Youssouf Konate

Having completing successfully his high school diploma in 1994 (BAC série E) upon attending the Lycée Technique d’Abidjan (Technical High School), He studied at l’Institut National Polytechnique Houphouët Boigny de Yamoussoukro (INP-HB) and graduated as Mechanical and Automation Engineer in (Ingénieur en génie Mécanique et Automatismes Industriels) in 1999. He subsequently started a career in February 2000 working for Apache Petroleum which was renamed Foxtrot International.

From February 2000 to June 2002, he held the position of Chief Operator in charge of the main facilities for treatment and delivery of natural gas to the Azito and Vridi thermal power.

He became Onshore Supervisor in July 2002 in charge of the facilities and operational teams on Foxtrot International’s onshore facilities.

In March 2006, he is appointed Offshore Supervisor on the Foxtrot A rig. He is subsequently seconded to the construction project of the Marlin rig in Houston, Texas in August 2010, moving up to the position of Superintendent, Technical Support and Methods in January 2013.

He was appointed Deputy Manager, Technical Support and Methods in January 2014. He is Manager, Technical Support and Methods since April 2015.