Mr. Bandele Badejo

Bandele Badejo is the Chief Executive Officer of Oando Energy Services Limited. Prior to joining Oando, he was the Operations Manager, Performance, for Transocean in the Gulf of Guinea Division, where he was responsible for the Safety and operations performance of 13 rigs including several 5th generation deepwater assets located in 4 countries in the Gulf of Guinea.

Dele is a thoroughbred rig man, starting his career with Sedco Forex Schlumberger in 1988 as a Drilling Engineer Trainee. Through hard work and distinguished service, Dele rose to senior management cadre after having had robust industry experience as Assistant Driller, Driller, Staff Engineer, Rig Manager, Assistant Sales Manager for Europe and Africa and Rig Manager on Swamp Barges, Jack Ups and Deepwater Floaters in several international locations. He was also at various times, QHSE Manager for Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea divisions.

Dele is a multi-skilled professional with two and a half decades of international oilfield experience acquired during his career with Schlumberger and Transocean, the leading players in their respective sectors.

He graduated in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Port-Harcourt in 1986 and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE. He is also a Non Executive Director of First Standard Ventures Nigeria Limited.