Mr. Suleiman Abubakar is the CEO of Imani Group of Companies. He holds an MBA from American University, Washington DC. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria. He joined the Board of A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) Plc on September 13, 2012.
Engr. George Okoyo is a Nigerian and a registered professional engineer. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Benin. Before joining Point Engineering as its pioneer Managing Director, he headed the Piping / Pipeline department of ABB Lummus Global.
He has had over Thirty (30) years post-graduation work experience in business management, staff development, oil & gas facilities design engineering, field development planning, project execution planning, economics and asset management, maintenance management, HSE and project management made up as follows:
I have over 20years of EPC experiences working in capacity of Projects Director, Project Manager, Construction Manager, Project Engineer, Field Engineer and Section Engineer on both onshore and offshore field development, revamping and construction projects. During NLNG Train 5, I was the Field Engineer in charge of NGL unit handling all field engineering design issues for as-built modifications.
I spent three (3) years working outside the country, Qatar to be precise in capacity as a Section Engineer in charge of underground utilities at Train 6 & 7, Ras-Gas Expansion Project (RGX) and later assigned a bigger responsibility managing a complete facility as residual and Mesaieed Gas Compressor Unit.
Active three (3) years of work life were spent in NAOC doing flow stations development and revamping at various locations on swamps and lands basically to improve Oil and Gas production in NAOC. I had managed multi-millions dollar projects directly with different IOCs in Nigeria like SPDC, NAOC, Chevron and ExxonMobil ranging from Engineering design to facilities construction and start-up.
All these have greatly endowed me with fast knowledge of project management skills in the areas of budgeting, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling of especially bigger full field development projects in Oil and Gas.
I hold B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology with second class upper and the best graduating student in the year 1999/2000.
Being passionate about learning new skills, I had undergone various trainings to become memberships of the following professional bodies.
Isaac graduated with honours degree, Bachelor of Engineering, Petroleum Engineering from the University of Benin. Joined Shell in 1985 as a Wellsite Petroleum Engineer. He worked as Well Operations Engineer and obtained the Shell Round II certificate in 1991.
He proceeded on overseas assignment to Shell Expro, Aberdeen in 1991 where he worked as a Well Technologist and later as a drilling supervisor on Mobile Drilling Unit. On return to Nigeria, he was posted to Human Resources to Head Estate Services in 1995. Back to Well Engineering in 1998, he became the Senior Well Engineer and then after, Head Well Technology and Specialist team. During this period, he was also a member of the Global Wells Rig Contracting team.
Isaac was appointed to lead the newly created Completions and Well Intervention department in 2005. First challenge was to model the discipline after the Well Engineering competence developments and certification framework and integrate the new department. As CWI manager, he was also member of Global wells Discipline team. Isaac led the embedment of Well Integrity Management System in Shell Nigeria. He was also in charge of management of incidents of wellhead fires/blowouts.
Promoted to General Manager, Wells in 2011, a position he held until retirement in July 2017. During this period, managed growth in rig activities with challenging increase in social/security issues in the Niger Delta; contracted a HPHT rig and completed a campaign of three HPHT wells; established and maintained a well abandonment and decommissioning team. A member of Global Wells Activity Leadership Team that co-ordinate the Wells discipline matters across the globe. As a member of SPDC Nigeria leadership team, sat in Decision Review Boards that consider and approve development projects across board from initiation/planning through investment and delivery. Also, as Senior Management team member, part of management of corporate wide matters of organization, people, HSE, Joint Venture and Co-venture management.
Isaac is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and serves as BOT member of IADC Nigeria. He is a member of Board of Directors of two Oil and Gas Service companies – Owel-Linkso and Melvon Nigeria Ltd. Isaac is currently Executive Director of Palm Kernel Oil and Cake producing company – Ufaini Ibom Processing Limited.
Kiemhe has over 19 years’ experience in production optimization, project management, artificial lift deployment, well integrity management, flow assurance support, intelligent well completions, workover design, well interventions and field operations support. He is the founder and CEO of Kinatis Energy Services Ltd., a UK based firm that provides production engineering consultancy services to oil and gas companies.
Kiemhe has carried out technical studies on EOR development, artificial lift selection, facilities optimization / modification, well testing operations, field development studies, waterflood and gas injection systems optimization, coiled tubing and wireline technology review, production system optimization, smart well completions, well stimulation design and field deployment support. His experience ranges from conventional reservoirs to unconventional shale gas projects in Canada, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Nigeria, Denmark, and Netherlands. Kiemhe has a BEng in Petroleum Engineering from University of Benin and a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Production Engineering from Robert Gordon University, Scotland.
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Mr. Ibifiri A.C. Bobmanuel is the founder and President of Rivers Entrepreneurs and Investors Forum (REIF), Port Harcourt Great Light Co-Operative Investment And Credit Society Limited and The Investors Hub Magazine. Also, the Chief Executive Officer of Rivers Renaissance and Development Limited (RRDL).
A passionate believer in the potentials of Rivers State, Bobmanuel has proven himself as a visionary leader in various business and social domains in Rivers State and beyond. He is currently the CEO of various businesses notably Bobmanuel I. A.C. Construction Company Limited, Saint Bob Motors Limited, Saint Bob Automobile Assembly Limited, and Bobmanuel Commodity Distribution Limited.
He has an experience of over 25 years in business management, which cuts across the Automobile sales & assembly, Construction and Agricultural sectors of the Economy. He holds a Master Degree in Business Management [MBM] from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University [ATBU] – Bauchi, Nigeria.
He was the President of Port Harcourt Polo Club, the National Vice President Nigeria Polo Federation and a passionate polo player.
Bar. Abdulmajeed Y. Oloriegbe is the Chairman/CEO of PACIFIC MARITIME LIMITED. He is a solicitor and advocate of Supreme Court of Nigeria with over fifteen (15) years of experience in maritime law. He is also member of chartered Institute of Arbitrators of Nigeria (UK Branch). He oversees the management of the company on behalf of the board of Directors.
PACIFIC MARITIME LIMITED is an indigenous wholly owned incorporated company that provide specialized maritime services to the oil and gas industry. The company head office is at UNITY bank building 2nd floor (suite 204-205), 3, Azikiwe road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The company provides services to oil and gas sector, such as equipment supply, provision of marine vessels, Houseboats, Barge, workboats, speed boats, tugboats, and allied equipment.
Bar. Opufaa Ben-Whyte is a Nigerian. He studied Law at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology. He is a legal practitioner of over 20 years cognitive experience in active legal practice.
He oversees the legal and secretarial duties of the company in his capacity as Company Secretary / Legal Adviser of the Company. He is the Managing Solicitor of the law firm of Ben-Whyte & Associates where his functions include active criminal and civil litigation before trial and appellate court, Company and commercial law practice, labor law matters, rendering Secretarial Services to Corporate Clients.
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