Petroleum, power ministers, stakeholders set for NAEC Conference 2017

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, . Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu and his counterpart in the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, are expected to make policy statement on government’s plans for the economy, especially in the oil, gas and power sectors respectively at the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria’s (NAEC) Annual Conference 2017.

The conference, with the theme “PIGB: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES TO NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY” will hold at the banquet hall of Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, on Thursday 17th August 2017 by 9am.

According to a statement by the Association’s General Secretary, Tunde Dodondawa, “this year’s conference has three panel sessions. The first session is titled: “Optimimizing Local Refining Capacity: Opportunities and Challenges.”

“The second panel session is titled: “Implications of the Bill to Amend NLNG Act”, while the third panel session is titled: “Power Sector and Liquidity Challenge.” Captains of industry, legislators, as well as other stakeholders in the petroleum and power industries will be in attendance.”

The Keynote address and the Lead paper will be delivered by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,  Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu while the Chairman of the Conference is Group Managing Director (GMD), AITEO Production and Development Company Ltd., Chike Onyejekwe.

The Guest Speakers are the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Kachalla Baru.

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

“These stakeholders, including captains of industry and other industry chief executives as well as the lawmakers, are expected to converge and evaluate government’s performance in the last one year and set agenda for the next year based on recent government’s policy pronouncement.

“The conference is expected to provide a veritable platform for the government and the industry operators to rub minds on the ways to address the energy challenges confronting the country,” it stated.