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West Africa National Showcase Forum The West African Energy Summit 2024

The West Africa National Showcase Forum represents a pivotal gathering for the international oil and gas community to engage on Ministers, National Oil Companies (NOCs), and Regulators within the international oil and gas community. With a primary focus on promoting priority upstream assets, this forum serves as a strategic platform for stakeholders to engage in dialogue, collaboration, and investment opportunities in the West African oil and gas sector.

The overarching purpose of the West Africa National Showcase Forum is to facilitate the promotion of priority upstream assets to the global oil and gas community. Through comprehensive sessions and presentations, participants have the opportunity to delve into the regulatory, historical, and prospective aspects of the region’s upstream sector. Each project will be a rarely-before-seen data set that governments are looking to promote and issue licenses against.

3 Key focus areas you can expect to see at the Forum:

1. Overview of Regulatory Policy and Operating Conditions:

Each government opens their session by providing an overview of the regulatory policies and operating conditions governing the national upstream sector. This segment allows stakeholders to gain insights into the legal framework, fiscal policies, and operational environment shaping the industry landscape.

2. Exploration and Production History:

Participating countries offer detailed insights into the exploration and production history of the basins within their respective upstream sectors. By exploring past activities, discoveries, and challenges, attendees gain a deeper understanding of the geological and operational dynamics influencing current and future developments.

3. The Promotion of Priority Open Acreage:

The final part of the showcase focuses on governments exclusively promoting priority open acreage to operators. This element of the event will be done by the governments and in collaboration with their geoscience partners. This segment aims to highlight the below-ground opportunities of assets and basins actively promoted by governments, paving the way for potential partnerships and license issuance.

The Program:

The West African Energy Summit Government Showcase

4th September 2024

09:20 – 09:30

Welcome

Event MC – Housekeeping and Welcome

09:30 – 10:00

Country: Republic of Ghana
Agency: Petroleum Commission Ghana
Welcome Speaker:

Mr. Egbert Faibille Jn, CEO Petroleum Commission

Geophysical Partner: PGS
Speaker: Mr. Foster Boateng, Geologist Pgs

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10:00 – 10:30

Country: Republic of Gambia
Agency: Ministry of Energy and Gambia National Petroleum Company
Welcome Speaker:

Hon Minister Abdoulie Jobe, Minister for Petroleum and Energy Republic of the Gambia
Ms. Cany Jobe, Exploration Manager GNPC

Geophysical Partner:
Speaker:

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10:30 – 11:00

Country: Kingdom of Morocco
Agency: ONHYM
Welcome Speaker:

Ms. Amina Benkhadra, Director General, ONHYM

Geophysical Partner:
Speaker:

Focus Basins:
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11:00 – 11:30

Country: Republic of Cote d`Ivoire
Agency: Petroci
Welcome Speaker:

Hon Minister Sangafowa-Coulibaly Mamadou, the Minister of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy of
the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Ms. Fatou Sanogo, CEO of Petroci

Geophysical Partner:
Speaker:

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11:30 – 12:00

Country: Republic of Sierra Leone
Agency: Petroleum Directorate Sierra Leone
Welcome Speaker: