Players in the Nigeria oil and gas industry will converge in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State from December 2-5, 2024, to brainstorm on the way forward in the sector which is the driver of Nigeria’s economy.
The event which will be hosted by the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, in Yenagoa, the Bayesa State capital, has the theme: “Deepening the next frontier for Nigerian content implementation” and will be the 13th edition of the annual conference and exhibition.
The ceremony will start on December 2, 2024, with a golf tourney at the Henry Seriake Golf and Country Club, Yenagoa. Thereafter in the evening, a welcome reception to be hosted by Coleman Wires and Cables at the newly opened Best Western Hotel, Swali, Yenagoa.
The formal opening ceremony will begin at 9am on December 3, 2024, during which the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Felix Ogbe will deliver a keynote address and goodwill messages from the chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari
Other top officials slated to speak at the opening ceremony are the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring, Rep. Boma Goodhead are also billed to speak at the opening day.
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The first panel discussion will analyse: “The next frontier for Nigerian content: divestments and offshore opportunities” and the cast will include the Director Project Certification and Authorisation, NCDMB, Abayomi Bamidele, alongside the Chairman, Chevron Nigeria, Mr. Jim Swartz, the Executive Director, TotalEnergies Nigeria, Mr. Obi Imemba, the Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc, Mr. Wale Tinubu and the Managing Director, Aradel Holdings, Adegbite Falade.
The second panel will discuss: “Evaluating financial strategies for increased local content implementation” and some of the discussants will include the Secretary General, African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Dr. Omar Ibrahim, the Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr. Olasupo Olusi and the Director Finance and Personnel Management, NCDMB, Ifeanyi Ukoha.
The second day of the conference will also feature panel discussions on topical industry issues like “Nigerian content beyond borders,” “Nigerian content from the grass roots: community capacity development” and “From policy to practice: strengthening domestication for economic development.”
Major highlights of the conference will include the unveiling of new operational policies by the NCDMB and exhibition of projects and capacities by international and indigenous operating and service oil and gas companies.
