NAPIMSI N F O R M AT I O N

The National Petroleum Investment Management

Services (NAPIMS) is a Corporate Services unit

in the Upstream Directorate of NNPC, an integral

arm of the Corporation which manages the Federal

Government’s Investments in the Joint Ventures,

Production Sharing Contracts and other contract

agreements in the Upstream Sector of the Industry.

Head Office: 36/38 Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.Website: www.napims.com

To enhance the benefits accruing to the Federation from its investments in the

Upstream Petroleum Industry through effective

cost control and supervision of JV/PSC/SC operations.

To become world class portfolio Managers of

Government investment in the Upstream Oil

and Gas sector.

Mission

Vision

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Dear Esteemed Reader,

it is my pleasure to welcome

you to the second quarter

edition of your ever refreshing

NAPIMS News.

As you may have been aware, the

Corporation and indeed, NAPIMS’

leadership have changed hands.

Mr. Musa Lawan steps in as the new

Group General Manager, NAPIMS

and pledges cont inu i ty and

consolidation built on NNPC’s core

values. The Profiles of the new GMD and NAPIMS new Management

are presented here to inform and

delight you.

A seasoned Engineer and prolific writer, Engr. Seyi Omotowa,

G M . P S C , e x p l o r e s t h e

“Technological challenges and

ultra-developments in the Gulf of

Guinea.”

Dr. Ifeyinwa C. Adegbulugbe,

Supervisor, Dental Services (NMSL,

Lagos), writes on “Oral Health and

Time Management.”

You will no doubt find our Photo News and Social Diary pages very

en-thralling.

Please relax and enjoy your very

informative and entertaining

NAPIMS News.

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I am an enthusiastic fan of your HR Desk page. I found your article on “Managing Multiple Tasks in a work place” very interesting and timely.

The points raised therein were salient and very relevant to my course which is OFFICE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY. I will be grateful to read more of such articles from you.

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and the public, free.

The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do

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Continuity and Consolidation Built on NNPC’s Core Values, My Watch-word

Dr. Baru Bows Out in Style, A Tribute To A Tireless Man of Diligence and Vision

Profile of the New GMDMallam Mele Kolo Kyari

Profile of the New GGM, NAPIMS

Regrets: The Immediate past President of NAPE, Mr. Andrew Ejarese was inadvertently referred to as Mr. Ajibola Oyebamiji in the 1st Quarter, 2019 NAPIMS NEWS. The embarrassment caused by this mistake is highly regretted.

Mr. Musa Lawan is the

new Group General

Manager of the

National Petroleum Investment

Services (NAPIMS). In his maiden

town-hall meeting with NAPIMS

Staff Mr. Lawan vouched

continuity and consolidation

of the solid foundation laid by

the previous Group General

Managers of NAPIMS with

emphasis on the tremendous

work done by his immediate

Predecessor and current Chief

Operating Officer Upstream, Mr Roland Ewubare. “I want

to thank and appreciate my

Predecessor who laid a solid

foundation for me to achieve

the mandate of NAPIMS,

which I intend to continue and

consolidate upon with your

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“CONTINUITY AND CONSOLIDATION BUILT ON NNPC’S CORE VALUES,

MY WATCH-WORD”…MUSA LAWAN, NEW GGM NAPIMS

(NAPIMS Staff) support.” He

stated.

He called for team work built

on the tenets of NNPC’s core

values. He reminded staff that

the core function of NAPIMS is

Portfolio Management, driven

by effective cost control and

supervision that leads to cost

savings, increase in production

and Reserve growth.

He stated that effective

supervision that leads to cost

cut, should be based on the

independent gathering of

data of the Assets and rational

evaluation of such data to guide

right investment decisions.

The GGM shared the GMD’s

mandate with NAPIMS staff. He

informed them that “the GMD

has given NAPIMS a mandate to

achieve a 3mbopd in production

by the end of year 2019.”

The second mandate is to

grow the country’s resources to

40billion barrels by the end of

next year.

He therefore, called on the

GMs of PSC and JV Operations

to roll up their sleeves for the

task ahead, while enjoining

other Divisions to join hands for

NAPIMS to speedily realise the

GMD’s mandate.

Furthermore, the GGM called

for strict respect to timelines

and schedules on governance

meetings, especial ly once

it has been agreed on and

The new GGM, Mr. Musa Lawan (2nd from left) addressing NAPIMS staff during his maiden town hall meeting, seated to his right is the GM MMD, Mr. Musa Gar’ba Madoki, and to his immediate left is the GM, JV. Ops. Dr. Kanayo Odoe

and far right is the GM, PSC, Engr. Seyi Omotowa

By: Ogbonnaya A. Kalu

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PROJECTS: The GGM averred

that under his watch, Project

teams in NAPIMS must properly

close out and account for all

materials left over for obsolesce

and surplus in order to avoid

wastages. He called on all

teams to be guided on specific key performance indicators

(KPI’s) and key success factors

(KSFs). He also directed every

Division in NAPIMS to develop

a dashboard in order to remain

focused on the NAPIMS goals.

He enjoined each Division and

Project team to produce a

well-documented process and

procedure manuals for proper

guidance to show transparency

in all our dealings with our

Partners and Principals.

STAFF WELFARE: The GGM

assured staff that he will ensure

that required tools and incentives

communicated to Partners. He

urged Sub-committees to be

resolute on their positions and to

accept only work programmes

that add value to the business.

“Please resist Partners undue

pressure to deviate, where such

pressure persists, please report

to me to escalate upward” He

urged.

Mr Lawan sounded it loud and

clear that contracting cycle

must be reduced to six months

or less. “It is a target we must

work together to achieve.” He

emphasized.

He stressed that NipeX must be

up and running, Vendors’ pre-

qualifications into the NJQS’ Database should be done

professionally with stricter

criteria and auditing, to ensure

that Vendors are appropriately

placed in their right categories.

The GGM pointed out the

urgent need for NAPIMS to rejig

her benchmarking parameters.

“The development of our in-

house estimate must be critically

looked into. “He declared.

Contract Administration is

another area the GGM plans

to redress. He noted that there

is need to establish a contract

admin i s t rat ion mec hanism

that will be under his direct

supervision, whose function,

among other things, will be to

oversee the contracting cycle

dashboard in order to monitor

the contracts and know when to

replace the existing contract. He

said the committee will come up

with a systemic contract cycle

tracker that will trigger the

commencement of replacement

and call for tenders (CFTs) one

year to the expiration of the

subsisting contract.continued on next page

A Cross section of the audience during the town hall meeting, listening with rapt attention

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are provided to enable them

deliver on their responsibilities

and mandates. He passionately

appealed to Staff to resist any

pressure to be involved in any

unethical practice, warning that

the anti-corruption crusade of

the present Government is alive

and ongoing and that it must be

fought at all levels. He made it

very clear that there will not be

any sacred cow, that whoever is

caught on the wrong side of the

law will have to face the music

and bear the full weight of the

law.

He called on the two in-house

unions to continue to partner

with Management to ensure

continuous industrial harmony,

stating that his doors are open

for constructive engagement.

“The two in-house unions should

know that they have a natural

ally in me” He assured.

At the end of his address, several

questions were asked which

were answered satisfactorily.

Several comments, observations

and assurances were also made

by Staff for which the new GGM

thanked them and urged that

such observations and ideas be

documented and forwarded to

him.

NAPIMS News happily welcome

the new GGM and wish him

good health and success in his

new challenge to guide NAPIMS

to greater heights.

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The GGM NAPIMS, marshalling his points during his maiden town hall meeting

A cross section of his cheering audience

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DR. BARU BOWS OUT IN STYLE, A TRIBUTE TO A TIRELESS MAN

OF DILIGENCE AND VISION

Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, the Group

Managing Director of the Nigerian

National Petroleum Corporation

has bowed out. The journey that began

on July 4 2016 at the 11th floor Block “A” NNPC Towers, has wound up. The baton

of leadership of the Corporation which

changed hands that day has changed

hands again. He came, he saw and he

conquered. He goes home a happy and

fulfilled man. May it be noted here that before now, previous GMDs have been

changed or sacked before they turn sixty

or mid-way into their tenure but Dr. M. k.

Baru, arguably remains the only GMD

of NNPC in recent time to retire joyfully

with peace of mind after attaining the

statutory sixty years of age.

While he bestrode the Nigerian Oil and

Gas Industry as the GMD of NNPC,

He gave his best and confronted the

challenges bedeviling the Industry with

uncommon zest, vigour and ingenuity.

Upon Assumption of duty, Dr.Baru came up with a 12-point Compass to help land

NNPC on its expected glorious shoreline.

This 12-point compass was called, The 12

Business Focus Areas (BUFAs).

continued on next page

By: Ogbonnaya A. Kalu

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These were itemised as: Security,

New Business Models, JV cash

calls, Production of Reserve

Growth, NPDC Growth, Gas

Development, Refinery Upgrade and Expansion, Renewable

Energy and Frontier Exploration,

Oil & Gas Infrastructure,

Ventures & Common Services,

Professionalism & Accountability

and Staff Welfare. With this as

a guide, the GMD and his team

took off.

Looking back, one could not but

notice his indelible footprints

on the sand of time. Few weeks

ago, at the University of Lagos Akoka, he was awarded a

Fellow of the Nigerian Academy

of Engineering in recognition of

his sterling leadership qualities

and enormous contributions to

the advancement of Engineering

profession and the National

Economy as the GMD of NNPC.

While giving a remark on

behalf of his fellow Awardees,

the GMD used the opportunity

to rehearse his numerous

achievements while in office.

When Dr. Baru took over as the

GMD in July 2016, the rate of

vandalism then was so high. The

NNPC Production level was low.

NNPC was doing an output of

about 1.2 mbpd between July

2016 and by the close of 2017

he had pushed the production

level to 1.8. By the end of

2018, it rose to 2.06mbpd. As

we speak, the ambition is to

raise the production level to 3

mbpd and grow the Reserve to

40 billion bpd.

Under the able leadership of Dr. M. K. Baru, the NNPC flagship

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The former GMD, Dr. M. K. Baru addressing the audience during his Investiture as Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering at

University of Lagos, Akoka

A cross section of the audience at the occasion

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Upstream Company, the Nigerian Pe t r o l e u m D e v e l o p m e n t

Company [NPDC] has moved

from 65,000 bopd to over

300,000 bopd. Not only this,

the company has been placed

in a good stead for continuous

growth.

Gas Sector has received

tremendous boost. This has

made NNPC under his watch to

become the largest supplier of

gas to power plants as well as

tripling supplies to the Domestic

market from 500mmscfd to

abou t 1 .500mmscfd . The

v i s i o n a r y l e a d e r s h i p o f

Dr. Baru has contr ived a

workable alternative funding

mechanism in funding the

upstream JV Operations, which

has relieved government of

huge Financial Commitment

occasioned by the old cash-call

system.

The Direct Sale – Direct Purchase

(DSDP) Scheme adopted by

the outgoing GMD, again has

helped in no small way to save

enormous financial resources for Government, as opposed to the

Offshore Processing Agreement

[OPA]. The DSDP scheme has

saved for the Government,

upward of about 1.2 billion USD between 2016 and 2017.

The Baru Administration worked

assiduously to foster Trust, Peace

and Understanding between the numerous host Communities

and the Oil and Gas Industry.

This has not only helped to

curb security challenges, but

also translated into smooth

operations leading to increased

crude oil production. The

reduction in Security challenges

in the Niger Delta, coupled with

other factors, brought to bear

on the system, led to a drastic

reduction in the cost of crude oil

production per barrel. The cost

dropped from $27 to $22, with

a commitment to drive it further

down.

As more funds are untied

through meticulous cost saving

mechanisms, it became easier to

venture purposefully into other

fields to raise the reserve. To that end, the GMD has been in

the fore front of exploring the

frontier basins to boost Nigeria’s

Crude oil reserve base and

production levels. The Kolmani

River II well is a pointer to this

effort.

It was indeed self-evident that

with Dr. Baru at the helms of

affairs, there were uninterrupted

fuel supply to the nation.

The Refineries have also been receiving greater attention

towards rehabilitation. These

were all encapsulated from

the very start, in the Dr. Baru’s

12 point compass for easier

guidance and delivery.

As the GMD, Dr. M. K. Baru

bows out, the testimony of his

brilliant leadership, outstanding

achievement, staff welfare

packages, his effort and

impact on the pension fund,

Kolmani rivers 2 well, unabated

nationwide supply of fuel,

Alternative cash-call migration,

and the on-going recruitment

exercise, to mention just a few,

stand out to his credit as milestone

achievements recorded under

his regime.

The 12 Business Focus Areas

(BUFA) may not have conclusively achieved all that it is meant to

achieve but it has set the ball

rolling. So, as a going concern,

there is no doubt that the

culture of Focus, Accountability,

Commitment and Transparency

upon which the BUFA wheel revolves, will continue to be the

culture and guiding spirit of

NNPC going forward.

We wish the great achiever good

health and divine guidance in his

future endeavours.

Dr. Baru receiving a plague of his Fellowship Award from the President of the Academy, Engr. Prof. Fola Lasisi, during the occasion

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PROFILE OF THE NEW GMD MALLAM MELE KOLO KYARI

Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari comes to the job

with a rich Oil and Gas Industry experience

spanning over 27 years. A 1987 graduate

of Geology and Earth science from the University of Maiduguri, the incoming GMD served as a well site

Geologist with Directorate of Foods, Roads and Rural

Infrastructure (DFRRI) between 1987 and 1988 and

the National Youth Service Corps.

Thereafter, he worked with Nigerian Geological

Survey Agency between 1988 and 1991 before

joining the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

(NNPC) as seismic Data Processing Geophysicist in the

Data Processing Department of the Integrated Data

Services Limited (IDSL) in 1992.

He also made his mark as a Labour Union Leader when he served as the NNPC Chairman of the Petroleum

and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria

(PENGASSAN) from 1997 to 1999.

He was later deployed as Exploration Geophysicist

Production Sharing Contract at the National Petroleum

Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) in 1998

from where he was made the head of NAPIMS

Operation in Abuja in 2004.

In 2006, he was reassigned to Crude Oil Marketing

(COMD) of NNPC as Supervisor PSC, from where

he rose to the position of Head, and later Manager,

Production Contracts Management of the COMD

between 2007 and 2014.

Mallam Kyari was appointed General Manager,

Oil Stock Management, COMD where he worked

until 2015 when he was appointed Group General

Manager, COMD as well as the Nigeria’s National

Representative at OPEC.

Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari comes to the job with a rich Oil and Gas industry experience spanning over 27 years

Culled from the 2019 2nd quarter GPAD Magazine.

Mr. Musa Lawan is the new Group General Manager,

National Petroleum Investment Management Services, (GGM, NAPIMS).

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Oil and Gas Law, from the prestigious University of Dundee Scotland United Kingdom 1990-1991 and a Bachelors of Law (LLB) Honours Degree from the University of Maiduguri 1979-1983.

He joined the services of NNPC in 1987 as a Legal Officer responsible for General Legal matters.

Mr. Lawan comes to this position with a rich composite upstream experience, having worked most of his career life in the Upstream Sector of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry. The 1996-1997 reorganization in NNPC led to the merger of Insurance and Legal Departments. That way, Insurance responsibilities under the Operating Agreement came under Mr. Lawan’s purview. The task of merging the two Departments was quite daunting, however, he was able to come up with a workable approach that ensured merging of the two Departments in an easy and seamless manner.

By sheer commitment and diligence to work, Mr. Lawan rose through the ranks to become the Deputy Manager Insurance in 2006 and a full Manager Insurance Department in NAPIMS by 2012. In 2015, he was appointed a General Manager and posted to Mater ia l Management Division in NAPIMS.

PROFILE OF THE NEW GGM, NAPIMS

The challenge to evolve a very transparent and workable system so as to effectively manage both the human and materials resources in the Division was herculean.But he was able to contrive, in a very short time, some e x p e d i t i o u s l a n d m a r k innovations in handling those challenges to the commendation of top Management and enviable admiration of all staff.

N A P I M S ’ M a t e r i a l s Management Division under Mr. Lawan was the first Division t o imp lemen t t he NNPC Oil Field Services (NOFS) Strategic Alliance initiative with independent Contractors in marine Logistics of Exxon Mobil. This ensured capacity bui lding and guaranteed reasonable revenue earning for the Corporation. He was also able to deploy a Management strategy that progressed a nine-year stalled aviation tender with one of the operators through constructive engagement, which subsequently led to substantial cost savings for the venture.

Mr Musa Lawan, an amiable but astute manager of men and materials, deftly brought the PSC producing companies to comply with the long-standing Government Directives that such companies acquire and own their offices instead of leasing.He also initiated a strategy for Cost reduction in Logistics for the industry through Optimization of common services. This singular action led to 20% cost saving for the Corporation.

The result of good, they say, work is more work. Having excelled in Material Management Division

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of NAPIMS, he was appointed a Group General Manager, Group Insurance Division at the Corporate Headquarters Abuja earlier in January 2019. Within the short spell of time he spent there, his unwavering focus and experience brought tremendous improvement in the processes and services delivery of the Group Insurance Division before his redeployment to his present position as GGM, NAPIMS.

M r . M u s a L a w a n i s a quintessential Professional and belong to many professional bodies, amongst which are:• Nigerian Bar Association• Member, Petroleum Lawyer Association (PEMLA)• Fellow, Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (F. Rimson)• Associate Member, American Bar Association• Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria• Chartered Insurance Institute UK.

He is an avid reader and a lover of good music.

He is happily married with children.

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THE GGM NAPIMS TOWNHALL MEETING

GMD AT THE 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION OF THE

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

The GMD, Mr. Mele Koko Kyari addressing the audience at the 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Society of

Petroleum Engineers recently held in Lagos

The New GGM NAPIMS, Mr. Musa Lawan poses for a photo shot

The GMD fielding questions from the press after the SPE Exhibition tour

L-R: Comrade Mike Udoh; The GGM Mr. Musa Lawan; Mgr. Human Resource, Mrs. Bamitale Erinle and

Comrade Monday Osunde in a group ptotograph after the GGM’s townhall meeting

The New GGM NAPIMS. Mr. M. Lawan (centre) poses for snap with NAPIMS top Management

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GGM NAPIMS, Mr. Musa Lawan (L) poses and the Deputy Managing Director Total E&P Nigeria, Mr. Ahmadu-Kida Musa

pose for a photo shot during the GGM’s visit to Total Head officeVictoria Island, Lagos

The Managing Director of Mobil Nigeria Unlimited, Mr. Paul McGrath in a warm handshake with the Group General

Manager NAPIMS, Mr. Musa Lawan during the GGM’s visit to Mobil office complex

A trophy from NUPENGASSAN to the GGM NAPIMS during their recent courtesy call on the GGM

Ebi Probeni (Mrs.) Shell Principal Advisor Governance and JV Excellence warmly welcomes the GGM NAPIMS to their sub-com

venue in Lagos

NAPIMS In-house Union (NUPENGASSAN) officials presenting a welcome card to the new GGM NAPIMS, Mr. Musa Lawan on

behalf of NUPENG

NAPIMS In-house Union (NUPENGASSAN) officials presenting a welcome card to the new GGM NAPIMS, Mr. Musa Lawan on

behalf of PENGASSAN

GGM VISITS TO SUB-COM VENUES

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THE COO UPSTREAM, MR. ROLAND EWUBARE VISITS NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY HEAD OFFICE

THE FORMER GMD, DR. BARU’S FELLOWSHIP INVESTITURE IN LAGOS

NAPIMS CONFERENCE OF WOMEN IN PENGASSAN, LAGOS

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman welcomes the NNPC Chief Operating Officer Upstream,

Mr. Roland Ewubare to her office with a warm handshake and a plague during his courtesy visit to NPA head office

Former GMD, Dr. M. K. Baru (L) being decorated as a Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Engineering by the President of the

Academy, Engr. Prof. Fola Lasisi

The Manager, Mrs. Bamitale Erinle (6th from left) and the President WIP, Mrs. Judith Esele (5th from left) posed with some of the officials and members of women in PENGASSAN (WIP)

L-R: The NNPC Chief Operating Officer Upstream, Mr. Roland O. Ewubare; GM, PSC NAPIMS, Engr. Seyi Omotowa; the GM, JV

Ops. Dr. Kanayo A. Odoe and the GM, Gas Devt. Division. Mr. Baba Usman sharing some friendly gists together

Dr. Baru receiving a plague (NAE FRAME) from the President after his investiture as Fellow of the academy

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Former GM Services, Mr. Kabiru Baba Koki cheerfully cuts his

retirement/birthday cake

GM JV OPS, Dr. Kanayo A. Odoe happily cuts his Birthday cake

Manager Admin Services Dept., Julie Utang (Ms) cheerfully poses with her birthday cake

Former DM. Mechanical Facilities Dept. JV OPS, Mr. Ishaku A. Sankwai joyfully

cuts his retirement cake

Former Manager HOA FAD NAPIMS, Mr. Edmund Ogunleye mirthfully cuts his

retirement cake

PROFILE OF THE NEW GM, SERVICES

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M r. Yu n u s a Yahaya Jibril i s t h e n ew G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , S e r v i c e s D i v i s i o n , N A P I M S . H e h o l d s a M a s t e r s o f B u s i n e s s Administration (MBA) Degree (1991) from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello U n i v e r s i t y , Zaria and a

B.sc (Hons) Degree in Geography (1986) from the same University.

He joined the Services of NNPC in 1992 as an Admin officer and was posted to Integrated Data Services Limited, Benin. Where he was responsible for Office and Estate Services.

Mr. Y.J. Yunusa comes to NAPIMS with a vast experience in corporate services delivery, having worked in many Divisions and SBUs of NNPC at different times and in various capacities. He has worked in IDSL, NNPC Retail Limited, NNPC Leadership Academy (NLA), and Group Human Resources Division, as well as the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC) to mention just a few.

Through commitment and hard work, Mr. Yunusa rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Manager after successfully scaling through the Chief Officers’ Management Development Course in 2009.

He was then posted as Deputy Manager, Insurance and Risk Management in NNPC Retail Limited where he covered the role of a Manager Insurance and Risk Management for a while. He was later moved to the Group HR Division as a DM, Business and Logistics Support in the College of Petroleum Studies Kaduna. Later on he was redeployed as Deputy Manager, Manpower

Planning in GHR.

Mr. Yunusa sat and passed the Management Promotion Examination (MPE) and became Manager in 2015. He was posted to NNPC Leadership Academy (NLA) Kaduna as the Manager, Consultancy Services.

Between 2015 and 2018, he brought a lot of innovations to consultancy services in the NNPC Leadership Academy. Later on in 2018 he was moved back to GHR as Manager, Workforce Planning and Recruitment.

In June 2019, Mr. Yunusa Yahaya Jibril was promoted to General Manager Level and posted as Executive Director, Support Services at the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC), he was just about settling down on the job, when he was moved again to his present post.

Mr. Yunusa has a sound grip of the workings of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry; having worked both in the Downstream and Upstream Sectors of the industry. His unique ability to effortlessly build and organize a solid team, that achieves success within a very short period, marks him out as a great Leader.

His outstanding Contributions in the success story of Project PACE (2004 – 2005) attracted the attention of the GMD. In fact, he received the GMD’s letter of commendation for his sterling contributions during the Project Pace Campaign. He is also a highly recognized pioneer team member of NNPC Retail operations team that facilitated NNPC entry into the downstream petroleum product retailing Business (2002 – 2005).

Mr. Yunusa Yahaya Jibril belongs to several professional bodies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants and a Member of the Society for Workforce Planning.

His hobbies include reading and watching documentaries.

He is happily married with children.

MR. YUNUSA

YAHAYA JIBRILGM, SERVICES, NAPIMS

PROFILE OF THE NEW GM, PLANNING

M r . M o s e s Dayo Olamide, B.Sc. Petroleum Eng i nee r i ng, MBA Production O p e r a t i o n Management i s t h e n e w G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , Planning and C o m m e r c i a l D i v i s i o n i n N a t i o n a l P e t r o l e u m I n v e s t m e n t Management S e r v i c e s

(NAPIMS). He joined NNPC on 1st July 1991 as Petroleum Engineer (I), after working with Hoerbiger, a Gas Compressor Servicing Company, for about four years post NYSC.

He served in NAPIMS Petroleum Engineering Department in the then Joint Venture Operation “B”. while in NAPIMS, he served as a member of various reservoir and formation evaluation study teams, bid evaluation committees and Project management groups, where he acquired immense knowledge and experience in reservoir characterisation and performance evaluation, project planning & execution, cost control, material management and contracting process before he was seconded as a technical staff to support the monitoring committee on Joint Ventures (MCJV) in the office of the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (HMPR) between 1997 and 1998.

On returning to NAPIMS, Mr Olamide worked with Petroleum Engineering Department in additional capacities amongst which he served as a member of the Amenam/Kpono project team with Elf Nigeria Limited (now Total) in sub-surface Engineer capacity during which he was involved in various cost saving evaluations and negotiations in respect of drilling rigs and ancillary services, well completion contracts as well as the EPCI activities of the integrated production facilities. Thereafter,

he was redeployed to the office of the Group General Manager as a Technical Assistant.

As a young officer with a lot of energy, adequate knowledge and vast experience in various NNPC operations especially in Exploration and Production (E&P) Sector, he was appointed as Technical Assistant (TA) to the GED E &P in December 2003. As a Technical Assistant, he participated in the review of various strategic planning, technical and commercial issues in the E&P Directorate. He was actively involved in the negotiations and documentations that led to the eventual transfer of operatorship of some JV assets to NPDC. He was also instrumental to developing fast tract contract review process in NNPC’s GEC and Board.

As Secretary, he successfully coordinated the Inter-Agency Team and Consultant’s assignments towards the realization of the Petroleum Industry Bill [PIB] in 2010.

As Team Lead, he successfully coordinated and ensured cordial working relationship amongst Governments Agencies (COMD, NAPIMS, DPR, FIRS, FMF, RMFAC &CBN) while working in COMD.

Mr Olamide resumed duty in the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, (NPDC) as Manager, Planning and Commercial (P&C) in April 2016. By June 2016, the position was elevated to General Manager. As GM P&C he contributed immensely to moving NPDC out of perpetual shut-in to a major crude oil and gas production in Nigeria within three years. He was NPDC’s team lead in the NNPC Joint Funding and Technical Partnership on OMLs 13 and 65 with investors. Aside his other numerous contributions that attracted international recognitions to NPDC, Mr Olamide’s eagerness for operational excellence and firmness for process credibility has left indelible marks in NPDC that will serve as reference point in the years to come.

Mr Olamide is happily married with children.

MR. MOSES

DAYO OLAMIDEGM, PLANNING, NAPIMS

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PROFILE OF THE NEW

M r . B a b a Usman is the new General Manager, Gas Development D i v i s i o n N A P I M S . H e h o l d s a M a s t e r s o f S c i e n c e D e g r e e i n A d v a n c e d M e c h a n i c a l E ng i nee r i ng f r o m t h e p r e s t i g i o u s C r a n f i e l d U n i v e r s i t y ,

United Kingdom and an HND Mechanical Engineering from Kaduna State Polytechnic.

Mr. Usman joined the services of NNPC in June 1992 as facilities Engineer in charge of Contracts Cost Estimation, Contracts reviews, Tender Evaluation, JV Budget/Work Programme Review in the Joint Venture Operation Division of NAPIMS.By dint of handwork, he rose through the ranks and became a Chief Cost Engineer in NAPIMS Joint Venture Operations Division by 2008.

After successfully scaling the Chief Officers Management Course, he became a Deputy Manager, Systems Engineering NAPIMS by January 2012. In this position, he was responsible for monitoring of all operations and maintenance activities of all JV partners. Budget/Work programme monitoring for all operations and maintenance activities of all the JV companies.

In 2015, he participated in the Management Promotion Examination and came out in flying colours, there upon he became a Manager and was posted to Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) as Manager, Programming and Nomination (Shipping and Terminal Department). Here he was saddled with the responsibility of monitoring and programming all crude oil lifting Operations in all

crude oil Terminals in Nigeria, as well as those for export and supply for local Refineries.

Having performed very outstandingly in his previous assignments, he was appointed as a General Manager, Planning and Business Development Downstream Autonomous Business Unit at the NNPC Corporate Headquarters Abuja in 2017.

It was from there he was transferred once again to his present position as the GM, GAS Development Division in NAPIMS.

In the course of his career, Mr. Baba Usman has worked in various committees and delivered to the satisfaction of Management. He was a Project Leader, Ikike Field Development project. Project Leader, Bonny Terminal Integrated Projects; Project Leader, Trans Niger Pipeline loopline;

Team Leader, SPDC De-commissioning and Restoration (Facilities, Pipeline, Wells and Barrows-pits) etc.

Mr. Usman has also served meritoriously as a Member of the NAPIMS Management Tender Committee.

He comes to NAPIMS with a very rich Oil & Gas experience having operated majorly in the Upstream. He also has an enviable record of high profile Management training, locally and internationally.

Mr. Usman Baba is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Mechanical Engineers (F.NIMechE).

He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. (F.NSE)

Hobbies: Mr. Baba Usman could be seen at his spare time watching Television or visiting friends and relatives.

He is happily married with children.

MR. USMAN

BABAGM,GAS, NAPIMS

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GM, GAS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

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TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF DEEPWATER & ULTRA

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GULF OF GUINEA

The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is in the north easternmost part of the tropical Atlantic

Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia.

GoG includes several African countries that border the Atlantic Ocean and these include Benin, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. Nigeria and Angola are currently the top two (2) oil producers in GoG.

As offshore hydrocarbon developments move deeper into more complex areas in the GoG, it elicits many technological challenges for operators and offshore engineering service providers.

These challenges are numerous and inter-twined. Deepwater/Ultra-deepwater development teams need to pay particular attention to some specific considerations.

One of these is the choice of an economic and robust floater/platform and riser/mooring solution for drilling, production/s t o r a ge , a n d wo r k o ve r operations etc. The GoG is a hostile marine environment in the offshore oil and gas industry; therefore selection of the appropriate floater and riser typology is the key to a successful field development plan.

Long-distance tiebacks are another key consideration, espec ia l ly where remote satellite fields in deepwater and ultra-deepwater pose significant f low assurance challenges. These challenges can include severe slugging and considerable sand deposition as well as hydrate formation, wax, and asphaltene deposition as pressure and temperature (P/T) decline along the flowline.

Depending on the well Pressure/Temperature (P/T), conventional subsea tieback technology is believed to be limited to about

30 ki lometers. Alternative tieback concepts are required for long-distance satellite fields, heavy fluids, or unfavourable well P/T conditions. Below are some key considerations:

High Pressure/High Temperature fluids: The fluids associated with some GoG deepwater/ultra-deepwater reservoirs present major mechanical design and material selection challenges for a wide range of subsea equipment, including rigid flowlines and pipelines, flexible pipe and other non-metallic (polymer) materials, subsea trees, manifolds, pipeline end termination structures (PLETS), spools/jumpers, and mechanical connections.

Marine geohazards:These conditions pose field layout/equipment location challenges and flowline and pipeline routing challenges. The deepwater/ultra-deepwater regions of the GoG consist of seeps, pock-marks extensive

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fields of mega-furrows, which are a major concern for field development activities in those regions. The challenges of acquiring reliable seabed and soil data in ultra-deepwater also introduce additional design and installation challenges. Geophysical surveys are carried out to identify these hazards and facilities are located away from these hazards.

Offshore Construction: Relatively few suitable vessels are available for deepwater/ultra-deepwater construction and installation operations, mainly due to load handling risks and capacity limitations. Vessels with higher capacities are under development and construction, which will improve availability. However, the experience gap, higher installation risks, and associated cost impact will remain a challenge.

The impact of technological step-outs moving from deep to ultra-deep in terms of timely tec hno logy se lec t ion and maturation are not to be under-estimated. A material or subsea equipment already applied to 1,000 m (3,280 ft), then selected for 2,500 m (8,202 ft) under similar conditions, often faces significant and lengthy qualification to achieve a similar level of confidence. The intervention of facilities or “putting things right” after the fact in the ultra-deep development is not a simple extrapolation of deepwater experience.

Floater selection:For Deepwater or u l t ra-Deepwater (>7,500 ft), the future will likely see the continued use of FPSOs such as that adopted in Bonga, Erha, Agbami, Akpo, Usan and Egina

developments. Other solutions such as the robust semi-submersible solution, tension leg platforms (TLPs), Spar-based production platforms, Sevan and SSP solutions are being considered. Main challenge of solutions is the storage; and FSOs and onshore storage possibilities are also being considered to reduce development costs.

Riser system selection:The main factors to consider in riser system selection are the floater/host facility, marine environment (met ocean and seabed conditions), and the nature of the produced fluid. Flexible risers, Steel catenary risers, Top-tensioned risers (TTRs), Hybrid Tower technologies are being deployed.

Steel catenary risers (SCRs), which belong to the class of elegant and compliant catenary risers, have been used to tieback subsea satellite wells to FPSOs. Depending on the diameter, these may prove to have similar water depth limitations to TTRs. Additional water depth capabilities may be achieved with the variant “lazy wave,” “steep wave,” and “steep S” catenary configurations and alternative top connections for specific environmental conditions.

Flexible pipe risers are not widely used in the GoG because they are less economical than the TTR and SCR alternatives and do not offer Nigerian Content. However, this may change for deeper applications where they can be envisaged as part of hybrid systems.

Future riser systems for ultra-deep conditions appear to favor hybrid types due to flexibility for the produced fluids, external

env i ronmen t and f loa ter selection; and due to the fact that they are rapidly gaining a track record for global deepwater field applications. These are essentially combinations of rigid pipe (carbon steel or corrosion resistant alloy), sometimes with polymer-type (wet) and/or pipe-in-pipe type insulation, wi th associated jumpers/connectors/structures and shallow-water flexible pipe to the floating structure. Examples of such systems are the free-standing hybrid riser (FSHR) and the tethered steel catenary riser (TSCR).

To ensure the steady delivery of the produced fluid from subsea wells to the receiving facility, the challenge for long-distance tieback from satellite wells is to maintain fluid arrival temperatures at the host facility above the threshold for hydrate formation and wax deposition.This currently is overcome with insulated flowline and riser systems (wet insulated and pipe-in-pipe systems). Pipe-in-pipe systems are generally more efficient than the wet insulated rigid flowline systems or flexible pipe in terms of insulation, and are destined for longer distance tieback or where higher arrival temperatures are desired.

Pipe-in-pipe use in ultra-deep developments presents s i g n i f i c a n t t e c h n o l o g y challenges in selecting the best PIP configuration to address the (often competing) in-service and installation challenges. To minimize cold spots along the production system (areas of potential hydrate formation), several deepwater projects have required the complete insulation of all subsea equipment installed in the field.

...to be continued in the next edition

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ORAL HEALTHCARE AND TIME MANAGEMENT

Regular visits to dental c l in ics are advocated worldwide as a means of

achieving improved quality of life. These visits are essential for maintenance of a healthy

oral cavity, and even if one takes very good care of his/her teeth and gums, a professional oral examination may detect problems which may not have been seen or felt all the while. Pertinent information which will lead to effective self-care habits and techniques will also be shared during the doctor-patient interactions.

Appointment intervals and duration of visits depend on the client’s oral health status, habits and any underlying medical conditions. Children, medically compromised patients and the elderly may require more frequent visits, and dental care is for life, not a one-off event, starting from age one (1).

Evidence also shows that there is a lot of anxiety associated with going to see a dentist. The best way to manage this phobia is by disciplining oneself

By: Dr. Ifeyinwa C. Adegbulugbe Supervisor, Dental Services (NMSL, Lagos)

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to practice regular preventive oral health checks. The average accepted regimen is to see the dentist every six (6) months, while persons who have other chronic illnesses are encouraged to come in every 3-4 months.Dental c l in ics are cal led surgeries because minor surgical procedures are carried out daily as tissue is being removed, modified or replaced. The dentist will use anesthesia to numb the relevant tissue, if necessary, and enable such procedures to be carried out comfortably.

Worldwide, dental visits are scheduled on an appointment basis to accommodate duration of planned treatment.

With the cont inual dr ive for quality service delivery, and improvement of t ime

experience for clients, as well as well-organized use of treatment time by clinic staff.

The planned protocol gives priority to patients who arrive on time. It is advised that a client arrives 15 minutes before their scheduled appointment time. They are also expected to call if they are running late so as to ascertain if they could still be attended to by the time they arrived. Such a call is very important because it could also be used to contact the clinic ahead of time to reschedule appointments if they will be unavailable on the said date.

Emergencies are managed as walk-ins.

Timely dental visits are a win-win situation.

Please call your dental care provider today and book your next appointment.

management , t he u se of appoin tment -based c l i n i c bookings is gaining ground globally. This premium objective, results in decreased waiting time, and improved client

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