Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc said it has appointed Mr. Effiong Okon to head its operations as an executive director.
The company said in a statementSeplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (“Seplat” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Effiong Okon as Executive Operations Director of the Company, joining the Seplat Plc Board with effect from 23 February 2018.
Mr Okon has over 26 years of experience in oil and gas having undertaken a breadth of senior technical and leadership roles with Shell during that time, both in Nigeria and internationally. He has proven expertise in successfully developing and operating upstream oil and integrated gas projects in Africa, Europe and the Middle East regions. During his time at Shell he was General Manager for Deepwater Production for Shell Nigeria, winning best asset in Shell’s global portfolio in 2016 for his work on the large scale offshore Bonga field. In addition, he was deputy VP for the upstream gas supply to the Qatar GTL and LNG mega projects.
Mr Okon graduated from the University of Benin in Petroleum Engineering with Honours in 1991.
