Energy Transition: Kyari to Headline Plenary at CERAWeek in US

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) yesterday announced that its Group Chief Executive, Mele will be at the 2024 CERAWeek Conference which began in Houston, United States, on Monday.

 A statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said the GCEO will headline the plenary session titled: “Leadership Dialogue” today (Tuesday), at the annual strategic conference.

Same day, NNPC’s Executive Vice President, Upstream, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan will also headline a plenary session titled: “What are the Choices for Upstream Strategies?,” the statement said.

It added that Wednesday, March 20, will be the turn of the Executive Vice President, Gas, Power & New Energy, Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye, who will be a Panellist on a strategic dialogue session titled: “Africa’s Energy Future: Access, Investment & Sustainability”.

CERAWeek is one of the largest energy conferences in the world, drawing thousands of foremost global energy industry experts and a host of other corporate and government leaders from around the world annually to Houston, United States, for a week-long conversation on the future of energy.

Organised by S&P Global, the conference has grown in recent years to accommodate new energy technologies and climate issues. The 2024 conference is expected to have participants from 90 countries and will feature 1,400 speakers.

Under the theme: “Multidimensional Energy Transition: Markets, Climate, Technology and Geopolitics” the CERAWeek 2024 will explore “strategies for a multidimensional, multispeed and multi-fuel energy transition,”.

This is  as the global energy industry tries to respond to, and offer insight into roadmap towards, growing demand for emissions reductions and moving towards cleaner forms of energy.