Engr. Wole Ogunsanya has over 30 years of experience in the Oil industry, having worked for Schlumberger Worldwide as a Field Engineer and in various Management positions including Country Operations Manager.

He attended University of Lagos Nigeria, graduating in Mechanical Engineering, with honours in 1987.

He joined Schlumberger immediately and was trained in Livingstone-Scotland as a Testing and Production Engineer. He later worked in Angola in that capacity, and in 1990 was cross trained into Formation Evaluation Services.

From early 1990 to mid-1992, Wole worked in Italy as both Formation Evaluation and Production Engineer primarily for Agip. He successfully executed extensive projects for Agip in the Adriatic Sea, as well as land work in Sicily, North Central (Fizzonasco) and Geothermal Well Logging Project in the Tuscany part of Italy.

From mid-1992 to mid-1994, Wole worked for Schlumberger-Nigeria, where he immediately became the Lead Engineer for Shell West, Warri. As the Lead Engineer, he was frequently called upon to assist other Engineers on complex operations for other clients such as Chevron, Texaco, NPDC, Elf and Consolidated Oil.

In late 1994, Wole worked in Algeria as the lead Engineer and later the acting Field Services Manager
working for Agip, Mobil, Anadarko, Cepsa, Sonatrach (Algerian national Oil Company), LL&E and Repsol.
Also, the recognition of his management potential was responsible for his training in the following
development programs:

Leadership and Capacity Building Course – May & Oct, 2014

Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA

Corporate Financing Course, Baltimore USA – Aug 2003

Integrated Sales Course, Lagos Nigeria – Oct, 1998

Management Course at the Management Centre Europe – Oct, 1996

Initiative for Quality Course (IQ), Tunisia – June, 1996

Geology Course, France – June, 1995

In 1997, Wole became the Project Manager for the Exxon-Niger exploration project. The success of this operation was so outstanding and appreciated that Schlumberger was the clear choice by Exxon for the next 300 well development project in the region financed by the World Bank.

After the Exxon Project, Wole was appointed the Country Operations Manager for Angola where he was responsible for the management in the two operating locations (Soyo and Luanda) in Angola.

Following his illustrious career at Schlumberger, he departed to start the Geoplex Group – an indigenous company specialized in providing services to the Oil and Gas Industry in West Africa. The Geoplex Group started providing Electric Wireline Services in 2002 and over the years has entered into
other Oilfield Services including MWD/LWD, Directional Drilling, Gyro, Coiled Tubing, Slickline, Subsea Heavy Equipment Maintenance Services, Dredging, FPSO, Well Completions and Production Services. Other Geoplex Services include TCP/DST, Well Testing and Oil & Gas Logistics.

Geoplex, through the leadership of Engr. Wole Ogunsanya has created over thousands of Individual jobs and continue to create value in the Oil & Gas Industry. The company has become the Leader in Well Services among indigenous companies in West Africa.

Engr. Wole Ogunsanya is the Chairman of Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), the recognized Indigenous Oil and Gas Service Providers Professional Organization in Nigeria and is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.

Engr. Wole Ogunsanya is co-founder/owner of Concept Solutions Incorporated Maryland, USA and Maryland Children Health Center, Maryland, USA; as well as the Chairman of Akermas Energy Limited and Teradyne Nigeria Limited.

He is happily married with children.

Ademola Adeyemi-Bero is a distinguished energy industry leader with 38 years of experience across diverse roles and geographies. He is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director of FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited (FIRST E&P), a Nigerian independent energy company established in 2012.

In addition to spearheading FIRST E&P’s pursuit to build a sustainable integrated energy business, Mr. Adeyemi-Bero serves as Nigeria’s Governor to OPEC and the Chairman of OPEC’s Board of Governors, where his leadership is instrumental in shaping the global energy landscape.

Prior to embarking on the entrepreneurial journey with FIRST E&P, Mr. Adeyemi-Bero served as the President and Managing Director of BG Nigeria, a subsidiary of the British Gas Group. During his time there, he successfully built an upstream exploration and production company as well as an integrated gas business. He also had an illustrious 20+ year career with Shell, where he held technical, commercial, and business leadership roles across multiple countries.

Widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s foremost oil and gas professionals, Mr. Adeyemi-Bero is known for his integrity, strategic vision, and unparalleled leadership experience. His career spans both the Nigerian and international energy markets, making him a key figure in shaping the industry’s future.

Mr. Adeyemi-Bero also serves on the boards and governing councils of several independent organizations, where he applies his extensive experience, strategic insight, and business acumen to drive their growth and success. He holds a BSc in Offshore Civil Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from the Imperial College of Science & Technology, University of London and an Executive MBA from IMD Lausanne, Switzerland and Wharton Business School.