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HIGH CHIEF, SIR, DR. CHRIS UGOANYAKORAH, DFAI
Chief, Dr. Chris Anyakorah was born in Abagana Njikoka Local Government Area on March 21 st 1964. He is the first child of Chief. & Mrs. F N Anyakorah Ichie Ochiagha Abagana. Chief, Dr. Chris Anyakorah attended St Michel Primary School Abagana and St John Primary School Onitsha where he obtained his first school-leaving certificate in 1974. He also attended the famous Dennis Memorial Grammar School DMGS Onitsha.
Dr. Chris was employed by the Anambra State Water Cooperation as Clerical Officer from Oct. 1979 to June. 1981. In June 1981, he had admission to the Federal University of Technology Owerri. He was admitted to read Applied Geology and graduated in June 1986 with a B.Sc Applied Geology degree.
Dr. Chris served in the National Youth Service Corp during the 1986/87 service year. After his NYSC, he worked with the World Bank Water Project Unit Onitsha. He was given an employment offer by Petrolog Oil Company, Warri, Nigeria as Mud Logger/Pore Pressure Engineer on May 4, 1988 to 1990. In 1991 he joined Ml a Dresser Magcober Company and trained in Houston as a Drilling Fluid Engineer.
He was admitted into the Nnamdi Azikiwe University; Awka in 1993, for an M.Sc degree in Petroleum Geology which he bagged in August, 1995 while working as a Consultant. He obtained his PhD in Petroleum Geology in 2005 also from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka.
He has worked with several oil companies in Nigeria as a Senior Drilling fluids Consultant between 1996 and 1997. He joined Slumberger Oil Company in 1997 as Drilling Fluids Engineer. In 1999 he was employed by Shell Petroleum Development Company (Nig) Limited where he held several positions such as Production Geologist, Operation Geologist, and Well Engineer.
Dr Chris Anyakorah left Shell in 2005 to became a Petroleum Engineering Consultant and worked in several countries including Liberia, Belgium , Spain, USA, Argentina , Netherland , UK and Congo.
Dr Chris Anyakorah has won several academic awards from his Primary School years through his university years. Chris has authored and co-authored several technical papers on the petroleum industry. His team drilled the first horizontal well in Africa Chris has a passion for uplifting the poor.
He has scholarship schemes for indigent students in post primary schools. Chris has seat in several schools and encouraged sporting activities among youths by supporting football tournaments. He is a very active member of the Rotary Club and past president of ROTARY CLUBVGC. He is a member of the Knight of Saint John International KSJ.
Dr. Chris is a very active member of the following professional associations. The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (APPG), National Association of Petroleum Exploration (NAPE).
Chief, Dr. Chris is well respected internationally, especially in the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the oil industry. He has participated in several oil and gas related international conferences in Houston Texas, New Orleans Louisiana, Denver Colorado, San Antonio Texas, Dallas Texas to mention but a few.
Chris is a Fellow of the Nigeria Environmental Society FNES. He is also a Paul Harries Fellow, PHF, Fellow Charter Institute of Local Government and Public Administration FCPA and a Fellow of Academy for Entrepreneur Studies FAES, Fellow Institute of Export Fl.Ex. Fellow Business Development Institute FBDI, Fellow Chartered Institute of Public Administration FCPA., FCIA Felllow Charter Institute of Administration etc.
Dr Chris Anyakorah attended and trained in the following oil industry institutions:
- Drilling Fluid school – Houston Texas
- Well Control Training and Certification – IWCF International Well Control Forum
- Drilling Operation/Techniques Netherlands & Germany
- Stuck Pipe Prevention Training
- Basin Oriented Geology – Spain
- Applied Rock Mechanism
- Surface Integration
- Production Geology – Netherlands & Rheine (Germany)
- Advanced Mud School
- Contract Management Skills
- Bit Hydraulics and Directional Drilling Training
Dr Chris Anyakorah is an internationally renowned businessman who has brought his wealth of experience and impressive business acumen to bear successfully on companies in the upstream sector of the oil industry while providing leadership and direction as chairman or board member of some Nigeria’s foremost blue chip companies. Some of his appointments include:
Chief, Dr. Chris Anyakorah is an astute administrator, a very amiable and generous person. He is a born leader and a great achiever with invaluable leadership qualities. Most importantly he is married to a lovely supportive wife, and blessed with three grown up children; two Medical Doctors and Engineer, all trained in top American Universities.
Dr. Chris has also contributed immensely to the traditional societal leadership within and beyond the shores of Nigeria.
Traditional titles held by him include Okofia III of Abagana in Anambra State
Okofia Ndi Igbo Lagos State

HIGH CHIEF, SIR, DR. CHRIS UGOANYAKORAH, DFAI
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