NAPE Deepens Four Decades of Forefront Intervention For Nigeria’s Upstream Future

● Unveils Three Upstream Intervention Pillars For Discourse at forty fourth Confab

Nigeria’s quest to develop its oil reserves and regain its aggressive edge within the international vitality market took centre stage yesterday because the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists, NAPE, unveiled its three-pillar technique for unlocking extra barrels.

Addressing a press convention in Lagos to herald its forty fourth Annual International Conference and Exhibition, NAPE President, Mrs. Olajumoke Cecelia Ajayi, FNAPE, mentioned the trade should return to aggressive exploration backed by stronger indigenous capability and smarter expertise adoption.

She was joined by the President-Elect, Dr. Anthony Ofoma, FNAPE, and Publicity Secretary, Mrs. Somime Oguntola, who collectively learn the assertion saying the convention scheduled for Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, from November 8–13, 2026.

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Themed “Unlocking More Barrels: Driving Reserves Growth through Exploration, Local Capabilities and Adaptive Technologies,” this 12 months’s confab comes at a crucial juncture when Nigeria is pushing to spice up manufacturing, strengthen vitality safety and entice contemporary funding.

Ajayi defined that the theme was intentionally anchored on three interconnected priorities that may decide Nigeria’s upstream future.

The first, she mentioned, is renewed exploration. Nigeria nonetheless holds substantial hydrocarbon potential, however changing potential to reserves requires greater than sitting on current discoveries. It calls for daring, frontier exploration and a fiscal setting that rewards risk-taking.

The second pillar is native functionality. Ajayi careworn that because the trade evolves, Nigeria should deepen its indigenous technical, skilled and entrepreneurial capability in order that native corporations and professionals take part extra successfully throughout the worth chain whereas retaining larger worth in-country.

The third pillar, based on President-Elect Dr. Ofoma, is adaptive expertise. He famous that expertise should not be imported wholesale, however customised to Nigeria’s distinctive geological, operational and financial realities to enhance success charges, reduce prices and unlock assets beforehand thought of uneconomic.

“The future will not be determined simply by how much oil and gas we have underground, but by our ability to find it, develop it efficiently and competitively, and create the capabilities and technologies required to bring it to market,” the NAPE management said.

Built round 9 subthemes starting from vitality safety coverage and decarbonisation to AI and machine studying in exploration, PIA and native content material synergy, and host group relations, the convention is designed as a sensible problem-solving platform.

The programme will kick off with a Pre-Conference Workshop on October 21, 2026, themed “Navigating Nigeria’s Upstream Future: Exploration and Development Approaches vs Energy Security Demand,” to set the mental tone.

The fundamental convention will function high-level Management Session on “Energy Security in an Era of Global Disruption,” an Executive Session on “Fiscal Stability, Governance Reforms and Investment Growth,” plus a Techbusiness Forum, All-Convention Luncheon and a serious exhibition showcasing expertise, innovation and native functionality.

NAPE mentioned the exhibition will join worldwide and indigenous gamers, enabling Nigerian corporations to exhibit functionality, construct partnerships and meet buyers, whereas the social calendar, together with Golf Tournament, African Night and Awards Night, will have fun excellence and tradition.

After greater than 4 many years on the forefront of selling skilled excellence and technical development, NAPE mentioned the forty fourth version is greater than an annual gathering. It is a name to discover extra boldly, construct stronger Nigerian capabilities and deploy expertise extra intelligently to unlock extra barrels for nationwide prosperity.

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