CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, May 5, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 22nd Africa Oil Week provides a week long event of rich-content with highest quality, first-class networking and social interface, with multiple opportunities for all to create and cement relationships that will shape the future for oil and gas in Africa, and the economic future of the Continent.
Global Pacific & Partners and ITE Group plc are pleased to invite you to join them for the 22nd Anniversary Africa Oil Week/Africa Upstream Conference 2015, the longest-running and most prominent event held worldwide in or on the Continent for its fast-growing oil, gas-LNG and energy industry, taking place 26th-30th October 2015 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Once again, including this year’s 13th Africa Independents Forum 2015 the 17th Scramble for Africa: Strategy Briefing, and 4-day 22nd Africa Upstream 2015 format, they welcome their blue-chip suite of world-class sponsors, an unrivalled spectrum of top-line speakers, a globally-diversified mix of senior-level government and corporate delegates, plus a much larger dedicated industry Safari Park Exhibition than ever before,


The occasion includes their Inaugural Africa Oil & Energy Finance Forum, the 72nd PetroAfricanus Dinner in Africa (with Guest Speaker: Dr Peter Dolan, Founder and Advisor, Ophir Energy), along with special meetings on Africa Local Content, Africa Exploration Technologies, Young Professionals in Africa, the Global Women Petroleum & Energy Club Luncheon (with Guest Speaker Cath Norman, Managing Director, FAR Ltd), the 3rd Africa’s Hydrocarbon Arguments Discourse, the 20th Anniversary Luncheon for the African Institute of Petroleum, alongside their 19th Annual Board Awards and Africa’s Oil Legend Ceremony, in tribute to those who have “made” Africa’s oil-gas game.

Speakers Confirmed include:
Dr Tony Hayward, Chief Executive, Genel Energy & Chairman, Glencore Xstrata, London
Tim O`Hanlon, Vice President, Africa Business, Tullow Oil, London
Alastair Milne, Vice President, Exploration, Sub-Sarahan Africa, Shell International Exploration & Production B.V., The Hague
Dr Anil Bhandari, Director, ONGC Videsh, New Delhi
Guy Maurice, President, Africa, Total E&P, Paris
Dave Wilkin, New Opportunity Exploration Manager, Africa,ExxonMobil, London
Lumen Sebastiao, Resource Evaluation Manager, Open Areas & New Assets, Exploration, Sonangol, Luanda
Jasper Peijs, Vice President, Exploration, Africa, BP, London
The HON Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister, Ministry of Mines, Industry & Energy, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Ebbie Haan, Chief Growth Officer, Maersk Olie OG Gas A/S, Copenhagen
Theo Ahwireng, Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum Commission, Ghana
Takashi Yoshida, Director General, Oil & Gas Upstream Business Unit, Jogmec, Tokyo
John Baillie, Senior Vice President, Non-Operated Assets & Corporate Strategy, Addax Petroleum, Geneva
Russell Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, ITE Group Plc, London
Thore E. Kristiansen, Chief Operating Officer, E&P, Executive Director,Galp Energia, Lisbon
Jonathan Peachey, General Manager, Exploration, Europe, Asia, Africa & Middle East, BG Group, London*
Pamela Quanrud, Regional Energy Counselor for Africa, U.S. Department of State, Washington
Catherine Norman, Managing Director, FAR Limited, Melbourne
Dr Peter Dolan, Founder & Advisor, Ophir Energy, London
John Austin, General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, OMV E&P, London
Keith Hill, President & Chief Executive Officer, Africa Oil Kenya B.V., Nairobi
Serge Ndeko, Directeur General des Hydrcarbures, Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
For full program download brochure here

Global Pacific & Partners has an established and trusted track record for over three decades in quality research, advisory practice, strategy briefings, Conferences, Government Roadshows, Private Client mandates and corporate services designed with Africa-wide state relationships, global communications, media products and social connectivity networks.

Full speaker program

Source: Global Pacific & Partners
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Global Pacific & Partners: Babette van Gessel: babette@glopac.com
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Sponsor: Amanda Wellbeloved: amanda@glopac-partners.com
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Exhibition: Sonika Greyvenstein: sonika@glopac-partners.com
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Marketing: Jodee Lourensz: jodee@glopac-partners.com
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Registration & Visa: Judith Moore: judith@glopac-partners.com
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