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DECEMBER 21, 2018 I VOLUME 6 ISSUE 1

SPE LAGOS SECTION 61

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Dear Colleagues,

I am excited to communicate to you through this

medium for the first time since the inauguration

of the current SPE Lagos Board. It has been a

great start to the current board year. The past

few months has seen I and my colleagues on the

board put in tremendous efforts to shape the

goals of the section for the next one year, build

a strategy to achieve it and commence

implementing these strategies. My excitement

has grown over the months - seeing some of the

visions come to pass and appreciating the

impact these efforts are making amongst our

members and beyond. Each of these steps has

been truly satisfying.

Importantly, I would like to harp on the message

of the 2019 SPE International President (Dr Sami

Alnuaim), in one of his recent communications,

where he urged SPE members to take pride in

being part of this industry that seeks to provide

the current and future energy needs of the

world. A reflection on how much contribution

our industry has made to global development

should fill each one of us with pride. I urge us all

to look beyond justifying our next pay check, but

rather to adopt a mindset of playing our part to

enable creative and efficient solutions for the

world’s current and future energy needs. This is

an invitation for us to get back into the spirit of

the profession, approach our responsibilities

with excellence and pride and stay passionate

about what we do. Play your part, make a mark,

leave a legacy!

To create an environment that encourages all of

us to contribute towards this noble goal, we have

earmarked different programs that should

attract the participation of all categories of our

members – senior members, young

professionals and students. For our experienced

professionals, we would be looking up to you to

contribute through our various technical

knowledge dissemination platforms as well as

the numerous mentoring opportunities within

the society. We have outlined several programs

that will aid our young professionals to continue

their technical and soft skill development while

building their professional network. I am very

excited with the focus on our student members

– supporting their motivation to excel as well as

develop professionally and ethically. After all, we

are expecting the big crew change. In line with

this, we recently launched a digitalization/

machine learning challenge amongst our

students’ chapters to stimulate their creativity in

this strategic industry direction.

This edition of the SPE Lagos Section newsletter

showcases the activities of the section and some

SPE Nigerian Council events held in Lagos in the

past few months. It also shares the section’s

plans for the next few months. Please get on

board and help us be #BetterTogether!

Finally, I would like to thank our sponsors,

volunteers for our various activities and our

growing readership. We acknowledge and

appreciate your tremendous contributions.

I wish you all a merry Christmas & a happy new

year.

Best Regards,

Onyebuchi Okereke

SPE Lagos Section 61 Chairperson

#BetterTogether

Mark your Calendars, Plan ahead 3

SPE Lagos Section Annual General Meeting

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Unveiling the 2018/2019 Board Members

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Nigeria Annual International Conference &Exhibition (NAICE) 2018

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Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE) 2018

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SPE Lagos Section wins big at ATCE 2018

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Inaugural Board Meeting at Virgin Rose Resorts

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Highlights of December Technical Meeting

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YP Forum – Ms Excel Training 11

2019 SPEI President on ‘What Sustainability means for Oil & Gas’

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SPE Nigeria Council Courtesy visit to Companies

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Ambassador Lecturer Programs 15

Summary of 2018 Distinguished Lectures and Technical Meetings

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Community Service – Visit to Hearts of Gold Children Hospice

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Financial Planning for Professionals 21

A Traveller’s Guide to SPE Sections in Sub-Saharan Africa & Membership Awareness

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Social Events 23

Yuletide Safety tips, Cartoon/Trivia 24

For Enquiries 25

MEET THE EDITORS

Editor-in-chief ▪ Chinenye Bekibele (Schlumberger)

Editor ▪ Chinyere Princess Offor (SpringRock)

Contributing Editors ▪ David Akinmulewo ▪ Karen Ochie

What’s Inside

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Chairperson’s Message: Love Your Job!

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January 2019

▪ 19th: YP Vision Board Party/Career Workshop

▪ 23rd: Monthly Technical Meeting

▪ 26th: Catch Them Young (CTY) & Dr Olumide Phillips Scholarship (DROPS) Exams

at Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls

February 2019

▪ 2nd: YP Training Workshop on Visual Basic Application/ Speed Mentoring Session

▪ 15th: Nomination deadline for SPE International Awards

▪ 23rd: Study Group (Reservoir Engineering)

March 2019

▪ 1st: Nomination deadline for SPE Regional Awards

▪ 7th – 10th: Student Technical Symposium and Exhibition (STSE) at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife

▪ 13th: Monthly Technical Meeting

▪ 16th: YP Training Workshop (Python programming/ YP Speed Mentoring Session/ Mini-Happy Hour)

▪ TBD: Walk/Run for the Less Privileged

For more information, contact us at [email protected].

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

NAICE 2019 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition

August 5-7, 2019 I Lagos, Nigeria

“Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and

Mobile Technology: Changing the

Future of the Energy Industry”

https://connect.spe.org/spenc/naice/naice2019/abstracts


The Society of Petroleum Engineers, Lagos Section 61, held her

Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Award Night on 4th August 2018

at the Eko Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, full of glitz and

glamour, was well attended by a host of oil and gas professionals

from various multinational and indigenous companies in Nigeria.

It was a night to give account of the activities of the 2017/2018

Board, celebrate members who have distinguished themselves in

their outstanding services to the society and the industry and

recognize companies who have supported Lagos Section board

immensely during the year. Service Awards were also presented to

the outgoing board members. Several top performing students and

universities were also awarded. (List of awardees on page 19)

SPE LAGOS SECTION 61: 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

2017/2018 Chairperson Temitope Oshuntuyi giving opening remarks and account of the just concluded Board year accomplishments

2018 SPEI President Darcy Spady & Chikezie Nwosu with

some of the Industry Colleagues that were awarded

2016/2017 Board Members being applauded

Recipient of Scholarship award 2018 SPEI President Darcy Spady expressing his appreciation

after being gifted with a Nigerian attire

Musical performance

Senior Members at the AGM with 2018 SPEI President Darcy Spady

Industry Sponsors awarded and appreciated at the AGM


The high point of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) was the election of the new board members to run the affairs of the

section for the next year. The 27-member newly elected board to be led by Onyebuchi Okereke (of Chevron) was

inaugurated that night 4th August, 2018. Members of the 2018/2019 board include:

UNVEILING THE 2018/2019 BOARD MEMBERS

Onyebuchi Okereke Section Chairperson

Oghogho Effiom

Program Chairperson

Temitope Oshuntuyi

Section Director

Fanyama Okoli

Secretary

Phillip Adegboye

Treasurer

Michael Ogbu

R&D Chair

Chimere Alim

Young Professional Chair

Nurah Oyekan

Community Chair

Felix Arismendi

Technology Transfer Chair

Opeyemi Adetula

Student Affairs Chair

Elesie Nnanna

Career Guidance Chair

Nurudeen Yusuf Scholarship Chair

Chinenye Bekibele

Publicity Chair

Biyi Awotiku

Membership Chair

Priscilla Enwere

Special Projects Chair

Michael Oyere Asst. Program Chair

Chukwuemeka Kerry

Asst. Young Prof Chair

Chinyere Offor

Asst. Publicity Chair

Preye Allagoa

Asst. Tech Transfer Chair

Obinna Okongwu

Asst. Student Affairs Chair

Chinenyem Ohaji

Asst. Secretary

Okpalla Jeffrey Asst. Community Chair

Gbenga Abe

Asst. Scholarship Chair

Nwakaji Nwakaji

Asst. Treasuer

Obianuju Igbokwe

Asst Career Guid.Chair

Olisaka Onugbolu

Asst. Membership Chair

Odion Okosun

Secretariat


NIGERIA ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (NAICE) 2018

The 42nd edition of the Nigeria Annual International Conference

and Exhibition (NAICE) held from August 6th to 8th, 2018 in EXPO

Centre Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The

event focused on the theme “Diversification of the Nigerian

Economy – the Oil & Gas industry as an Enabler”. Various

dignitaries attended the opening ceremony including Mr Darcy

Spady, 2018 SPEI President.

It featured Panel Sessions (including a special session on

Digitalization), Young professionals workshop and Away Day,

Women Development Programme, SPE Section Officers

Workshop, Student Activities, Family Program, Short

Courses, SPE Cares (Tree planting & Feed the Disabled)

Company exhibitions amongst many other activities.

Over 50 companies were present and exhibited at the event

which also featured over 150 technical paper

presentations/poster sessions. SPE Lagos section members

were largely represented and conducted various programs at

the event.

Thumbs up by Section Officers from Lagos, Benin, Warri, Port Harcourt and Abuja Section present at NAICE 2018

Mrs Reginald Ugwuadu giving the Vote of Thanks at the Women Development Workshop

Young Professionals pose with the Senior Members and 2018 SPEI President Darcy Spady after the

YP Workshop

SPE Lagos Young Professionals represented at the YP Away Day at Chevron Recreational Center, Gbagada

Section Members admire Darcy Spady’s musical performance as he plays the accordion

Applause for the Winners of the Best YP Sections In Nigeria (L-R Darcy Spady (2018 SPEI President) and Egbert Imomoh (2013 SPEI President)

Happy Mayhem on stage as Lagos Section and Port Harcourt Section grab the Best Young Professional (YP) Section Award


ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (ATCE) 2018

The month of September always

demands a special place in the

schedules of Petroleum Engineers,

innovative academicians, World

energy leaders and industry managers

- as it ushers the diversified league of

energy related professionals into new

ideas, ground breaking inventions and

a comprehensive review of carefully

selected technical topics (related to

industry productivity, efficiency and

safety) – an experience only

obtainable at the Society of

Petroleum Engineers Annual

Technical Conference and Exhibition.

This year’s ATCE held at Kay Balley

Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas,

Texas, USA from 24th to 26th September

2018. With its focus on “Big Data

Transformation, Artificial intelligence

(AI), Machine learning, and other

digital technologies”, the event did not

come short of the anticipated

exhilaration as it unveiled insightful

technical sessions, networking

atmosphere and ceremonies to more

than 8,100 E&P professionals

represented at the conference.

The general opening panel session

themed “Translating Big Data into

Business Results” set an innovative

tone for the whole event, pointing

professionals to technical areas

driving the industry forward. The

Panelists emphasized the need for

E&P companies to have a data strategy

for effectively using data to improve

operations and safety, stating that

more data has been created over the

last two years than the last 5,000

years.

Dr Sami Alnuaim (2019 SPEI President)

received the mantle of leadership

from Darcy Spady (2018 SPEI

President).

More than 300 technical papers

emanating from hours of extended

research were presented. ATCE 2018

provided one of the largest displays of

innovative E&P products and

technologies from over 360 companies

thereby closing the conference on a

high note with inspired professionals

ready for the next year to meet again at

ATCE 2019 in Calgary, Canada.

Visit www.atce.org for more information.

representing sixteen (16) countries

showcased at the conference.

Noteworthy accomplishments of E&P

professionals were celebrated at the

Annual reception and banquet with

more than 50 individuals honoured,

L-R (a) Section Members arrive Dallas for ATCE 2018, (b) ATCE 2018 Grand Opening Session , (c) Students compete in Petrobowl

Representation of various Sections from Nigeria at the Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition 2018 at Dallas, Texas, USA

http://www.atce.org/


Twenty-two SPE sections were awarded the 2018 SPE President’s Award for Section Excellence, the highest honour a section can receive. The awards were presented during the President's Luncheon at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Dallas, Texas.

The award recognizes the top 10% of eligible sections that are exemplary in Technical knowledge dissemination,

SPE LAGOS SECTION WINS BIG AT ATCE 2018

Section operations & sustainability, Member benefits, Reaching out (Within, Inter-society and Community benefits) and Innovation.

The 2017/2018 Chairperson, Temitope Oshuntuyi, received the award on behalf of SPE Lagos section. Several Lagos Section Board Members, Young Professionals and Senior members were present to celebrate the occasion.

Winners of the 2018 President’s Award for Section Excellence

Left: 2018 SPE Annual Awards Banquet

Right: (a) List of Winners of the 2018 President’s Award for Section Excellence (b) Excited Section Members from Nigeria display their Section Awards


Organize Technical & non-

Technical Workshops, Energy4me

INAUGURAL BOARD MEETING AT VIRGIN ROSE RESORTS

Complete SPE Section 61 Employee Handbook

Increase membership to 3000 persons by

July 2019

Engage Industry Stakeholders, Support the Industry by

bringing diverse perspectives

Community outreaches, Social

Networking Programmes

Improve visibility of Section 61

globally, Align with SPEI KPIs

Set up and Facilitate Section 61 job seek board

Scholarship Opportunities,

Mentoring Sessions, Excursion

to an Oil facility

Drive active participation among YPs,

Integrate the unemployed &

recent graduates

Orphanage Visits, Walk/Run Fund

Raisers.

Career Workshops, Talks, Webinars,

SPE/Industry internship for YPs,

Mid-Careers, Students

Career Talk, Ambassador

Lecturer Program & Catch Them Young for 50

indigent schools

The newly elected (2018/2019) Lagos section board members held their Inaugural meeting at Virgin Rose Resorts, Victoria Island on August 25th, 2018.

With synergy and team work, the board is set to achieve outstanding results seamlessly in the given year.

In the words of the Section Chairperson, Onyebuchi

Okereke, “We would sustain the legacy of SPE Lagos

Section and drive technical excellence”.

Take a peep below into the Board’s plan for 2018/2019.


HIGHLIGHTS OF DECEMBER 2018 TECHNICAL MEETING

The Section organizes monthly Technical Meetings to disseminate knowledge amongst Energy Stakeholders, Industry Professionals and Students. The meetings are always well attended.

The December technical meeting held on the 12th at Eko Hotels & Suites, VI, Lagos. Two topics were presented: Frontier

Basin Integration with Nigerian Gas Master Plan by Gabriel Bigwan and Recompletion using Cement Packer: Eroton Experience by Emeka Onyeka (ably represented by Augusta Etim), all of Eroton Exploration and Production.

The meeting was well attended and the Lecturers did justice

in the Questions and Answers session.

Senior Members and Board Members at the Event with both Lecturers of the day (Gabriel Bigwan and Augusta Etim)

Gabriel Bigwan delivering his lecture Augusta Etim delivering her lecture

Gabriel Bigwan responding to a question asked Entrance to the Venue Niyi Afolabi (Head Development & Wells, Eroton E&P)

giving the Sponsor’s remarks


YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (YP) FORUM – MS EXCEL TRAINING

In order to improve Microsoft Excel proficiency amongst

young professionals and students, SPE Lagos Section organized

an Excel Café. Ms Excel offers Engineers the ease of managing

and analysing data promptly, thereby making informed

decisions from these data. The Excel Cafe held on 29th

September 2018 at the Virgin Rose Resort, Victoria Island. The

event was facilitated by Chimere Alim and Victor Momoh.

Topics learned included basics on Excel interface, absolute and

relative referencing, basic functions, conditional Sum

functions, conditional Formatting, formula auditing/error

checking, sheet Protection, data manipulation & validation,

text to columns, lookup functions, what-if Analysis, dynamic

Charts, introduction to Macros and VBA. The Young

professionals were grateful for the value-adding café.

SPE CARES ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS, WHY?

Skilled Professionals make better

Innovators and Industry leaders.

Cross Section of the Excel Café as Victor Momoh tutored the class.

Fulfilled Young Professionals strike a pose with the Facilitators and Organizers.

MS Excel Training for Young Professionals


Dr Sami Alnuaim is the 2019 SPEI President. He has been with Saudi

Aramco for 31 years, where he has worked in reservoir engineering,

production engineering, research and development and at the upstream

computer center. He has a long history of service to SPE and has been a

member of the SPE Middle East Board of Directors. He is a recipient of

several SPE local, regional and international awards. In the recently

concluded ATCE 2018 at Dallas, Texas, he took a stand for sustainability

and here he speaks on ‘What Sustainability means for Oil and Gas’.

After my October column, I heard from some members concerned

about my plan to promote sustainability. They equated the term

with a “green” agenda, and with stopping the use of fossil fuels.

While oil and gas are finite, not “renewable” resources, they are

still crucially important to building a more sustainable world and

will play a major role for a very long time, not only for global

economic growth but also for global social development and

human lifestyle enhancement.

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted an ambitious agenda

for transforming our world by 2030. They established 17

sustainable development goals (SDGs) that address some of the

world’s most pressing challenges, such as poverty, hunger, health,

education, clean water, and affordable energy. According to the

UN, these 17 SDGs are integrated and indivisible, and they balance

the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic,

social, and environmental.

My focus during my term as SPE president is to highlight how the

oil and gas industry contributes to all three of these main

concepts. I believe this can be achieved by mapping some of these

SDGs on what we do daily and explain how our industry is

contributing broadly to the economy, society, and the

environment.

The impact of oil and gas on the global economy is evident.

According to BP’s World Energy Outlook for 2018, oil and gas

supply around 53% of the world’s energy needs, especially in the

transportation, chemicals, and manufacturing sectors. This

percentage is not expected to change much through 2040, with

the total volume of oil and gas demand expected to increase.

Exporting countries and those supplying their own energy needs

benefit from our industry through gross domestic product (GDP)

and economic growth. But even importing countries see

significant benefit from the oil and gas powering their economies.

Let us just imagine for a second what would happen to Japan,

South Korea, China and even Western Europe without oil and gas.

The majority of the energy needs for these sectors currently, and

for the long term, are met largely by oil and gas, without which

their economies would be negatively affected and their lifestyle

would diminish. These countries rely on the commodities we

produce to grow their GDP, develop their societies, and improve

the lifestyle of their citizens. With the abundance, mobility, and

affordability of oil and gas, the world economy not only thrives but

also fully supports continued growth, bringing more prosperity.

The social challenges facing the world, which can be seen in many

of the UN SDGs, reflect issues our industry has been addressing

since we first discovered resources in far-flung parts of the globe.

When our industry discovers and develops hydrocarbon

resources, we help countries to develop socially by creating local

jobs, enhancing the local content, and building infrastructure such

as roads, schools, hospitals, water wells, housing, and

communities.

Most large companies across our industry have significant social

engagement programs in the areas where they operate. Most are

committed to doing the right things for their communities, not

just the most cost-effective or easiest solution. Many of these

companies voluntarily provide sustainability reports detailing how

they respond to the challenges of the communities where they

operate; these reports can typically be found on a company’s

website. Our industry is making significant investments to address

the social challenges facing our world.

Many SPE sections and university chapters around the world have

impressive social responsibility programs. Our members are

donating blood, planting trees, cleaning beaches, conducting

back-to-school drives, and visiting orphanages. I expect to have

the honor to visit many of them and participate in their social

programs. The social consciousness of the people throughout our

industry is impressive.

The environmental challenge is no different. There are significant

initiatives across our industry to improve environmental

performance.

2019 SPEI PRESIDENT COLUMN ‘WHAT DOES SUSTANABILITY MEAN FOR OIL AND GAS?’

The UN Sustainable Development Goals, Source: IPIECA.org


We start with the implementation of best-in-class environmental

practices from the exploration phase and go through the

development phases of drilling, production, management,

monitoring, and ending with decommissioning. We recognize that

the environmental impacts of our operations have far-reaching

consequences and that improvement is always possible.

The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) is an

excellent industry-supported initiative to document and share

such knowledge and best-in-class practices among all oil and gas

producers. Through this initiative, countries and companies

starting their oil and gas activities can benefit from the

experiences of others.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) and climate change concerns are our

“Achilles heel” because many politicians and the public believe

that fossil fuels are the only sources of CO to blame. Hence, our

image is negatively presented, and our license to operate is being

limited. I am proud to say that we are taking a leadership role in

many areas to contribute to solutions. For more than a decade,

the US Environmental Protection Agency and producers have

worked together on a voluntary methane emission reduction

program that has produced measurable reductions from

upstream and pipeline operations.

A recent study published in Science, titled “Global Carbon

Intensity of Crude Oil Production,” shows that some countries,

such as Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Thailand, and Ghana,

have very low carbon intensity—very low methane and CO

emissions for getting oil out of the ground and delivered to the

refinery. In addition to showing the efficiency of these countries,

it highlights that among countries with higher carbon intensity,

the No. 1 reason is gas flaring—something that can typically be

reduced or eliminated economically as the gas is captured for use

or sale. The World Bank Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership

reported that global flaring of natural gas declined by 5% in 2017

even as oil production rose by 0.5%.

The International Energy Agency has confirmed the progress our

industry has made in reduction of CO and methane emissions. Our

industry has made a critical contribution to CO reduction through

the substitution of clean-burning natural gas for coal and liquids

in power generation, and to a lesser extent, in transportation.

Another great initiative that shows our industry is fully engaged to

address the environmental challenge is the Oil and Gas Climate

Initiative (http://oilandgasclimateinitiative.com)). OGCI is a

voluntary, CEO-led initiative taking practical actions on climate

change. Its members leverage their collective strength to lower

the carbon footprints of energy, industry, and transportation

value chains via engagement, policies, investments (more than $1

billion), and technology deployment.

Our industry is indeed a key factor of the UN sustainability model,

contributing to most of the 17 SDGs. What we need to do, as an

industry, is develop tools and analytics to globally quantify the oil

SPE International Board Members Mr. Wumi Illedare (African Region Director – 1st Left) and Dr.

Sami Alnuaim (2019 SPEi President – 3rd left) with SPE Nigeria colleagues at ATCE 2018.

and gas industry’s contributions to these SDGs. IPIECA (the global

oil and gas industry association for environmental and social

issues) is developing a global reporting framework for

sustainability reporting. When adopted by the oil and gas industry,

it can be used by researchers and scientists to develop analytics to

quantify the impact of our industry on the 17 SDGs. I am in

discussion with energy research groups in several universities

around the world to join this effort and help to develop advanced

analytics/correlations that provide transparent reporting on

industry sustainability performance. I believe we have a positive

story to tell.

Despite all of the work our industry has done, there are still

geographic areas where information is limited to show industry’s

efforts to address the economic, social, and environmental

challenge. I would like to encourage all oil and gas companies,

universities, and research institutes around the world to document

our successes and address the ongoing challenges in their

geographical areas. I also urge members to join the SPE Sustainable

Development Technical Section (currently more than 1,500

professionals) and to use SPE sustainability events and webinars to

learn, share knowledge, and present the results of their studies.

I must end this article by saying that sustainability is not a new

concept in SPE. Our board started discussing the concept of

sustainability in 2010. The Sustainable Development Technical

Section was created in 2015. As we developed our most recent

strategic plan, we modified our vision for the future to include

sustainability.

SPE’s vision is to:

Advance the oil and gas community’s ability to meet

the world’s energy demands in a safe, environmentally

responsible, and sustainable manner.

I want to encourage members around the world to think about the

many ways our industry contributes to a more sustainable world,

to join the great effort undertaken by SPE and the industry to

communicate our contributions, and to spread our positive stories

in their communities to create an image of our industry that better

reflects the value we create. (Sourced from SPE’s JPT Volume 7 Issue 12)

2019 SPEI PRESIDENT COLUMN ‘WHAT DOES SUSTANABILITY MEAN FOR OIL AND GAS?’ cont’d


In line with her tradition of sampling the pulse of the industry and

sharing her vision and activities for the current year, SPE Nigerian

Council engaged in courtesy visits across the country to various

stakeholders in the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry.

Past and present board members from SPE Lagos Section 61 were

well represented. Some of the companies visited in Lagos are

Total E&P Nigeria Ltd, Shell, Aiteo and Addax. These visits being in

the season of NAICE 2018 had the honor of having Darcy Spady

(2018 SPEI President) in attendance. Pictorial highlights during the

visits are provided below.

HIGHLIGHTS OF SPE NIGERIA COUNCIL VISIT TO COMPANIES

Group picture of SPE Nigeria Council Members with Addax Management

Group picture of SPE Nigeria Council Members with Management of Total E&P NIg Ltd Group picture of SPE Nigeria Council Members with Shell Management

Group picture of SPE Nigeria Council Members with Management of Aiteo


ALP at Covenant University, Ota (October 1, 2018)

AMBASSADOR LECTURER PROGRAMS (ALPs)

The Ambassador Lecturer Program (ALP) is an initiative of SPE

International to help educate, inform, and develop the skills

of the next generation of oil and gas professionals. Young

Professionals (YPs) visit universities and secondary schools in

their region to help disseminate information about the E&P

industry, answer students’ questions, and share their

professional experiences.

The ALPs have become important vehicles to shape the

minds of young ones about the oil and gas industry, its

impact on the Nigerian economy and why they should

consider a career in oil and gas. Students are made to

understand that it is a highly diverse and multidisciplinary

industry which has room for them; they are required to excel

academically in secondary school and University.

To posit that the Graduate Employability Symposium with the theme “Graduate Employability: Bridging the gap between the classroom and the industry” held at Covenant University on the 1st of October was a success, would be a big understatement. It was organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Covenant University Student Chapter at the School’s Research Multi-Purpose hall.

Professionals across the industry from companies like Shell, Total, Addax, NLNG, Schneider as well as Covenant University travelled long distances to bring the industry to the classroom at the symposium. Professionals in attendance included the Deputy General Manager, Total Exploration and Production - Musa Usman; the Talent Management and Corporate Resourcing Manager, Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Ltd - Mr. Paul Bakare ably represented by the Senior Resourcing Officer NLNG - Godwin Nsude; the Planning Manager, Shell Nigeria E&P Company - Mr. Abdulrahman Mijinyawa; the Marketing Communication Manager, Schneider Electric - Mrs. Viviane Mike – Eze; the Head Human Relations and Senior HR Business Partner, Addax Petroleum - Mr. Lanre Olaleye; the HOD, Petroleum Engineering department, Covenant University -

Prof. OyinkePreye D. Orodu and many others.

The Panelists engaged in a panel session and delivered key note lectures at the symposium ranging from: * Digitalization in the workplace: how to develop digital skills using various platforms such as udemi, w3scools e.t.c and the acronym 'try' (Time to Reinvent Yourself) was emphasized on. * Soft skills & values required for the workplace such as integrity and honesty, diligence, commitment and teamwork. * Vital skills to develop for the workplace such as critical thinking, persuasive communication, leadership, problem solving skills and lifelong learning ability. * How best to survive in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world: think globally, act locally.

A major take home was that you keep trying until a ‘no’ turns to a ‘yes’. Students and young professionals were encouraged to attend such events whenever they have the opportunity as it culminates in career advancement which is the ultimate goal.


VIVIAN MIKE-EZE Always TRY T- Time to R – Reinvent Y - Yourself

Marketing Communication Manager, Schneider Electric

. Vital skills required in the workplace are critical thinking, persuasive communication, leadership, problem solving skills and lifelong learning ability.

ABDULRAHMAN MIJINYAWA

Planning Manager, Shell Nigeria

GODWIN NSUDE

Those who would survive in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world wouldn’t be those who want to make changes because it means the change is ahead of you.

Ask yourself? - How much are you aware of the world we live in today and how it is

changing? - Have you acquired competences required to survive in a new world?

Senior Resourcing Officer, NLNG

L-R, Vivian Mike-Eze, Godwin Nsude, Abdulrahman Mijinyawa delivering their topics at the Graduate Employability Symposium at Covenant University


ALP at Army Day Secondary School, Ojoo, Ibadan – September 21, 2018

ALP at Methodist Girls High School – October 10, 2018

ALP at Olive Branch College, Ibadan – October 31, 2018

AMBASSADOR LECTURER PROGRAMS (ALPs) cont’d

YP Misturah Badru conducting ALP at Army Day Secondary School, Ojoo, Ibadan on the 21st of September 2018

YP Adedapo Omotosho conducting ALP at Olive Branch School, Ibadan on the 31st of October 2018

YP Patience Ojoboh conducting ALP at Methodist Girls High School on the 10th of October 2018

An Ambassador Lecturer Program was also conducted by Misturah Badru at The Tenets School, Ikorodu on 26th of November

2018.


Summary of Distinguished Lectures and Technical Meetings held in the year 2018.

Behind every successful project is a smart working team. SPE is a powerhouse of achieving volunteers. This is not without the support of various organizations and employers, and they are deeply appreciated. SPE Lagos held her board meetings at Chevron on 17th October and SNEPCO on 15th November 2018.

SUMMARY OF 2018 DISTINGUISHED LECTURES AND TECHNICAL MEETINGS

Month Program Type Topic Speaker(s) Lecturer’s Affiliation

December 2018

Technical Meeting

Frontier Basin Integration with Nigerian Gas Master Plan & Recompletion using Cement Packer: Eroton Experience

Gabriel Bigwan & Emeka Onyeka

Eroton E & P

May 2018 Distinguished

Lecture Petrophysical Rock Typing: A Solution for Modeling

Heterogenous Reservoirs Mark

Skalinski

Chevron Energy Technology Company

April 2018 Technical Meeting

Zonal Isolation to Prevent Gas and Water Production in Challenging Conditions

Joseph Bagal & Benjamin Asokhia

Welltec

March 2018

Technical Meeting

ONE TRIP COMPLETION- Using new technology to optimize standalone screen and upper completions deployment.

Euan Murdoch, Ojeh

Ozeigbe

Weatherford & SNEPCO

February 2018

Soft Skills Session

Effective Communication Sophia Weaver First E&P

February 2018

Technical Meeting

Unconventional workflows for identifying immediate and short opportunities in a matured Niger Delta Asset

Udeme M-P John, George

Zangl Newcross

BEHIND THE SCENE - MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS

Some of the SPE Lagos Section Board members at Chevron -

Some of the SPE Lagos Section Board members at SNEPCO


SPE LAGOS SECTION 61: 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING cont’d

Award Category Recipient(s)

YP Award Chinyere Princess Offor

Imo Patrick Udo

Chinenye Ezechi

Victor Momoh

Distinguished Support/ Technical Paper Presenters

Paterne Wantong

Udeme M-P John

Euan Murdoch

Joseph Bagal

CTY Winners Dueke-Eze Chika G.

Ikomi Oritsemoyowa

Ezeunala Ekene Franklin

Kola-Akinola Tanitoluwa

Award Category Recipient(s)

Distinguished Corporate Award

Total E &P Nigeria Ltd

Newcross E & P Ltd

Weatherford Nigeria Ltd

Welltec Oilfield Services Nig Ltd

Amni IPDC Ltd

Mobil Producing Nigeria

Chevron Nigeria Ltd

Seplat Petroleum Devt Co. PLC

First E&P Devt Company Ltd

Schhlumberger Nigeria Ltd

List of Awardees at the AGM


Giving back to the society is one of the passions of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and this is embodied in the SPE

CARES initiative which is participated in globally. SPE Lagos Section sustains this tradition by seeking out ways to positively

impact the communities in Lagos. She has previously reached out by organizing book & toy drives, performing Medical

outreaches, sponsoring students in the ‘Friends of the Disabled’ in craftsman scholarship, funding school stipends of orphans

through a Walk/Run for the Less Privileged amongst many others.

The show of love and acts of service to the communities is a forever responsibility she has taken up. On December 2nd, the

Section visited the ‘Hearts of Gold’ Children’s Hospice which caters for disabled children. It was a sobering yet heart-warming

experience as described by one of the Section’s board member in attendance.

COMMUNITY SERVICE – VISIT TO HEARTS OF GOLD CHILDREN’S HOSPICE

A view of the Children at the Hospice Representatives of SPE Lagos Section at Hearts of Gold Children’s Hospice

SPE Lagos Section Board Members conveying gift items to the Hospice A view of some of the gift items


On the 4th of December 2018, the Section organized a Webinar titled “OUT OF WORK, BUT NOT OUT OF

BILLS: Building your Personal Finance Strategy in the Current Economic Environment”. Mr Mohammed

Garuba, a seasoned Professional with Cardinal Stone, with over 20 years of experience in the financial

services sector, led the highly insightful webinar session. The online webinar attracted several

participants and it was indeed a worthwhile session. Excerpts are shared below.

FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR PROFESSIONALS

FINANCIAL PLANNING

IS AN ONGOING PROCESS TO

HELP YOU MAKE SOUND

DECISIONS ABOUT MONEY IN

ORDER TO ACHIEVE YOUR

GOALS IN LIFE

Why Oil & Gas Professionals

require Financial Planning?

➢ Changing dynamics in the Oil

and gas Industry and emerging

trends such as technology and

renewables.

➢ Modifications in HR policies in

line with variable costing trends.

➢ NO ONE CAN MANAGE YOUR

FUNDS BETTER THAN YOU

Events that could shape the Economy

and Investment climate in 2019

▪ Devaluation of the Naira

▪ Deregulation of the downstream oil sector

▪ Declining oil prices

▪ Imminent changes in monetary policies

post 2019 general elections

▪ Implementation of cost reflective tariffs to

improve power supply

SOME FINANCIAL PLANNING MISTAKES

Thinking it is too late to start

Relying heavily on gratuity payoff

Concentrating all your investments in one

asset class

Paying too high investment expenses

Saving for retirement without a plan

Not seeking professional help

Underestimating post-retirement health

care costs

Your Personal

objectives determine

your investment plan

No two persons may have same

investment plans as they have

different circumstances and

personal objectives. Given

competing demands for your

finance, set your objectives clearly

FINANCIAL PLANING

DEMYSTIFIED, steps to take

1. Assess your financial

situation

2. Set your financial goals

3. Create a budget

4. Develop & implement

your plan

5. Regularly monitor &

review your plan

SOME ASSET CLASSES & THEIR RISK/REWARD PROFILE

In Conclusion Financial Freedom is a choice and not a dream.

When you make your choice, you are responsible for

making it happen.

DECIDE TO BE FINANCIALLY FREE TODAY & MAKE IT HAPPEN

SOME USEFUL TIPS ✓ Diversify your markets and asset classes

✓ Live within your means, deliberately save more than you consume

✓ Create multiple streams of income

✓ Take advantage of tax-exempt investments

✓ Create a budget, create a retirement portfolio


Most of the times, professionals will relocate to new environments for new work assignments/studies, the fun of

pursuing new opportunities or just for the sheer pleasure of taking adventures. Gladly, SPE family is ‘almost’

everywhere you go, ready to welcome you and give you an interesting on-boarding. Below is a guide to SPE sections

in Sub-Saharan Africa and when next you find yourself on one of those journeys, carry this along.

Still thinking about why you should join SPE or renew your elapsed membership, here are some reasons why?

Below are invaluable resources available in SPE.

OnePetro is an online library for technical literature relating

to the oil and gas business. It is maintained by SPE and hosts more

than 190,000 papers from 20 publishing partners. Papers presented

at SPE local, regional and international conferences can be found

there. www.onepetro.org

Petrowiki was created from the petroleum engineering

handbook. Members can update and expand content with approval

from the moderator. www.petrowiki.org

The SPE bookstore has a range of books available.

www.spe.org/store

SPE webinar is another great resource where members can

watch live or recorded videos on technical presentations.

https://webevents.spe.org/

SPE Connect enables members to connect with other professionals in their technical disciplines.

SPE E-Mentoring Platform is a distance mentoring program that enables participants to communicate at their

convenience and across different time zones. http://www.spe.org/ementoring/ The Way Ahead Publication by Young Professionals

A TRAVELLER’S GUIDE TO SPE SECTIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

WEST AFRICA

Abuja Section, Nigeria -199

Benin City, Nigeria – 116

Lagos Section, Nigeria – 061

Port Harcourt Section, Nigeria – 103

Warri Nigeria Section, Nigeria – 104

Ghana Section, Accra, Ghana – 197

EAST AFRICA

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - 227

Maputo Section, Mozambique - 217

Nairobi Section, Kenya – 218

Uganda Section, Kampala - 206

CENTRAL AFRICA

Angola Section, Luanda, Angola - 097

Congo Section, Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo - 117

Douala Section, Cameroon - 237

Gabon Section, Port Gentil, Gabon- 105

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Windhoek Section, Namibia - 238

Southern Africa Section, Cape town, SA - 168

MEMBERSHIP AWARENESS

http://www.onepetro.org/

http://www.petrowiki.org/

http://www.spe.org/store

https://webevents.spe.org/

http://www.spe.org/ementoring/


We rejoice with many of our members who celebrated their birthdays. The SPE family grew bigger as some members got

married, while others welcomed bundles of joy (babies) into their home. Notably also, the Section was represented at

the Commendation Service of Late Engr Yemi Akinlawon, the past SPE African Regional Director who was a firm supporter

of the Section and her activities. SPE was ably represented locally and internationally.

Mr and Mrs Akinloye

Mr and Mrs Ogbodu

SOCIAL EVENTS

Student Affairs Chair, Opeyemi Adetula’s Baby

Representation of SPE International, Nigerian Council, Senior Friends, Industry Colleagues & Lagos Section Members at the Commendation Service of Late Engr Yemi Akinlawon (Past SPE African Regional Director)

Baby Nicole of Mr & Mrs Nwakaji

Baby Valerie of Mr & Mrs Adetula

Baby Isabella of Mr & Mrs Ohaji


Personal Security

Keep a low profile, blend in and be alert to developments in your environment.

Avoid routine pattern of movements and late-night outings.

Save emergency numbers on your phone with speed dial for easy call in an emergency.

Financial Transactions

Keep all information concerning financial transactions strictly confidential.

Avoid carrying large sums of cash, do not carry bags or packages that may attract criminals.

Use ATMs only in safe and well-lit places and not late at night.

Travel Security

Always pre-plan your journey and ensure the vehicle is in good working condition.

Discuss travel plans only with immediate family members.

Stick to major routes and avoid lonely routes with bad roads and poor visibility

CARTOON OF THE MONTH: NO SHORTCUTS

TRIVIA

Who is the current African Regional director?

What was the theme of NAICE 2017?

What was the Cartoon message of SPE Lagos

Newsletter Vol 5 issue 2?

Forward your answers to the

trivia to

[email protected]

Answers to Previous Trivia (Volume 5 Issue 4)

1.45 years old

2.Abuja Section

3.Work Safe

YULETIDE SAFETY TIPS


Chinenye Bekibele

Publicity Chair/ Editor in Chief

Connect with SPE Lagos

Chinyere Offor

Assistant Publicity Chair /Editor

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