21st WPC Technical Programme

– Overview –

Theme:
Responsibly Energising a Growing World

As the world population increases, access to affordable, safe and reliable sources of energy will be a key factor in promoting economic development and well-being for humankind. Oil and natural gas will continue to be the world’s leading energy resource for the foreseeable future. Meeting future demand in a sustainable and socially responsible manner will require massive investments, leading edge technologies, the highest skilled human resources, and superior ethical business practices. Producers, consumers, governments and societies need to cooperate responsibly to develop all energy resources. To do so, the industry has to energise its professionals; in particular youth, to become even more innovative in ensuring future growth.

Structure:
Technical Programme Sessions

The technical programme of the 21st WPC is organised in 4 thematic blocks:

• Block 1: Exploration and Production of Oil and Natural Gas
• Block 2: Refining, Transportation and Petrochemistry
• Block 3: Natural Gas Processing, Transportation and Marketing
• Block 4: Sustainable Management of the Industry

The technical sessions of the 21st World Petroleum Congress include topical CEO-level Round Table (RT) discussions, leading–edge Best Practice Keynotes (BP), and the technical Forums (F) with expert panels presenting key industry topics through papers, as well as interactive posters at the Digital Poster Plaza.