[ 2021-02-15 ]

GhIPCON 2021 set for March 10-11
The fourth Ghana International Petroleum
Conference (GhIPCON) will be held in Accra on the
10th and 11th of March 2021.

GhIPCON is Ghana’s foremost Petroleum Downstream
Conference organised by the Chamber of Bulk Oil
Distributors (CBOD) under the auspices of the
Ministry of Energy and in partnership with the
National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the
Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs)

The annual conference is designed to actively
bring to the fore the petroleum industry’s
perspective and guidance on issues of governmental
and regulatory policy as well as best practices
for the advancement of the industry not only in
Ghana, but across the West African sub-region and
beyond.

GhIPCON 2021 will be a virtual event to be held
under the theme, “Positioning Africa’s
petroleum industry for the AfCFTA,” the
continental free trade agreement which has been
hailed as a major breakthrough for the promotion
of intra-African trade.

“AfCFTA is a game changer and holds the
potential to transform, how we, as Africans, do
business and trade among ourselves,” says Senyo
Hosi, CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors.
“That’s why we want GhIPCON 2021 to focus on
this all-important free trade agreement, to
discuss how the petroleum industry can set the
pace and set an example for other industries to
realise that with the right policies, we Africans
are self-sufficient and we can trade amongst
ourselves and our countries can support one
another to industrialise and become major economic
players in the world.”

Wamkele Mene, the Secretary General of the AfCFTA
Secretariat, headquartered in Accra, is billed to
be the keynote speaker at GhIPCON 2021. Other
confirmed speakers for the event include Anibor
Kragha, Executive Secretary, African Refiners &
Distributors Association (ARA), Engr. Babajide
Soyode, Technical Consultant to Group
President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Daniel
Amoah, Executive Director, GH Group and David
Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner, AB & David Africa.
Others are Gary Still, Managing Director, CITAC
Africa, James McCullagh, Executive Director, CITAC
Africa and John-Laurent Tronche, Market Engagement
Manager – Europe and Africa, S&P Global Platts.

“I wish to encourage anyone with an interest in
Africa’s development, especially in the
petroleum industry, to join us for GhIPCON
2021,” Mr. Hosi says. “GhIPCON 2021 will be a
great platform to shape the implementation of
AfCFTA towards the development of the industry in
Africa and will provide invaluable insights and
learnings on the present and future of the
industry.”

Source - GhIPCON

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