Meet Ochuko Erivwo
Ochuko Erivwo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
SUMMARY
▪ Over 22 years upstream Oil & Gas industry experience with Shell (E&P) in Nigeria and South East Asia, with Schlumberger (IPM) in Asia, Latin America and West Africa, and with Benel in North America and Southern & West Africa.
▪ Broad experience in well engineering design and operations supervision from simple vertical to complex horizontal and multi-lateral wells; cost & risk assessment, technology management, project management and Integrated Services delivery on land, swamp and offshore locations. Specialty in Deepwater projects – exploration, appraisal and development (Subsea or DVA TLP/SPAR) wells.
▪ Published over 12 technical papers and presented at technical SPE conferences across the world (Amsterdam, Houston, Abuja, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, San Antonio, etc).
Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
▪ Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
▪ Instructor/Assessor – International Well Control Forum (IWCF)
▪ Shell Global Well Engineer Certification (R1 / R2)
▪ Member, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
▪ Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)
Academic Qualifications
▪ B. Eng in Mechanical Engineering (Nigeria),
▪ MSc (with distinction) in Well Design & Eng (RGU Aberdeen, UK)
▪ MBA (University of Manchester, UK).
Positions Held
▪ CTO, Transatlan Energy, Guyana ( Feb. 2019)
▪ Technical Director, Benel Technical Services, Ontario Canada (2014 till date)
▪ Tech/Project Manager, Schlumberger (IPM), Rio Brazil, Intl MR (2010-2013)
▪ Snr Well Engineer, Shell Deepwater, Malaysia, SNEPCo (2006-2010)
▪ Well Engr/Drilling Supv/Snr Well Engineer, Shell Nigeria, SSB (1998 – 2006)