Oil and Gas executives from Africa and Australia is set to be convened to the Africa Oil and Gas Forum that is set to be building on the success of the first East Africa Oil and Gas Conference Australia held in 2014.<\/p>\n
The conference will be held side by side with the world class annual Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference both of which will be staged at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre (PCEC) and will henceforth be the addition of this new event to the AOG calendar according to event co-founder Dr Casta Tungaraza.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is significant interest in Australia on what is happening in Africa, where there is already a tremendous amount of Australian investment. East Africa is attracting billions of dollars in new LNG development capital and that there are so many new opportunities opening up across the Continent for oil and gas explorers, producers and service and supply companies, it is no wonder that Africa is such a growing area of interest in Australia,\u201d Dr Tungaraza said.<\/p>\n
Africa Oil and Gas Forum will see the presence of African and Australian officials, along with industry specialist with first-hand experience on what it takes to succeed there.<\/p>\n
Among topics to be discussed include at the one day conference includes: Projects, Investment Opportunities, Challenges and Best Practice, Onshore and Offshore Technology, Innovation & Infrastructure, and Oil & Gas Sector and Africa\u2019s Development.<\/p>\n
Among high profile African and Australian individuals includes: Western Australia\u2019s Attorney General and Minister for Commerce, Michael Mischin, the Minister for Energy and Mining in Burundi Come Manirakiza, PH Dean of the Africa Group of Ambassadors and High Commissioners in Canberra H.E Molosiwa Selepeng and Rebekah Grindlay Director, Resources and Energy, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).<\/p>\n
\u201cAOG supports new thinking and recognises the importance of future opportunities for the oil and gas industry and creating an opportunity for AOG participants to hear first-hand about. The dynamic opportunities in Africa is an ideal addition to our positioning of AOG as the platform for the Australian oil and gas industry,\u201d says Bill Hare, AOG Event Director at Diversified Communications.<\/p>\n
Other speakers include: Trish O\u2019Reilly CEO, Australia-Africa Mining Industry Group, David Rowbottam, Managing Director of WHL Energy, Ricardo Alves Silva Partner at Miranda Correia Amendoeira & Associados and Ian Williams Director at I R Williams and Associates.<\/p>\n
Others include John Wood Global Industry Director Oil & Gas at Aurecon, Head of Department of Chemical Engineering at Curtin University Professor Vishnu Pareek, \u00a0Director International Energy Solutions Peter Grant \u00a0and Professor Peter Moore, Executive Director Strategic Engagement Curtin University Business School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"