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Chris Ogiemwonyi was born on 21 March, 1951, is a Nigerian politician and businessman. Discover Chris Ogiemwonyi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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Chris Ogiemwonyi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chris Ogiemwonyi worth at the age of 72 years old? Chris Ogiemwonyi’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from . We have estimated Chris Ogiemwonyi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Engr Christopher Aigbovbiosa Ogiemwonyi (born 21 March 1951) is a Nigerian politician and businessman.
He was a former Minister for Works at the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Works.
He was the retired group executive director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Ogiemwonyi was born on 21 March 1951 to Mr. and Mrs. Agbonkpolor Ogiemwonyi in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
He attended Western Boys School, Benin City before proceeding to the University of Benin in 1969.
Ogiemwonyi received his WASSCE certificate in 1969.
He graduated in 1974, with a B.Sc.
(Hons) in Applied Physics option in Electronics.
He later attended the University of Ibadan.
In 1974 he became a B.Sc.
holder in applied physics.
Chris Ogiemwonyi began his career as a petroleum engineer at the Conversation Department in 1975.
In 1976, he received a post-graduate diploma in petroleum engineering.
His post-graduate diploma in petroleum engineering was received in 1976.
In February 1977 he was transferred to Shell Petroleum Development Company Warri.
This transfer was enriched by a four and half month Advance Petroleum Engineering Programme in Shell's Training Centre in the Hague, Netherlands.
In 1982, Ogiemwonyi resumed work at the Exploration & Exploitation Division of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
He was transferred to the National Reserves Evaluation as a project leader in 1985.
While in office as a project leader, Ogiemwonyi coordinated all efforts in Dallas, USA by establishing a database for the oil and gas industry.
In 1988, he was moved back to the Exploration Division of Exploration & Exploitation.
He was assigned as head of the Petroleum Engineering Department Company to nurture the newly created Petroleum Engineering Department.
In 1988, Chris Ogiemwonyi became the project leader (Petroleum Engineer) of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company in Benin City.
The company's main objective was to compete as an indigenous Oil and Gas producing Company.
Nigerian Petroleum Development Company was assigned four acreages, including OML – 65, which contained Abura Field.
It produced 980 oilbbl of oil per day.
Ogiemwonyi championed the takeover of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company and kept an up-to-date reserves position of the company.
He became the field project leader in Abuja, as his company held the majority of assets from the then-defunct Tenneco.
Ogiemwonyi raised the production level from 980 oilbbl of oil per day to over 4000 oilbbl of oil per day in 1990.
In 1992, he served as project leader for the Oredo Field Project.
It was a Greenfield project that involved Kelt Energy, UK and IP Construction, Calgary.
It involved the construction of an early production facility that made 10,000 oilbbl of oil per day.
He is a technocrat with a "father-degree of experience in the oil and gas industry. He's attended several local and international courses. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is also a highly-ranked member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. He was President of the Nigeria Gas Association from 2006 to 2008.
Ogiemwonyi is a recipient of the Justice of Peace by Edo State Government and Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award.
He is also a patron to several bodies, including the National Association of Nigerian Students and the Association of Community Newspapers Publishers of Nigeria.
He became a Doctor of Engineering Ph.D. (Honoris Causa) and a Doctor of Science Ph.D. (Honoris Causa) in 2008.
He has held this position since 2011.
After defecting from the People's Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress, he made a bid for governor in the Edo State governorship election, 2016.
He received 137 votes in the primary election, coming in fourth.
He is married with 5 children.
As of January 2020, he is the President of Energy and Engineering Technology Consulting Group.
