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Accra (Ghana), March 17, 2015 – With more than 4,200 oil and gas blocks identified, Africa is the last true oil and gas frontier. About half of these blocks are open, subject to force majeure. More than 80% of the 1,300 blocks in North Africa are licensed, while in sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that only about 30% of 2,900 blocks are licensed. In the sub-Saharan regions, it is evident that many new opportunities still exist, especially for the exploration and production (E&P) companies that are willing to take risks.
In realization of these inherent opportunities in the sub – region, the maiden edition of the Sub-Sahara Africa Upstream Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition has been scheduled to hold in Accra, Ghana from 1st – 3rd April 2015 with theme “Unlocking Potentials in sub-Sahara Africa Upstream Oil & Gas”. The summit is organized by Zenith Professional Training (ZPT), a firm with several years’ of building oil and gas capacity through industry specialized training.
The Summit and exhibition, in its maiden edition is aimed at bringing to the fore the intricacies of the oil and gas sector, the potentials of the industry and the sizable share of global reserves and resources deposited in Nigeria, Ghana and other oil-producing countries in the Sub-Saharan African region.
Issues to be discussed range from cross-border matters, particularly for stakeholder licenses, financial instruments for marginal fields, local content drive, to security and safety in extractive industries and sustainable management of resources. Beyond discussions, the event affords participants the opportunity to showcase their organization’s brand and products, launch company’s new products and services, increase product awareness across the Sub-Saharan African region, face to face contact with potential clients and clients’ customers as well as networking with key decision makers.
It is expected that the summit and exhibition will attract many key industry players from across Africa and beyond. The exhibition will provide a veritable opportunity for established Exploration & Production Companies, Marginal Field Companies, State Governments, Government Agencies, Legal & Financial Services Providers, Exploration, Production & Processing Technology Manufacturers, Exploration, Production & Processing Service Companies, services providers, equipment manufacturers and new entries to interact and showcase their potentials.
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About ZPT
Zenith Professional Training (ZPT) has carved an enviable reputation as a leading provider of corporate training in marketing, management, Leadership, Accounting, Public relations and Security Management. We provide creative leadership and management solutions aimed at giving our participants and their employers a competitive edge in an ever dynamic business world. The Centre also design and deliver tailor made courses to meet specific needs of employees/organizations. Our clients cut across the globe. Zenith Professional Training is accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC) as a short course provider.
About Caritas
Caritas Communications is Africa’s leading reputation management consultancy with specialist services for all sectors of the Nigerian economy, including the power and energy sector. We assist clients to build and sustain reputation while enhancing focus on the bottom line. As an agency that prides itself with breaking new grounds, we have consistently reinvented strategy and continued to improve our professional skills and competences through the assemblage of industry best brains. We are motivated to continuously deliver clutter-free communication solutions to our client’s, in good time.
