Moses Ekpolomo

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Dept. of European & International Studies) King's College London 2015-Present 

Teaches Foundations of economics analysis to undergraduates;

Principles of macroeconomics;

 Principles of international economics;

Organising three groups seminars and workshops;

 Examining the core issues and debates in international economics;

Communicating the evolving character of international economics from diverse perspectives, with a particular emphasis on questions of public concern in both fiscal and monetary policy practice; and

Helping students acqiure the main skills, academic and otherwise, necessary for successfully completing the BA in International Relations                            

Research Associate & PHD Candidate

European Centre for Energy & Resource Security [EUCERS] January 2011-2015

Research Centre at the Department of War & Defence Studies, King's College London. Global Consultant in Energy Security and Natural Resources Management.

              Intern at IHS Jane's Intelligence September 2012-December 2012 (4months)

Researcher and Analyst in Defence, Risk & Security Consulting ( Defence Armaments and Procurement procedures, Cyber Crime, Protection of Energy Infrastructure and Risk Assessment in conflict prone environment).

             Special Advisor (Shell Petroleum Development Corporation of Nigeria January 2009-10

Public Relation Officer in Negotiation and Native Representative to local communities in Niger Delta of Nigeria. Role: Security management for the protection of Oil and Gas Infrastructural Networks, Crisis Management, Development of Social Programs and Infrastructure, Defence Armament & Intelligence Estimates, International & National Security; and Risk Assessment.

                                                     Publications

Defence Armaments and Intelligence Estimates: UK, Russia, USA and China April 2013

Publisher: LAMBERT Academic Publishing-ISBN 978-3-659-39545-1 www.get-morebooks.com

South China Sea: The New Persian Gulf? June 2012

Publisher: Defence iQ Military Journal Quarterly Review.

                                Energy Security and Natural Resources Conflict

My research interest includes: Oil and Gas Infrastructure Security, Offshore and Onshore, Maritime Terrorism, Crisis Management, Operational Security, Sustainable Management of Social Projects and Commercial Energy Companies Security in a dangerous environment. Also Consultancy on reducing the impact of corruption on oil and gas companies operations to ensure you continue to win business and can continue to operate in a high risk region.

My Thesis Title is: Instbaility and Dynamics of Natural Resources Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria-Energy Security in Unstable World

As the purpose of this study is to know what factors are responsible for the instability and violence conflict in Niger Delta of Nigeria. First. this study is differed from previous research in the sense that it's not only resource curse perspective that can fully explain conflict in Africa countries. Beyond such interrogation of the "Dutch Disease Theory", this study will get to the core of what is really internal resource nationalism that obscure rather than promote an accurate understanding of the roots and wider ramifications of violent conflict in the oil and gas region (Niger Delta) of Nigeria by addressing the issues of ethnicity, Militias groups, cultural diversity, political/economic power struggle and ownership of land in resource mining space.

My aim and objective is to provide advisory support for multinational corporations investing in conflict prone regions; consultancy on how to manage earth resources efficiently by constantly monitoring and updating all major oil and gas development; changes in the extractive industry in different countries of interest in project associated with energy security, project finance, tax systems and legislations. Providing feedbacks to clients seeking advise on security of energy infrastructure and investment in emerging markets. Finally, managing third party integrity, corruption risks and due diligence when operating or investing in emerging markets in developing economies. Also, exchanging information in energy security intelligence through research findings of procurement procedures; risk assessment and compliance in Joint Venture (JV), Production Sharing Constract (PSC), Risk Contract in Sub-Sahara Africa.