NAEC conference: OPEC, NNPC, others to speak

By Ambrose Nnaji

Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Mohammed Barkindo has been slated to speak at the National Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria, (NAEC), 2021 annual conference 

The conference which is scheduled to take place November 2 will also have the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, deliver the Special Ministerial Address, while the Group Managing Director, GMD of state oil company, NNPC, Mele Kyari is expected to deliver the keynote address.

The conference which will combine attributes of both physical and virtual due to the COVID-19 restrictions, will hold at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos.

Themed “PIA: Energy Transition and The Future of Nigeria’s oil and gas”, this year’s conference is aimed at attracting global industry players, as well as policy makers in the country.

The Federal Government of Nigeria recently declared 2021 to 2031 as “A decade of Gas.”

In view of this, the conference will give both government and industry players the opportunity to explain to Nigerians and the world; the expected derivable benefits from a gas-propelled economy.

Chairman of the Association, Mr Olu Philips while deliberating on expected discussions at the conference, added that: “another major objective is to escalate discussions on the recently passed Petroleum Industry Act, PIA and the future of the nation’s energy sector”.

He assured all stakeholders of robust and balanced discourse, as the country forges ahead in its plan towards energy transition, and implementation of the PIA.

The conference has become a flagship event that yearly attracts industry stakeholders, policy makers and interested public.

Other Speakers expected at the conference include: Managing Directors of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) ,Chevron, ExxonMobil, Total, Shell, Seplat, Addax, Aiteo and Oando

Also, the Ikeja Electric, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), among other stakeholders.