INTERVIEWS

It is usually difficult to get a Chief Executive officer of a renowned oil and gas company to freely tell his own story in view of the peculiar nature of the business and the prevailing dearth of information and competitive tendencies in…

Mazi Bank-Anthony Okoroafor is the Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) and the Managing Director of CB Geophysical solutions limited. In this exclusive interview with Orient Energy Review (OER) crew on the…

By Jerome Onoja “Success is better depicted when solutions are innovatively created and subsequently curated around perennial challenges; thereby enabling collective capturing of value within an ecosystem, that ultimately results in…

Dr Theo Okeke, Executive Director and Chief Technical Officer, Eroton Exploration & Production Company speaks to Orient Energy Review In line with Dr Ibe Kachikwu’s (Minister of State for Petroleum Resources) ambition to up Nigeria’s…

Adebowale Okoro is the business development manager for First Marine and Engineering Services Limited. A qualified petroleum engineer and petroleum economist, who is passionate about attracting investment into his company’s newly acquired…

Oilserv, an indigenous Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company is renowned for the various ground-breaking achievements it has continued to record in the country’s oil and gas industry. In this interview with the MD/CEO,…

As Chief Executive Officer of Marine Platform, Taofik Adegbite is charged with the overall responsibility of strategy formulation, performance monitoring and improvement for the company. Prior to his assumption of the role of Chief…

Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc has been admired for its cable making expertise for 40 Years now. It has established itself as the leader and pioneer in the Nigerian cable market because of her drive for excellence in quality of products and passion…

Dr. Ibilola Amao is the Principal Consultant of Lonadek. She is an alumnus of Manchester Business School, Bradford University and Queen Mary College, University of London. A member of the Governing Council of the Energy Institute (EI), UK,…

 Austin Avuru is an outstanding professional with more than three decades experience at top management level in the Oil and Gas Industry. Currently, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC; he spent 12…

“At Tranos , we see quality as systemic, as well as an integrated process” TRANOS, an indigenous engineering and technology company is a true representation of Local Content drive in Nigeria. With a wide range of technical and…

What does MAN stand for? MAN is basically the voice of manufacturers; you can only be a member of MAN if you are a manufacturer. And you can apply to become a member and your facilities would be vented. It is basically the main body to…

Dr. Ibilola Amao, a member of several professional and decision making bodies both home and abroad such as the Lagos Chamber of Commerce, Nigeria Society of Engineers, a member of the Governing Council, Energy Institute, UK is the CEO of…

Damilola Owolabi calls the shots at Dreg Waters Petroleum. A business-inclined mind from years stretching back to her University days, she shares in this interview with Orient Energy Review (OER) her humble beginnings when she incorporated…

OER: Let’s congratulate you again on your assumption of office as President of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists. What are you bringing to the table differently from your predecessors? Mr.…

South Africa’s sole onshore natural gas project Tetra4 owner Renergen has just secured $17m of government funding. Chief Operating Officer Nick Mitchell will reveal more about this landmark project at the Oil & Gas Africa Conference in…

Governments’ interference in state owned companies in many countries have always led to investors’ apprehension and mistrust leading either to collapse or the inefficient running of the companies involved. This situation is especially…

Following the discovery and commencement of crude oil exploration in Lagos State, how is the state looking to develop indigenous manpower in this sector? I want to say that of all factors of production; land, labour, capital…

OER: How would you rate the local content policy in Nigeria? How far have we gone and what do we need to do to make it better?  I think we have done very well as a country. Like I said in my speech, I went round this country inspecting…

How has OGTAN helped in boosting local content in the petroleum industry in Nigeria? In terms of entrepreneurship and gaining access to jobs, we have done quite a lot. Also don’t forget the fact that most of the IOC’s including Shell now…