16th NIGERIA OIL & GAS CONFERENCE: Barkindo to Meet Osinbajo

DR. BARKINDO OPEC SEC GENERAL

Dr. Mohammed Barkindo, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), arrived in Nigeria Sunday for a four-day working visit.

The OPEC Scribe who is also in the country for the 16th Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG), will meet with Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria's Acting President and also, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources Dr Ibe Kachikwu.

Barkindo is also expected to meet with other stakeholders, to discuss market dynamics in the petroleum sector in the country.

PRES. BUHARI, BARKINDO AND KACHIKWU

NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the fallout of Barkindo’s visit will be felt in the sector for a long time.

“Yes, it is a big event that will affect our markets positively. He is leading an eight-man delegation and his advance team arrived earlier and will talk on the oil and gas market outlook”.

“I believe whatever policies put in place here will be strictly adhered to and give our economy the needed boost. I’m excited. It’s a big event”, Mr. Ughamadu said.

Ndu Ughamadu, in an earlier press briefing, disclosed that Dr. Kachikwu, the Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources would give a keynote address on “Repositioning the Oil and Gas Sector” while the NNPC's Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, would speak on “Commercializing the NNPC”.

Organized by the CWC Consulting, the conference expected to have more than 6,000 delegates, 250 exhibitors from over twenty countries including experts in the oil and gas industry,  begins on Feb. 27 and ends on March 2.