Mubasher: Kuwait Petroleum Cooperation (KPC) on Sunday announced hosting the fifth edition of the GCC Energy Strategy Forum on Tuesday, 5 February at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuwait City.
The strategic energy forum will see the participation of 250 to 300 specialists representing international oil firms, state-run news agency KUNA reported.
Co-organised with the international 'Petroleum Economist' magazine, the forum will showcase Kuwait’s strategy and that of other GCC nations to counter a changing global energy environment, the state-owned KPC said.
The event will review Kuwait’s key role as a prominent and influential member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), at a time of varied challenges to global oil production and prices, along with the boom in US oil and gas production, and the global surge in renewables.
The forum will also overview the state-of-the-art developments in the petrochemical industry, in addition to the output in South America and investment opportunities in Africa and Asia.
Kuwait’s oil, electricity and water minister Khaled Al-Fadhel, KPC CEO Hashim Sayed, Secretary general of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Abbas al-Naqi will be among the speakers.
