Kevin Okyere is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Springfield Energy, a billion-dollar oil company. He established the company in 2008.
1980: Kevin Okyere Born
In 1980, Kevin Okyere was born into an affluent Ashanti family in Ghana.
2008: Springfield Energy Founded
In 2008, Kevin Okyere founded Springfield Energy, an oil company.
2016: Springfield Acquires West Cape Three Points Block 2
In 2016, Kevin Okyere's company, Springfield, was given the West Cape Three Points Block 2 by the Ghanaian government after it was relinquished by Kosmos.
2019: Awards Received for Contributions to Oil and Gas Industry
In 2019, Kevin Okyere received two awards: the Entrepreneurship Award (Impact to Business Award) by Face2Face Africa in the United States on July 20 and the Man of the Year – Oil and Gas at the Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Africa Awards in Accra.
2019: First Indigenous Ghanaian Company to Drill in Deep Water
In 2019, Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP) became the first indigenous Ghanaian company to drill in deep water, securing a contract with Stena Unicon Offshore Services Ghana Ltd to deploy the Stena Forth Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) for exploration in West Cape Three Points Block 2. Reuters reported that Kevin Okyere's company discovery of around 1.5 billion barrels of offshore oil was a potential game changer for the Ghanaian government.
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