ExxonMobil Trains Lecturers From 30 Varsities

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ExxonMobil, alongside the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists, Africa Region, has exposed
Geology lecturers from 30 Nigerian universities to
what has been described as the latest technology in
the profession.
The company said that the gesture was to improve
the quality of Geoscience education in Nigeria.
Lecturers from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria;
University of Lagos, Akoka; University of Nigeria,
Nsukka; University of Ibadan;
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; University of
Benin and the University of Port Harcourt, among
others, attended the training.
The General Manager, Exploration of Esso
Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, an
ExxonMobil subsidiary, Mr. Andrew Ejayeriese, made
this known in a statement on Monday.
According to him, the programme is part of the
company’s efforts to improve Geoscience education
in Nigeria to a globally competitive level.
The training, which took place in Lagos, had the
participants exposed to the latest principles and
applications in Sequence Stratigraphy.
A Petroleum Geoscience lecturer from the Imperial
College, London, Dr. Gary Hampson, facilitated the
training.
The ExxonMobil General Manager, Technical
Geoscience, Mr. Michael Udoh, said the company’s
investments in Geoscience education was to ensure
that Nigerian graduates could stand on equal
competitive footing with their peers across the world.
The participants, who hailed the AAPG and
ExxonMobil for organising the course, added that the
knowledge gained would improve the quality of their
instruction to their students.
Source: http://www.punchng.com/education/
exxonmobil-trains-lecturers-from-30-varsities/

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