Congo International Hydrocarbons Conference

The main theme of CIEHC 2014:

“Investment opportunity for organisations to take a leading role in the Rep. Congo’s National Development Plan 2012-2016 ”

CIEHC-2 will be a turnkey event covering the opportunities and challenges associated with doing business in the Republic of Congo’s hydrocarbons sector. It will feature a three days of conference sessions, a trade exhibition, interactive workshops and technical and touristic excursions. CIEHC has already established as the leading oil and gas event in the Central African region. The first edition of the event featured: over 500 delegates, 51 speakers and 27 exhibitors emanating from 23 countries.

On behalf of the Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Republic of Congo, we are delighted to welcome you to the Republic of Congo’s Second International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (CIEHC-2). This event will take place at the Palais des Congres, Brazzaville from 14 – 16 April 2014. The event will be organised in association with AME Trade Ltd.

The Republic of Congo has established itself as a major player in the Africa’s hydrocarbons industry and is amongst the top five of continent’s petroleum producers.

Participating at the 2nd International Congo Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (CIEHC-2) will allow you to find out about numerous opportunities

• Discover      the potential of Congo’s pre-salt, post-salt and ultra deep      oil zones, exploration is underway with encouraging discoveries but many      areas remain unexplored. Congo’s onshore oil blocks in the Cuvette Basin      are available but not valorised.
• Find      out about gas to electricity projects, Congo’s gas reserves are      estimated at 3.20 trillion cubic feet, only small amounts are monetised.      Projects for valorising Congo’s gas resources include: the Central      Electric of Congo, using the gas from the M’boundi oilfield will construct      in Djeno a new power station (300 MW, planned for a future output of 450      MW).Future gas to electricity will be provided from the Litchendjili      field.
• Familiarise      yourself with the new legal and financial framework in the      upstream petroleum sector, which has been adapted to the latest trends of      the worldwide petroleum industry and will supersede the current framework      which was put in place in 1994.
• Provide      technology solutions for the redevelopment of mature oilfields and      marginal oil fields. Mature fields such as Madingo, Marine VI and      Marine VII permits could produce more with state of the art extraction      technology. There is the potential to develop marginal deposits, by using      new methods such as hydraulic fracturing in the fields of      Mengo-Bindi-Kundji or vapour injection in the Emeraude Field.
• Service      companies can explore opportunities from new discoveries      and mega projects such as: Moho Nord where new and existing      investors will spend $10 billion USD to produce 140,000 barrels of oil      equivalent per day (boe/d) by 2017. Recently there was a hydrocarbon      discovery on Nene Marine I part of the Marine XII permit. The Lianzi      project, which is being developed by several partners, will see a      production peaking at 46,000 bpd, which production slated for 2015.      Investment will be upwards of 2 billion USD.
• Companies      active in Congo, as well as experts and consultants, can      find out about and share their view on the Government of the Republic      of Congo’s policy on local content, training, sustainable      development and the revision of regulatory texts for hygiene, industrial      security and the environment.
• Learn      about unconventional oil projects in Congo which will recover between 500      million and 2.5 billion barrels reserves of oil sands.
• Explore Congo’s downstream sector, including plans for a new refinery, as well as opportunities in storage, transportation and distribution of petroleum products.