Olusegun Obilaja

Olusegun Obilaja is a seasoned geoscientist with extensive experience in exploration and geosciences leadership roles. Currently serving as the Head of Specialist Geosciences and Exploration Discipline Lead at Shell since December 2018, Obilaja also holds the position of Senior Exploration Geoscientist at Petroleum Development Oman, focusing on gas opportunities in the Pre-Cambrian Ara carbonates and Permian-Triassic Khuff Formation. Previous roles at Shell include serving as Senior Exploration Geologist, where technical assurance for oil and gas prospects in the Niger Delta was a key responsibility, and as Basin Modeller/Stratigrapher, concentrating on hydrocarbon system analysis. Obilaja holds a Master's degree in Sedimentology & Petroleum Geology from the University of Ibadan and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.