WORLD BANK AFRICAN CENTRE
OF EXCELLENCE FOR OILFIELD
CHEMICALS RESEARCH(CEFOR)
BY
PROFESSOR OGBONNA F. JOEL
CENTRE LEADER, (CEFOR)
UNIPORT
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CONTENT
 Motivation for starting the ACE
 IPS Model and Partners
 Key activities that make the Centre unique
 Research Areas and Academic programmes
 Objectives of the Centre/expected outcome
 Targets/progress
 Our Prayers
 Look Ahead
 Conclusion
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MOTIVATION FOR ESTABLISHING THE CENTRE
 University of Port Harcourt is among 18 other African Universities that won
the World Bank grant to establish African Centre of Excellence.
 Locally, sourced cost-effective OILFIELD CHEMICALS are required for
drilling, well completion, and achieving optimum oil recovery.
 Currently, several billions of dollars are spent, annually, importing these
chemicals in the Gulf of Guinea for petroleum exploitation.
 Yet, numerous natural resources can be, successfully, processed and used for
these operations.
 Nigeria and other African countries have abundant supplies of these
resources.
 Developing technologies for in-country production of oilfield chemicals will
improve profit margin, build human capacity and create jobs.
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IPS MODEL: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
IFP School France
Collaboration
& Partnership
NNPC/TOTAL JV
Pioneer partner
UNIPORT, Nigeria
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IPS STUDENTS ON FIELD TRIPS
KEY CEFOR PARTNERS
MULTINATIONALS (IOC)
 TOTAL E&P Nigeria Ltd.
 SHELL
 AGIP Oil
 FUGRO
INDIGENOUS (LOC)
 AFREN
 LASER
 Emerald Energy Resources Ltd.
 POCEMA
 KEEDAK
 ANSETT
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UNIVERSITIES
IFP School, France
University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic
University of Mines and Tech, Tarkwa, Ghana
University of Wits, South Africa.
African University of Technology(AUST)
Other Nigerian Universities
PROFESSIONAL BODIES
 Society of Petroleum Engineers
 Nigerian Society of Engineers
 Nigerian Environmental Society
 Nigerian Institute of Management
 Nig. Institute of safety professionals (NISP)
 (NREP, USA)
KEY ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE THE CENTRE UNIQUE
 State-of-the art learning environment
 Modular course structure
 Active Industry intervention in programme life cycle
 Exposure to high intensity and diversity of
lecturers/mentorship.
 Programme not affected by strike actions
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RESEARCH AREAS AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS BEING
OFFERED AT THE CENTRE
RESEARCH AREAS
 Oilfield Chemicals
DEGREES BEING OFFERED
• M.Sc/Ph.D in Petroleum
Studies
 Biofuels
• M.Sc/Ph.D in Engineering
 Petroleum Studies
 Environment Studies
• M.Sc/Ph.D in Sciences
• M.Sc /Ph.D in Environmental
 Engineering
Applications
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Mgt & Technology
REGIONAL CHALLENGES IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
 Brain drain; acute competition for good academic staff
 Insufficient Research Personnel
 Lack of Research Facilities
 Poor Research Management
 Lack of synergy between the universities and industry
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OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRE
 To promote home grown and regional research networks that will develop
human capital in Africa.
 To strengthen human capacity and serve as training hub for Oil and Gas
industry workforce in Africa.
 To fill gaps in labor market demands for skills within these specialized areas.
 To increase the capabilities of faculties and students in Africa through quality
postgraduate education, knowledge transfer and internship programmes.
 To run short courses in Petroleum and related disciplines.
 To undertake consultancy services for the Oil and Gas industry.
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EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THE CENTRE
 Partnering with regional universities and industry to undertake a
collaborative research in
studies
oilfield chemicals and petroleum
 Producing industry- ready graduates.
 Building human capacity for oil and gas industry in the African
Region
 Working with local producers of oil field chemicals to enhance
their research capabilities and produce high quality products
 Partnering with industry/investors for commercialization of
research outcomes.
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TARGETS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS
 Graduate 60 PhD Students (30% regional, 30% female)
 Graduate 120 Masters Students (30% regional, 30% female)
 Run short term courses for 500 participants
 100 internship for students and faculties(30% regional, 30% female)
 Published 60 papers in internationally recognized journals
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Organise conferences /workshops
STAKEHOLDERS MEETING WITH PARTNERS FOR A BUY-IN
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STAKEHOLDERS MEETING WITH PARTNERS FOR A BUY-IN
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ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR NEW PhD STUDENTS
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LECTURE SESSIONS FOR THE ACE PHD STUDENTS
OUR PRAYERS FOR COMPANIES
 Provide placement slots for our internship programme
 Help sponsor students
 Provide softwares for students
 Co-supervise students
 Be members of our Research Advisory Board
 Nominate & sponsor your staff for our short courses
 Patronize our consultancy services
 Endow Professorial Chair
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LOOK AHEAD: TO BE THE PRIDE OF AFRICA IN OILFIELD CHEMICALS RESEARCH AND PETROLEUM STUDIES
Training
Development
Research
Publications
Industry School
SBUs
Dipl.
M.Sc
PhD
Patenting
&
Licensing
Post-Doc Programme
Consultancy Services
Field Studies
FR/FDP
EIAS, PIAS (Study Teams)
Pilot Plants (Oilfield Chemicals) etc
Oil & Gas
Cluster
ISS
PRT Oilfield
Chemicals &
Technologies
PRT Software Solutions (PSS)
& Services
Spin-offs, JVs
IPS Research Labs
Spin- ins, Incubation
Biofuel Lab
High Performance (Study
Teams) Computing Centre
Partnership Labs
AGIP Hydrate Lab
POCEMA, Laser,
Fugro, Rymex,
Gamor Chemicals
Short Courses (Brochure)
ATW (Technology Transfer)
Conferences (Oilfield Chemistry)
Fugro Env. Mgt
Series
Journals &
Magazines
Seminars - Oilfield Chemistry
-Digital Oilfield
-HSE
-Refining
Roundtables
(APR) (PH PR)
Exhibitions @ NAPE,
SPE, OWA etc
Certifications NREP/NISP
Oil & Gas Cluster/Corridor &
Partnership with Chamber
of Commerce & Industry
Chi Ikoku PE Series
On-line Training/e-learning
Tele-Engineering
Expert - in - Residence
PRT Publications
Field Operations
Manuals
CONCLUSION
Establishing an African Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research will:
 Boost the Nation’s Local Content drive
 Impact positively on the economy of the nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Africa
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Enhance capacity building in Petroleum & related studies
 Provide platform for quality training and research
 We have the Faculty, we have the enabling environment
 To make this happen, we need support from all stakeholders
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING
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