By Michel Cousins
The NOC’s growth plans over the next five years will be showcased at the 5th Libya Energy Week in Cairo on 3-5 December. It is the co-host of the event and participants will include a sizeable slice all its top management. These include the chairman, Farhat Bengdara, his senior advisor for upstream, Bashir Garea, board member for downstream Masoud Suleiman, the new head of investment affairs, Hisham Najah, director of gas Rida Elmodeer and the director of agreements and contracts, Ramadan Benshaban.
Also scheduled to take part in the event, organised by international energy industry consultants IN-VR, are numerous figures in the energy industry in Libya. These include the chairman of Jowfe Oil Technology, Khalid Omran Blaou El-Ferjani and OMV exploration manager in Libya Zarko Sever-Vitez. Also taking part are numerous international figures already linked to the Libyan oil and gas industry or interested in it. Altogether there will be 30 speakers at the conference and workshops over the three days. Some 300 attendees are expected.
Day One will see workshops on how to enter the Libyan energy market and on decarbonisation and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Day Two will focus on upstream and midstream plans and Day Three on downstream, gas and new infrastructure requirements.
Subjects for discussion will include infrastructure projects, gas opportunities, diversification and policies on natural resources. There will also be reviews of recent developments involving Libyan oil companies including AGOCO, Mellitah Oil & Gas and Sirte Oil.
The organisers say that, as with previous Libya Energy summits, the event will not only be a platform on which the NOC’s plans will be presented but also a networking event, bringing together the NOC, its affiliates, private sector players, local service companies, Libyan officials and international investors. The organiser promise some 50 one-on-one meetings with Bengdara and with the NOC team.
The event will also see a number of major announcements from the NOC, according to the organisers, along with a Libya Energy Awards ceremony.
