The 29th Annual Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference (MPGC 2022) being held in Bahrain on May 16-17, is rapidly gathering steam.
High level Ministers, super major CEOs, top Wall Street analysts, oil and gas visionaries, global traders, refiners and other industry specialists have confirmed their participation in person, although the conference will also provide the option for speakers and delegates to attend virtually.
The event is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Oil, Bahrain, The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) and nogaholding.
The official opening and ministerial addresses will be delivered by Shaikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain, and Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman, Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulla Jehad Al Zain, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Dr Abdulrahman Jawahery, CEO of Bapco, are also expected to be present.
The opening session will feature the awaited annual MPGC 2022 Crystal Ball to be delivered by Co-Chair Dr Fereidun Fesharaki, followed by keynote addresses on the future of the energy markets delivered by, BP’s SVP for ESG transformation, Alan Haywood, TOTSA TotalEnergies’ President of Trading and Shipping, Thomas Waymel, and Vitol Asia’s President, Mike Muller.
The overarching MPGC 2022 theme, ‘Diverse Perspectives: Transitioning Towards a Carbon Constrained World,’ will find its way into ten agenda sessions, including a first-time panel on Future Fuels and Energy Transition.
The trajectory of crude oil prices, the challenges to supply and production as well as the path to energy transition are expected to dominate discussion in equal measure.
Highlights of discussions on the first day will include the MPGC All-Star Analysts Panel with the global heads of research of leading commodity houses.
On day two, there will be debate and dialogue on LNG Trading, the Refining Landscape, and the Energy Transition Panel, which will address the prospects for the oil and gas ecosystem shifting to a lower carbon future.
ADNOC LNG, Shell LNG Marketing, BP IST Middle East, TotalEnergies Gas & Power, Cheniere Marketing, Bapco, Tecnicas Reunidas, Samsung Engineering, Technip Energies, Vitol and S&P Global Platts are expected to participate.
Running alongside are MPGC Week 2022 events, from May 15-19 May, which will include briefings and technical workshops,.
