LIVINGSTONEEnergies

The people behind the transition.

Engineers who built careers in the Niger Delta’s oil fields, now leading Nigeria into hydrogen, with governance from international finance and conservation science.

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Chairman & CEO

Dr (Engr.) Abasiubong Alex Udofia

  • PhD & M.Eng, Petroleum Engineering
  • MBA & DIC, Imperial College London
  • 28+years post-graduate experience
  • SPELife Director, Section 103, Port Harcourt
  • 2015SPE International President’s Award

A chief executive and engineering professional with over 28 years of post-graduate experience in petroleum engineering, subsurface development and energy leadership. Dr Udofia joined Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in 2001. There he coordinated field development planning reviews across major Niger Delta assets and later led the wells and reservoir management team on the Forcados–Yokri field. In 2011 he joined Neconde Energy Ltd as Principal Consultant for Petrophysical Engineering and Geosciences, before founding his own firms.

He is a primary author of several SPE technical papers and an international award recipient of the SPE Century Club and the SPE International President’s Award for Section Excellence (2015). He is also a Life Director of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Section 103, Port Harcourt.

He is the founder, Chairman and CEO of the Livingstone Group of companies, and leads the Group’s transition-fuel initiatives and global research collaborations in green hydrogen.

Board of directors

Depth across energy, finance and environment.

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Dr (Mrs) Theresa Azin

Director

PhD, Biodiversity Conservation · University of Reading, UK

A technical professional with extensive experience managing biodiversity conservation projects, climate change actions and Net Zero operations. Dr Azin holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Forestry and Wildlife, an M.Sc in Wildlife Management and Conservation, a PhD in Biological Science from the University of Reading, and a Henley Business School leadership programme certificate.

She serves as Executive Director across the Livingstone Group, including Citi & Shelter Projects Ltd, Livingstone Estates Ltd, Solitaire Hotels and Suites Ltd, Livingstone Energy and Petroleum Development Company Ltd, and Livingstone Farms & Agro Allied Industries Ltd.

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Engr. Cornel Udoh

Director

M.Eng, Petroleum Engineering · University of Port Harcourt

A petroleum reservoir engineer with over 30 years of industry experience. Mr Udoh began his career with Laser Engineering Consultants Nigeria in 1996, then joined Shell Petroleum Development Company in 2000 as a Reservoir Engineer attached to Exploration. He went on to spend nearly two decades at ExxonMobil, where he was Reservoir Technical Team Lead, ExxonMobil’s representative for fields operated by others, Technology Lead for the Development Group, and Production Advisor, until 2021.

He holds a Master’s and a Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt, and a B.Sc in Chemistry from the University of Calabar.

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Dr Festus Ogunmola

Non-Executive Director

Chartered Accountant & Banker · Compliance & Risk

A chartered accountant and banker with 30 years of experience in international banking and business development, particularly compliance, corporate governance and risk management. Dr Ogunmola has held executive roles with First National Bank of Chicago and Barclays Bank in the UK, and was Chief Financial Officer for HM the Queen Mother’s Nursing Institute and Fund while based in London.

He is Senior Executive President of AFS Group and Group Chief Executive of Goldcet Africa Plc. He also chairs Zuluss.com, which oversees e-commerce growth across Nigeria and Ghana, and Osher Golden, which oversees its African operations.

The Livingstone Group

Sister companies

Livingstone Energies is one of several companies founded and led by Dr Udofia under the Livingstone Group.

  • Livingstone Estates Ltd Property & estates
  • Citi & Shelter Projects LtdReal estate development
  • Solitaire Hotels & Suites LtdHospitality
  • Livingstone Farms & Agro Allied Industries LtdAgriculture
  • Livingstone Offshores and Logistics LtdOffshore & logistics
  • Livingspring Finance and Investment LtdFinance & investment
  • Defence Tech & Cybertronics IncDefence technology

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