Oil & Gas
By Anthony Isibor
HEINEKEN Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Olu Verheijn, Special Advisor to the Nigerian President on Energy, will join 80 other distinguished speakers at the 2025 Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, SAIPEC.
While Lokpobiri will deliver the Ministerial Keynote: Nigeria’s New Era, focusing on the nation’s transformative journey in the oil sector, Verheijn, will present an address titled Invest in Nigeria and its Expertise, emphasizing opportunities for investment and highlighting Nigeria’s role as a leader in the energy sector.
According to the three-day programme scheduled for February 11-13 will also have Menelaos Ydreos, International Gas Union Secretary General, speak on the fundamental importance of gas in all its forms and how it is critical to human progress as well as the importance of gas for Africa as part of the opening plenary session.
The SAIPEC programme will also explore Africa’s natural gas potential as a cornerstone of global energy security, delving into LNG and FLNG projects, market opportunities and investment dynamic, the organisers said.
Speaking recently in an interview with The Energy Republic, Ydreos explained; “SAIPEC 2025 is a very important event to advance the regional and not only, industry debate on the future of the fossil fuels in the global energy mix. Gas is fundamental to human progress and global growth, and is a feedstock to critical industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and many more. In addition, and particularly related to the stark energy poverty and scarcity across the African continent, gas can serve as an immediately available, reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy poverty break, allowing hundreds of millions of people across the continent to have access to clean cooking, power, and clean air.”
The fully packed event will also feature strategic discussions, panel sessions and dynamic engagements, designed to address Africa’s energy opportunities and challenges.
A.I
Jan. 22, 2025
Tags: Heineken Lokpobiri Menelaos Ydreos Olu Verheijn SAIPEC 2025
