Riverson holds Ph.D. in International Oil and Gas Management – Economics, from Gubkin Russian University of Oil and Gas; Diploma in Earth GeoScience from Stanford University, USA; Masters (with honors) in Petroleum Engineering from Gubkin Russian University of Oil and Gas, with Masters Exchange Program in Arctic Development from Norwegian University of Nordland; a Bachelors degree in Materials (Industrial) Science and Engineering from K.N.U.S.T., Ghana; Diploma in Project Management from Institute of Commercial Management, UK.
He has lectured in several universities across Europe, Canada, and Australia, and has been a conference panelist on numerous Conferences across the globe in the past seven years. His immense contribution to international conferences cannot be overlooked as he has made presentations under very several influential conferences, globally. In his appearance at Petroleum Commissions’ Local Content Conference in 2018 as a speaker, Dr. Oppong spoke on the theme “Local Content Impact on Ghana’s Oil and Gas Economy”.
It is worth mentioning that Dr. Oppong has won several international awards, medals and recognitions; the most recent award being the 2020 SPE International Regional Young Member Outstanding Service Award, and 2020 Presidential Millennium Excellence Award, Oil and Gas Category.
Dr. Oppong has published several articles which addresses Local Content issues.