Kuwait Oil & Gas Summit 2014 Receives Full Support from the Kuwait Ministry of Oil

Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister pledges full support to the 3rd Kuwait Oil & Gas Summit. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) January 07, 2014 - His Excellency Mustafa Al-Shamali, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Oil, Kuwait, has pledged his full support for the 3rd Kuwait Oil & Gas Summit, taking place on April 14-15, 2014.

Dr Alirio Parra, Advisory Committee Chair for the Kuwait Oil & Gas Summit, met with His Excellency in December to discuss the focus of the Summit: executing and driving major projects forward; addressing the challenges faced; and the importance of the energy sector for the national economy, as Kuwait embarks on an exciting major stage of development in its energy sector.

On learning of the Summit's aims, His Excellency pledged his full support and announced he will be there to open the 2014 edition of the Kuwait Oil & Gas Summit.

Now in its third year the Summit has established a reputation for delivering quality and excellence and aims to add value by creating opportunities, building relationships and fostering constructive dialogue.

Speakers confirmed to date include: Nizar Al-Adsani, CEO & Deputy Chairman, KPC; Hashem S Hashem, CEO, KOC; Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, CEO, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC); Bakhit Al-Rashidi, Managing Director, Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI); Sara Akbar, CEO, Kuwait Energy; Andrew Vaughan, Country Chairman & VP, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait & Syria, Shell; Mohammad Husain, President & CEO, Equate; and Ahmed Alarbeed, CEO, Seven Sisters.

This top-level strategic event is the platform for forward-thinking interactive debate on diversification, efficiency, cooperation, policies and investment. Policy-makers and industry leaders will share their experience and knowledge and come up with recommendations and solutions to address major challenges and help set the agenda for realising Kuwait's strategic objectives both at home and overseas.

Sponsors of the Kuwait Oil & Gas Summit include: Shell; Equate; Kharafi National; Veolia; and Baker Botts.

For more information about the 3rd Kuwait Oil and Gas Summit, please go to www.cwckuwait.com.

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