CEO of Ghana’s petroleum downstream regulator, NPA, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, will be leading a delegation of petroleum downstream players to Cape Town, South Africa, to participate in the second edition of Africa Energy Week scheduled from Tuesday, 18th October to Friday, 21st October, 2022.
At the AEW 2022, Dr. Abdul-Hamid will participate in high-level meetings and panel discussions to drive dialogue around boosting the oil and gas downstream industry for energy security whilst promoting investment opportunities within Ghana’s hydrocarbons sector.
Barely a year and few weeks in office as CEO of NPA, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has proven to many Ghanaians especially petroleum consumers, that he is fit for the job as he has brought some sanity in the downstream industry by making sure that players go by the rules of the industry.
Recently, the CEO of Petrosol, one of the indigenous OMCs, hailed him for his efforts regarding the enforcement of regulations in the industry.
Dr. Abdul-Hamid will promote investment opportunities across Ghana’s downstream sector, discuss the vital role Africa’s 600 tcf of gas reserves and 125.3 billion barrels of crude oil reserves will play in diversifying the energy mix, securing energy supply and lifting the over 600 million Africans out of energy poverty whilst driving industrialisation and positioning the continent ahead of the energy transition.
With African countries optimising gas production to drive these socioeconomic benefits, Ghana is leading the race, with the country implementing a series of market-driven policy reforms, driving massive oil and gas infrastructure projects.
With the NPA overseeing these energy optimisation projects including the development of gas processing, storage, transmission and distribution, at the AEW 2022, Dr. Abdul-Hamid will provide an update on experiences and innovations from within Ghana that can be replicated continent-wide.
“The Chamber is honoured to host Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid at the AEW 2022 as we expand on the discussion around how Africa can accelerate investment, as well as the exploitation of oil and gas to enhance energy security. The strengthening of Africa’s downstream industry is key to ending energy poverty and enhancing bilateral trade relations and boosting economic development in Africa.
“We are very impressed with Dr. Abdul-Hamid’s leadership at the NPA in facilitating a resilient downstream sector. This is what Africa needs to achieve energy independence and reliability,” Tomas C. Gerbasio, Strategy and Business Development Director at African Energy Chamber, said recently.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com