Iraq Energy Summit closes registration early due to high demand

The event will discuss the future of Iraq's energy sector with ministers, deputies and director generals from the Iraqi Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

The summit, taking place on 2-4 September, will welcome the high level official delegation from the Iraqi and KRG Ministries of Oil, Industry, Electricity and National Security Affairs, as well as the country's Oil Commission and Parliamentary Energy Committee.

These key decision makers will be participating at the landmark summit to establish relationships and enter into contractual negotiations with international energy operators.

The official Iraqi delegation will include some of the most important figures from Iraq's energy sector, including Minister of Industry & Minerals H.E. Fawzi Al-Hariri, Minister of Electricity H.E. Kareem Wahid and KRG Minister of Oil H.E. Ashti Hawrami. It also includes Thamer Ghadbhan, a former oil minister and Chairman of Iraq's Oil Commission.

Specific focus will be placed on Iraq's oil strategy and the key requirements for the sector, while other key areas of focus will include refinery and petrochemical integration, feedstock flexibility, power production availability and the protection of power stations, pipelines, refineries and other associated energy facilities.

All attending Iraqi Ministries will be outlining the requirements for their relevant sectors in front of the senior corporate audience, before holding private consultations with some of the pre-eminent operators within the global energy sector.

These best-in-breed operators and companies will be represented at board level in order to build the relationships that will be crucial to the future of the Iraqi energy sector and include the likes of BP, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Lukoil, Statoil, Marathon Oil, Total, Shell, Kuwait National Petroleum, Annadarko, Schlumberger, ABB, ONGC, General Electric, Cummins Power, Mitsui, Aegis, ArmorGroup, Janussian, Control Risks Group, Unity, GardaWorld and Triple Canopy.