Godwin Aretanekhai ADAMS

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

ADAMS

First Name

Godwin

Other Names

Aretanekhai

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

Sunday, February 27, 1938

Status

Died

Place of Birth

Auchi, Edo State;

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Single

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

Engineer

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Edo College, Benin City, 1952-57, University College, Ibadan, 1958-60, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1960-64;

Educational Qualification

B.Sc,

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

fellow, Nigerian Mining, and Geosciences Society; fellow, Nigerian Society of Explorationists; member, Society of Petroleum Engineers;

Previous Appointments

Appointed Wellsite Engineer, Shell- BP Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt, 1964-66; WellsiteEngineer, Shell-BP, Warri, 1967-69; Production Geologist, Shell-BP, Warri, 1969 - 70; Petrophysicist, Shell-BP, Lagos, 1970-71; Senior Operations Engineer, Shell-BP, Port Harcourt, 1971-74: Senior Petroleum Engineer, Nigerian National Oil Corporation, Lagos, 1974-75; appointed Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, April 1, 1988;Special Adviser on Petroleum Resource, by General Abdulsalami Abubakar upon taking the rein of power in June 1998. After this stint in May 1999, he returned to private business and was until his death, the chairman of Niger Delta Drilling Company and Multinational Expertise Limited.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Udi of Auchi Kingdom in 1999.

Hobbies

Squash, Swimming;