Imperial Oil
David Oluwaseyi Akande, P.Eng, is an experienced professional in the chemical engineering field, currently serving as the Operations Support Department Leader and Refinery Economist at Imperial Oil since May 2023. Prior to this role, David held positions at Meta as Critical Operations Manager and Critical Facility Manager from December 2021 to May 2023. With a robust background at Imperial Oil from January 2010 to December 2021, David advanced through various roles including Systems and Applications Leader, Technical Lead/Complex Engineer, Process Control Engineer, Asset Improvement Engineer, and Project Development Engineer, focusing on optimizing refinery operations and enhancing safety and reliability. Earlier in his career, David worked as a Process Engineer at Petro Canada and gained foundational experience as a Research and Teaching Assistant in the Chemical and Material Engineering Department at the University of Alberta. David holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering with a specialization in Process Control from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University.
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Imperial Oil
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Imperial Oil Limited is an integrated oil company. The Company is engaged in all the phases of the petroleum industry in Canada, including exploration for, and production and sale of, crude oil and natural gas. Its operations are conducted in three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemical. The Upstream operations include the exploration for, and production of, crude oil, natural gas, synthetic oil and bitumen. It holds an interest in the Kearl oil sands project. The Downstream operations consist of the transportation and refining of crude oil, blending of refined products and the distribution and marketing of those products. The Chemical operations consist of the manufacturing and marketing of various petrochemicals. The Company is involved in the exploration for and development of crude oil and natural gas in Canada. The Company transports its crude oil production and third-party crude oil required to supply refineries by contracted pipelines, common carrier pipelines and rail.