Oil & Gas North Africa 2001 Conference & Exhibition a first
Designed to focus attention on North Africa's dynamic oil and gas industry and provide a regional perspective on the region's potential for investors, this first Oil and Gas North Africa Conference & Exhibition is of global significance. Set in Tunis, Tunisia's Parc des Expositions, Le Kram, it will feature future projects, business opportunities, cross-border co-operation, and new technology relevant to the area—Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. The four-day event will run from Monday through Thursday, February 5-8, 2001.
"OGNA 2001 is a major international oil and gas occasion reflecting the growing importance of North Africa as a contributor to global oil and gas markets and its potential as a principal supplier of gas to Europe," explains John d'Ancona CB, Co-Chairman with Rachid Gribaa, Director General-Joint of ETAP (Entreprises Tunisienne d'Activités Pétrolière), of the OGNA 2001 Executive Committee, and Deputy Chairman of the Honorary Advisory Committee. "The event is important to anyone with an interest in becoming involved in the North African hydrocarbon industry. Future events in the OGNA series are likely to be held in a variety of North African capitals, thus emphasizing the importance of the region as a whole," he adds.
The conference program addresses a range of issues vital to companies wishing to contribute to the development of oil and gas in North Africa. Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia, has been invited to officially open the OGNA 2001 conference on Monday 5 February and visiting energy ministers from North African and other countries will also be in attendance at the opening ceremony and make short presentations. These will be followed by a presentation by Pedro de Sampaio Nunes, Director-Conventional Energies at the European Commission on The Importance of North Africa to Europe. Attention will then turn to Gas Marketing, The Macroeconomics of the Region. Tony Mills, Senior Vice-President–Africa & Middle East, Wood MacKenzie will address the timely subject of North Africa–Poised for Growth before visiting ministers tour the exhibition. English will be the working language of the conference with some presentations and discussion in Arabic or French–simultaneous translation will be provided throughout. The full conference program including regular updates can be found on the OGNA 2001 website at www.oilgasnafrica.co.uk.
Agenda
The afternoon of 5 February will be devoted to North African Country Reports looking at the present status and long-term view, requirements for future development/business opportunities and future projects as seen through the eyes of Sonatrach, Algeria; EGPC, Egypt; ONAREP, Morocco; and ETAP, Tunisia; and John, Coss, Manager–New Ventures at Pioneer Natural Resources, will then report on The Potential of the Region for Prospective Investors.
The second day, attention will turn to International Oil Industry Views on Each North African Country looking at future projects and long-term view; How to do Business in North Africa as seen by an operator, a service company, and a financial consultant, followed by a panel discussion on the same topic; and a full afternoon will be spent considering New Technology and its Application in North Africa.
A measure of the importance of new technology to the region is the continuation of this session for the first half of the morning of the third day. Topics that come under the OGNA microscope for the rest of that day include Gas Storage; Improved Recovery and its Importance within North Africa; Environmental Considerations in Respect of Commercial Exploration, and Production of Hydrocarbons in Tunisia; and there will be presentations by ENPPI and Petrojet, Egypt.
On Thursday 8 February, delegates are invited to take part in a field trip within Tunisia to see carbonate and fractured reservoirs. The field trip has been organized by ETAP.
The extensive exhibition will be open to delegates and visitors throughout all four days, including the day of the field trip.
New Technology
"We are delighted by the number of exhibitors who are showing ‘new to market' products and services," says OGNA 2001 Project Director, Maura Ross of PGI Spearhead Ltd. "All new technology will be highlighted in the show catalog and, as exhibitors provide us with information on their exhibits, they will be featured in our web-based show preview." There are over a hundred exhibiting companies from Algeria, Canada, Chile, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Malta, Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, UK, and the USA.
Registration & Information
Prospective conference delegates and exhibition visitors (entrance to the exhibition is free of charge to all oil and gas industry professionals) can register in advance of February's show on the OGNA 2001 website at www.oilgasnafrica.co.uk or by contacting PGI Spearhead Ltd, the organizers of OGNA 2001 at Coombe Hill House, Beverley Way, London SW20 0AR, UK; Tel: +44 (0) 20 8949 9777; Fax: +44 (0) 20 8949 9778; Email: kerry.hassett@spearhead.co.uk.
The official travel and accommodation agent for OGNA 2001 is Special Interest Travel Limited, which offers special rates for both travel and accommodation. Simon Kamsky, the contact at SIT, can be contacted at Tel: +356 233121 ext 3331; Fax: +356 248368/248199/242851; Email: sckam@sit.demajo.com.
Edited by Dev George
Managing Editor, Oil and Gas Online