Kachikwu, Fashola, Maikanti  to speak at energy  conference

The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, and his counterpart in the  Ministry  of Power,Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, have confirmed their attendance at the forthcoming Annual Conference of National Association of Energy Correspondents (NAEC) in Lagos.

The conference which holds annually will bring together stakeholders in the oil and gas industry including captains of industries, and leading private sector chief executive officers to deliberate on burning issues confronting the nation’s oil and gas industry.

Kachikwu, while confirming his participation, said that he is looking forward to address oil and gas stakeholders and participants at the conference.

He stated this during a courtesy visit by the Executives of the National Association of Energy Correspondents (NAEC) .

The conference, with the theme “Low Oil Price: Impacts and the way Forward’’ holds on Thursday August 18, 2016, at the Banquet hall of Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, by 9am.

The sub-themes include “Attracting Investment in the Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector’’ with emphasis on “Gas to Power: Challenges and Opportunities.”

 The lead paper and the keynote address will be delivered by Kachikwu while Fashola and the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),  Maikanti Baru will present papers as Guest Speakers.

Stakeholders in the oil and gas and power sectors, including International Oil Companies (IOCs), downstream oil and gas operators, independent producers, new owners of the privatised power assets and other stakeholders, would also be at the conference to proffer solutions to issues to be discussed.