NNPC chief, key industry leaders for NOG Energy week.
By Victor Idajili
Preparations are in top gear for the NOG Energy Week 2026, as it aims to “advance Energy Ambitions for Competitive & Resilient Economies”
The edition will convene ministers, CEOs and financiers to fast-track partnerships, upstream investment and the African Atlantic pipeline.
One of those to headline the week is Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive of NNPC Ltd.
Others include Nigeria’s ministers of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri (Oil) and Ekperikpe Ekpo (Gas), with Dr Ruth Ssentamu, Uganda’s minister of Energy and Mineral Development. Senior diplomatic representatives from Germany, Argentina, Morocco, Tanzania and Zambia will also attend, with key bodies: NUPRC, NMDPRA and NCDMB, industry leaders from IPPG, NLNG and Agip, expected too.
Also to attend are senior operators, corporate executives and technical leaders from Africa’s energy value chain, including Proscovia Nabbanja, chief executive of Uganda National Oil; Jim Swartz, chair & managing director of Chevron Nigeria Mid-Africa Business Unit; Ainojie Irune, managing director of Oando Energy Resources; and Tony Attah, managing director & chief executive of Renaissance Africa Energy; senior executives from BP, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation; COS-PETROGAZ; Schneider Electric, Tenaris, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, and Siemens Energy; and experts from World Bank, AfDB, and AFC, etc.
For a quarter of a century, NOG Energy Week has served as the platform where policy direction, capital and industry capability converge to move projects forward.
As the event marks its 25th anniversary, the 2026 edition returns under the theme “Advancing Energy Ambitions for Competitive & Resilient Economies,” positioning itself as a strategic enabler focused on translating dialogue into bankable delivery across Africa’s energy markets.
The event will take place from 5–9 July 2026 at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja.
As the heartbeat of Nigeria’s energy transformation, this year’s epic quarter-centennial edition is anchored in fresh policy and project momentum across the region.
