Theme: “Energy Transition: Shaping the future of Nigeria’s energy industry, ’An appraisal of PIA, Evolving Benefits and Challenges
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, would at the Annual International Conference of Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) on August 25, 2022, lead brainstorming sessions on the future of Nigeria’s hydrocarbon sector amid the ongoing energy transition challenge.
The conference will hold in Lagos, and would also see the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, NCDMB, Wabote, and international oil companies, Independents, including the power sector join Sylva and Kyari at the conference.
This year’s edition of the conference center on the theme: “Energy Transition: Shaping the future of Nigeria’s energy industry, ’An appraisal of PIA, Evolving Benefits and Challenges.
According to NAEC Chairman, Olu Phillips, a conference is an annual event that attracts industry stakeholders, policy makers, and the public at large.
This year’s conference, he said, is aimed at attracting global industry players, as well as policymakers.
“The Federal Government has declared 2021 to 2031, ‘A decade of Gas’. This gives the government and industry players the opportunity to tell Nigerians and the world the benefits derivable from a gas-propelled economy and its transition programs.
“It provides the platform for Captains of industry, Regulators, Lawmakers, and all other stakeholders to meet and deliberate on issues affecting the smooth operation of the energy industry, growth prospects, and opportunities”, he said.
The Special Industry spotlight would be on ‘Decade of Gas: How NLNG is Advancing the Nation’s Economy through Effective Gas Utilisation”.
