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The People Behind Prime Waves

Industry veterans with decades of combined experience across Nigeria's upstream petroleum sector and international basins — from exploration through production.

85+
Combined Years
4
Senior Leaders
5+
International Basins
17+
Major Projects Led
FY

Engr. Fahd Yahaya

Managing Director / CEO

Engr. Fahd Yahaya is a seasoned Business Development and Strategic Planning expert with over 20 years of combined cognate experience in the energy sector.

He is a certified specialist in Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (QHSSE) with extensive experience in Local Content capacity development and policy advocacy.

He holds membership in several professional bodies and has participated in multiple marginal field bid rounds held in Nigeria.

20+
Years Experience
6
Bid Rounds
Business DevelopmentStrategic PlanningQHSSEPMPNEBOSHCPSCM
FY

Taye Akewusola

Director, Exploration & Production

Taye Akewusola brings over 25 years of upstream experience to Prime Waves, with deep expertise in geoscience and exploration across the Niger Delta and West African deep water basins.

Before joining Prime Waves, Taye held senior geoscience positions at ExxonMobil and Chevron Nigeria, where he was responsible for prospect generation, seismic interpretation and exploration drilling campaigns across some of the most technically challenging plays in the Gulf of Guinea.

His multi-basin experience spans onshore, shallow water and deep water settings, and he has managed teams across multiple international plays including the Arabian Peninsula and East Mediterranean basins.

25+
Years Upstream
5
Int'l Basins
GeoscienceSeismic Interpretation ExplorationM.Sc. GeologyAAPGNAPESPE
FY

Babs Fadumo

Operations Geologist
Babs Fadumo is a veteran Operations Geologist with over 25 years of hands-on experience in geological exploration, drilling operations, and base operations management.

He has worked extensively across the Niger Delta basin with major E&P companies, where he was responsible for wellsite geology, mud logging supervision, log interpretation and geological reporting. His operational experience covers both exploration and development drilling campaigns.

Babs also has significant expertise in logistics management, materials procurement and base operations — making him a critical bridge between subsurface planning and field execution at Prime Waves.

25+
Years in Field
50+
Wells Supervised
Wellsite GeologyDrilling OperationsLogistics ManagementB.Sc. GeologyNMGS
FY

Tunde Omotoso

Senior Geophysicist

Tunde Omotoso is a Senior Geophysicist with over 15 years of experience across diverse geo-basins — spanning onshore, shallow water and deep water settings across Nigeria and international theatres.

His technical expertise covers the full geophysical workflow: seismic data acquisition QC, processing, interpretation, attribute analysis, velocity modelling and depth conversion. He has been a key technical contributor on many of Prime Waves' most complex projects, including the SNEPCO Bonga Extension and Nigdel OPL 233 campaigns.

Tunde has particular depth in geohazard assessment, AVO analysis and integrated seismic-to-well calibration techniques for improved reservoir delineation in turbidite and fluvio-deltaic plays.

25+
Years Upstream
5
Int'l Basins
Seismic InterpretationGeohazard AssessmentAVO Analysis M.Sc. GeophysicsNAPESPE

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