Offshore West Africa (OWA 2009) Conference and Exhibition
Abuja, January 27th - 29th  2009

This report reviews the recent Abuja deepwater oil and gas event by considering its importance. It also discusses the participants such as visitors and exhibitors, presentations by the Nigeria's government oil company and Special Adviser to the President. It takes a look at any highlighted problems and challenges and also dwells briefly on the deepwater oil and gas activities in other West African countries.

Importance

The  event took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja with the theme : “Maximizing Deepwater Resources Offshore West Africa – The Challenges Ahead.”  The conference and exhibition was advertised as the leading source of information on new technology and operating expertise on the growing deepwater and subsea market. It was in its 13th year, and  presented a networking platform for the exchange of information on developments in new businesses and technologies in deepwater oil and gas projects. The annual meeting was not just the only conference and exhibition dedicated to the offshore oil & gas industry in the region, but was also the premier technical forum focused exclusively on West Africa’s offshore petroleum market.  Offshore West Africa was sponsored and organised by Offshore Magazine and Oil & Gas Journal, Penn Well, Tulsa, USA.

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About the Author O. Chima Okereke, PhD Dr. O. Chima Obereke, Ph.D., MBA, is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PMWorld Today in Nigeria.   Dr. Obereke is also Managing Director of Total Technology Consultants, Ltd., based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and in the UK.  He was previously a chief engineer for Delta Steel Company in Aladja; a project engineer/technical write for Shell Petroleum Development Company in Warri; Section Head for Instrumentation & Control for the National Electric Power Authority in Lagos; and Electrical Engineer for the Ministry of Works & Housing, Nigerian National Government.  Chima is also now sponsor and president of a potential chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) in Port Harcourt.  Dr. Okereke has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lagos, and a Ph.D. and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Bradford in the UK.  With over 25 years of experience in industrial operations and PM, he has been a registered engineer in Nigeria since 1983.  Total Technology is also the authorized representative in Nigeria for Primavera and PertMaster.  Additional information about Dr. Okereke can be found at (to link to breaking news article that introduced Okereke as correspondent).  More information about Total Technology Consultants can be found at http://www.totaltechnologyconsultants.org/.  Chima can be contacted at OkerekeOC@gmail.com.

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