PETAN Unveils VIPs, Speakers For OTC 2022

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 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 statement by the Publicity Secretary of the association, Dr. Lucky Akhiwu, made available to The Tide, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, an opening address will be given by the Chairman of PETAN, Mr. Nicolas Odinuwe, followed by a keynote address by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva.
Expected VIPs at the event include Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe; Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Downstream Petroleum Resources, Hon. Abdullahi Mahmud Gaiya; Chairman, House Committee on Local Content, Rt. Hon. (Barr) Legor Idagbo; Chairman, House Committee on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar;
Chairman, Senate Committee on Downstream Petroleum Resources, Senator Sabo Mohammed.
Other expected VIPs are Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Teslim Folarin; Chairman, Senate Committee on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Senator Albert Bassey Akpan; Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote; GED, Downstream, Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji; Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed; General Manager, Nigerian Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Mr. Bala Wunti; and Managing Director, Integrated Data Services Limited, Engr. Ayebeteke F. Bariwei.
Mr. Ali Muhammad Zahra of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) is also expected along with Managing Director, Pipelines & Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Mr. Isiaku Abdullahi; and General Manager, Nigerian Gas & Power Investment Company Ltd, (NGPIC), Dr. Jamari Salihu.
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari; will be speaking at the first Technical Session themed ‘Energy Transition and the Future of Africa’ alongside Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe; Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Osagie Okunbor; Managing Director/Chief Executive of Total E&P Nigeria Ltd (TEPNG), Mr. Mike Sangster; Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, Mr. Richard Laing; Managing Director, Eni’s Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Roberto Daniele; Managing Director/Chairman, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr. Richard Kennedy; and Managing Director, Oilserv Limited, Mr. Emeka Okwuosa.
The session will be moderated by Vice Chairman, Platform Petroleum, Mr. Austin Avuru.
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
Secretary-General, African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim.
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 Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Oildata Limited, Mr. Emeka Ene.
Panel speakers for the session include Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Dr. Bello Aliyu Gusau; Chairman, Platform Petroleum Limited, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs; 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.

By: Nelson Chukwudi