The Director for Exploration and Production at the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation, Cany Jobe, has been awarded for her exceptional role and dedication to the Energy Sector in her country and beyond.
She was recognized by the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), organizers of the just ended Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC2022) at a dinner in Nigeria.
She was handed over the award by four leading women in the Energy Sector which included Dr Ibilola Amao, Funmi Ogbue, and Patricia Simon-Hart in a show of camaraderie and honor.
The event also saw ten oil and gas companies awarded for their contribution to local content development in the industry and on the African continent.
The 10 companies include Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) (Nigeria); Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMH) (Mauritania); Shell (Nigeria); Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) (Uganda); TotalEneries (Nigeria); ND Western (Nigeria); Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP) Mozambique; Agencia Nacional de Petroleo Gaz Biocombustiveis (ANPG) Angola; and Proscovia Nabbanja (Uganda).
Profile of Cany Jobe
Cany is a dedicated and strategic Petroleum Engineer with a passion for cleaner and renewable energy technologies. Her work experience spans energy projects in Australia where she worked with a multi-disciplinary team that investigated the optimum development strategy for the Browse LNG Field; South America-drilling in the Lake Maracaibo; to West Africa.
Cany is currently the Director of Exploration and Production at the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation where she advises on oil and gas exploration projects; and structures negotiates, and oversees the implementation of high-value exploration activities of NOC/IOC joint ventures and partnerships.
She has executed consultancy assignments from regional organisations such as ECOWAS around national strategies for LPG popularisation, energy efficiency and clean cooking initiatives. She is also skilled in policy formulation, governance, and administration having previously served as Head of Administration & Procurement; and Board Secretary for the national oil company.
A member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Association of Project Managers; Cany is an alumnus of Commonwealth Awards; Mining for Development Awards; and Australia Development Awards.
She volunteers for a number of Not-for-Profit Organisations and is a national and international conference speaker passionate about women in STEM, quality education, and energy access.
More recently she was recognized in the 2021 Power List of 50 Inspiring Pan African Female Leaders in Energy by Lean In Energy and was named as one of 100 Outstanding Female Executives in the African Oil and Gas Industry by African Shapers.
In 2022, she got awarded by SAIPEC a Winning With Women award in recognition of her role as a Pioneer Energy Leader.
Cany is happily married and raising two boys to be the next generational gender champions. She is a bon vivant who loves wave watching, playing dress-up, traveling, reading about everything under the sun, taking countless photos, hiking, dancing, and cooking the occasional meal.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
