Funmi Ebiwonjumi - Consultant Geoscientist, Reighshore Energy Services

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Work Background

Reighshore Energy Services LtdConsultant Geoscientist (Remote)

Jul. 2018Lagos, Nigeria• Serve as a Geoscientist Specialist leveraging extensive expertise to provide guidance and direction concerning the Nigerian deepwater acreage spanning the exploration and appraisal value chain • Provide various independent oil and gas companies with critical acreage assessment and bidding exercises for marginal fields within the Niger Delta, supporting new acreage acquisitions • Utilized expertise to assess 2 undeveloped oil and gas discoveries, Bolia-Chota and Ebitemi, recognizing 200M barrels of Oil and 1.5 trillion cubic feet of Gas • Led the identification and evaluation of 18 untested prospects with significant potential for in-field additions, assisting in the strategic discovery to support further oil and gas development • Performed assessment on 7 marginal fields for clients, providing critical information for bidding exercises with new acreage acquisitions

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production CompanyExploration Technical Advisor and Reviewer

Jul. 2013 - Jun. 2018Lagos, Nigeria• Performed as Principal Regional Geologist focused on maintaining Quality Assurance and Control of more than 20 Shell Nigeria Exploration maturation projects, ensuring policies and procedures were being followed and providing strategic guidance supporting organizational growth and success • Directed a team of explorers utilizing an integrated approach to explore and appraise prospect maturation and drilling in 2 of Shell Nigeria’s deepwater acreages, providing critical information to save the organization a significant amount of money • Leveraged expertise to hire, develop, and mentor technical professionals, building competence and capabilities to achieve global exploration evaluation experience and top performance • Performed as the Shell Representative at the Oil and Gas Operators Consortium, as well as the Shell Group Exploration Ambassador for Winning Ways and Fit-For-Future Strategy, an advocacy focused on implementing behavior changes among Shell employees to ensure continuous improvement, securing the organizational position in the Top 5 energy giants in the future • Functioned as exploration management and collaborated with the development team, supporting a multi-billion-dollar asset development • Developed and cultivated relationships with co-venture partners and the government, overseeing asset management on non-operated ventures

Petroleum Development OmanSenior Geoscientist

Mar. 2009 - Jun. 2013Sultanate of Oman• Functioned as Senior Geologist and Seismic Interpreter with the responsibility of leading various teams and serving in multiple positions, leveraging expertise to train and develop resources as well as implement continuous process improvements to achieve the highest level of organizational performance • Responsible for overseeing the evaluation of oil blocks carved out of PDO acreage relinquishment exercise, as well as regularly updating the Greater Birba prospects/leads portfolio with the latest recipes for Play owners • Functioned as the representative of the Exploration Evaluation team, serving as an integral member of the Acquisition Processing Interpretation Review team concerning interactive input/interpretation of Birba Wide Azimuth seismic (2650km2) processing • Integral member of a high-profile team including 4 PDO directors, focusing on utilizing communication to establish a more effective and efficient working environment for PDO • Served as a member of the Shell Global Taskforce, providing direction in the establishment of interpretation workflow for new generation Wide Azimuth seismic • Led the drilling of 4 heavy rig wells and achieved great success, discovering a total of 95 million barrels of oil equivalent to a monetary value of $5.7B at oil price of $60/bbl • Oversaw full planning and execution of approved exploration wells, establishing the project budget and schedule and monitoring regularly to ensure alignment with expectations while maintaining the highest level of HSE standards • Secured high-quality maturation of 6 prospects of the over-pressured intra-salt and usually pressured basal Ara Carbonate Play utilizing Exploration Opportunity Realization • Established and facilitated monthly learning events for technical information between Shell International and Academia • Achieved prospect maturation of the over-pressured intra-salt and usually pressured basal Carbonate Ara Play according to the Exploration technical guidelines

ShellAsset Manager in Exploration

Jul. 2005 - Mar. 2009Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria• Responsible for leading a technical team, including 6 multi-nationals as critical stakeholders, in a joint appraisal/development study of straddling multi-billion-dollar deepwater asset (8.6 tcf recoverable gas) • Integral in 4 sessions of Human Resource recruitment as well as training and development of staff capabilities, ensuring a solid foundation to support future reserve replacement challenges within the Shell business • Developed and launched an integrated approach to exploratory appraisal prospect maturation and drilling in Shell Nigeria deepwater block, ensuring alignment with the reserve replacement objective of the Shell group

Shell Oil CompanyGeologist / Seismic Interpreter and Reservoir Modeler

Mar. 2001 - Jul. 2005Houston, Texas, United States• Utilized 3 different modeling software and led in the development of multiple static reservoirs models for field development in the structurally complex non-operated fields in the Brazil Campos basin (BS4 and BC10), the turbidite fans of the Malaysian Borneo basin (Kebabangan), and Niger Delta basin (Bonga Southwest) • Created fit-for-purpose Eocene regional and localized depositional models in the Brazil Santos Basin in the BS4-NE discovery • Leveraged data gathered from a data room visit to deliver strategic technical direction to Shell International, supporting a bid to buy CMS-Alba Field in Equatorial Guinea

ShellGeologist

Apr. 1994 - Mar. 2001Warri and Port Harcourt, Nigeria• Managed technical evaluation and well proposals of onshore prospects. • Carried out regional 2D and 3D seismic interpretation, evaluation, and documentation of technically approved prospects. • Performed regional geologic correlations across Niger Delta depositional belts to establish fit-for-purpose models. • Established closure continuity and resolved depth conversion challenges using velocity analysis. • Defined non-conventional deep prospects, classified as game changers, and obtained partners’ support. • Performed hydrocarbon habitat studies and documented results in reference data books. • Calibrated seismic data with bio-stratigraphic analysis . • Performed wellsite operations as Shell representative on the rig during exploration well drilling. • Acted as Exploration Function focal point on all aspects of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management.

Access Bank PlcSnr. Executive Trainee

Apr. 1992 - Apr. 1994Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria• Managed all aspects of foreign exchange transactions relating to importation and payment for goods and services. • Made rendition of bank transactions to the Central Bank. Performed all aspects of cash and teller operations.

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