Day 1 of the #AfricaAssembly showed evidence that the African oil and gas industry is heading in the right direction. 1/6.
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ND Maduemezia, VP & GM Sub Saharan Africa, #Schlumberger on the deep water exploration panel hosted by OER COO, @alexirune asserted that "there is broad realization now that oil and gas will continue to play a key role in the energy mix in sustaining a foreseeable future.. 2/6
And with that realization comes the need to replace reserves, hence exploration."To sustain this interest, Carrey Russell of @AfricaOilCorp advocates a "continuous adjustment in fiscal terms because that will allow more investment into exploration and start off more activity.”3/6
From the gender, diversity & equality panel, our Principal Reservoir Engineer, Seun Solanke made a moving call to governments to actively effect policies that encourage workplace gender balance. 4/6
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"The industry has begun to appreciate the value of gender balance and how it impacts the populace. We need to see the government taking a more active role in trying to push gender balance to local content policies.” 5/6
Conversations continue tomorrow. Stay with us as we take you through the most important ideas from #AfricaAssembly. 6/6 #OandoAtAfricaAssembly
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