Hi, I’m
Michael Ogunleye
Sustainable Energy Professional
Calgary,AB
Summary
Enthusiastic Energy Expert eager to lead and contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of technical and management in energy development and carbon management. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the Sustainable Energy Industry. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
18
years of professional experience
Work History
First Tribute Resources Limited, Calgary, AB
Managing Partner & Sustainable Energy Advisor
07.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Advice Clients on how to reduce energy usage and directly cut costs with proactive strategies.
- Provide technical expertise to growing oil and gas companies on Carbon sequestration and storage.
- Provide technical and economic advise on asset selection and quantification of risks and uncertainties, including the value of marketed fields.
- Trained budding geologist in regional interpretation and prospect evaluation.
- Participated in the asset bidding for the marginal field as a technical and economic consultant facilitating the success and subsequent allocation of the desired oil fields to two clients.
- Established and implemented business procedures and process improvements for Kudo field asset.
Lekoil Limited, Lagos, Lagos
General Manager, Subsurface
02.2016 - 06.2020
Job overview
- Drove continuous improvement in resource acquisition and recovery strategies, focusing on increasing recovery deficiencies through the early adoption of technology, enhanced well design and efficient recovery processes.
- Led the continued organic and inorganic growth through asset acquisitions and old asset development.
- Held responsibility for all subsurface activities, resources, and processes.
- Managed relationships with relevant industry stakeholders, government and/or regulatory bodies to deliver world-class service and ensure consistent achievement of corporate objectives, including budgets and regulatory/statutory requirements.
- Led the organization’s annual business planning and budgeting process.
OandO Energy Resources Limited, Toronto, ON
Asset Manager
11.2014 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Oversaw technical assurance at all reviews to confirm the basis of assumptions for the annual budget of the NNPC-Agip-Oando joint venture, resulting in savings of more than $10M from unjustifiable expenses and unapproved projects.
- Revamped the technical assurance process, updating it to ensure a high-quality assurance program was provided to support the annual business planning cycle.
- Held single-point responsibility for OMLs 61, 131, and 145, representing the company in joint ventures with Agip and Shell. Managed maturing opportunities from prospective through contingent resources to developed reserves.
- Embedded operational excellence into the teams’ processes and systems while maturing governance for the subsurface team and setting technical operating envelopes for subsurface assets.
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Team Leader, Conventional Exploration
08.2009 - 10.2014
Job overview
- Provided input to the corporate and exploration venture plan, resulting in a well-balanced portfolio that consistently ranked in the top quartile in Shell Global Venture Plan.
- Maintained up-to-date view of relevant development activities by directing exploration efforts and resources to areas with possible fast return on investment, resulting in the successful hook up of two wells within six months of the end of well operation.
- Facilitated awareness of technology developments (internal and external) and deployed fit-for-purpose new technology.
- Coordinated the exploration department’s effort at reducing gas flaring and delivering gas from stranded assets to various third-party companies for domestic utilization.
- Led the drafting and managed implementation of data trade agreements between Shell and other companies for divested fields.
- Drove the progress of drill-ready prospects through the execution stage and carried out after-action reviews aiding future operations and defined safer ways to drill.
Petroleum Development Oman, PDO, Muscat, Oman
Geophysics Discipline Leader
11.2004 - 07.2009
Job overview
- Planned and coordinated all geophysical activities of the Gas Directorate as well as managed the seismology team.
- Managed Production Seismology technology identification and deployment in alignment with business requirements.
- Spearheaded carpet 3D seismic acquisition campaign, resulting in a 40% cost reduction from a $50M budget and improved regional data continuity with increased exploration opportunity both deeper and laterally.
- Conducted monthly Production Seismology Discipline Health Check, reporting findings and suggesting ways of improving the discipline to regional discipline chief.
- Provided Structural, Stratigraphical and Quantitative interpretation inputs, and support for the Saih Rawl Field Development plan and well delivery.
Education
University of Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Verified Certificate from Climate Change: Carbon Capture And Storage
02.2023
Delft University of Technology , The Netherlands
Verified Certificate from Sustainable Energy: Design A Renewable Future
02.2023
Six Sigma Global Institute , USA
Professional Certificate from Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
05.2020
Walden University , Minneapolis, USA
Ph.D. from Management
05.2019
University of London , United Kingdom
Master of Science from Petroleum Geoscience
09.2010
University of Leicester , United Kingdom
MBA from Business Administration
07.2008
Ahmadu Bello University , Nigeria
Bachelor of Science from Applied Geology
09.1988
Skills
- Sustainable Energy Development
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Oil and Gas Operations and Management
- Project Management & Optimization
- Change Management
- Business Process Management
- Risk and Uncertainty Assessment
- Portfolio Management
- Budget planning & Management
- People Management
Timeline
Managing Partner & Sustainable Energy Advisor
First Tribute Resources Limited
07.2020 - Current
General Manager, Subsurface
Lekoil Limited
02.2016 - 06.2020
Asset Manager
OandO Energy Resources Limited
11.2014 - 01.2016
Team Leader, Conventional Exploration
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC
08.2009 - 10.2014
Geophysics Discipline Leader
Petroleum Development Oman, PDO
11.2004 - 07.2009
University of Edinburgh
Verified Certificate from Climate Change: Carbon Capture And Storage
Delft University of Technology
Verified Certificate from Sustainable Energy: Design A Renewable Future
Six Sigma Global Institute
Professional Certificate from Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Walden University
Ph.D. from Management
University of London
Master of Science from Petroleum Geoscience
University of Leicester
MBA from Business Administration
Ahmadu Bello University
Bachelor of Science from Applied Geology
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