Engr. Chichi has over twenty-four (24) years’ experience in the Oil and Gas Industry spanning across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. Her capabilities cut across diverse spectrums including but not limited to business development and strategy, engineering, project conceptualization & management, deals structuring, stakeholder management and overall contract administration.
She holds a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from Enugu State University of Science & Technology and an MBA in Oil & Gas Management from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. She is a certified member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), a certified member with the Council for The Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) and a founding member Women in Energy Network (WIEN).
Engr. Chichi started her early career in the Nigerian Oil & Gas industry as a Project Engineer with Exxon Mobil Nigeria Limited where she garnered cutting edge industry skills and experiences over a 10-year period. She moved on to other organizations where she also acquired diverse experience across the entire industry value chain. She is well-versed in negotiating industry contracts and has strong track records of closing commercial and technical deals with venture partners.
Presently, Chichi is replicating her success strides in Neconde Energy Limited as the Acting Managing Director as well as the Gas Asset Manager. She was one of the key leads on the team which secured and signed a Finance, Technical and Services Agreement (FTSA) on OML42 in 2022 which will have an investment and injection of over $1B into the development of the Asset over a fifteen (15) year period. This investment is focused on consolidating and increasing the current production activities with a focus on workovers, drilling campaigns and facility uptime.
On the other hand, with the Asset’s keen focus on Gas, she is also responsible for driving the company’s Gas business and positioning Neconde as a lead player for developing Gas supply in with the company’s strategic mandate. One of her core focuses is around unlocking the Asset’s potential of over 3.8tcf of Gas reserves for increased value optimization for growth and profitability.
She has served on the council of the Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) in the capacities of Financial Secretary, Secretary General and is current Head of the NGA’s Study Group -Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI)
