Speakers

Michael Mosesyan currently serves as Drilling and Wells Manager at Apus Energy, a Dubai-based upstream oil and gas company with a strategic focus on Africa.

Having obtained an MSc Degree in Petroleum Engineering with Distinction, Michael started his industry career 20 years ago in Equinor (formerly STATOIL) serving as a Drilling and Completion Engineer on the Gullfaks field on ​​the Norwegian continental shelf. He then transitioned to new roles of Deepwater Drilling Engineer and Drilling Supervisor offshore US Gulf of Mexico/ America. Upon return to the Norwegian continental shelf, Michael joined a newly established E&P player, LONS AS, as a Head of Drilling and Wells
to deliver projects in frontier exploration areas in the Norwegian Barents Sea and Arctic.

In 2017, Michael was awarded a Master of Business Administration with Merit in Global Energy from Warwick Business School, United Kingdom.

His international experience spans across multiple geographies in the United States, Norway, and recently West Africa.

In December 2023, Michael joined Apus Energy to lead team’s delivery of the first deepwater exploration well offshore Guinea-Bissau and the first exploration well in nearly two decades, Atum-1X, marking both the strategic importance of the project and its technical complexity. Targeting the Atum prospect within the southern MSGBC Basin, was a major step forward in Guinea-Bissau’s offshore energy development attracting significant interest from key industry stakeholders and laying the foundation for continued exploration in the southern MSGBC Basin – a step toward unlocking long-term energy potential and supporting national development goals.

Michael has authorship in seven scientific papers, and one patentable invention on breakthrough plug and abandonment technique in Norway. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, forums and summits, including ONS International, World Petroleum Congress (WPC), European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Drilling Engineering Association Europe (DEAe), University of Stavanger, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and others.