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Ifoghale Agbada, Party Chief

Ifoghale Agbada

Party Chief·BGP INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA LIMITED

Nigeria

High school or equivalent, Vibroseis Operations-Maintenance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 6 months

Party Chief

January 2025 - Present

BGP INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA LIMITED

Maiduguri, Nigeria

January 2025 - Present

• Led 3D seismic campaigns (Niger Delta Basin, Chad Basin, Benue Trough, Bida Basin, Anambra Basin & Sokoto Basin) using vibroseis/dynamite/airgunboat, improving subsurface imaging for NNPC/FES and other Clients. • Key Achievement: Discovered commercial reserves in Kolmani River (Bauchi/Gombe), enabling new field development. • Reduced operational costs by 15% through optimized drill planning and logistics. • Maintained 100% HSE compliance across 7+ projects, achieving zero LTIs
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Lead Geophysicist

January 2025 - Present

BGP/CNPC International (Nigeria) Limited

Lagos, Nigeria

January 2025 - Present

• Propose equipment/personnel modifications to improve crew efficiency and field profit.
• Responsible to the Managing Director for all country seismic crews, ensuring acquisition of quality data and HSSE performance.
• Liaise with clients on specifications, clearances and data processing.
• Propose equipment/personnel modifications to improve crew efficiency and field profit.
• Motivate and coordinate all crews to meet realistic targets.
• Ensure prospect plans, operational conformity to specifications, and timely reporting of production and HSSE data.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Party Chief / Assistant Party Chief

January 2016 - Present

Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting BGP/CNPC International,

Lafia, Nigeria

January 2016 - Present

• Led 3D seismic campaigns (Niger Delta Basin, Chad Basin, Benue
Trough, Bida Basin, Anambra Basin & Sokoto Basin) using
vibroseis/dynamite/airgunboat, improving subsurface imaging for
NNPC/FES and other Clients.
• Key Achievement: Discovered commercial
reserves in Kolmani River (Bauchi/Gombe), enabling new field
development.
• Reduced operational costs by 15% through optimized drill planning
and logistics.
• Maintained 100% HSE compliance across 7+ projects, achieving
zero LTIs.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Party Chief

December 2001 - Present

BGP/CNPC

Lafia, Nigeria

December 2001 - Present

• Technically aware and competent in verbal and written technical negotiations with customer
• Job Skills requisite includes but not limited to leadership, personnel management, computer literacy and communication.

GENERAL
Responsible for operational, financial, HSSE and quality performance of the seismic field crew, Party Chief is accountable for the line management structure of the seismic crew and all direct and indirect employees, visitors and customers.

PROFITABILITY
• Manage the physical and human resources of your crew to attain the target production and further maximise productivity and efficiency.
• Propose to Management any equipment/personnel additional resources or modifications, which could improve, crew efficiency and which could improve crew efficiency and field profit.
• Control crew expenditure within budget. Disseminate budgets to crew sections and review budgets when additional resources are assigned to increase revenue.
• Negotiate with Customer Representative on crew to maximise crew revenue and market any value added crew options.

OPERATIONAL
• Motivate and Coordinate all sections of the crew to operate as a team.
• Ensure all operations conform to Customer and Company technical, maintenance and quality specifications.
• Responsible for the accuracy and timely reporting of production, HSSE and any other required customer and company reports.
• Supervise crew operations through line management and through regular and random field visits and audits.

SAFETY
• Promote line management of safety to ensure compliance with the crew safety case and contractual and regulatory HSSE requirements.
• Organise and manage risk through the controls of the crew HSSE Management System. Maintain HSSE-MS documentation and ensure update with operational changes.
• Ensure the maintenance of internal audit schedules with subsequent follow up and implementation of rectification measures if and when required.
• Conduct and ensure thorough reporting and investigation of near misses, incidents and accidents.
• Through line management communicate and motivate safety awareness at all crew levels.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Management

Party Chief

January 2025 - January 2025

(NUPRC/FES CHAD BASIN WADI 3D,

Maiduguri, Nigeria

January 2025 - January 2025

• Accountable for operational, financial, HSSE, and quality performance of the crew.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Party Chief

January 2022 - December 2024

(FES KEANA 3D,

Maiduguri, Nigeria

January 2022 - December 2024

• Controlled crew expenditure within budget and negotiated with client representatives.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Party Chief

January 2021 - December 2021

(FES SOKOTO SEISMIC CREW,

Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

January 2021 - December 2021

• Ensured proper permiting, community relations, and compensation assessments.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Asst. Party Chief / Production Manager (Multiple

January 2020 - January 2021

Bida/Sokoto

Bida, Nigeria

January 2020 - January 2021

Managed 2D dynamite acquisition. Managed 2D dynamite
acquisition. Managed 2D vibroseis acquisition. Managed 2D dynamite acquisition. Managed 3D vibroseis acquisition.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Asst. Chief Seismologist

November 2016 - January 2018

(Benue Trough/Kolmani Well Prospect)

Bauchi, Nigeria

November 2016 - January 2018

• Managed junior staff payrolls and ensured compliance with client specifications.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Asst. Chief Seismologist

November 2015 - October 2016

(OML 28 Gbaram Prospect, SPDC)

Yenagoa, Nigeria

November 2015 - October 2016

• Supervised 3D land seismic acquisition; managed SPS data and up-hole shooting.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Chief Seismologist/Assistant Chief Seismologist

January 2012 - January 2016

BGP/CNPC

Warri, Nigeria

January 2012 - January 2016

• Supervised 3D desert seismic data acquisition (Chad Basin Phases
2-8), ensuring
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Asst. Chief Seismologist

November 2012 - October 2015

(Chad Basin Prospect Phase 6-8)

Maiduguri, Nigeria

November 2012 - October 2015

• Managed 3D desert vibroseis acquisition; coordinated daily operations and HSE
meetings.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Senior Field Design Seismologist

January 2011 - October 2012

(Chad Basin Phase 4-5)

Maiduguri, Nigeria

January 2011 - October 2012

• Planned shot points to maintain drill lead over recording progress.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Field Design Seismologist

January 2010 - January 2012

BGP/CNPC

Maiduguri, Nigeria

January 2010 - January 2012

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Field Deign/Production Seismologist

October 2010 - May 2011

BGP/CNPC

Maiduguri, Nigeria

October 2010 - May 2011

• Responsible for organisation and overall running of FD/Production Group, ensuring they:
• Produce shooting and drilling programs based on Client priorities and the efficient operation of the drilling and recording sections.
• Process uphole data.
• Maintain database of reported drill and loading depths for all shot stations and ensure that QC feedback information plots in the form of total reported drill depth against total reported loaded depth for each loading/drill crew are prepared monthly.
• Maintain a register of weak, shallow and failed holes for each loading crew.
• Provide QC feedback information plots in the form of total number of holes for each loading crew displayed against total number of bad holes are prepared monthly.
• Responsible for timely reporting to Head Seismologist in the event of FD/Production Group being unable to meet the time schedule.
• Reports to Head Seismologist if Surveyors are unable to supply input data according to schedule
• Produces pre and post plot fold per offset range displays and ensures that Head Seismologist receives a copy of pre and post plot fold per offset range displays and quality feedback information displays.
• Assigns a Seismologist to account for and issue explosives to Senior Licensed Shooter and Senior Pre-loader and conducts weekly audit of explosives magazines.
• Compiles daily, weekly and monthly survey, drills and recording production reports.
• Responsible for adhering to standards, contingency measures, targets, reporting and remedial actions in accordance with the contract agreement
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

SPS Seismologist

October 2010 - January 2011

(Chad Basin Phase 2-3)

Maiduguri, Nigeria

October 2010 - January 2011

• Ensured 100% error-free SPS and support data submission to clients.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Processing/SPS Seismologist

January 2010 - January 2011

BGP/CNPC

Maiduguri, Nigeria

January 2010 - January 2011

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Planning/SPS Seismologist

March 2010 - September 2010

BGP/CNPC

Omoku, Nigeria

March 2010 - September 2010

• 3D Project modeling/design and planning
• Generation of drill program and monitoring of same
• Offset planning
• Monitoring of source-receiver offset to ensure contractual coverage requirement.
• QC check on all field operations (survey, drills and recording)
• QC check on all seismic data
• Collation and compilation of periodic technical report (daily, weekly and monthly and end of swath/prospect)
• Generation of recording bin-in and shooters listing
• SPS data generation and QC
• Preparation of transmittal and other support document for delivery of acquired seismic tapes.
• Acquisition of uphole/LVL data using the Geometry Startavisor seismograph instrument.
• Processing of upholeLVL data and interpretation of the data.
• Ensure company’s HSE standards are continually upheld.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Planning Seismologist

December 2008 - March 2010

BGP/CNPC

Yenagoa, Nigeria

December 2008 - March 2010

• 3D Project modeling/design and planning
• Generation of drill program and monitoring of same
• Offset planning
• Monitoring of source-receiver offset to ensure contractual coverage requirement.
• QC check on all field operations (survey, drills and recording)
• Collation and compilation of periodic technical report (daily, weekly and monthly and end of swath/prospect)
• Generation of recording bin-in and shooters listing
• SPS data generation and QC
• Ensure company’s HSE standards are continually upheld.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Field Design/Planning Seismologist

January 2010 - January 2010

(ADOFI OPL-135 NAOC)

Yenagoa, Nigeria

January 2010 - January 2010

• Managed recording geometry and minimized additional shots for coverage deficiencies.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Uphole Seismologist

December 2008 - January 2010

(ASSA NORTH OML 16/21, SPDC)

Omoku, Nigeria

December 2008 - January 2010

• Shot, processed, and interpreted uphole positions for weathering layer calibration.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Uphole Seismologist

January 2008 - January 2010

BGP/CNPC

Yenagoa, Nigeria

January 2008 - January 2010

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Senior Executive Assistant (Marketer)

January 2008 - November 2008

NOPOV Microfinance Bank Limited,

Asaba, Nigeria •Hybrid

January 2008 - November 2008

Company industry:
Marketing

Data Coordinator

February 2007 - November 2008

BGP/CNPC

Yenagoa, Nigeria

February 2007 - November 2008

• Update of drill production into the drill database
• Update of drill, Survey and Recording progress maps
• Collation and compilation of periodic technical report (daily, weekly and monthly and end of swath/prospect)
• Preparation of transmittal and other support document for delivery of acquired seismic tapes.
• Ensure company’s HSE standards are continually upheld.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Data Coordinating Seismologist

January 2007 - January 2008

(KOLO CREEK OML-28 SPDC)

Yenagoa, Nigeria

January 2007 - January 2008

• Updated drill databases, progress maps, and compiled technical reports.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Junior Observer/Drilling Planner/ HSE Rep

January 2001 - January 2008

Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting BGP/CNPC International,

Esuk Oron, Nigeria

January 2001 - January 2008

Managed swamp seismic ops in Niger Delta (OML 28, Forcados River).
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Junior Observer

January 2006 - January 2007

Henan Petroleum Company Nigeria Limited (Crew 331)

Esuk Oron, Nigeria

January 2006 - January 2007

• Coordinated shooters, managed explosives, and ensured safe cable laying.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Intermediate Planning Driller

January 2002 - January 2006

(Forcados River OML 63 NAOC)

Warri, Nigeria

January 2002 - January 2006

• Planned drilling activities, managed drill leads, and ensured data accuracy.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Education

(BGP Training Centre

January 2018

January 2018

High school or equivalent, Vibroseis Operations-Maintenance

China

University of Benin

January 2005

January 2005

Master's degree, Exploration Geophysics

Nigeria

University of Benin

January 2003

January 2003

Master's degree, Exploration Geophysics

Nigeria

Delta State University

January 1998

January 1998

Bachelor's degree, Physics

Nigeria

Delta State University

January 1998

January 1998

Bachelor's degree, Applied Physics

Nigeria

Midwest Secondary School

January 1992

January 1992

High school or equivalent, Natural sciences

Benin

Skills

Geophysics

Expert

Feedback

Expert

QC

Expert

Production

Expert

Physics

Expert

MESA (Green Mountains) 3D Project Planning Software

Expert

Geophysical software MESA

Expert

Geophysical software SPS MS

Expert

DATA ACQUISITION

Intermediate

BUDGET CONTROL LEDGER

Intermediate

CONSTRUCTION

Intermediate

ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY

Intermediate

EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS

Intermediate

LEADERSHIP

Intermediate

MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS

Intermediate

PROSPECT MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

TEAM LEADERSHIP

Intermediate

Geophysics

Expert

Feedback

Expert

QC

Expert

Production

Expert

Physics

Expert

ACQUISITION PROCESSES

Intermediate

CROSS FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION

Intermediate

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Intermediate

OPERATIONS

Intermediate

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

SEISMOLOGY

Intermediate

Social profiles

Languages

English

Expert

Memberships

Society of Exploration Geophysicist

Associate Member

January 2008

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Fire Fighting Certificate
Environmental Management System (EMS)
Health Safety and Environmental Management System (HSE-MS)
WASC/PASS
HSE-MS Certification
Training
Supervisory HSE Management
BGP/CNPC
May 2002

Hobbies and interests

Tourism
Swimming,
Reading,
Swimming

1. FIVE STAR AWARD 2. HSE HIGHES T STOP CARD REPORTER 3. HSE AWARD.