{"id":450964,"date":"2017-12-30T04:05:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T04:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/30\/gnpc-celebrates-ababio-for-his-role-in-ghanas-oil-discovery\/"},"modified":"2017-12-30T04:05:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T04:05:01","slug":"gnpc-celebrates-ababio-for-his-role-in-ghanas-oil-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/30\/gnpc-celebrates-ababio-for-his-role-in-ghanas-oil-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"GNPC celebrates Ababio for his role in Ghana\u2019s oil discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Saturday, 30 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>primenewsghana.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-30<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/67199245.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ghana National Petroleum Corporation GNPC\" title=\"Ghana National Petroleum Corporation GNPC\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514606701_698_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has honoured Mr Edward Ababio, for the key roles he played leading to the discovery of oil in commercial qualities in Ghana, ten years after the feat.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio presented the first oil from the Jubilee Field with Mr. Samuel Obeng Djan (ex-GNPC Geologist) to the then Minister of Energy, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda &#8211; who presented it to the then President John Agyekum Kufour and then to Parliament, to officially announce the discovery of oil in commercial quantities in Ghana in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio was the GNPC Engineer and Government representative on board the Belford Dolphin rig during the drilling of the Mahogany-1 exploration well by KOSMOS Energy leading to the discovery of the Jubilee Field.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Tema, an elated Mr Ababio expressed his gratitude to the Board and Management of GNPC for the honour done him.<\/p>\n<p>With over 25 years\u2019 experience in Petroleum Engineering and Upstream Petroleum Project Management, the Board and Management of GNPC celebrated Mr Ababio at age 57.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio, affectionately called Opolee, has been a shining example in his career and an inspirational leader, having groomed many young engineers who work with him in Ghana and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio was initially involved in the well engineering design of the Mahogany-1 well with Anadarko\u2019s well engineering team in Houston, Texas.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHe assisted in setting up the Takoradi Shore-base in preparation for the first Mahogany exploration drilling campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He was GNPC Jubilee Project team lead, which drilled the various wells leading to the production of first oil in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from Moscow Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas University with an MSc Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mr Ababio\u2019s remarkable journey in GNPC began in 1989 as a National Service Person.<\/p>\n<p>Starting off as an Assistant Petroleum Engineer, he rose through the ranks and is currently Reservoir and Production Engineering Manager at GNPC.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio was born in Efiduase-Koforidua in the Eastern Region; and he attended Koforidua Experimental School and Koforidua Secondary Technical (SECTECH) School (Mmarima Mba).<\/p>\n<p>He had his sixth form education at St Augustine\u2019s College where the inspiration to become a petroleum engineer was birthed when he saw the operations of the engineers on the Saltpond Oil Field.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio is a member of the Ghana Association of Engineers and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio got married to Doris, in Moscow, Russia where they were both pursuing higher education.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the question \u201cWhat does your role entail?\u201d Mr Ababio said: \u201cApart from developing robust in-house reservoir models for production forecasting and reserves evaluation, I am also responsible for ensuring accurate oil and gas production, reporting to GNPC\u2019s Senior Management and Stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On \u201cWhat would you say is the highlight of your career?\u201d Mr Ababio noted that: \u201cThe discovery of oil on the Jubilee Field definitely. I was simply excited it happened in my lifetime and I\u2019m glad I played a significant role in this historic blessing for my motherland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all the Ghanaian men and women who worked in diverse ways to make this oil discovery successful \u2013 I salute you all. It has been 10yrs!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>On \u201cHow do you see GNPC 10 years from today?\u201d Mr Ababio said: \u201cIf we work together and efficiently, GNPC will achieve operatorship status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With respect to the question \u201cGNPC back in the day and now, what do you miss?\u201d Mr Ababio stated that: \u201cWe used to be a much smaller team when I started work. I was surrounded by my age mates, all of us very young and ambitious. In fact, some of my colleagues have become lifetime friends and family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of them, Managers in their disciplines, Sam, Star, Addy, Osei, Eben, Alex, Darko, Kwato, Victor, Theo, Corquaye aka Stone, and Mr Francis Ackah . I still cherish the friendship we developed during my stay in Moscow together with Thomas Manu and K.B. Amissah Arthur.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ababio hailed his late grandmother, Madam Ama Konadu, his mum, Atta Maame and late dad Opanyin Kwaku Charles, for the influential roles they played in his upbringing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough my grandma didn\u2019t have formal education, she ensured that her children and grandchildren got the opportunity to enjoy quality education. 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