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The feeling within conference was adopting a governmental approach to improve security The 2nd West Africa Oil & Gas Security 2015 Summit, organised by global Summits organiser IRN, and held on 10-11 June 2015 at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, brought together senior-level security specialists from IOCs, NOCs, major service providers and governmental bodies to debate the security issues affecting the oil and gas industry in Nigeria and wider West Africa. In terms of...

The Forum will address a variety of issues including present and emerging security challenges for investors Mexico is currently undergoing major reforms to the energy, telecommunications, education, and financial sectors and the Government is opening the door to $50 billion of international investment by 2018 in the wake of these reforms, but this boost in the economy is menaced by serious security risks. Companies wanting to benefit from the huge investment opportunities offe...

Speakers will provide industry leaders knowledge of current oil and gas security situation in West Africa The Director of Development of the Nigeria Defence Headquarters from the Nigerian Ministry of Defence will give the Welcome Address at the 2nd West Africa Oil & Gas Security Summit, taking place next month at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, on 10-11th June. Fight against terrorism, piracy & pipeline vandalism Oil production in Nigeria accounts f...

Forum will take place on 25-26 March 2015 at Mövenpick Golden Horn Hotel Istanbul, Turkey Oil and gas pipeline networks are particularly vulnerable critical infrastructure, which can be found in some of the world’s biggest conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America; as well as in remote and hostile territories where the costs of conventional monitoring methods are too high to implement. The only platform addressing security methods to pro...

The audience from across the West Africa region will learn how to enhance their company’s security strategy to prevent oil theft Combating oil theft and pipeline vandalism has become one of Nigeria’s top priorities as the country holds the highest number of vandalised oil pipelines in the world, according to the Minister of Power. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recently reported that pipeline vandalism has complicated the free flow of their petr...

Forum to be held on 3rd - 4th March will focus on issues posing security threats for oil industry in Central Asia The 2nd Central Asia and Caspian Oil & Gas Security Forum will take place next week, on 3rd -4th March at the Ritz Carlton Almaty, with the well renowned international software security group, Kaspersky Lab joining the Forum’s high profile list of sponsors, as a gold sponsor. As the Forum organised by IRN for the second...

Forum aimed at discussing pressing security concerns affecting the East African region Securing critical infrastructure has become crucial in recent years for companies operating within risk areas. Senior level security experts from oil and gas and construction companies gathered three weeks ago in Nairobi to discuss pressing security concerns affecting the East African region. The meeting was opened on the first day by Charles Mbuvi, Head of Security at VIVO Energy Afri...

Cooperation with local communities, maritime security, latest technology will be some of the topics covered at the Forum Senior level Security Representatives will gather at the East Africa Energy Infrastructure Security 2015 Forum on 4-5 February to discuss the most pressing security concerns affecting the sector in Africa’s Eastern region. Cooperation with local communities, security of teams and assets, pipeline sabotage prevention, terrorism, maritime security and la...

IRN will host the East Africa Energy Infrastructure Security Forum, which will address maritime security The recent report by Markets and Markets reveals that in the next five years the maritime security market will experience a significant growth from $13.94 billion in 2014 to $20.87 billion in 2019. Middle East and Africa (MEA) is the second region after Asia Pacific expected to have the largest market share. Following the series of attacks Kenya experienced in the newly dev...

The forum will address counter-terrorism, local conflicts and violence, among other issues Although in the last half-decade a number of East African countries have emerged as global energy frontiers, and consequently the region is increasingly attractive to major IOCs, there are a number of specific security challenges which may hamper East Africa booming oil and gas industry. The East Africa Energy Infrastructure Security 2015 Forum, taking place on the 4th and 5th February...

The event analyses security considerations for oil and gas operators in Central Asia and the Caspian region IRN is pleased to announce that the Central Asia and Caspian Oil & Gas Security Forum will be held at the beautiful Fairmont Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan on the 8th-9th of April 2014. The hotel is situated within one of the Flame tower, the country’s largest sky scrapper and a construction synonymous with the Azerbaijan’s soaring success. It is thus the ide...