NCDMB: NOGOF 2023 to Expand Focus to Linkage Sectors, African Countries

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The fourth edition of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) 2023 will explore emerging opportunities in the oil and gas industry, linkage sectors as well as the entire African continent, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote, has said.

He spoke in Abuja in a media parley convened ahead of the biennial NOGOF scheduled to hold at the NCDMB Conference Hall in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on May 18 and 19, with delegates registration and a welcome cocktail planned for a day earlier.

He explained that NOGOF was conceptualized in 2016 as part of the board’s strategies to develop the oil and gas industry and provide a platform to showcase the various opportunities available in the oil and gas industry and foster necessary partnerships in the sector.

Wabote expressed regrets that Nigerian oil and gas service companies missed out on several opportunities in the sector prior to the introduction of NOGOF because no fora existed to showcase forthcoming projects and give them ample to prepare themselves and acquire requisite capacities.

Managing Director, Jake Riley, NOGOF project consultant, Mrs. Funmi Ogbue noted that: “with the incorporation of the linkage industry and the reach beyond Nigeria to other African countries, the stakes are even higher to ensure collaboration and success.” 

Also, the Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Akintunde Adelana recalled that although the 2021 edition of NOGOF was held virtually, it still recorded a huge success and had 700 delegates online, with 600 persons participating actively in the sessions.