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Oil, gas conference holds in Lagos

NED Conferences, the conference arm of the Nigerian Energy Digest (NED), is to hold the 2007 edition of its yearly National Conference and Exhibition on Gas Development and Utilisation in Nigeria, which began in 2002.

The conference and exhibition, the sixth in the series, holds from Tuesday, October 23 to Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Eko Hotel and Suite, Victoria Island, Lagos.

With the theme; "Domestic gas environment and the post flare out era," the conference will explore opportunities to appraise the 2008 flare out era, its challenges and the level of expected compliance by operators ahead of next year's deadline, while also charting the way forward for gas utilisation in a post-flare out environment in the country.

Speakers expected at the event include Minister of State (Energy) in charge of gas, Mr. Emmanuel Odusina. He would deliver a keynote paper on Nigerian Gas Vision, while the Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr. Tony Chukwueke, will make a presentation on Nigerian gas environment post flare out 2008. The Presidential Adviser on Petroleum, Dr. Emmanuel Egbogah is expected to speak on "Gas flare out deadline: Evolving a win-win scenario through continuous engagement," while the Managing Director, Shell Petroleum and Chairman, Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the LCCI, Mr. Basil Omiyi, will speak on "Flare out deadline and oil industry emerging challenges." Managing Director, Afren Energy Resources Limited, Mr. Egbert Imomoh will chair the opening of the conference.