Oil & Gas Summit next week

The Oil & Gas Summit, organized by UK-based firm IRN (International Research Networks), will be held on April 22 and 23 at the Four Seasons hotel. Lebanon Opportunities is one of the event's sponsors. The summit will discuss issues concerning the local hydrocarbon industry, focusing on the first licensing round, the implications on the economy of the region, the hydrocarbon potential, the off-shore exploration contracts, the legal framework encompassed, the off-shore exploration developments in neighbouring countries, the pipeline and transportation system, the geological landscape, seismic surveys conducted, and many other topics.

Joining the global meeting will be senior representatives from Repsol, Petroleb, Suncor Energy, the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism in Cyprus, the University of Houston, Surrey Energy Economics Centre, the Cyprus National Hydrocarbon Company, the American University of Beirut, ION GEO, Mubadala Petroleum, ENI, Chevron, Spectrum, PGS, the Korea National Oil Corporation, Ernst & Young, the Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Dragon Oil, Cairn India, Oxford University, the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Morocco, and many other organizations. Participants will be exposed to business development opportunities over two full days of discussion.