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The fifth annual conference in Nigeria
was the most successful yet with top government
officials and the heads of all the major
operators outlining and discussing their
own views on how the future of the industry
should be shaped to help benefit the nation.
The Presidential Adviser on Peroleum
and Energy, Dr. Edmund Daukoru, gave
insight into the steps the government
will be considering in the future
in order to ensure foreign companies
are forced to use local firms where
possible. The heads of Shell, ChevronTexaco,
Statoil and Petrobras in Nigeria all
responded with their own views on
how local content could best be encouraged
while simultaneously ensuring efficient
operations and in turn told the government
what they needed to ensure speedy
progress.
Other speakers included the head of
rising star NPDC who outlined how
far the operator has come in recent
years but hinted at the importance
the company will play in future years
as the government tries to follow
the path of national oil companies
such as Petrobras and Sonatrach.
The conference was attended by over
150 top executives from operators,
contractors, service companies and
the investment sector. There was ample
time for informal networking.
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