Engr. Tony Ogbuigwe was a past President of the African Refiners Association (2013/2014) and remains an Advisor to the Association for the ECOWAS region. He is a Senior Ambassador to the British Institution of Chemical Engineers, fostering cooperation between IChemE and NSChE. Tony has over 40 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry including senior positions in the NNPC Group. He was the Executive Project ManagerNigeria LNG from 2002 to 2010, responsible for managing the construction of Trains 4, 5, and 6 which together produce 12.6million tons per annum of LNG. He was Managing Director, Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) from February 2010 till June 2012. He was thereafter Group Executive Director, Refining and Petrochemicals of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)until December 2013 before retiring statutorily and meritoriously.

He is currently the Managing Consultant of PEJAD Nigeria Ltd, Chairman Governing Council of the Centre for Gas, Refining, and Petrochemical StudiesUniversity of Port Harcourt. Tony holds a B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, from the University of Lagos and M.Sc. degree in Plant and Process Design from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

He is a Fellow of the NSE, NSChE and IChemE.

SPECIALIZATIONS

• Oil/Refinery Planning, Design and Management

• Oil Refinery