Meet the Executive Team
Tupere Roland Bruno
LL.B, B.L, KSM
E-mail: tupere.bruno@lavieenergy.com
Sir Tupere Roland Bruno was named the Chairman of Lavie Energy Limited in May, 2012. He has over three decades of experience in legal practice and business administration, possessing vast knowledge in general practice, civil and criminal law and procedure, legal drafting and conveyance; contract administration, corporate policy propagation and control, Public Affairs Administration, Human Resource Development, Capacity Building, Training and consultancy.
He is currently a serving Director of Century Energy Services Limited, where he was the pioneer Managing Director at incorporation in 2008.
In the past, he has held senior executive positions (Executive Director Legal and Public Affairs) in Horchi Construction (Nig) Ltd and Gramen Petroserve Nig. Ltd. He has also held the roles of Corporate Consultant, Legal Adviser, General Counsel, Solicitor and Lecturer (Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State)
Tupere is married and blessed with children
Henry Duru
LL.B, B.L, LL.M, BSc(UK), MSc(UK), MBA, FCA, FCCA(UK), FCTI, AICMC
E-mail: henry.duru@lavieenergy.com | LinkedIn: https://ng.linkedin.com/in/henry-duru-
Henry is a lawyer and a licenced Chartered Accountant in two jurisdictions (United Kingdom and Nigeria). He is a top-notch business executive with core skills in Leadership, Forecasting, Investment, Administration, Banking, Financial Control, Audit and Law.
He is a fellow of the following prestigious institutions: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA- UK), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and The Institute of Chartered Mediators & Conciliators, Nigeria (ICMC). Henry is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Henry has successfully led cross-functional projects/process improvements within operations at the centre including key controllership projects by using inclusiveness and expertise leveraging models. He has close to three decades of work experience which spans across banking, audit, oil and gas, hospitality and law, in Nigeria and UK.
He is passionate about supporting indigent and less privileged students in secondary and tertiary institutions through the vehicle of Diamond Support Foundation (RC Number 154584).
Henry holds an LL.B and LL.M from Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria; an MSc. Int’l Finance, Banking & Investment from London South Bank University, UK; MBA Marketing Technology Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria; BSc. [Hons]: Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK; HND: Accountancy from The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Nigeria.
He loves reading, football & mentoring young people.
Henry is married and blessed with children.
Tochukwu C. Onuoha
Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) (R. ENG, COREN, MNSE, MNIM, MAWS CWI)
E-mail: tochukwu.onuoha@lavieenergy.com
Tochukwu is resourceful and result-oriented Mechanical Engineer with a wealth of almost two decades of extensive practical and cognate experience in Pipeline Construction & Engineering, Design and Construction Management, Project Management & Implementation for EPCIC scopes, from concept to commissioning, including technical and interface supports. He is positioned and equipped to deploy technical expertise for delivery of value- added solutions, with an affinity for safety, excellence, and quality. He revels in new challenges and willingly embrace opportunities. He is a focused business performance resource person, a skilled negotiator, adept at stakeholder external engagement & alignment, design and critical thinking and strategy development.
Tochukwu has a balanced profile of Engineering Design and Construction in Pipeline, Piping and Production Facilities, He has supported numerous JV SPV that yielded multimillion dollar cost saving safely and faster. He understands business risks and opportunities and has co-supported numerous risks-turned opportunities that yielded early gas ROI for investors and stakeholders alike.
RELEVANT JOB CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Incident Command System ICS200 and Incident Management System IMS100 Certified
- American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (AWS CWI)
- Proficiency Certificate in Management (NIM)
- BOSIET, HUET, SAS, CA-EBS, JHA, PTW, JMT, First Aid & CPR, HSE L2&3, Easy Risk/Risk Management Training,
- Process Automation, Control and Optimization (PACO/IC&A)
- Oil & Gas Pipeline & Riser Systems Design & Construction on Land, Swamp, and Offshore
- Pipeline, Piping & Topsides Design Course
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member, American Welding Society (AWS)
- COREN Registered Engineer, COREN/REG. R55606
- The Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE):52443
- Member Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)
- Member GOAL ZERO CLUB – ANOH PROJECT SPDC.
Tochukwu holds a Mini-MBA from the Tekedia Institute, and a Bachelor’s Degree (B.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering: Second Class (Hons.), Upper Division from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo state.
Within the Oil and Gas space, Tochukwu achieved the focused delivery of the ANOH Pipeline Detailed Engineering Design and IDR (Independent Design Review), HAZOP, HAZID, and QRA Workshops. He successfully integrated Delivery & Remodelling of the Afam F5 Reservoir Development Project RMF and on plot piping. In April 2023, his team received the SCiN Safety and Environment Human Performance Team recognition for Participating in the SCiN Safety Leadership Family Units. ANOH Project, SPDC.
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- ANOH GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT- SPDC
- GBARAN INFILL PROJECT – NLNG GAS SUPPLIES PROJECT (Installations of Facilities and Remote Locations, and Installations of Pipelines and Intersite Composite Cables)
- UBIE RE-ENTRY PROJECT-UBIE FLARE TIP A & B, RIS REPLACEMENT AND SECTIONAL REPLACEMENT OF 12” X 0.36KM FLARE LINE, SPDC
- OML 100 [ODUDU & FSO UNITY] FSO UNITY SECTIONAL REPLACEMENT OF DIESEL LINE NETWORK SYSTEM – TEPNG
- OML100 – DECOMMISSION OF AFD08 AND AFD16 GAS LIFT LINES – TEPNG
- OML102 – LEAK REPAIR WORKS ON 16” x 40.66mm WT WATER INJECTION LINES AT OFP2 (TEPNG)
- FAULKS ROAD DEWATERING OF TEMPORARY DETENTION POND – MINISTRY OF WORKS ABIA STATE-SETRACO NIGERIA LTD
- CONSTRUCTION OF ABURA XI FLOWLINES IN OML 65, WARRI, DELTA STATE – NPDC/CAAST OIL
- OGHAREKI – SAPELE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, SEPLAT/NPDC JV
- SODA / DOMGAS PROJECTS – Afam F5 Reservoir Development & Pipelines Project- SPDC
Construction and Installation of a 10” X 1.6km Pipeline from FUN Manifold to a LACT UNIT at Mobil QIT (Fibre Optic Cable- FOC, Laying on PVC Ebonite duct along the Pipeline) FUN Group
Design (FEED), DED, Procurement, Construction, Fabrication, and Installation of Akepo Well Head Monopod Jacket/Platform and Construction and Installation of a 6” X 15KM Pipeline from Akepo Well-1 to Beneboye Flowstation (AKEPO EPCI PROJECT) for SOE JV (Sogenal Oando Exile Resources JV).
Construction of Pipelines/Flowlines for SPDC (Asset Engineering – East & West Areas) Land and Swamp. -SPDC
Tochukwu is married and blessed with children
Bamidele Olabintan
B.Eng (Petroleum Eng.), MSc.( Eng. Mgt)
E-mail: dele.olabintan@lavieenergy.com
Dele is a distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and has worked for over three decades with major E&P companies such as Shell (11years) and Saudi Aramco (10years). He spent half of this period overseas.
As the company executive director, business development, Dele brings in his extensive and articulate knowledge of engineering project delivery and administration especially as it relates to Well Engineering.
Dele is currently MD/CEO of Geo-well KONSULTS Ltd, as well as CEO of DELFUN Group Inc based in Toronto, Ontario Canada. DELFUN currently provides Petroleum Engineering consultancy services to TOTAL E&P & Shell. He is also on the Board of Delta-Petroleum Service Company, Nigeria.
He has been a Drilling Superintendent for SEPLAT, Total. He worked as a Well Engineer, Technologist & Technical Adviser – Planning to both the Drilling GMs in Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) and Saudi Aramco, developing well engineering annual business plans and monitoring their delivery. He anchored the commissioning of new Rigs for fresh projects (Deutag T-43 for Shell Agbada field and PD-787 for Saudi Aramco). He led the front end (well engineering aspects) of such as Field Development, Planning & Conception, Selection and Execution of large Niger Delta Fields namely, Batan, Opukushi, Otumara & Egwa fields. Dele has also led in several improvement and performance initiatives such as Shell’s Deliver the Limit (DTL) and Saudi Aramco’s Ultimate Delivery Curve (UDC).
He holds a master’s degree in engineering management in addition to a degree in petroleum engineering.
Dasietima Theophilus Orupabo
B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) P.G Dip (Petroleum and Gas Engineering)
Theophilus is a registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
Theophilus holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering and Gas Engineering (PGDPE), University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, from Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State.
He has about two decades of diverse Engineering, Construction, Procurement and Installation (EPCI) projects experience in the Oil and Gas industry. He has vast set of skills in management of Construction site activities, with proven ability to manage the interfaces with various stake holders, Operations, HSE, Security and Community affairs during project execution.
Theophilus is experienced in marginal field development and facility upgrades.
His summarized Project/Work experiences include the following:
- Siri Global – Ke field development project.
- Energia Limited- Ebendo North Facilities and In plant piping works at Energia Limited.
- Chorus Energy – Construction, installation, hookup, testing & commissioning of 12″ pig receiver, metering unit and associated accessories and piping works.
- Nedo gas plant upgrade- installation of lp 6 compressor and construction of interconnecting piping/hookup
- Waltersmith – Fabrication & installation of 10nos. ligament gas lift manifold and 15 ligaments crude gathering manifold
- Xenergi – Construction 3.2km x 10” pipeline, fabrication/installation of pig launcher and receiver and other ancillary works which includes Nedo gas plant upgrade; fabrication and installation of 18meter x 12” cold vent stack, Kwale gas gathering interconnecting piping and Nedo gas plant interconnecting piping to 2nos. of compressors at Kwale, Delta state.
- Waltersmith – Export pump debottlenecking & Gas lift supply project
- Waltersmith – Construction of 8” x 5.206km Ibigwe-Assa pipeline project.
- Waltersmith – Construction and installation of water clarifier/water disposal system Oza EPF pipeline installation project.
- Waltersmith – Piping modifications to accommodate gas lift compressor 3 operations
- Millenium – Installation of manifold, Pig launcher and Receiver
- Millenium – Oza (6” x 800m) EPF – OZA LACT unit pipeline construction.
- Waltersmith – Construction and Installation of temporary hook- up arms (Chiksan) for ibigwe – Well 9 and 10.
- Waltersmith – Ibigwe-9 wellhead/Gas lift hook up, instrumentation work and flowline construction.
- Millenium – Construction of approx. 27.5km of flowlines and fabrication installation of manifold, pig launcher and receiver
- Daewoo/Topline – 24” x 4km replacement of damage sections from Ogbanibiri to OB/OB.
- SPDC – Awoba NW Well 1 flow line sectional replacement 4” x 5km l/s.
- Frontier – Construction Installation of 10”x 1.6km pipeline contract
Sir Rowland U. J. Duru
HND (Mechanical/Production Eng.), Glasgow College of Technology UK, Dip (Offshore Engineering), Glasgow College of Technology UK
E-mail: rowland.duru@lavieenergy.com
Chief Rowland Uzoma Jolly Duru began his career with SHELL Petroleum Development of (Nig) Ltd, Warri, Nigeria in 1979, where he worked till 1990 (11 years) rising to Head, Terminal Engineering.
He anchored the Design and construction of Forcados Terminal Tank Farm, Estuary, and all Offshore Production & Crude Oil Export Loading facilities construction and maintenance. While also in SPDC, he was in charge of Western Division Miscellaneous Infrastructure Design, Construction & Maintenance of Roads, Helicopter Landing Pads/Decks, and Location preparation and Sanitary Facilities Installation & maintenance.
Rowland joined the board of LAVIE ENERGY LTD in May 2012 as Technical Director responsible for the Engineering Planning & Design, Project Direction, Pre-qualifications/Projects Documentation, Projects Costing/Tendering, and Corporate Technical Support Services.
Rowland has over three decades of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. Prior to joining Lavie, he was the Technical Manager of Vandrezzer Energy Service Ltd, Nigeria where he moved the company from sub-contractor to major contractor working for Shell Petroleum Development Company, (SPDC)Nigeria.
Rowland has developed, mentored and groomed several local/indigenous Oil and Gas companies into full EPCI capabilities. As the Technical Manager of Horchi Construction Nig Ltd, Nigeria, he won and executed $12.5M EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract for Bonny Crude Loading Platform De-manning for SPDC, Nigeria.
Rowland was at different times Projects/Construction Consultant for the following companies:
- Marshal Investment Company Warri, Nigeria: Projects included Fabrication and Construction services for Kaduna Petroleum Refining Corporation, Nigeria; Warri Refining Petroleum Corporation; Rehabilitation of NAFCON Storage & Piping facilities; Supply of technical Manpower to OPI Offshore Jack-up Construction Spread.
- Mazloum Engineering Nig. Ltd: Completion of Temperature Insulation of OSO-1 Condensate Piping for Mobil Producing Nig. Unltd, Eket, Nigeria.
- Osuben Nig., Ltd for Amukpe Flow Station extension by one pump bay including Piping, Structural, Civil, Electrical and Instrumentation works for SPDC, Ltd, Warri, Nigeria
- Sindeng Engineering Nig. Ltd; Construction of Koko- Ajori 2.6km Road through a virgin swamp forest for OMPADEC, Nigeria
- Awad Continental Co. Ltd, Warri, Nigeria: Chief Engineer for the Fabrication and Installation of GRE Pipe system of various diameters at NLNG plant and Engineering Planning for SPDC Bonny Terminal Fire Water Ring Main Replacement Project.
- Abonnco Ltd, Nigeria: Engineering, Planning Design, Project Control for CHEVRON House Boat under Pls NACAP.
- Afrogus Nig. Limited; Engineering, Planning and Design of NEPA Gas Pipe Line Project.
- Currently: Line Pipe Corrosion & Engineering Company Limited; Corrosion Monitoring & Control Welding Fabrication, Installation and Maintenance of Pipe Lines, Flowlines, Manifold, Production-Flowstations/Platforms in the Oil / Gas Industry, Marine Construction and Rehabilitation of Barges, House Boats. Blast cleaning and Painting of both Offshore & Onshore Structural Platforms, Storage Tanks, with associated Civil, Electrical and Instrumentation Works
Rowland is married and blessed with children.
Ese Henry-Duru
B.Eng. (Elect/Elect), MSc (UK – Telecoms & Computer Networks Eng)
E-mail: ese.henry-duru@lavieenergy.com
Ese is a highly qualified manager with nearly two decades of experience across different industry sectors including hospitality, financial services education and retail.
Skilled in operations management, resource management, team building and people management, Ese is an ardent team player and excellent communicator, possessing strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Ese holds an MSc from the London South Bank University, London and a B.Eng., Electrical/Electronics Engineering, from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State.
She has worked in banking and other financial services, hospitality, retail and education, in Nigeria and the UK. She is currently the Executive Director, Operations, Diamond Hotels Limited, Owerri. She also volunteers with a Non-Profit Organisation, mentoring children and teenagers.
Ese is an avid reader, loves baking, traveling, and is passionate about mentoring young people.
Ese is married and blessed with children.