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'Prospects for Middle East and North Africa Energy' will explore the changing dynamics in North Africa and Middle East energy developments and discuss the impact of the recession on the region.
How is the increasing oil and gas consumption in the producing countries affecting global supplies? Will producers invest in order to maintain exports?
Participants at this event will have an opportunity to examine:
- the current economic state of affairs in the leading oil and gas producing countries of North Africa and the Middle East
- the issues surrounding consumption and provision of energy for domestic development and energy for export
- the prospects for domestic and foreign investment in the region.
Policy makers, representatives of National Oil Companies (NOCs), investors, commentators and analysts will discuss investment and regulatory policies in Algeria, Libya and Egypt, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran and Iraq. They will address issues of critical importance, including:
- Will Saudi energy consumption catch up with oil production, and what may be the role of alternative energy sources to maintain oil exports?
- What is the investment climate for IOCs in Libya and Algeria?
- What are short- and medium-term plans for investment in production expansion in the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council?
- What impact will the fallout from Iran's disputed election results have on the energy investment regime?
- What is the status of discussions between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government on contracts with IOCs?
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The Chatham House Rule
To enable as open a debate as possible, this conference will be held under the Chatham House Rule.