More than 40 countries and thousands of oil and gas experts are billed to gather in Lagos to discuss emerging issues in the oil and gas sector amid the energy transition.
Stakeholders will gather at the seventh edition of the sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC), organized by the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN).
Amid the reduction of investment and the push from fossil fuels, the program is expected to promote networking opportunities and partnerships that will encourage regional collaboration through a week-long program of activities, organizers said in a release.
With delegates, speakers and organizations coming from more than 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, including Uganda, Ghana, Gambia, Senegal, Angola, Tanzania, Niger, Liberia, Kenya, Namibia, Somalia and Mozambique, PETAN Chairman, Nik Odinuwe said the event will set precedence for honest debate and drive for stakeholders to see the abundance highlighted from business opportunities in the oil and gas industry in sub-Saharan Africa and the global energy industry.
Odinuwe, who believed that strategic discussions and collaborations did not end at the conference, said the conference would lead to development progress.
“Many stakeholders, including International Oil Companies (IOCs), National Oil Companies (NOCs), regulators, service providers, academics and other stakeholders at SAIPEC every year, show that it is the largest platform that connects stakeholders to the global energy industry. and the market. The testimony is there to see, and that’s why we have astronomical numbers every year,” he said.
The African Content Series Seminar, organized by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and PETAN, will precede the event with a number of NOCs, regulators, government and private sector representatives expected to showcase local content best practices and provide an overview of Source Base Africa’s hydrocarbon power.
The participants will also think about the factors that lead to the introduction of local content in the energy, oil and gas industry.
The main strategic conference program will continue on February 14 for three days, emphasizing the future of the energy, oil and gas industry, regional collaboration and country-specific exhibitions, energy transition, diversity, equality and inclusiveness and youth empowerment.