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Justice Opelamina Derefaka hails from Okrika in Rivers State. He is a Marine Engineer and a Sustainable energy advocate. Derefaka is currently the Technical Adviser on Gas Business & Policy Implementation to the Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria). He is also the Program Manager; Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Programme (NGFCP) , a program designed to implement the policy objectives of the FGN for the elimination of gas flares, with potentially enormous multiplier and development outcomes for Nigeria. Derefaka also served as the Head, Environment and Social Performance at Shell Petroleum Development Company. He is happily married with three Children.

Education
Derefaka studied Marine Engineering at Rivers State University and graduated in 1999. In 2005 he obtained a M.Sc. in Environmental Management from the University of Lagos. He has a second master degree in Sustainability leadership from the University of Cambridge. In 2017, Derefaka received a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Bradford.

Published works

 * Insight into Disruptive Digital Transformation Technologies & The Common Enemy in the Oil & Gas Industry in Nigeria
 * Plotting the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Programme (NGFCP) to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Socio-Economic Development
 * Waste Management Challenges in the Oil & Gas Industry with Special Focus on Limited Disposal Infrastructures: Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) Challenges and Lessons Learnt

Events and Interviews

 * Speaker: Nigeria International Petroleum Summit, International Conference Centre Abuja, Nigeria.
 * Nigerian Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (NNCC) Q1 2018 Business Roundtable Seminar
 * Nigerian Television Authority good morning show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjfVJToJws (2nd July 2020)