Global leaders to gather at EGYPS 2022 on Monday

The fifth edition of the Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS 2022) will kick off on Monday under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

Under the theme “North Africa and the Mediterranean: Delivering Energy Today”, the event will be held at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre from February 14-16.

The three-day leading energy exhibition and conference in North Africa and the Mediterranean region is building on a year of strategic energy dialogue to map out the transition of the oil, gas, and energy industry towards sustainability.

The EGYPS 2022 exhibition will serve as a catalyst for investment and multi-sector cooperation across the oil and gas value chain. This year, a major showcase of the latest oil and gas solutions featuring more than 450 exhibitors, including Apache, BP, Chevron, Eni, Kuwait Energy, Shell, Total Energies, Wintershall DEA, Cheiron, Dragon Oil, ExxonMobil, Petronas and 25 NOCS and IOCS. This is in addition to international pavilions hosting world-class companies and products from leading energy countries including China, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, and the UAE.

The conference will host 11 international energy ministers, 19 CEOs, and 8 secretary generals who will discuss long-term energy transition objectives in relation to regional energy markets’ goals of self-sufficiency and sustainability in the short-term.

Energy ministers will take part in Ministerial Panels discussing these changing energy dynamics including Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Molla; Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry Natasa Pilides; Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Al Kharabsheh; Djibouti’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yonis Ali Guedi; Yemeni Minister of Oil and Minerals Abdul Salam Baaboud. This is besides Zafer Melhem, chairman of Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority; and Aissatou Sophie Gladima, Senegalese Minister of Petroleum and Energies.

The event will also witness the attendance of Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons; in addition to Karine Elharrar, Israeli Minister of Energy; Timipre Sylva, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources; and Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, UAE’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.

In addition to the ministerial presence, EGYPS plays host to a record number of international energy association leaders including Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA); Mohammad Barkindo, Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC); Ali Sabt BenSabt, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC); Osama Mobarez, Secretary-General of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF); Nasser Kamel Secretary, General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM); Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO); Joseph McMonigle, Secretary-General of the International Energy Forum (IEF); and Houda Ben Jannet Allal, General Director of Observatoire Méditerranéen de l’Energie (OME).

The shift to net-zero is dependent on public and private sector collaboration and investment from oil and gas giants. To successfully harness a switch to net-zero, the public sector must engage with their private sector partners. At EGYPS, attendees can hear from global industry leaders who are the driving force behind net-zero investments, including Bernard Looney, BP’s CEO; Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s CEO; John Christmann, CEO and President of Apache Corporation; Toufik Hakkar, CEO of Sonatrach; Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes; Jean Sentenac, President and CEO of Axens; Ali Al Jarwan, CEO of Dragon Oil; Mathios Rigas, Energean’s CEO; Vimal Kapur, CEO and President of Honeywell; Martin Houston, Vice Chairman of Telluria; Sara Akbar, Chairperson and CEO of Oilserv; Simon Thomas, CEO of Capricorn Energy; Antonio Pietri, President and CEO of AspenTech.

This conference will also mark the attendance of Andreas Beckers, Country CEO and Executive Board Member of Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions; De la Rey Venter, Executive Vice President of LNG West and CCUS in Shell, John Ardill, the Vice President of ExxonMobil Exploration, Clay Neff, President of Chevron Africa and Latin America E&P; and Paul Marsden, President of Bechtel’s Energy.

EGYPS 2022 will recognise the achievements of the 42 finalists shortlisted for 11 award categories, as reviewed by the Awards Advisory Committee. The winner is announced during three ceremonies, namely: the HSE Excellence in Energy Awards Global Equality in Energy Awards, and Global Finance and Investment Awards.