Oil and Gas Conference 2023 - Namibia | GEP Events | 15 August 2023 | Mercure Hotel Windhoek, Corner Of Auas, 9000, Aviation Road, Windhoek, Namibia

Namibia is fast emerging as one of Africa’s final frontiers for oil exploration with the recent discoveries of sizeable oil deposits off the Namibian coast. The country’s vast natural resources are estimated at 11 billion barrels of oil and 2.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves (Wood Mackenzie 2023). This represents sufficient quantities of hydrocarbon reserves to turn the country into a hub of upstream oil and gas exploration activities and a significant player in the oil and gas world markets. For Namibia’s small economy, the oil and gas sector has the potential to become a critical game changer in addressing the country’s energy poverty and be an engine for broad-based economic transformation. The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) – alongside partners Shell Namibia Upstream B.V. and Qatar Energy – announced the discovery of sizeable quantities of light oil at the Graff-1 well offshore Namibia in February 2022, ushering in a new era of hydrocarbon exploration and production for the country. Shortly afterwards, TotalEnergies made a similar significant discovery of light oil, which is located in Block 2913B in the Orange Basin.

Event Objectives:

• The Potential for an Oil and Gas Industry: Namibia’s Potential as an oil investment destination with a focus on the commercial viability of the recent oil discoveries.
• he Economics of Oil: The micro and macroeconomic opportunities, challenges, and risks of large-scale investments in oil and gas for a small, developing economy
• Legal and Regulatory Framework: The legal and regulatory framework required to facilitate the successful development of an oil and gas economy in Namibia
• Infrastructure: The infrastructural needs required to turn Namibia into an oil-producing country
• Human Resources: The skills set required and how best the country should go about acquiring these skills for Namibians to fully benefit from the industry
• Value Chains: Identification of the various upstream and downstream opportunities around the development of an oil and gas economy
• Finance: The financing mechanisms necessary to turn the potential into broad-based development.
• FDI: The foreign direct investment required for Namibia to make the dream a reality

The conference will have a strong focus on proposing ideas and strategies that will ensure that investments in the sector will not create an enclave around oil and gas production sites, but that investment will lead to the development of an integrated industrial base with backward and forward linkages to the rest of the economy, thus creating sustainable jobs and contributing to the social welfare of Namibia’s people.

2023 Speakers

Francois van Schalkwyk
Executive Director, Investments and New Ventures, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)

Jason Kasuto
Chairperson, Economic Association of Namibia (EAN)

Mtundeni Ndafyaalako
Executive for Development and Production, National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)

Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan
Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, NNPC Limited

Riverson Oppong
Commercial Operations Manager, Ghana Gas

Elizabeth Rogo
Chief Executive Officer, Tsavo Oilfield Services, Board Member, NOC Kenya

Michael Nkambo Mugerwa
General Manager, UNOC Refinery

Nicolas C. Odinuwe
Chairman, Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN)

Edson R dos Santos
Chief Executive Officer, Etu Energias S.A

Ibrahima Talla
COO, Invest in Africa

Veronique F.G. Herman
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Provider Offshore Services

Yershen Pillay
Chief Executive Officer, Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority (CHIETA)

Braulio DeBrito
Chairman, Association of Angolan Petroleum Service Companies (AECIPA)

Victoria Sibeya
Executive for Upstream Exploration, National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)

Sergio Ferreira
Senior Regional Energy Advisor, Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP)

Clemens Von Doderer
Country Representative, Hanns Seidel Foundation

Paul Eardley-Taylor
Head - Oil & Gas, Standard Bank, South Africa

Ranti Omole
CEO, Radial Circle Group

Grace Mohamed
Member, Economic Association of Namibia (EAN)

Anthony Paul
Consultant, Trinidad & Tobago

Phillips Obita
Acting Chief Operating Officer – Upstream, Uganda National Oil Company Ltd

Oliver. C. Ruppel
Director, Drop Programme, University of Stellenbosch

Robin Sherbourne
Economist, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

Thomas Rodriguez
Director, Center for Local Content Solution (CLC Solution) East Africa

Anicia Peters
CEO, National Commission for Research, Science and Technology, Namibia

Cons Karamata
Chief Executive Officer, Economic Association of Namibia (EAN)

Emeka Ene
Chief Executive Officer, Oildata Energy Group

Ruusa Nangula Nandago
Group Economist, FirstRand Namibia

Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Prime Minister, Republic of Namibia

Tom Alweendo
Minister of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) Republic of Namibia

Maggy Shino
Petroleum Commissioner, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Republic of Namibia

Nangula Uaandja
Chairperson and CEO, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)

Shiwana Ndeunyema
Acting Managing Director, National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)

2023 Sponsors

• Total Energies
• Vertiv
• Gogd
• Travel Invest Africa
• Oxford Business Group
• South African Airways
• Sonils
• Invest in Africa
• Rmb Fnb
• Global Africa Network