Experts from global oil and gas industry will be participating and speaking during African Petroleum Producers Organization’s (APPO) Cape VII 2019 Congress from 2-5 April in Malabo
Some of them include Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea; Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, minister of mines and hydrocarbons; Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources; Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, secretary general of OPEC; Dr Sun Xiansheng, secretary general of the International Energy Forum, Yury Sentyurin, secretary general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and many others.
More than 50 Africa’s petroleum ministries, national oil companies and private companies will be participating at APPO CAPE VII as exhibitors and sponsors.
Besides the continent’s leading energy ministers, APPO CAPE VII is set to attract international policy leaders to highlight policy reforms, Africa’s influence in energy geopolitics and increasing cooperation amongst African countries.
New discoveries throughout Africa, from Mozambique and Namibia to Senegal and Mauritania, have sparked new interest in exploration and production throughout Africa. Addressing this, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu will present on the foundational reforms of the APPO and the organisation’s aim to create a strong unifier of African oil producers on the international stage.
With Africa taking a more prominent role in OPEC discussions following the entry of Equatorial Guinea to the group of oil producers in 2017, APPO CAPE VII has set the agenda for African producers’ interactions with global producers and markets in 2019 and beyond.
Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima will be presenting on Equatorial Guinea’s Year of Energy in 2019. The country in the Gulf of Guinea has taken a leading role on the international stage, joining OPEC, assisting in stabilising the market and leading efforts for pan-African cooperation in the oil and gas sector.
The LNG2Africa initiative will focus on monetising domestic gas, building up regional infrastructure and exporting gas across the continent.
Apart from the global energy ministers, top industry executives will speak on Africa’s upstream potential in the current geopolitical environment during the event. Some of them include Guy Maurice, senior vice-president for Africa, Total; Mounir Bouaziz, vice-president, Africa and South America, Shell; Andrew G. Inglis, CEO, Kosmos Energy; Jean-Michel Jacoulot, CEO, Trident and Tim O’Hanlon, vice-president, Tullow Oil.
