Offshore West Africa 2012, the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the offshore oil and gas industries, took place on 24-26 January 2012 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, with more than 800 attendees. Over the 3 days, Offshore West Africa 2012 brought together both International and West African professionals to Abuja, Nigeria to discuss the latest technological advancements, lessons learned and future projects within the deepwater industry.

Offshore West Africa 2012 was closed with the annual Offshore West Africa Awards Ceremony, presented by Mr. David Paganie, Chief Editor, Offshore magazine and Conferences Director, PennWell Corporation. The Awards provided included Best Presentation, Best Technical Presentation and Young Engineer.

The Best Presentation Award went to Mr. Akin Osuntoki, Richardson Oil & Gas Limited, for his presentation on Local Content Development – Closing Opportunity Gaps as part of the Local Content Session on Wednesday 25th January. The Best Technical Presentation Award came from the Subsea Technology session on Tuesday 24th January, and was awarded to Mr. Brian Ennever of Paladon Systems, for his presentation of Autonomous Shutdown Valve for Subsea PLEM Valves.

The Award for Young Engineer went to Mr. Unwana Bassey of Total E&P Nigeria for the presentation entitled Deepwater Intelligent Well Completion: Case Study of an Installation Failure in Usan Project, which was part of the Well Construction & Drilling Operations session which took place on Wednesday 25th January.

The 2012 Conference, under the title of “Deepwater Technologies for West Africa”, began with the Opening Plenary Session, with contributions from Mr. David Paganie, Chief Editor, Offshore magazine; Engr. Francis Alabo Ogaree, General Manager, International Venture Operations, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Dr. Sammy J. Ojigbo, General Manager Operations, NNPC Oil Field Operations. Further dignitaries were invited to join the stage including Dr. Kingsley Ojoh PHD, Corporate GSR and Business Executive Director, Total E&P Nigeria Limited, and Chief Franklin Dandison Nengia of the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture.

Also, as part of the Opening Plenary Session, Engr. Francis Alabo Ogaree was presented with the Offshore West Africa 2012 Advisory Board Chairman Award by Mr. David Paganie, whilst Total were awarded an Offshore magazine Top 5 Project of 2011, which was accepted on behalf of Total by Dr. Kingsley Ojoh.

Offshore West Africa 2012 provided an excellent venue for face-to-face business in the West African region, with the event providing industry professionals the chance to establish new business contacts and see the latest products and developments. Over the three days of the conference, a range of topics were discussed, including:

Offshore West Africa will return in to Accra, Ghana at the International Conference Centre, on 19-21 March 2013, where leading industry professionals will once again converge for the premier oil and gas conference and exhibition dedicated to the West African region. 

The Advisory Board for Offshore West Africa is now accepting abstracts for the Offshore West Africa 2013 Conference. We invite you to submit an abstract for Offshore West Africa 2013 and share your knowledge, experience and solutions with industry colleagues from around the world.

To have your presentation considered for the technical session programme, please submit your 150 - 400 word abstract on one or more of the technical focus areas listed HERE by 8 May 2012.

For further information regarding the Offshore West Africa 2013 Call for Papers please CLICK HERE

To download the Offshore West Africa 2013 Call for Papers PDF please CLICK HERE

You may submit your abstract online at by CLICKING HERE