The
organisers of WAIPEC 2017 have unveiled an overview of their organization’s
three day conference and exhibition billed for next month (21-23rd February) at the Eko Convention
Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.
West
African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference,(WAIPEC)
was launched to address the needs of
companies seeking to showcase their innovative solutions and new technologies,
and to support the development of major new business and partnerships to
benefit West Africa’s petroleum economy.
This year’s convention is to be hosted by the Petroleum Technology
Association of Nigeria (PETAN), a leading organization that represents oilfield
services and technology companies operating across upstream through to
downstream projects.
Speaking
on the at a programme , the organizers of this year’s conference said ,
discussions would focus on how West Africa’s oil and gas sector can remain
competitive in a tough global market, the role of technology as a transformer
in the sector and setting out a realistic road map for valued-added local
content and financing models in the region’s energy industry.
“The
international exhibition is integrated with a first-class conference programme
which has been specifically developed to provide real value and insight for all
delegates. Through a series of plenary
and industry panel sessions and topical presentations, delegates will discuss,
debate and explore innovative best practices, technological developments and
alternative business and financing models relevant to Nigeria and West Africa's
upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors”.
According
to Chairman of PETAN, Bank Anthony Okoroafar “Under the lead of our steering
committee, which represents a cross section of key stakeholders from the
Nigerian oil and gas industry, WAIPEC’s programme has effectively been created by the industry for the industry.”
“Sessions
are designed to illustrate solutions successfully implemented in the sector to
boost levels of production during an uncertain industry environment and share
policy, technical and financial models for achieving national aspirations in
better domestic utilization of oil and gas.”
With
200 participating companies showcasing projects, the latest technologies and
expertise; the oil and gas sector has embraced this important event.
As
Sally Ikladious, Commercial Manager for WAIPEC explains; ‘there are commercial
opportunities throughout Nigeria and West Africa and as the oil price recovers,
Nigerian companies and Nigerian expertise will be at the forefront of the
industry recovery. Hosting the event in Lagos makes sense as the commercial hub
and ease of access for the majority of the industry.’
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