The National Oil Companies (CNO) Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, February 28, 2024, the third day of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024).

The NOC Forum will start with an opening speech by Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Petroleum). The session will be a pivotal moment in shaping the future of the energy sector. It will focus on the sub-theme “Sustainable Strategies for Energy Leadership: Navigating Security, Transition, and Finance in a Changing World.” The session will bring together a distinguished panel of CEOs representing Africa's leading NOCs. In reality, the vision of this forum is to explore sustainable strategies for energy leadership in a context of evolving security challenges, transitions to renewable sources, and financing initiatives in a rapidly changing global landscape.