Engr. Emeka Okwuosa, was born on August 19, 1962 in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Emeka is a 1982 graduate of Electronics and Electrical Engineering of the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
He founded and incorporated Oilserv Limited, in 1992 but began operation in 1995.
Before establishing Oilserv, Emeka worked in various capacities for Schlumberger, a French oil service giant, as Field Engineer, Technical Manager, among others in Europe (Pau, France, Scotland), North Africa (Libya), West Africa (Mauritania, Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana), Gulf of Guinea/Central Africa (Nigeria, Benin Republic, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, Angola) and Indonesia.
Oilserv started operations fully in 1995, and worked exclusively for Shell Nigeria for over five years, after which it diversified into working for other international oil companies (IOCs) and for Nigerian Liquefied Natural gas (NLNG) in maintaining their pipeline transmission systems.
The company focuses on Pipeline/Facilities EPC and maintenance. It has wide ranging activities In the Niger Delta and across Nigeria. It is a major player in actualization of the Gas Masterplan in Nigeria especially for domestic gas distribution. It currently operates in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Benin Republic and Togo.
Today, Emeka sits on a group of companies – Oilserv Limited, Frazimex Limited, Frazimex Energy Services Limited, Frazimex Engineering Limited, Frazpower Limited, Frazoil Limited, Crown Energy Resources Limited, and Ekcel Farms Limited.
He belongs to several professional bodies including Council for the Regulation of Engineering (COREN), Society of Professional Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Pipeline Professionals Association of Nigeria (PLAN), Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigerian Gas As-sociation (NGA), Institute of Directors (IoD), among others.
The Oilserv boss has also received several awards of excellence. Such awards include OTC/PETAN (Offshore Technology Conference/Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria) Awards of Excellence in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 , 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 in Houston, Texas, USA; US Africa International Oil & Gas Leadership Award, Best of Africa – 2013; Lifetime Achievement Award by PETAN – 2015; Industrialist of the Year Award – 2016; Agro Entrepreneur of the Year Award – 2016; and 2017 National Productivity Order of Merit Award (NPOM) by his President Muhammadu Buhari.
Emeka Okwuosa is a Knight of St. Christopher (KSC) of the Anglican Communion and is married and blessed with three children.