West Africa Pre-Salt Forum 2012

The West Africa Pre-Salt Forum 2012 is a conference dedicated to the region`s potential for substantial oil discoveries, including:

• Attracting investments to Namibia`s Oil and Gas industry: projected timescales for a potential licensing round, exploring the country`s deepwater pre-salt opportunities and developing a framework for the sustainable management and development of its hydrocarbon resources
• Lessons learnt from recent activities in pre-salt E & P deep offshore Brazil - Can we Predict Huge Discoveries of Oil and Gas in Pre-salt Sequences of Angola, Namibia, Gabon and Congo given the Geological Similarities with Brazil`s Pre-Salt?
• Galp Energia - A multi-energy operator with a taste for Africa: Exploration strategies in Angola’s pre-salt and why it’s a key growth platform
• Pre-break up Evolution of South Atlantic Basins and their Exploration Potential? Review of pre-salt geology of the South Atlantic, basin analysis, differences and similarities with the Brazilian margin
• Vaalco’s experiences of operating in Gabon: lessons learnt from the last 17 years, the financial and operational challenges involved and how to overcome them

Who should Attend

• Delegates from the Oil and Gas industry
• Regional Hydrocarbons/Petroleum Ministries and Government Directorates for Energy
• Equipment Providers
• Senior-level new venture, exploration, pre-salt, business development and subsalt specialists and Geologists
• Investment Firms, Banks and Financial Institutions