He holds a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria and has attended various technical, management and local content courses and certifications both in Nigeria and overseas.
Donald Ibegbu has seventeen (17) years working experience with significant exposure and experience in the Nigerian oil and gas sector gained from various organizations including: Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Landmark Goldlinks Limited, Cameron Offshore Systems Nigeria Limited/OneSubsea Offshore Systems Nigeria Limited and Schlumberger Nigeria Limited where he worked as Nigerian Content Development Manager before joining Global Offshore Energy Limited as the Managing Director.
He also worked on major oil and gas projects including: over $800 million dollars Usan Deepwater Development Project (engineering, procurement, construction, testing and installation of subsea production systems) awarded to OneSubsea Offshore Systems Nigeria Limited, over $650 million dollars Erha North Phase 2 Deepwater Development Project(engineering, procurement, construction, testing and installation of subsea production systems) awarded to OneSubsea and other projects.
He is a member, Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE) and also a member, Council of Energy Advisors, Gerson Lehrman Group, New York-USA.