Dennis I Edogun has over 15 years of experience in oil and gas production operations. He currently works as a Senior Production Surveillance Engineer and Operations Readiness and Assurance Engineer for Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited, managing a 20,000 barrel per day oil field. His responsibilities include production optimization, well implementation, maintenance, and ensuring health, safety, and environmental compliance. He has a background in chemical engineering and is pursuing an MBA.

1. 3, Madagaskar Close, Off Abuja Road, Silver Point Estate, Badore, Ajah - Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
denogun@yahoo.com +234 8037063687 (Work) / +234 8172490651 (Office)
Profile Summary
High-energy, focused and performance driven professional with over 15 years of experience in Oil & Gas Production
Operations. Currently working with Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited and managing 20,000 barrels
per day field along with Operations Readiness and Assurance Engineering role for a multibillion dollar field. Proven
business excellence in providing technical and functional leadership for production optimization, well
implementation,. Led multi-disciplinary team of Production Optimization of top side facilities & asset integrity,
maintenance group and production services (budget, cost control & reporting) in order to reach production targets and
facilities uptime by prioritizing Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) aspects.
Equipped with critical thinking skills to review and prepare technical proposals pertaining to production surveillance &
production technology for further development of organisation’s activity and optimization of oil production. Leveraged
skills in liaising with Field Managers, Production Superintendent, Business Planning Manager, Finance Manager, IT
Manager and Engineering Managers to ensure operational excellence. Sensitive to the dynamics of cross-cultural
workspaces; successfully coordinated OIL & Gas operations with teams across various locations.
Area of Excellence
Production
Operations
Well Surveillance
Facilities Surveillance
Subsea Asset
Surveillance
Costing & Budgeting
Process Optimization
HSE Management
Change Leadership
Soft Skills
Education
Pursuing MBA from University of Leicester, England, UK
Post Graduate Certificate in Subsea Engineering from University of
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK in 2011
Master of Tech. (Chemical Engineering (Credit)) from Rivers State
University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 2009
Post Graduate Diploma (Chemical Engineering (Distinction)) from
Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria in
2001
Higher National Diploma (Chemical Engineering, (Upper Credit)) from
Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria in 1998
Career Timeline
1998-1999
Addax Petroleum
Development
(Nigeria) Limited,
Lagos, Nigeria
Since 2005
Addax Petroleum
Development
(Nigeria) Limited,
Lagos, Nigeria
Communicator
Innovator Thinker
SBM Marine
Services Limited,
Port Harcourt,
Nigeria
2002-2005
DENNIS I EDOGUN
Senior Level Assignments:
Oil & Gas Production Operations/Engineering | Process & Cost Optimization
Industry Preference: Oil & Gas; Location Preference: UAE & Saudi Arabia
mention

2. Work Experience
Sep’05 - Till date
Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited, Lagos, Nigeria
Growth Path
Sep’05 – Jul’07 Field Engineer/Senior Production Operator
Jul’07 – Jun’13 Field Superintendent
Jun’13 – Till date Senior Production Surveillance Engineer
Mar’14 – Till date Operations Readiness and Assurance Engineer
Roles:
As Production Surveillance Engineer
Administering barrel chasing and production optimization activities entailing process improvements activities, Gaslift
optimization, well intervention, well by well performance monitoring & review, gas injection optimization, water
injection optimization and sand production management
Entrusted with the responsibility of drafting:
o Work scope for subsea inspection and maintenance to assure asset integrity
o Subsea production systems monitoring programs to ensure reliability
Ensuring inter-departmental team coordination to design wells completion and intervention programs
Implementing measures for effective planning and coordination of new wells hook-up and commissioning
Selecting production technologies, systems and facilities to optimize production operations; establishing guidelines,
standards and safety procedures for oil and gas production process
As Operations Readiness & Assurance Engineer
Directing the execution of projects while ensuring operations readiness to accept and operate facilities upon commissioning
Coordinating among Projects and Operations Teams to ensure process robustness
Ensuring:
o Design, construction, installation and commissioning of projects adhere to current technical integrity requirements;
assessing and implementing process enhancements for operability and maintainability of new projects
o Resources, operations support and management systems are at place to take custody of new asset
As Field Superintendent
Worked as Line Supervisor and ensured adherence to corporate HSE procedures and guidelines
Administered Third-party contracts; liaised with Government Agencies such as the DPR, NNPC, and so on to ensure
smooth project progress
Supervised crude oil exports and ensure offload requirements are met as per quality & documentation
Engaged in:
o Departmental budgeting processes
o Training and mentoring of subordinate staff
o Subsea production systems operations
o Subsea facilities integrity management
As Field Engineer/Senior Production Operator
Generated and maintained field production reports and shared the same with management for review
Engaged in Production Data Management System (PDMS) administration; managed production accounting system/field data
Administered:
o Production and well performance
o Equipment and facilities performance monitoring
o Process vessels and facilities integrity management
Significant Accomplishments
Ensured optimum production levels to maximize economically recoverable reserves; instituted corrective actions such
as FPSO process modification to remove bottle-neck and maximized recovery from wells
Innovative use of external liquefied Nitrogen for safe inerting of cargo tanks to allow crude oil (650,000bbls) lifting
when the main inert gas generator failed on the FPSO
Interfaced with local design institutes, contractors, local & state authorities and internal departments such as Drilling,
Engineering & Projects, Operations, Finance and so on for new wells hook-up & commissioning
Developed safety programs for plant and worked a point of contact during DPR annual audits which resulted in zero
HSE violation
Ensured compliance with organization policies, procedures and regulatory compliances such as Mineral Oils (safety)
Regulation 1997

3. Previous Experience
Jan’02 – Sep’05
SBM Marine Services Limited, Port Harcourt, Nigeria as Field Production Operator / Engineer
Dec’98 – Dec’99
Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited, Lagos, Nigeria as Trainee Field Engineer
(NYSC Assignee)
Trainings / Courses
Process Safety Training, Nigeria, Jun 2015
Subsea Integrity and Asset Longevity Masterclass, Nigeria, May 2015
Integrated Field Development Planning, London, UK, Oct 2014
Completions and Work Over Operations, Houston Texas, USA, Oct 2013
Production Data Management System (Avocet Volume Manager), Jun 2011
Subsea Production System Engineering, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Jan 2011
Performance Analysis, Prediction and Optimization with Nodal analysis using Prosper, Nigeria, Dec 2009
Advanced Production Enhancement and Well Surveillance, Nigeria, Nov 2009
Project Management, Nigeria, Apr 2008
Production Enhancement and Well Surveillance, Nigeria, Sep 2007
Production Optimization, Nigeria, Feb 2007
Fundamentals of Gas Lift Design and Operations, Nigeria, Dec 2006
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 6th September 1971
Languages Known: English Language
Nationality: Nigerian
Passport Details: A04831141
Driving License: DUK8941AA6 (International
Marital Status: Married
No. of Dependents: 5