver a thought-provoking presentation entitled "Seismic Analysis of Growth Faults to Predict Sequence
Stratigraphic Reservoir Properties: A Case Study of Miocene Deltaic Strata within the Niger Delta Basin." Drawing upon his vast expertise
in the field, he shared valuable insights into the latest research on the topic, leaving the audience enlightened and inspired.
The May Technical/Business meeting, was chaired over by Mr. Aliyu Adamu, Deputy Director (Training) at the prestigious Petroleum
Training Institute in Effurun-Warri. The gathering was fully supported by the NAPE Warri Chapter Executives, who went on to sponsor the
event.
The occasion was marked by a vibrant exchange of industry insights and promising networking opportunities, as participants left no stone
unturned in their pursuit of new initiatives and collaborations.
ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS
In a display of democratic principles, the Chapter held an election for new officers to lead them to greater heights. The proceedings,
anchored by Mr. Aliyu Adamu, Chairman of the session and a respected member of the NAPE Advisory Council, were filled with moments
of appreciation and commendation for the outgoing executives. During his address, Mr. Adamu expressed his gratitude to the out-going
executives for their exceptional leadership skills and passion in steering the affairs of the chapter.
The newly elected executive members are set to steer the Chapter towards new horizons, promising a renewed focus on fostering
collaboration and driving growth in the oil and gas industry. Here is a breakdown of the new leadership team of the Warri Chapter.
S/N NAME OFFICE AFFILIATION
1 Prof.(Mrs.) Juliet Emudianughe
Chapter
Coordinator
FUPRE
2 Mr. Efe Omojevwe Deputy Coordinator NPDC/ND Western AMT
3 Mr. Ikemefuna Mba Secretary NUPRC (DPR)
4 Dr. Ovie Benjamin Ogbe Financial Secretary FUPRE
5 Mr. Lucky Iwu
Public Relations
Officer
K-Basement
6 Mr. Etinosa Thompson Membership Officer PTI
The newly-elected Coordinator of the Warri Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), Prof. (Mrs.) Juliet
Emudianughe, expressed her gratitude to the members for entrusting her with the position. She gave an acceptance speech on behalf of
the newly elected executive, promising to continue building on the successes of their predecessors.
Prof. Emudianughe also pledged to prioritize collaboration and innovation within the Chapter, ensuring that the oil and gas industry in Warri
would experience significant growth under their watch. The new executive is poised for action and has vowed to steer the Chapter towards
greater heights in the coming years.
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NAPE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ACTIVITIES FROM JANUARY - APRIL 2023
JANUARY, 2023.
On January 9th, 2023, Elections were held for positions in the YP
Executive Committee. The following members emerged winners to
pilot the affairs of the Association for 2023 to 2024.
THE NAPE YP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS 23/24
1. Flora Anusiobi : NAPE YP Lead
2. Dumome Macauley Abiori : Deputy YP Lead
3. Blessing Alabi: Gen Secretary
4. Oluwatofunmi Olusanya: Fin Sec and Treasurer
5. Oghenero Siloko: Publicity Secretary
6. Akuchie Bethel : Events and Welfare Manager
7. Princewill Nnamdi Okechukwu: Provost
FEBRUARY, 2023
1. NAPE YP CHARITY EVENT (18TH FEB, 2023)
NAPE YP Lead, Flora Anusiobi (Left) and NAPE YP Event Manager, Bethel Akuchie (right) with
children from the Heart of Gold Children Hospice.
On Saturday 18th of February, 2023, the
NAPE YP Charity event was held at Hearts of
Gold Children Hospice, Surulere, Lagos
where Young Professionals donated to
children in need.
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2. TECHNICAL SERIES (24TH FEB, 2023) MARCH, 2023
1. SOCIAL MENTORS HANGOUT, LAGOS (March 5th, 2023)
The first edition of the NAPE-YP
Mentors Social Hangout Series held
on Sunday, 5th March 2023 at
MICASA @36 Awudu Ekpekha
Boulevard Street, off Admiralty way
Lekki, Lagos.
The session started at about 3.15pm
with an introduction of all present
and was anchored by the Chair,
T e c h n i c a l c o m m i t t e e ; S e u n
Ogundipe. Then the YP lead, Flora
Anusiobi gave an opening remark
and introduced the Guest Mentor
Speaker, Mr. Elliot Ibie FNAPE, the
NAPE President.
The Guest speaker gave an
overview of his background,
education, career and family. In his
s p e e c h , h e e n c o u r a g e d
collaboration between YPs and the
NAPE National body. He also
mentioned how the industry had
evolved over the past 30 years and
those thriving are those ready to
evolve.
March 5th, 2023, the first edition of the Social
Mentors Hangout for the year 2023 was held
in Lagos with NAPE President, Mr, Elliot Ibie,
FNAPE.
2. He also suggested a Career Fair
and CV Review among other
things.
3. He also asked the YPs to reach out
to him, if they had any idea or ways
to help grow the community.
4. He also encouraged the YPs to
volunteer to serve, not just in YPs
but also at the National
As part of the YP monthly Technical Series, a webinar was held on
24th of February, 2023 on Seismic Geomorphological Approach to
Facies Analysis: Key Strategy for Maximizing Deepwater
Exploration and Production. The Instructor was Olumide Odumade
and Young Professionals were well represented.
APRIL, 2023
1. MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUR CAREER (April 15th, 2023)
Several questions were asked after
his speech. One of which was ''how
one can grow his/her career without
losing interest?''. He responded by
encouraging everyone to know
what they want, are passionate
about and continue to improve on
their skill(s).
It was then Games time! We had a
game of scrabble between two
teams; Team Yellow and Team
Blue. Was a game where each
team had to form geological words
with the available letters. It was an
interesting time as both teams had
to learn team work while having fun.
Body by volunteering in different
committees.
The NAPE President, also promised
to sponsor Five (5) YPs to the
upcoming NAPE YP Data Analytics
Bootcamp.
The NAPE YP Executive Committee
presented a Gift to the NAPE
President for hosting the NAPE YP
Community.
The session ended with group
photograph with the Guest speaker
and everyone present. The session
was also coordinated by the NAPE-
YP Events manager, Bethel Akuchie.
Everyone had something to eat and
the chat with the Guest speaker
continued. Several comments and
suggestions were shared.
Mr. Ibie in his response iterated the
following.
1. The need for a collaboration with
the National body and NAPE YP.
Mental Health and Your Career was anchored by Patience Bibowei
Timiyo, a business management consultant and a certified
professional accountant with over 20+ years of dynamic
experience. The talk was well attended by young Professionals.
A Cross Section of NAPE YPs with Mr.Elliot
Ibie ,FNAPE after the Mentorship Session
held in Lagos
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2. APRIL MENTORS SOCIAL HANGOUT, 2023
(ABUJA, LAGOS AND PORTHARCOURT)--- April 29th, 2023
The April Social Mentors Hangout was held at three cities simultaneously on April, 29th 2023 with the following mentors; Mr. Abiodun
Ogunjobi,FNAPE, Mr. Magnus Kanu and Mrs. Eunice Ajayi for Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja Chapters respectively.
Presentation of a gift to Mr. Abiodun Ogunjobi, FNAPE by the YPs at the
Lagos Socials Mentors Hangout
Interactive section with Mrs. Eunice Ajayi at the Abuja Social Mentors
Hangout
Young Professionals with Mr. Abiodun Ogunjobi, FNAPE at the Lagos Social
Mentors Hangout
Interactive session with Mr. Abiodun Ogunjobi, FNAPE at the Lagos Social
Mentors Hangout
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3. The April Hangout.
The April hangout of the President-Elect with Young Professionals tool place at MICASA, 36 Awudu Ekpekha Boulevard Street, off
admiralty way Lekki,Lagos
In his address at the meeting the president elect Mr. Ogunjobi emphasized the need
for young professionals to take charge of the petroleum exploration industry through
career diversification.
Ogunjobi, urged the Young Professionals not to limit themselves to one area as
there are many areas in the industry they need to tap into to be more relevant,
stressing the need to break from the norm.
He said geologists need to be able to bring the knowledge of geology into the tech
space and see how tech could help what they do.
The NAPE President-Elect advised Young Professionals to take advantage of
conferences for information gathering and networking as many people have gained
employment through connections established at conferences.
He called on Young Professionals to prepare themselves for tomorrow's job and
begin to look into the relevance of what they do today for future jobs.
At the end of the meeting the Young Professionals presented a portrait to the
president-elect.
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Young Professionals with Mrs. Eunice Ajayi (4th left) at the Abuja Social Mentors
Session with Mr. Magnus Kanu at the Port Harcourt Social Mentors Hangout
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Cross Section of Young Professionals during the Port Harcourt Social Mentors Hangout
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OPENING
CEREMONY
PHOTO GALLERY
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
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AFRICAN
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CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
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MANAGEMENT
SESSION
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
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EXHIBITION
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
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PRE-CONFERENCE
SHORT COURSES
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
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AWARD
NIGHT
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LEAD PAPER
PRESENTATION
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
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NAPE
UAP
NAPE UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
IN COLLABORATION WITH WIGE GEOSCIENCE
TEXTBOOK DRIVE INITIATIVE
NAPE University Assistance Program (UAP), in collaboration with Women in Geosciences and Engineering
(WiGE), conducted a Geoscience Textbook Donation drive in 2022.The campaign involved reaching out to book
donors and sponsors who generously donated new and old, yet relevant, geoscience textbooks to support
Geoscience libraries in our institutions. This effort was geared towardsimproving the quality of geoscience
education in Nigerian Universities.The book drive was a huge success and was coordinated by Mrs. Jumoke
Akinpelu on behalf of Team Inspire WiGE& NAPE-UAP.
A total of 390 books and journals were distributed to 49 Universities at the 2022 NAPE Conferenceat Eko Hotels,
Lagos, Nigeria on Monday, November 14, 2022.The book presentation ceremony was made to the 5 finalists of the
2022 Basin Evaluation Competition while additional 44 Universities also picked up donated books. Phase I was
centred around NAPE member donors and sponsors. We say a very big Thank You for your generosity. We also
thank our volunteers and NAPE Secretariat for all the mobilization, coordination, and logistics support. Phase II will
be more robust with corporate sponsors& individuals as targets.
Samples of books received from donors
being sorted at NAPE Secretariat
Book presentation to the representative of the
University of Ibadan
Book presentation to the representative of
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
University
Book presentation to the representative of
the University of Lagos
Book presentation to the representative of
the University of Ilorin
Book presentation to the representative of
Kwara State University
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Chevron Hits a Motherlode in the Mediterranean
Invictus Energy is working ahead
preparing to kick off a two dimensional
(2D) seismic campaign at the Cabora
Bassa Project in May 2023
. "The campaign will be aimed at
maturing multiple leads (Mopane,
Musuma, Machabel and Mahogany)
along the proven play on trend to the
east of Mukuyu and additional leads
along the highly prospective Basin
Margin play (Mimosa and Mukwa),
These leads, previously identified on
reprocessed vintage seismic data, can
be converted to drillable prospects in the
course of the interpretation.
Invictus says that drilling of Mukuyu-2,
the first well in the Mukuyu appraisal
programme, remains in line with prior
guidance, with an anticipated spud date
early in the third quarter of 2023,
targeting multiple hydrocarbon (gascondensate
and potentially light oil)
bearing intervals encountered in the
Mukuyu-1/ST1 well in the Upper Angwa,
Pebbly Arkose and Post Dande
formations.
The appraisal well will also aim to test
the Post Dande horizon away from the
major east-west fault on the southern
flank and the deeper potential in the
remaining Upper Angwa formation,
which was not encountered in the
Mukuyu-1/ST1 campaign due to it being
thicker than predrill estimates, providing
further upside potential.
The Mukuyu-1/ST1 well encountered
gas pay to total depth, interpreted from
wireline logs and fluorescence in
multiple reservoirs throughout the
1,500-metre interval penetrated in the
Pebbly Arkose and Upper Angwa.
"The well design for Mukuyu-2 will
incorporate valuable experience gained
from the drilling of the successful
Mukuyu-1/ST1 exploration well to
improve drilling efficiency and lowering
operational risks", the company notes.
"The maintenance and upgrade
programme for Exalo's Rig 202 has
commenced and will be completed prior
to the rig move and spud of Mukuyu-2".
Abdulrazaq Retakes the Reins of WalterSmith Petroman
By Macson Obojemuinmoin, in Lagos
Addulrazaq Isa has returned to an executive role
at Waltersmith Petroman, the Nigerian E&P firm
he co-founded.
The former banker retreated into a Nonexecutive
Chairman role four years ago, as
Waltersmith appointed Chikwezie Nwosu as
Chief Executive Officer. Nwosu's appointment at
the time was meant to be part of Waltersmith's
n e x t p h a s e o f e v o l u t i o n . " w h e r e t h e
owner/founders no longer ran the company on a
hands on basis".
That evolution has apparently been disrupted and a new company structure has taken shape, in which Isa is the
President/Group Chief Executive Officer of the holding company, overseeing three subsidiaries, namely: Waltersmith E&P,
the upstream arm of the company; Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Limited and Waltersmith Industrial Park Ltd. The
last company is the "Landlord" of both the upstream and downstream properties as well as the burgeoning facility that will
provide a number of services including gas and power supply, refined petroleum products and other ancillary services, to its
tenants.
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Dapo Filani will become the Chief Executive Officer of Waltersmith E&P; Ayokunle Okusanya will move up from the position of Chief
Investment Officer to CEO of Waltersmith Industrial Park and Abdu Isa, (no relations to the Group Chief Executive Officer), has been
promoted from General Manager Refinery, to CEO Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Limited.
Filani arrives at Waltersmith from First E&P, where he was Deputy General Manager Corporate Strategy & Business Delivery, a job he has
held for close to two years after a stint as Business Adviser to that company's MD/CEO. Filani spent the first 13 of his 23 years of industry
experience, in reservoir engineering and field development management roles.
Okunsanya, who has been a steady right hand man to the Group CEO, is a certified Nigerian accountant, who worked as Head, Fund and
Portfolio Management at both Kakawa Asset Management and IEI Assets Ltd, before joining Waltersmith in 2010.
Abdul Isa was, as of 2010, Waltersmith's Crude Export and HSE Manager. He was named General Manager, Refinery at the newly created
Waltersmith Refining and Petrochemical Company in March 2020.
The three CEOs will be busy; in the midstream/downstream Waltersmith Petroman is about to launch the construction of a second,
5,000Barrel Per Stream Day modular refinery. In the upstream, the company looks forward to a drilling campaign on the Assa field, which
was a discretionary award to Waltersmith by President Buhari in April 2021 (one of the last discretionary awards of upstream acreages).
The Industrial Park has a load of work, including the finalisation of feasibility studies by its partner, the United Nations Industrial
Development Organisation (UNIDO), fencing the 65 hectare park site, commissioning the architectural design, executing the 30MMscf/d
gas offtake agreement with Seplat Energies and starting the design, permitting and installation of 8 km gas pipeline from ANOH gas plant to
the industrial park.
ENI Bio Refineries: Africa Will Again Provide the Raw Feedstock, And Miss the
Processing Opportunity
By Toyin Akinosho, Publisher, in Lagos
Italian major ENI has initiated agreements with a string of African
governments: to collect feedstock of vegetable oil and other
agricultural wastes and residue all over the continent. The
ostensible purpose is to establish a wide range of feedstock
sources that do not compete with food cycles, "to be transformed
into biofuels and bio-products that might contribute to feed ENI's
bio-refineries".
In a standard throwback to centuries- long relationship between
Europe and Africa, the company will gather these agricultural
materials in Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya and Rwanda and process the
entire stock, in Biorefineries established outside the continent.
The engineering skills, the manufacturing
know-how, the project management
capacity, which come with converting the
raw into processed products, will elude
Africa.
As part of its "New Energy Solution '' as it
transits from the fossil fuel landscape, ENI
wants to achieve Biorefinery capacity at
over 5 Million tonnes per Annum
(5MMTPA) from 2030. But none of the
refining will happen in Africa, where most of
the raw material (feedstock) will be
obtained from.
Africans will gather the agricultural wastes,
on the pretext that ENI is helping the
continent "to regenerate abandoned and
degraded lands and promoting sustainable
practices, to produce crops to be used as
feedstock and create value out of material"
that would otherwise have been left to rot
and aggravate the environmental eye
sores and health hazards, but the real
value add-higher level skill sets fostered by
the engineering of conversion, will be
determined elsewhere.
It is like farming cocoa in abundance in
Africa and producing chocolate in Europe
all over again. But none of the African
leaders who signed the deals to provide the
feedstock is on record as having said
anything about looking forward to
developing Biorefineries in their countries.
In October 2022, a first cargo of vegetable
oil, produced at ENI's MakuENI agri-hub in
Kenya, was shipped to the ENI's
biorefinery in Gela, Italy. This renewable
feedstock will be used in the manufacturing
of biofuels, "respecting all applicable
standards of sustainability and the circular
economy by repurposing abandoned land
and by favorably contributing to local job
creation and development. Production of
such sustainable oil is expected to scale up
rapidly to 20,000 tonnes by 2023", ENI
declares in its 2022 annual report. "This
project marks the start of ENI's innovative -
5- model of vertically integrating its agri-
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business with its biorefineries, which will be
replicated in a network incorporating other
African countries", the report highlights.
In the same month, ENI completed the
phase-out of palm oil as feedstock supply for
ENI's biorefineries, with it fully replaced by
sustainable raw materials from Africa. The
company also launched a study to assess
the economic feasibility of building and
operating a biorefinery at the Livorno hub
(also in Italy, several thousand kilometres
from Africa), with a design capacity of 500
kilotonnes/annum.
In November 2022, ENI signed several
agreements with the Government of
Rwanda "to promote high- quality seed
production suitable for agri-feedstock, for
the production of biofuel in ENI's
biorefinery".
ENI is in the process of searching for
biorefinery sites all over the world, anywhere
but Africa.
In December 2022, the company started a
collaboration with Euglena, a leading
Japanese biotechnology firm, and Petronas,
Malaysia state-owned oil company, to
evaluate the economic feasibility of building
and operating a biorefinery complex in the
S o u t h - E a s t e r n A s i a n c o u n t r y . A n
investment decision is expected to be
reached by 2023 with possible completion in
2025 and a targeted processing capacity of
up to 650 ktonnes/y of bio-feedstock. The
project will leverage Honeywell UOP's
EcofiningTM process technology, which
was jointly developed by ENI and Honeywell
UOP.
In December 2022, Versalis acquired from
DSM a technology to produce enzymes for
second-generation ethanol to be employed
at the Crescentino plant to integrate the
proprietary Proesa® technology to deliver
sustainable bioethanol and chemical
products from lignocellulosic biomass.
ENI keeps looking all over the world for
suitable sites for converting wastes it
collects from Africa, into high value
products. "As part of the development of the
biorefining business, ENI signed definitive
agreements with PBF to partner in a 50-50
joint venture, St. Bernard Renewables LLC
(SBR), for the biorefinery currently under
construction in Louisiana (US). The
biorefinery start-up is expected in the first
half of 2023, with a target processing
capacity of about 1.1 million tonnes/year of
raw materials to produce mainly HVO
Diesel”.
Seplat Acquires 95% of Abiala Marginal field-Elcrest
Seplat Acquires 95% of Abiala Marginal field-Elcrest (45% owned by Seplat Energy) and has entered into an agreement with Naphta
Global E&P Ltd for a 95% equity farm-in to the Abiala marginal field. Naphta will have a 5% carried interest. Elcrest will also assume the
role of Operator and Technical &Financial Partner in the Elcrest/Naphta Joint Venture. The partners executed Heads of Agreement
with a signature bonus of $12Million paid to NUPRC. The transaction represents a consolidation of the Company's strategic position on the
Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40 block. Naphta was awarded 100% equity in the Abiala marginal field carved out of OML 40 by the NUPRC in the
2020 marginal field bid round. The marginal field contains 2C gross oil resources of approximately 40 MMbbls, Seplat says in its annual
report. The company adds that the deal provides an early monetisation opportunity using existing OML 40 facilities, subject to agreement
with NEPL (NNPC E&P Limited, formerly NPDC), which operates the OML 40 Asset. In developing the field, Elcrest is targeting first oil by
the end of Q2 2023 and plans to focus on low-cost development with early monetisation opportunities that leverage existing contractual
positions to accelerate the field's development. Seplat Energy will also explore optimising its tax position to the extent possible under the
new PIA.
The Crucial Sections of the NUPRC's Newly Gazetted Domestic Gas Demand
Delivery Obligation Regulations-
The first and most important line in the newly gazetted regulations on domestic gas demand delivery, is that a Lessee shall provide -to the
NUPRC- information relating to its natural gas reserves and resources, as at December 31st of the preceding year. Then a lessee shall in
addition to reporting reserves, provide estimates of the rates at which the marketable natural gas shall be produced, either directly at the
measurement point or at any other marketable delivery point. A lessee shall, for gas destined for export and the domestic free market, use
such price as may be applicable at the end of the preceding year. A lessee shall report to the Commission volume of tiers 1, 2 and 3 gas that
are — (a) connected but not produced or delivered for lack of domestic gas demand or for any other reason stipulated in section 110(10) of
the Act ; and (b) not connected to gas infrastructure or connected to such gas infrastructure, but with insufficient spare capacity for the
delivery of the gas. The domestic gas demand requirement for gas under the proved developed non-producing and the proved
undeveloped, shall include gas that is not specifically destined or committed for any purpose at the time of reporting and the volume shall be
separately identified. Where the lessee reports low-Btu resources, it shall inform the Commission of the marketable gas price level at which
the resource is projected to be commercially viable. A lessee shall for reporting purposes of low-Btu resources, include proved reserves of
low-Btu gas. A lessee shall report to the Commission the — (a) low estimate marginal contingent resources where the lessee, or any party
constituting the lessee, is already providing such information in its annual report or any communication with its parent company,
shareholders, or other parties ; and (b) marketable gas price levels at which such resources are projected to be commercially viable. Proved
gas reserves in the deep offshore shall be included in the estimates for export, and where otherwise, be allocated to the free market and be
separately identified. (13) A lessee shall report proved developed producing reserves under the domestic gas demand regulation.
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NAPE ELECTIONS AND AWARDS NOMINATION POSTER
Dear NAPE Member,
The NAPE awards nomination process was officially flagged off on the 4th of
June, 2023, and came to a close on the 30th of June, 2023. This award
process was to celebrate the significance of recognizing people who have
done outstanding work that deserves recognition.
In respect of the above, this is to appreciate your contribution to the just
concluded NAPE Awards 2023 nomination of outstanding people into the
categories below;
1. Aret Adams Award
2. Ben Osuno Award
3. NAPE Fellowship Award
4. NAPE Honorary Membership Award
5. NAPE YP Award
6. NOELA Award
For additional information on the NAPE Awards ceremony for 2023, kindly
contact the Distinguished Awards Committee Chairman, Dr. AnthonyOfoma,
FNAPE, at vice-president@nape.org.ng and
Anthony.Ofoma@Halliburton.com.
Dr. Anthony Ofoma, FNAPE; FNMGS
Chairman, Distinguished Awards Committee,
Vice President, NAPE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2023/2024 NAPE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTION
In line with the provision of SECTION 11 of the NAPE constitution, please be advised that the 2023 Election process officially commenced
on Thursday, March 30, 2023. The exercise is expected to be concluded by Tuesday, October 31, 2023. This duration should enable full
participation by the entire Active members in all NAPE chapters/locations with the following guidelines.
Election Process: Due By *
Announcement of 2023/2024 NAPE Elections March 31
Distribution of Nomination forms to members March 31
Return of completed nomination forms to NAPE Secretariat May 15
Publication of list of candidates for elective offices August 1
Start of campaigning by successful candidates August 1
Presentation of Candidates August 1 - 31
Voting begins September 1
Voting ends October 15
* All dates 2023
Dates are subject to change according to the Electoral Committee
Elective Positions:
1. PRESIDENT-ELECT
2. VICE PRESIDENT
3. UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CHAIRMAN
Election Guidelines:
1. All candidates vying for any elective position must satisfy the following conditions.
a) An Active member of the Association for at least five (5) years.
b) Be financially up to date
c) Have made contributions to the activities and program of the Association in the last two (2) years.
d) Be a member in good standing. Must not have been indicted by the association or any court of law or any arbitration or judicial
panel for any offense or gross misconduct or for any criminal offense or professional misconduct.
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e) The nomination form must be endorsed by three (3) Active members of the Association in good financial standing, at
least one (1) of whom must be a Fellow of the Association or an Aret Adams Awardee
f) Candidates or Nominees for the Executive Committee Offices may reside in Lagos or outside Lagos with the means
to facilitate his/her attendance of eighty (80) to hundred (100) percent of the scheduled meetings either physically or
through acceptable means such as video or teleconferencing.
2. Candidates for the positions of Vice President and President-Elect must satisfy the following conditions in addition to
the general conditions stated in SECTION 11, Subsection 5 above
a) Must be an Active Member of the Association for at least fifteen (15) years and must not be less than forty (40) years
of age at the time of seeking the nomination.
b) Must have served the Association actively and meritoriously in other capacities as a member of the Executive
Committee at a national level with a good knowledge of the Association
c) Must have served the Association meritoriously in the last five (5) years in Committees or sub-Committees or ad-hoc
committees of the Association
d) Must be able to demonstrate integrity, good moral character, and personality
e) Must have attained at least a managerial position (or equivalent) in the affiliated institution in line with the
membership provision of the Association
f) Must show evidence of good people management skills, competence, and leadership abilities
g) Must demonstrate at least a basic understanding of financial and business management practices and be financially
prudent
h) Must be technically experienced and be professionally recognized in the industry with a good sphere of influence
i) The nomination form must be endorsed by five (5) Active members of the Association who are in good financial
standing, of which at least three (3) must be Fellows of the Association or Aret Adams awardees or members of the
Advisory Council or members of the Board of Trustees.
3. A candidate can nominate him/herself but must be duly sponsored as in items 1&2 above.
4. Candidate's willingness to serve must be confirmed by his/her endorsement of the nomination form.
5. All communication on this electoral process shall, as much as possible, be by electronic media. All
nominees/candidates should ensure their address(es) is/are properly registered in the NAPE database and that they
check their incoming mails regularly.
6. Voting should, as much as possible, be done via the online e-voting platform. PAPER BALLOTS ARE NOT THE
PREFERRED OPTION and should only be used in exceptional cases. Ballot papers will be issued only on request.
7. Election results will be announced at the AGM scheduled during the 2022 Annual International Conference &
Exhibitions of the Association.
Kindly follow the links below to download the Nomination Form and NAPE Constitution for more information on eligibility
requirements for each position:
For the 2023 Election Nomination Form, Click Here
For the Amended NAPE Constitution, Click Here
kindly assist your association to serve you better by ensuring a robust candidate nomination exercise and by participating fully
in this process.
It is pertinent to send all completed forms by email to the NAPE Technical/Membership Officer: Abieyuwa Ogbebor |
abieyuwa.o@nape.org.ng and cc: The 2023 NAPE Electoral Committee Chairman: Goodluck Adagbasa |
elections@nape.org.ng
Thank you and best regards,
Goodluck Adagbasa
Chairman, 2023 NAPE Electoral Committee
elections@nape.org.ng
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DO WE NEED MORE FEMALES IN GEOSCIENCE?
The Geoscience discipline has long
been recognized as a maled
o m i n a t e d f i e l d , w i t h m e n
occupying a significantly larger proportion
of the geoscience population at various
career levels within different industries.
The American Geosciences Institute puts
the participation of women in geoscience
occupations at 33.1% as at 2018. In
Nigeria, the figure is even more
concerning; a survey of the NAPE
membership shows that only about 1 in 5
NAPE members is female. A look at the
Fellows category (the highest category of
membership) reduces that number to
approximately 1 female Fellow for every
13 Fellows within the Association. These
figures indicate a need for more effort to
be put into encouraging more women to
take up Geosciences as a profession.
But why do we need more women in
Geosciences? Some of the reasons
include promoting gender diversity and
equality, ensuring that women fully
participate and are provided with equal
opportunities at all professional levels
(UN SDGS Goal 5). This article will
discuss this need and the efforts we can
all make at three stages of the
geosciences as a career profession:
academic level (undergrad and grad),
entry level positions, and management
positions.
T h e v e r y f i r s t s t e p o f c h o o s i n g
geosciences as a career usually begins
with studying the discipline in tertiary
institutions. To do this, there must be an
interest in the course. The following
questions come to mind: Do we have
enough interest in the discipline to draw
females in? Are we painting the right
picture about the beautiful world of
geosciences? Or do we usually paint a
bleak picture that involves traveling under
gruesome conditions or working in an
unreceptive environment? Practicing
geoscientists can do a lot more to
describe the beautiful world of geology
and what the future holds for us in a way
that endears younger children and
teenagers (both male and female) to
study any of the geoscience courses
available. We can also encourage
female students who have a love for
exploring and travel to pursue geoscience
as a discipline.
Next, we have the entry-level positions, or
the brilliant young minds that we at NAPE
call the Young Professionals. We can
think about the number of female course
mates each of us had and how many
actually took up geoscience as a
profession compared to the males, and
we can mostly agree that only a small
percentage of females got(and are
currently getting) geoscience jobs in any
industry. Are companies doing enough to
ensure there is a gender balance in their
organizations? Are they also doing
enough to close the gender pay gap
within their organizations? Are company
recruiters working to overcome any
unconscious bias towards recruiting
women? These would go a long way in
encouraging females to apply for
geoscience jobs. The YP can also hold
activities tailored towards mentoring of
female geoscientists to ensure these
ones are guided towards the right
direction from the start.
At the advanced stage, we have the
leadership and management positions,
where we have the least representation of
women with geoscience backgrounds. A
report by the World Economic Forum
shows that in the energy industry, women
occupy only about 20% of the senior and
leadership roles.
Could this be because of a lack of positive
work/life balance within the workplace?
Could companies do better at ensuring
that women are more comfortable
reaching out for more responsibilities by
making sure that these women are not so
overwhelmed with work that their
personal lives suffer? Companies could
also implement policies which would be
fair to all genders, to ensure that both
male and female employees feel
supported. Companies could do more to
support women by creating flexible
working environments including flexible
working hours, as well as creating family
friendly spaces for women raising
f a m i l i e s . W o m e n c u r r e n t l y i n
senior/management positions could also
mentor upcoming female geoscientists to
encourage them to take up management
positions. These female leaders can also
serve as a role model and guide to show
the younger generation that these
positions are achievable.
In conclusion, a significant amount of
effort is required to close the geoscience
gender gap. We geoscientists can do our
part as individuals by mentoring both
students and geoscientists at all stages
and encouraging them to reach out for
opportunities. Companies can also play
their part by promoting a more inclusive
workspace for all their employees. We all
have a part to play, and by doing so in the
next few years we could be looking at a
50/50 report!!
References:
https://www.americangeosciences.org/g
eoscience-currents/participationwomen-geoscience-profession
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusi
nesscouncil/2022/03/07/five-wayst
o - e m p o w e r - w o m e n - i n - t h e -
workplace/
https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal5
www.nape.org.ng
Joy Gabriel
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BEYOND ROCKS AND MINERALS:
HOW GEOSCIENCE GRADUATES CAN EXPLORE
EXCITING CAREER PATHS IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Geoscience is a field that has been
around for centuries, but with the rise
of digital technology, new career
opportunities are emerging rapidly,
a n d t h e d e m a n d f o r s k i l l e d
professionals in this field is likely to
continue to grow in the coming years.
Powerful tools that were once
accessible to only a few are now
within the grasp of everyday users. In
this article, we will see how
geoscience graduates can take
advantage of this new development
that allows them to combine their
passion for geoscience with cuttingedge
technology.
Technology is actively changing the
geoscience field in so many ways.
One of the ways is by simplifying the
data collection process in terms of
quantity and quality. Additionally,
advances in computing power and
data storage have made it easier for
geoscientists to analyze large and
complex datasets allowing for better
understanding and interpretation.
Every day, new software and
machine learning algorithms are built
to visualize, identify and interpret
patterns and relationships within
spatial data. Geological data is now
better communicated to a wider
audience in an accessible manner all
thanks to the use of interactive maps,
3D models and virtual reality tools.
The automation of several data
processing and analysis routine
tasks has made it easier for
geoscientists to focus on more
complex and challenging tasks
hence saving time and increasing
efficiency. Recent innovations in
geosciences have also brought an
unprecedented level of technological
advancement in the form of new tools
and techniques. For example,
autonomous underwater vehicles
and seafloor mapping technologies
have allowed earth scientists to
explore and map the deep ocean in
astonishing detail.
As technology continues to advance,
it is likely that its intersection with
geosciences will continue to grow,
l e a d i n g t o n e w i n s i g h t s a n d
discoveries in this field. Hence, it is
imperative that young graduates
carve a career path that fully utilizes
the opportunities these new fields
offer.
However, before choosing a career
path, it is important to determine your
interests and strengths. You need to
ask yourself, 'Do I have a knack for
using data to identify patterns and
make predictions?', 'Am I fascinated
by machine learning algorithms?',
'Am I passionate about designing and
developing software solutions?'.
These are all important questions to
ask when exploring career options.
Once you have identified your
interests and strengths, it is important
to research the industry to determine
which areas are in demand. Look for
job postings and read articles on
industry trends to get a sense of
where the industry is headed. These
actions would help throw more light
on the best industry niches to apply
to, pursue a career in or upskill on.
Dear young geoscientist, now that
you have a good understanding of
your interests, strengths and your
industry niche preference, it's time to
explore different career paths that
intersect geoscience and technology.
Such as being a Geospatial Analyst,
S o f t w a r e D e v e l o p e r , D a t a
Geoscientist, Geohazard Analyst,
Environmental Data Scientist or
Machine learning engineer.
The steps below are a suggested
guide on how to do this. First, gain a
s t r o n g u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e
geoscience fundamentals. It is
important to focus on developing a
deep understanding of natural
p r o c e s s e s a n d g e o l o g i c a l
formations, as this knowledge will
form the basis for your use of
t e c h n o l o g y . T h e n , s e e k o u t
opportunities to work on research
projects or internships that allow you
to gain hands-on experience in your
areas of interest.
The next step is to improve your
knowledge of the tools needed for
success in your career of choice.
Languages such as Python, R, and
SQL have become increasingly
important in developing custom
algorithms for visualizing and
interpreting large datasets. You may
consider further education. This
could include a graduate degree in a
related field, such as data science or
software engineering. Alternatively,
you could look into specialized
courses and certifications that can
help you build the necessary skills.
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Since geoscience professionals work
on complex long-term projects that
require project management skills,
the ability to coordinate teams, and
effectively communicate findings to
stakeholders is critical to career
development. Practice creating clear
and informative visualizations of
geospatial data, and consider taking
training or workshops on data
v i s u a l i z a t i o n . T e c h n o l o g y i s
constantly evolving, and it is important
to be able to adapt to new tools and
techniques as they emerge.
Lastly, building a strong network of
professionals in the field can be
invaluable in launching your career.
Therefore, you need to seek out
mentorship opportunities, attend
industry events and conferences, and
connect with professionals on social
media such as Twitter and LinkedIn.
By doing this, you are positioning
yourself for a successful and
rewarding career that offers you
opportunities for personal and
professional growth, innovation, and
impact.
To young earth science graduates
seeking to explore the exciting field of
digital technology, I would like to offer
some words of encouragement: First
and foremost, congratulations on
completing your geoscience degree!
Your expertise and knowledge in this
field are invaluable, and you have the
o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o m b i n e y o u r
geoscience skills with cutting-edge
technologies to make a real impact.
The intersection of geoscience and
technology is a rapidly evolving field,
and it offers an incredible opportunity
t o w o r k o n g r o u n d - b r e a k i n g
technologies and be part of innovative
solutions that can help solve some of
the world's most pressing challenges
through the use of modern equipment
and know-how. By leveraging your
geoscience knowledge and skills with
emerging digital technologies, you
can contribute to advancements in
environmental monitoring, energy
r e s o u r c e e x p l o r a t i o n a n d
management, and more.
Remember, the intersection of
geoscience and technology is a
diverse and exciting field with
numerous career paths, ranging from
data analysis to geospatial analysis,
remote sensing, and machine
learning. There is no one-size-fits-all
approach to pursuing a career in this
field, so be open to new opportunities
and don't be afraid to take risks.
Finally, stay passionate about your
work and remain curious. Your
dedication and passion for this field
will help drive innovation and
contribute to making an impact.
Good luck on your journey, and
welcome to the exciting world of
geoscience technology!
As a young graduate, the process of
transitioning into a technology-related
career could be quite daunting
especially when you have no
knowledge of where to start.
On my part, I learned by doing, rather
than taking multiple courses at a time.
I learnt what was necessary for me to
get a task done, and once I
understood the framework, I could
further develop my knowledge of it. I
gradually built a project portfolio by
automating class assignments/tasks
that required the use of Excel or
specialized software.
Doing this would not only improve
your programming skills but would
also allow you to develop and
s t r e n g t h e n y o u r f u n d a m e n t a l
knowledge. In addition to this, my
advice is to be open to knowledge.
Learn from colleagues, Twitter,
LinkedIn and other tech platforms.
I m o l e a y o F a s h a g b a ( D a t a
Geoscientist, CGG)
A key task in geoscience and
petrophysics is comprehending
subsurface lithology. Well logs have
frequently been categorized into
separate lithological groupings using
different methods. However, in my
current role, I use core-based
machine learning. This enables direct
cross-field/reservoir analysis with
r e g i o n a l s o l u t i o n s , r e d u c e s
deterministic error, and boosts
repeatability while cutting processing
time by around 90% compared to the
current workflows.
My recommendation to geoscientists
is to leverage more Machine
learning/AI in their respective
projects.
David Ubuara (Earth Science
Intern, Chevron)
I have some advice for young
geoscientists seeking to transition
into tech, especially in the field of data
science and machine learning. Firstly,
it's important to focus on building a
strong foundation in mathematics,
statistics, and computer programming
(data structure and algorithm). This
will provide a solid understanding of
the fundamental concepts and tools
needed to excel in this field.
Additionally, gaining hands-on
experience through internships,
projects, or online courses can make
a significant difference in standing out
to potential employers. Finally,
networking and staying up-to-date
with industry trends and technologies
can help create opportunities and
ensure long-term success in this
exciting and rapidly growing field.
Always remember that the goal of
technology is to solve problems,
hence, you need to channel your
p r o j e c t s t o r e f l e c t a d e e p
understanding of the problem you are
solving.
Divine Okon (Machine Learning
Engineer, Christies Lab)
Nkechi Ezepue
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APPROACHING AN INDUSTRY MENTOR
AND SUSTAINING THE RELATIONSHIP
After engaging in conversations
with numerous mentors and
mentees, it becomes evident
that their fundamental perspective on
mentorship centers around the
mentee seeking a catalyst for personal
g r o w t h f r o m t h e m e n t o r .
Simultaneously, the mentor is driven
by a desire to either pay it forward or
contribute to humanity in a manner
they themselves had wished for during
their own journey towards achieving
the level of success they have
attained.
Why Mentorship?
Mentorship acts as a catalyst, building
block, guidance or even a patronage
by a mentor to a mentee that is willing
to walk a guided path to get to the
similar destination. Mentorship
expands your possibilities and makes
you bigger, better, and brighter. A
mentor doesn't want you to make the
same mistake they made, that doesn't
mean you wouldn't make mistakes of
your own though - remember, there
are a thousand mistakes to learn from.
Why get an Industry Mentor?
An Industry Mentor is someone who
not only focuses on the profession but
can also give insight into the industry,
such as research, development, or key
changes. It is a partnership between
you and your mentor and is focused on
developing career management skills
and identifying career options and
goals. Since most NAPE members
either work in the Energy industry or
aspire to, I will try and tailor this to the
Energy Industry.
Identifying the right Mentor
Mentorship is all about getting results,
empowering mentees to discover
his/her true potential. So going on to
approach a mentor, you need to be
able to do a reconnaissance and
ensure the following listed about the
mentor you want to approach are
aligned to your career goals and
objectives.
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Credibility, track record of
personal effort: The energy
industry is a small circle, so it is
easy to identify people with high
credibility. What contribution does
this person make to the company
he/she works for? How outspoken
and accessible are they? What
moral standards do they operate
with? What are their contributions
towards NAPE, AAPG, SPE, and
others?
Exact value you can lay your
hands on: As a mentee seeking
out a mentor, your goals should be
clearly laid out, and that way you
can easily pinpoint the exact value
you want to emulate from your
mentor. Also, as a mentee, you
should be ready to add value to
your mentor e.g., have soft skills
your mentor can benefit from,
graphic design, photo editing,
social media savvy etc. Because
often, they don't pay much
a t t e n t i o n t o t h o s e a r e a s
themselves.
Willingness to release/share
valuable information about the
industry: Such information should
in most cases be directly linked to
your job description or information
to scale through any transition that
is about to take place.
Have stages so you can talk at the
same wavelength: It is tempting to
look at people at the top of the
industry and gun for them to be
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your mentor but remember times
have changed and things continue
to change. Someone two levels
above yours might be better
equipped with the right information
for your growth to the next stage
than someone five steps ahead
And of course, the influence they
have in the energy industry: Note
that your primary aim for looking
for a mentor is not to jump onto
them asking for a job, NO. Though
that doesn't mean you shouldn't
look at how easy it is for them to
push to get things done. Who are
the people he/she has in their
circle? How can they influence
your professional image, public
image/personal brand?
Approaching an Industry Mentor
The Energy industry in Nigeria is a
small unique circle, this is important to
state because that way, it is easier to
recognize a worthy mentor and pursue
a shot at mentorship with the person.
The industry also makes it easier to get
an audience with worthy mentors
during conferences and lecture series.
Some ways of approaching a mentor
include:
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We are in the internet age and the
easiest way to approach a mentor
is through LinkedIn or other social
media platforms that you've
realized they're active on. When
sending a connection on LinkedIn,
make sure to add a personal note
stating your intent for the
connection. Once your connection
is accepted by your sighted
mentor, follow it up with a note
about yourself - specifically your
career self and make sure to make
a connection with what they do
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now and how you're interested in
that field.
Have a Genuine elevator pitch: this
comes from having a picture of
what you really want, and not just
going with the flow of what is and
ensuring you are able to
communicate this clearly in either
oral or written form to your sighted
mentor.
Conferences/Lecture series: Be
p r e p a r e d w h e n g o i n g t o
conferences and other events
where you believe worthy industry
mentors are present. Since you're
not just going to these conferences
for souvenirs, ensure to do proper
research on the conference
theme, lecture topics and know
one or two things about the
keynote speakers so when you
approach your scouted mentor,
you appear well grounded and
mentor-able.
Don't relent on following up till
he/she agrees to be your mentor:
Worthy mentors are generally
busy, they don't just sit around
waiting on you to contact them so, it
is natural to get a delayed response
from them. Keep at it, send new
month greetings, comment on their
posts, attend their lecture series
etc. till you finally get a YES from
them. Exercise caution and refrain
from crossing the line into intrusive
behavior OR however, tread lightly
in your pursuit of knowledge, for
while curiosity is encouraged, let us
remember not to wander into the
realm of becoming a stalker.
Find a way to serve, and you might
naturally attract mentors.
Sustaining the Mentor/Mentee
relationship
Industry Mentorship can be life
changing. Staying in the driver's seat
and being proactive about your
relationship with your mentor is key to
its success.
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Following the right and strenuous
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way of getting a mentor will have
already put your mindset in the
r i g h t w a y t o s u s t a i n t h e
relationship. During your approach
phase, you should have already
recognized your key goals and
objectives, now you must give that
information to your mentor, and
they will use it to lead you towards
the right path. Remember, working
with clear expectations makes the
mentor eager to pour more into
you.
Be prepared when you need to
meet with your mentor: Yes, you're
meeting your mentor for guidance
or advice, but make it obvious that
you've done your own part of the
work and what you couldn't lay
your hands on is what you're
asking of him/her. Your peers are
those that will teach you the bulk of
things to succeed in the industry,
take that information to your
mentor so he can help you steer it
the right way. Don't meet them
waiting for full action points from
them.
Genuine Fellowship: Appreciate
the significance of your mentor's
actions and words, recognizing
their value. Nonetheless, it is not
necessary to mimic their every
move. Instead, demonstrate your
presence and appreciation by
actively participating in their
events, offering comments, and
posing thoughtful questions. This
e n g a g e m e n t s e r v e s a s a
testament to your genuine interest
and respect for the knowledge
imparted by your mentor. Go for
family functions that you're invited
to, wish them well when their family
m e m b e r s a r e c e l e b r a t i n g
birthdays, graduations and other
events. Trust, be receptive and
g r a t e f u l t o c o n s t r u c t i v e
criticism/praise.
Always bring up their names on a
platform: When your mentor shows
you the ropes and you're trying to
pay it forward, recognize them.
During your paper presentation or
your volunteering activities, bring
up their names one way or the
other. They don't even need to be
in the room to do it, just make sure
you give them credit.
Bringing the Mentor/Mentee
relationship to an end:
Mentorship is time-bound, you must
know the time to drop the energy. Just
like you need to get mentors a step or
two ahead of you, you might be on a
new level and need a different mentor
to help stare at this level, make sure
you don't burn bridges while moving to
a new mentor.
S o m e U n s p o k e n r u l e s i n
Mentorship relationships:
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Steer clear of pursuing mentorship
with their circle of friends.
Pay it forward.
There is always a boundary,
recognize these boundaries and
not cross them.
Do not use a mentor just to “Get
Ahead.”
Don't move too quickly into a
personal friendship, if at all.
Some people are lucky to have a
Mentor in the workplace, try to make it
flourish into a mentor/mentee
relationship that extends outside of the
workplace boundary.
For those with a fulfilling mentor,
consider yourselves blessed to have
someone to hold your hands through
this industry and to those that don't, be
willing to pursue a mentor and
wholeheartedly welcome and accept
whatever a potential mentor brings to
the table – be it their valuable time,
valuable resources, constructive
feedback (both positive and negative),
or their unwavering energy.
Wafikah Adaviruku
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NAPE EXECUTIVE ROAD SHOW
As part of the NAPE Executive Committee's strategic effort to visit and appreciate our corporate members and sponsors for their support
over the years, as well as seeking to identify areas that require more collaborative and mutually beneficial engagement for the progressive
growth of the oil and gas industry and the nation at large.
These and many other considerations are the rationale for the Executive's Roadshows, and so far, we have visited the following
companies.
Executive Roadshow to Pan Ocean/Newcross E & P
Executive Roadshow to AGIP Companies in Nigeria
Executive Roadshow to NNPC Enserve
CONFERENCES
NAPE Attends and Exhibits at the 2023 Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES)
NAPE Attends the 2023 Sub-Saharan International Petroleum Conference & Exhibitions in Lagos, Nigeria.
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NAPE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RETREAT
NAPE Retreat Spurs Growth
Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) Holds
Executive Committee Retreat to Foster Growth
Location: Benin City, Nigeria.
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE)
earlier in the year organized an executive committee retreat in Benin,
Nigeria, aimed at generating ideas to propel the Association's
growth and address the challenges facing the petroleum exploration
industry in Nigeria.
At the retreat, the executive committee members engaged in
brainstorming sessions to chart a path towards a more vibrant and
prosperous future.
NAPE, a renowned professional association for geoscientists and
petroleum exploration experts, has long been at the forefront of
promoting the advancement of the Nigerian petroleum industry.
Recognizing the need to stay ahead of evolving trends and emerging
challenges, the association convened this retreat to foster
collaboration and develop innovative strategies to drive growth and
development in the sector.
The retreat provided a conducive environment for the executive
committee members to exchange ideas, explore new avenues to
grow our membership, and discuss ways to enhance collaboration
between industry players and sister associations.
The retreat agenda covered a broad range of topics, including but not
limited to :
Ÿ Membership growth strategies.
Ÿ Sponsorship initiatives.
Ÿ Emphasis on the importance of adopting innovative
approaches to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and minimise
waste.
Ÿ Value proposition to sponsors.
Ÿ Budget and Appropriations.
Ÿ Sustainable practices.
Ÿ Capacity building initiatives for the membership of the
Association and the staff of the NAPE Secretariat.
Ÿ Attracting industry support.
Ÿ Fostering partnerships both within Nigeria and internationally.
Ÿ Key plans for the year, etc.
The executive committee retreat concluded with a renewed
commitment from NAPE Exco to implement the ideas generated
during the brainstorming sessions.
The Association plans to establish specialized committees to
follow up on key areas of focus and drive their implementation.
Additionally, NAPE Exco committed to engaging with relevant
stakeholders, including government agencies, industry players,
and international partners, to support the growth and development
of the Nigerian petroleum exploration industry.
The retreat marked a significant step towards fostering the
growth of the Association through productive brainstorming
sessions, which identified opportunities while addressing
challenges, and this laid the foundation for a more prosperous and
sustainable tenure for the 2023 calender year.
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NAPE-VENUSMEDICARE HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION (HMO)
Health insurance facilitates and provide easy access to health care
and is associated with lower death rates, better health outcomes,
and improved productivity. Having recognized the need to provide its
members with the best and most effective healthcare solutions. Over
the years, NAPE, in collaboration with Venus Medicare Limited, has
come up with a guaranteed and trusted HMO for its members.
The NAPE-HMO scheme is available under 3 basic plans; Smart
Health, Classic Health and Super Health plan and will cover the
following:
Ÿ General and Specialist Consultation
Ÿ Physiotherapy
Ÿ Antenatal Care, Normal delivery, assisted delivery and
Caesarian Section
Ÿ Radiological Services, X-Rays and Ultra sound scans
Ÿ ECG, EEG, CT scans, MRI's
Ÿ Minor, Intermediate and Major Surgeries
Ÿ Eye Care
Ÿ Dental Care
Ÿ Cancer care
Ÿ Mental Health services
Ÿ Fertility services
Ÿ Emergency stabilization, drugs and investigation…
Ÿ And many more health care services.
The scheme covers you, your spouse and 4 children under the age of
21 years with annual premiums from as low as N66,700.00 (Sixty Six
thousand, Seven hundred Naira) only for individuals.
Venus Medicare Limited has pre-paid medical coverage with over
600 carefully selected hospitals nationwide as well as 24/7 medical
coverage and emergency services. The scheme has been in
operation since September, 2016. A new policy period for
2023/2024 will start in August 2023.
To participate, kindly download and fill the Registration/Enrollment
form here.
(Link: https://nape.org.ng/storage/2021/02/VML-ENROLMENT-
FORM.pdf )
Click Here for the various Health Plans/Annual Premiums.
(Link: https://nape.org.ng/storage/2023/07/VENUS-MEDICARE-
HEALTH-PLAN-TO-NAPE-2023-2024-POLICY-YEAR.pdf )
Return completed forms to the NAPE Secretariat through email to:
Tunde Adedeji | Email: tunde.a@nape.org.ng
For Details and Enquiries, contact any of the undersigned:
Tunde Adedeji (tunde.a@nape.org.ng, 08034055320)
Lawrence Osuagwu (osuagwu.l@nape.org.ng, 08028386659)
Michael Ogboalo (michael.o@nape.org.ng, 08099445007)
Click here to view on website the different available categories and
Register Now.
( https://nape.org.ng/nape-venus-health-maintenanceorganization-hmo-scheme-2/
)
NAPE/VenusMedicare HMO Premium Rates
The Rates for NAPE VenusMedicare HMO Premium are as follows.
Health Plan/
Marital Status
Health Plan
Type
Hospital Category
PREMIUM PER
ANNUM
Smart Health Family
Smart Health Single
Classic Health Family
Regular
Regular
Regular
Category 1
Category 1
Category 1
N277,805.50
N66,700.00
N458,229.00
Classic Health Single
Regular
Category 1
N134,734.00
Super Health Family
Regular
Category 1
N758,712.50
Super Health Single
Regular
Category 1
N223,111.50
Kindly find below the bank details for your payments:
Bank Name: Guaranty Trust Bank
Name: Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists
Account Number: 0009381477
For Details and Enquiries, contact:
Tunde Adedeji (tunde.a@nape.org.ng, 08034055320)
Lawrence Osuagwu (osuagwu.l@nape.org.ng, 08028386659)
Michael Ogboalo (michael.o@nape.org.ng, 08099445007)
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