The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has revealed the list of expected VIPs and keynote speakers at the prestigious Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), to which it is organising and leading the Nigerian delegation.
As part of line-up of activities themed ‘Energy Transition And the Future of Africa’, Nigeria’s oil and gas industry leaders will be formally declaring the Nigerian Pavilion open, give keynote addresses and contributing at two Technical sessions over the second and third days of the conference.
According to a press release by the Publicity Secretary of the Association, Dr. Lucky Akhiwu, an opening address will be given by the Chairman of PETAN, Mr. Nicolas Odinuwe, followed by a Keynote address by Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources.
Expected VIPs at the event include: Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC); Hon. Abdullahi Mahmud Gaiya, Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Downstream Petroleum Resources; Hon. (Barr) Legor Idagbo, Chairman, House Committee on Local Content; Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, Chairman, House Committee on Upstream Petroleum Resources; Senator Sabo Mohammed Chairman, Senate Committee on Downstream Petroleum Resources.
Other expected VIPs are Senator Teslim Folarin, Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content; Senator Albert Bassey Akpan, Chairman, Senate Committee on Upstream Petroleum Resources; Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB); Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji GED, Downstream; Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA); Mr. Bala Wunti, General Manager, Nigerian Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) and Engr. Ayebeteke F. Bariwei, Managing Director, Integrated Data Services Limited.
Mr. Ali Muhammad Zahra of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) is also expected along with Mr. Isiaku Abdullahi, Managing Director, Pipeline & Product Marketing Company (PPMC) and Dr. Jamari Salihu, General Manager, Nigerian Gas & Power Investment Company Ltd, (NGPIC).
Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) will be speaking at the first Technical Session themed ‘Energy Transition and the Future of Africa’ alongside Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC); Mr. Osagie Okunbor, Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria; Mr. Mike Sangster, Managing Director/Chief Executive of Total E&P Nigeria Ltd (TEPNG); Mr. Richard Laing Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria; Mr. Roberto Daniele, Managing Director, Eni’s Companies in Nigeria; Mr. Richard Kennedy, Managing Director/Chairman, Chevron Nigeria Limited and Mr. Emeka Okwuosa, Managing Director, Oilserv Limited.
The session will be moderated by Mr. Austin Avuru, Vice Chairman, Platform Petroleum.
Day three of the conference according to the organisers will feature an African Technical Workshop Session
Themed ‘AfCFTA: Cross-Border Service Integration as Enablers of Project Delivery in the African Oil and Gas Industry’.
The keynote address for this session is to be given by Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary-General, African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO).
This will be followed by a panel session on the theme ‘AfCFTA: Cross-Border Service Integration as Enabler of Project Delivery in the African Oil and Gas Industry’ to be moderated by Mr. Emeka Ene, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Oildata Limited.
Panel Speakers for the session include Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau, Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund; Chief (Barr.) Dumo Lulu Briggs, Chairman, Platform Petroleum Limited and speakers from other African countries.
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is where energy professionals meet to exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific and technical knowledge for offshore resources.
OTC gives attendees access to leading-edge technical information, the industry’s largest equipment exhibition, and valuable new professional contacts from around the world.
PETAN, an association of indigenous Technical Oilfield Service Companies, providing specialised services to the upstream and downstream sectors of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry has been responsible for leading and hosting the Nigerian delegation to the prestigious event annually and is still offering tangible business opportunities for the supply chain.
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