2020 SPE Lagos Young Professionals (YP) Forum

Positioning Young Professionals For The Transitioning Future Of The Oil And
Gas Industry: The Way Ahead

Date: 07Mar2020
Venue: 7th Floor, The Wings Office Complex,
17A Ozumba Mbadiwe Road,
Victoria Island, Lagos
Who We Are… SPE Lagos Section 61

#CreatingTheFuture… Let’s Go!

Outline Lagos Nigeria Section

• SPE YP Forum Vision

• Our Sponsors and VIPs
• Event Highlights
• Conclusion
• Appreciation
• Feedback
SPE YP Forum Vision Lagos Nigeria Section

• The mission of SPE is to collect, disseminate and exchange technical knowledge concerning
the exploration, development and production of Oil and Gas resources, and related
technologies for the public benefit; and to provide opportunities for professionals to
enhance their technical and professional competence

• This SPE YP Forum is designed to achieve this mission by:

 Providing insights to Young Professionals on how to strategically position themselves to attain their
potential in the dynamic Oil and Gas industry
 Improve their soft skills
 Create a platform for YPs to effectively network with Senior Professionals and their colleagues in the
industry

• SPE Lagos section held the 2020 YP Forum on 07Mar2020 with the theme: “Positioning
Young Professionals for the Transitioning Future of the Oil and Gas Industry”
 Our Sponsors and VIPs Lagos Nigeria Section

Lagos Nigeria
Section

SPE Section 61 wishes to express our sincere THANKS to you for your outstanding contribution to the success of our Young Professional
Forum event. Your contribution has helped to strengthen the mission of SPE through the activities of the Lagos Section and provided the
opportunity for you to influence the wider society in a non-traditional way. Please accept the thanks and appreciation of SPE Lagos
Section, its Board of Directors and staff. I hopeyou continue to participate in SPE activities as we can not meet the changing needs of our
members and our community without yoursupport

Mr. Abdulrahman Mijinyawa Yewande Jinadu Mr. Demola Ogunbanjo Mr. Adango Hart
Manager, Asset Optimization Digital & Founder Careeerlife Nigeria/ Convener General Manager, Business Support Petroleum Engineering Research and
Technology SNEPCO Employability Fitness Program (EFP) Group, Oando Energy Resources Integration Manager, CypherCrescent
Event Highlights – Keynote Address Lagos Nigeria Section

“Positioning Young Professionals for the Transitioning Future of the Oil and Gas Industry”
by Abdulrahman Mijinyawa
Key Highlights
• The current dynamics of the energy industry is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex &
Ambiguous (VUCA)
• With changing energy dynamics, CEOs think about:
 Providing more and cleaner energy
 To increase renewable energy availability and use by x3

Thoughts to Ponder
• Great rewards will accrue to those who can take conceptual knowledge from
one problem and apply it in an entirely new one.
• The more constrained and repetitive a challenge, the more likely it will be
automated
• What are you naturally good at? Think about what you’re PASSIONATE about
• What is your most significant non-academic achievement?

Key tips for the future

• Focus on SKILLS, not just degrees
• Make the most of internships
• Expand your horizon and think energy
• Hustle – Don’t wait for the ‘perfect’ job
• Leverage platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Conferences (be authentic
and have substance)
• Take some calculated risks on your first job

Book Recommendation
“Range: Why generalists triumph in a specialized world” by David Epstein
 Event Highlights Lagos Nigeria Section

“Soft Skills for Accelerating Development of Young Professionals in the Future of the Energy Industry”
by Yewande Jinadu
Key Highlights
• Soft Skills are personal attributes that can affect relationships,
communication, etc.
 Intangible and difficult to quantify and are very crucial to growth
 Drives your hard (technical) skills
• Relevant Skills for Young Professionals in the Energy Industry:
 Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
 Effective Communication; includes verbal, non-verbal & written
communication
 Emotional Intelligence; depicts diplomacy and tact in dealing with
situations
 Leadership: Be intentional about leading. Do you carry people along?
 Passion: The fuel that drives your career
 Openness to Feedback: Be teachable
 Adaptability: Be open to ambiguity
 Teamwork: Are you someone everyone wants on their team? It’s a
buildable skill
 Strong Work Ethics: Integrity, Reliable, Your word is your bond

Strategies to developing Your Soft Skills

• Take a course or training aimed at improving specific soft skills
• Identify a coach or a mentor who would help you
• Be intentional!
• Affiliate yourself with a group who would help that E.g. Toastmasters to
improve public speaking skills

Book Recommendation
“Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO” by Beverly E. Jones
 Event Highlights Lagos Nigeria Section

“Career Advancement: The Transitioning Future of Oil and Gas Industry; Set-backs, Challenges and
Opportunities for Career Advancement” by Demola Ogunbanjo
Key Highlights
• Sustainable development refers to the way you put the resources of the
earth to use that does not negatively affect the incoming generations
• Renewable sources of energy would at some point in the future take pre-
eminence over Oil and Gas (O&G)
• O&G utility may reduce given the environmental challenges
accompanying its consumption
• Technology (and its applications in the oil and gas industry) is coming… if
you are ready, you will be able to take full advantage
• Technology would change the oil and gas industry at 2 levels;
 Subsurface work: Gathering data would become more precise than ever;
the next decade will see more data analyst and scientists than ever before
 Surface level: Leakages in production systems would be more easily
detected using technology
• Embrace the world of Technology and its advancement
• O&G needs to fund research in renewable energy to stay relevant when
renewables become the “new oil”
• Adaptability is therefore a vital skill required to navigate the change that is
coming

Thoughts to Ponder
• The world is moving at a fast pace. Upskill yourself as an individual for the
world
• Always keep learning; Stop repeating mistakes and learn from your
experience
 Event Highlights Lagos Nigeria Section

“Relevant Technical Skillset for Entrenching Young Professionals in the Transitioning Future of
the Oil and Gas industry” by Adango Hart
Key Highlights
• GRIT!!!!! What is your level of GRIT???
• The ability to persevere, to understand what you need to know is the key
to being successful (Angela Leibonnat)
• Participants in the energy industry needs hybrid engineers combining the
following skillset;
 Domain Engineering
 Applied Mathematics &
 Ability to perform digital skills
• Other technical skills which are direly relevant include: Numerical
Optimization, Computational Modelling, PDE & modelling, Computational
Statistics, Machine Learning and Linear Algebra etc.

Thoughts to Ponder
• Try to possess the ability to PERSEVERE
• What you lack with your soft skill replace with your technical skill
• Learn! LeArN!! LEARN!!! Upgrade yourself

Others (Internship opportunities)

• If you project that you think is of value, post it on CypherCrescent
website… you just might get a call to work for this amazing company
https://www.cyphercrescent.com.ng/careers/job-application
 Event Highlights – Panel Session (Q&A) Lagos Nigeria Section

Q: How do you draw a line Q: What do you do if you don’t get

between adaptability and opportunities in the area of your
losing your uniqueness? passion?
A: Maintain your core values. A: Passion isn’t just one thing; it is a
Your adaptability should revolve spectrum! Go on and explore other
around your core values aspects of the spectrum

Never ever stop Learning… Q: How can one effectively

Abdulrahman navigate through shifting careers?
Do not live on other people’s A: Be adaptable and embrace every
dreams. Start where you are… situation like an opportunity to learn /
change the world
Yewande
Gain new skills in the new field
Have skills you want to sell, acquire it
and run with it
Be a lifelong learner. Give your best to
your role

Learn in every experience,

learn from both successful and
failed experiences… Demola

Q: What is the best way to approach a

potential mentor?
A: Be patient; many of them are busy folks
Be persevering; showing genuine hunger
Be specific; have a particular context and For every soft skill you lack, you
discuss it can make it up for it with hard
work and diligence… Adango
 Event Highlights – Jobberman Career Clinic Lagos Nigeria Section

• Jobberman conducted a career clinic educating YPs on

how to improve their resumes
 Over 80 YPs participated in the career clinic
 Feedback from the career clinic was overwhelmingly positive

• Employability skills training was done via an on-stage

interview simulation to enlighten YPs on the DO’s and
DONTs of interviews

Career Clinic Session with YPs On-stage Interview Role Play

Conclusion – Get Involved Lagos Nigeria Section

Partner with SPE Lagos Section YP to:

• Provide networking opportunities to help YPs advance their careers

• Engage SPE members with less than 10 years experience, to allow them to stay active
in the oil and gas industry
• Bridge the gap between Students and Professionals
• Reach out to the next generation through ALPs, Energy4Me etc.
• Provide Training sessions
• Be a Mentor
They Made All This Happen Lagos Nigeria Section

Chimere Alim Mistura Badru Chukwuemeka Kerry

ExxonMobil Dangote Refinery Seplat

Elesie Ezewanne Karen Ochie Adaku Ofoegbu

Shell Nigeria ExxonMobil DAP Energy Consult

Adaeze Eze Emmanuel Aderibigbe Prosper Nekekpemi

Pedabo Professional Services Northstar Downhole Specialist Transport Innovations Limited

THANK YOU!!!
 Feedback From Participants Lagos Nigeria Section

The sessions were The sessions were

Excellent Networking very informative - The panel session was fantastic, it enlightening and the I really enjoyed the sessions
and building Business Ameenah helped prepare us for the future of our speakers were engaging. It and the networking
Relationships - Galvin industry, and this has helped me was an exciting experience interactions after the event
adjust my career roadmap to the - Kosisochukwu - Temidire
The YP Forum was present reality of the O&G industry
very impactful in - Stephen
The Forum was terms of knowledge
inspiring - Clinton gained - Prosper The speakers were effective
I loved the good
and the information passed
succession and
The ambience of the across was very relevant
I loved the vast organization of lectures
venue was great; I and activities - Segun I got to meet
experience of the
loved the fact that with and interact
speakers - Samson
measures were taken with YPs from
to prevent the spread various aspects
of COVID-19 - Wilson Exposed to a lot about the It was an amazing
of the industry
I liked the Jobberman clinic and O&G industry, given incentives opportunity to have our CVs
interview simulation as it brought on how to “present yourself” to checked out by Jobberman
me face to face with professional the industry professionally - Amarachi
recruiters in an almost informal - Eddie
setting. This has tremendously It was a great avenue to
helped me build my confidence network amongst Senior Thank you SPE Lagos
I absolutely loved the fact
colleagues and YPs - CA for this wonderful
that there is a feedback
session for us to provide opportunity. I really
The guests were REALLY appreciate it
seasoned and knew input on how to make the
The speakers were
The experience event better and better
fantastic. I really enjoyed their onions, and the
#ContinuousImprovement
sharing was top the sessions and I learnt Jobberman event was
notch - Jackson a lot from them. Also, the a plus - Oluwatosin
food was good - David SPE Lagos…
I loved the CV writing Keep being
The attendance was session, the interview the best!!!
The Jobberman Career overwhelming… very - Igho
I really enjoyed the panel session, simulation session and
clinic and resume impressive! Good
where the speakers answered the presentation by
review was a highlight job SPE Lagos
questions based on their CypherCrescent - Moses
for me personally… it
professional experience - Joshua was fantastic Other sectors of the
industry such as Law
The speakers I enjoyed CypherCrescent and Finance can also be
It was a very insightful communicated so well; presentation on what they included to have a
event. I learnt a lot both the young and do and career opportunities wholesome view of the
- Moyo older folks - Stanley with the company incustry - Amarachi
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