Dr. Raphael Awoseyin

He started his career in the downstream sector in 1977 with British Petroleum Nigeria Limited, the predecessor company of African Petroleum PLC. He later joined Acorn Petroleum Nigeria Limited as a Technical Manager. He left in 1984 to enter the private consultancy field and subsequently joined Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (“SPDC”) as an Oil and Gas Facilities Engineer. He was appointed as Head, Swamp Field Engineering in SPDC before being assigned to Petroleum Development, Oman (a company managed by SPDC), as Senior Project Engineer and subsequently Head of Interior Engineering.

He returned to SPDC in 1994 where he held various Engineering and Project positions. From 2000 to 2004, he led the SAP (ERP System) implementation for all the Shell Companies in Nigeria. He was later appointed General Manager, Gas Development in 2006, a position he held until May 2008.

Dr. Awoseyin obtained a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pacific Western University, USA, in 1993. He also obtained both a Bachelor’s degree and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Greenwich, UK, in 1977 and 1994 respectively.