About Gulf of Guinea Institute

The Gulf of Guinea Institute (G2I) is an autonomous world-class Pan-African centre of excellence which will provide advanced technological training and professional development relevant to the Oil and Gas industry in the Gulf of Guinea region in West and Central Africa. G2I will be affiliated with the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) and will be within its campus.
It will offer instruction and conduct research in science and engineering specific to the oil and gas industry that is comparable to the most revered institutions around the world. It will be strongly linked with the private sector to ensure the relevance of its teaching and research. It will be a magnet for Africa's best and brightest industry professionals, students, researchers, and teachers with in interest in Africa's oil and gas industry.

Post Graduate Programs

G2I will develop and provide postgraduate programs (within the AUST) in core academic disciplines related to the oil and gas industry. These programs will include certificate, diploma, masters, professional masters, and PhD programs.

Short Courses and Executive Trainee Courses

In developing these programs, G2I will collaborate with other centres of excellence around the world. It will employ resources from these institutions, as well as from AUST and from the industry. Industry professionals will be charged full fees for these short courses.
Topics to be studied by G2I will include: Gas condensate reservoir production; Deep offshore production and Multiphase flow phenomenon; Hydrate prevention in offshore undersea production facilities, efficient drilling operations in ultra-deep wells; and recovering the unrecoverable in petroleum reservoirs; the human dimension of oil and gas production; the promotion of sustainable livelihoods in petroleum exploration processes; appropriate technologies that promote environmental sustainability; and the socio-political-economy of oil production in indigenous areas.

Research

Technical Publications - G2I will publish research journals of international scholarly interest. Funds for this activity will be derived from membership fees, the sale of publications, advertisements, and endowments.