By Prince Okafor

The biennial conference, International Health Safety and Environment (HSE) organised by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and others, will see the minister for State Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, speak on ways of improving security in the oil and gas industry.

This year’s conference themed: “Integrated Security Approach, New Strategies and the way to go in the Nigerian oil and gas industry” is aimed at promoting and entrenching safe and environmentally sustainable oil and gas industry in Nigeria had also been held in different parts of the country.

According to the organisers, “Each of the conference focuses on the three aspects of the HSE.

“Planning and Management Committee of the conference (CPMC) decided that the 17th edition of the conference would focus on issues bothering on Security in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Dr. Ibe Kachikwu

A statement released by the planning committee said that, “Contemporary and pertinent issues on security, safety of life and assets vis a vis its effect on the environment would be discussed by experts from various fields with extensive experience in the Oil and Gas Industry.

“During the three-day event it is planned that four plenary sessions will be held with various discussants who have been chosen from the industry based on their wealth of experience while 36 technical papers will also be delivered during the technical sessions by authors who have also been chosen by the CPMC.”

The conference is co organised by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (MPR), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Petroleum Equalization fund (PEF), Oil Producers’ Trade Section of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OPTS) and other Upstream Operators.

Other includes: operators in the Downstream Sector, Oil and Gas Service Providers, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Nigerian Association of Indigenous, Petroleum Explorers and Producers (NAIPEC), Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN).