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The 2 nd West Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (WAIPEC) programme is hosted with the support of an esteemed steering committee: Ademola Adeyemi- Bero MD, FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company & Chairman Nigerian Independent Oil Companies Bank Anthony Okoroafor Chairman, PETAN Bayo Ojulari Managing Director, The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) Eng. Simbi Kesiye Wabote Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Tony Attach Managing Director, Nigeria LNG Emeke Ene CEO, Oildata Energy Group Ahmadu-Kida Musa Deputy Managing Director, TOTAL Exploration and Production Geoff Onuoha Vice Chairman, PETAN Dr. Mazadu Bako Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Austin Ojunekwu Avuru CEO, SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Mordecai Ladan, Director Department of Petroleum Resources Ranti Omole Chairman, Conferences Committee, PETAN Gbite Adenji Senior Technical Advisor on Upstream & Gas to Hon. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources
Day One Wednesday 7 February 2018 08:30 09:30 Registration 09:30 09:45 Opening Remarks 09:45 10:15 10:15 10:45 How can Nigeria and African oil and gas industries compete effectively in today's challenging market Dr Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director, NNPC Strengthening Regional collaboration in the Oil and Gas Sector through legislative initiatives.sen. 10:45 11:45 Networking break and opening of exhibition 11:45 12:15 12:15 13.15 The future of the global oil and gas industry in the next decade and the impact on the African region. Mr. Austin Avuru, CEO, Seplat Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria Panel Session 1 Africa Overview Panel of experts will discuss how African oil can better compete in today s challenging markets? (with an interactive Q&A session) Jeffrey Ewing, Chairman and Managing Director, Chevron Nigeria Limited Egbert Faibille Jnr, Ag. CEO, Petroleum Commission, Ghana Ademola Adeyemi Bero, Managing Director/CEO, First E&P, Chairman, Independent Petroleum Producers Group 13:15 14:15 Networking Lunch 14:15 14:45 14:45 15:15 Presentation: Service company operator collaboration models drawing on experience from other oil provinces Bayo Ojulari, Managing Director, SNEPCo Presentation Funding and investment Africa s oil and gas industry Meeting mega oil and gas funding needs financing options and opportunities for the oil and gas sectors across the continent 15:15 15:45 Networking Break 15:45 16:30 Panel Session 3 (with an interactive Q&A Session) Funding and Investment alternatives for Projects in the Nigerian oil & gas industry What lies ahead for operators and service companies Innovation in finance conventional and non-conventional strategies for sourcing investment Marginal oil field financing Cost reduction strategies and technologies Opportunities for Partnerships. and collaboration Roland Ewubare, GGM, National Petroleum Investment Management Services
Oluwafemi Adesanya, Senior Trade Advisor, Department for International Trade, British Deputy High Commission, Nigeria 16:30 17:15 Panel Session: Strategies and Opportunities for funding local content across the region. Moderator: Finance Manager, ExxonMobil Nigeria, invited Engr. Simbi Wabote, The Executive Secretary, NCDMB Michael Kimbi Tchenga, Head of Trade, Department for International Trade, British High Commission, Cameroon Dolapo Oni, VP/Head, Energy Research, Ecobank Development Company (EDC) Nigeria Ltd 17:15 17:30 Chair s closing remarks day one 17:30 19:00 Cocktail reception Day Two Thursday 8 February 2018 08:30 09:00 Registration 09:00 09:10 Welcome day two and summary of day one 09:10 09:40 09:40 11:10 Presentation: Roadmap to end routine gas flaring by 2020; outlining the National Gas Flare Commercialization Program Panel Session 2: Implementing the National Gas Flare Commercialization Program Initiating consultation on a new National Gas Flare Commercialization Program Build awareness about new small-scale technologies to use associated gas that is currently wastefully flared Explore financing options for gas flare reduction and gas utilization; and Share best practices for sustainable and inclusive access to energy Moderator: Dada Thomas, President, Nigerian Gas Association Gbite Adeniji, Senior Technical Adviser on Upstream & Gas, Ministry of Petroleum Saidu Muhammad, Chief Operating Officer, Gas & Power, NNPC André Hue, Deputy Country Director, AFD 11:10 11:40 Networking break 11:40 12:00 12:00 12:45 Presentation: Extending the oil and gas value chain through refining, petrochemicals and gas processing. Panel Session 3 (with an interactive Q&A session) Strategies, incentives and opportunities to increase the Gross Domestic Product contributions from the Oil and Gas Sectors in Africa 12:45 14:00 Networking Lunch 14:00 15:30 Panel Session 4 (with an interactive Q&A session) Driving Regional Local Content collaboration, standardisation and growth Industry feedback on policies and factors encouraging and limiting growth and recommended solutions, including topics in depth such as:
Manpower and training Communities Upstream Midstream Downstream Communities HSE Funding Austin Uzoka, Nigerian Content Manager, SNEPCo Ainslie Boswell, Business Development Consultant (Oil & Gas Engineering), Megchem Architect Okunola Odusote, Managing Director, Popham Walter Odusote Ltd Dr. Juliette Twumasi-Anokye, Managing Partner, Anojul Afriyie & Co. Frank Mugisha, Assistant Commissioner, Petroleum Directorate, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda Olusoga Oduselu, General Manager, Nigerian Content Development, Chevron Nigeria Limited 15:30 15:45 Final remarks and close of WAIPEC 2018 - PETAN ambitions and challenges to the Government Roadmap for the next 21 months A call to action expectations from PETAN, the wider industry and other key stakeholders Ranti Omole Conference Chairman, Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN)