Nana Osei-Kuffour Poku is fundamentally a petroleum engineer with a bachelors and master’s degree in Oil and Gas Engineering. His experience spans over 10 years in the upstream industry having assumed different technical and managerial roles across service companies, national oil companies and E&P operators.
He currently holds the position of a senior drilling engineer for Aker Energy Ghana Ltd and was a key member of the team that designed and drilled the Pecan wells and AGM discovery well in 2019. He is currently involved in developing Aker Energy’s plan of development for the Pecan field which will be operated in ultra-deep water (2400 – 2700m water depth).
Prior to joining Aker Energy, he worked at GNPC as a petroleum engineer and took up key roles in various upstream projects. For six years he also worked at National Oilwell Varco (NOV), transitioning from a drilling solutions engineer into the key accounts manager for Ghana and the North West Africa Region supervising multiple operations across different countries in the sub Saharan region.
With regards to interests, Nana Poku has a passion for artificial intelligence and technology within the oil and gas industry. He is also a keen advocator for reduction of carbon emissions through cost effective technology and innovation.