MINISTERIAL SESSIONS

Ministerial Sessions are specifically dedicated to relevant countries in the oil and gas industries, emerging economies, etc, where government agencies and authorities will be able to profile their respective petroleum industry perspectives, including resources potential, infrastructure and regulatory framework.

They will take place early in the morning and the interesting new perspective of each country will provide a good beginning to technical sessions.

• Algeria: H.E. Dr. Chakib Khelil, Minister of Energy & Mines, Algeria
• Cuba: H.E. Yadira García Vera, Minister of Basic Industry of Cuba
• Kazakhstan: H.E. Sauat Mynbayev, Minister of Energy and Mineral
Resources
• Nigeria: H.E. Odein Ajumogobia, Nigerian Honourable Minister for
Energy
• Russia: H.E. Sergey Shmatko, Minister of Energy of Russian Federation
• Venezuela: H.E. Rafael Ramírez, Minister of Energy and Petroleum

• Angola: H.E. Desiderio Costa, Angolan Minister of Petroleum
• Irán: H.E. GholamHossein Nozari, Minister of Petroleum
• Morocco: H.E. Amina Benkhadra, Minister of Energy & Mines
• Netherlands: H.E. Maria van der Hoeven, Minister of Energy and
Economic Affairs
• UK: Mr. Samir Brikho, Chair of UK Energy Technology Marketing
Strategy Implementation Board
• Uruguay: H.E. Daniel Martinez, Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines.

• Canada: H.E. Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources &
H.E. Mel Knight, Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta
• Colombia: H.E. Hernán Martínez Torres, Minister of Mines and Energy
• France: Mr. Luc Chatel, Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs and
Industry
• India: H.E. Murli Deora, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &
H.E. Shri M.S. Srinavasan, Secretary and Vice Minister of Petroleum and
Natural Gas
• Qatar: H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiya, Deputy Premier and Minister
of Energy & Industry
• Saudi Arabia: H.E. Al Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral
Resources