Programme

• The potential of pre-salt activities in West Africa
• New frontiers in the Gulf of Guinea – the future of exploration

Chair: Joyce Aryee, Chief Executive, Ghana Chamber of Mines
Dominic Onoh, Deputy Director, Nigeria São Tomé & Príncipe Joint Development Zone
Nelson Narciso, President HRT Oil and Gas
Marcio Rocha Mello, CEO, HRT Oil and Gas

Questions & Answers

•  Meeting the funding needs of upcoming projects – competing for investors
• Opportunities for international banks - potential of the market and regional trends in oil and gas finance
• The key role of African banks – transforming from domestic into regional players

Chair: Rolake Akinola, Oil and Gas Specialist, Ecobank Capital
Hakeem Adedeji, Senior Vice President, Oil & Gas Investment Banking Coverage, FCMB Capital Markets Ltd
Ade Adeola, Managing Director, Project and Export Finance, Standard Chartered Bank

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•  Assessing the resources – what is the real potential?
•  Revenue management models to ensure that the new oil boosts economic development
• Creating the right framework to attract committed investors

Nana Boakye Asafu Adjaye, CEO, GNPC
Mike Muller, Global Leader Crude Trading, Shell Trading

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• Identifying the essential requirements of a durable petroleum regime
• Meeting the needs of Africa through sustained petroleum investment

J. Jay Park, Q. C., Partner, and Chair of the Global Resources Practice Group, Macleod Dixon
Nicolas Bonnefoy, Avocat à la Cour (France) Solicitor (England & Wales) Mining, Oil & Gas - London, Gide Loyrette Nouel MNP

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•  Increasing competitiveness in international markets
• Viability of further LNG projects – innovative solutions for optimum monetisation
• Is shale gas a real threat for Africa’s LNG?
•  Diversifying the use of gas resources

 Serapio Sima Ntutumu, Deputy Director General, Sonagas GE
Patrick Olinma, General Manager Commercial, Nigeria LNG

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• A regional vision for gas - creating a West African gas market
• Gas to power – an integrated strategy
• Getting the economics right to ensure domestic gas supply

Ministerial Address: H.E. Prof Ogunlade Davidson, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Sierra Leone
David Ige, Group Managing Director Gas and Power, NNPC

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• National content models – getting the strategy right from the start of oil and gas operations
• Measuring progress on implementation – assessing targets
• Meeting the expectations of the local communities
• The impact of national content policies in the development of indigenous industries

Ernest Nwapa, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring BoardSenator
Lee Maeba, former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Nigeria

Questions & Answers

• Lowering costs through procurement and contracting strategies that develop National content
• Benefits of increasing indigenous participation in senior management positions
• Improving organizational effectiveness through effective capability development 

Kwame N Acquah, Managing Director, RDFC Africa Ltd
Senior Representative, Total
Antoine Rostand, Managing Director, Schlumberger Business Consulting

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• Strategies to empower indigenous suppliers
• Engaging local communities in oil and gas operations
• How can small businesses join forces to become more competitive
• Successful training programmes to develop the local workforce

  Kwasi Twum Addo, Head of Petroleum Downstream, Ministry of Energy Ghana
Dr Stephen K. Donyinah, Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Dr Levi Ajuonuma, General Manager, Group Public Affairs, NNPC

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• Tackling the resource curse through economic diversification – the tangible results of local content policies
• Developing local associated industries by supporting indigenous businesses
• Enabling knowledge and technology transfer to increase capacity

Caetano Capitao, Director, CAE / CCIA
Justino Evuna, Commercial Deputy Director, Equatorial Guinea LNG

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• Assessing new reserves and managing commercial expectations
• The next generation of oil and gas producers in Africa
• Impact of oil prices on exploration and production in Africa – managing volatility

Ministerial Address: Hon Adam Kighoma Ali Malima, Deputy Minister of Energy and Minerals, Tanzania
Rolake Akinola, Oil and Gas Specialist, Ecobank Capital

Questions & Answers

•  Creating an attractive business environment for investors
• Legal and fiscal frameworks to foster oil and gas activities
• Building strong long-term relationships with governments and engaging with local communities

George Muia, Petroleum Geologist, National Oil Corporation of Kenya Limited
Philips Obita, Senior Geophysicist- Petroleum Exploration & Production Department, Petroleum Exploration and Production Department, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda

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• Options for monetisation· Opportunities in global gas markets
• Assessing the viability of LNG projects
• Domestic use

George Ngwale, Principal Petroleum Geologist, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation
Semyon Astakhov, General Director, TMK Africa

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•  Promoting economic diversification and the development of local industries
• Ensuring that the presence of an international operator benefits the host community in the long term
• Meeting domestic power needs – getting the energy mix right

Willy Olsen, Former Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Statoil

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