All is set for the 2025 Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), the nation’s premium get together of who-is-who in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, where critical decisions that shape the sector are annually generated for the growth of the energy economy.
Details garnered by Business Hilights showed that the NAPE conference is scheduled for November 9–13, 2025, at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria and leading energy giants including Chevron, NNPCL, Seplat and others have lined up for participation.
The event is the 43rd Annual International Conference and Exhibition, with the theme “Revitalizing the Nigerian Petroleum Exploration and Production Strategies for Energy Security and Sustainable Development”.
Coming on the theme: ‘Revitalizing the Nigerian Petroleum Exploration and Production Strategies for Energy Security and Sustainable Development’, industry experts who have spoken with our correspondent say the 2025 edition will amongst other things, come up with strategies that will drive the PIA into more fruition for the good of the industry.
Key Abstract Topics that will shape NAPE 2025 Lagos Conference
Abstracts are welcome for the following sub-themes:
- Energy Security: Policy Framework and Implementation Strategies for Sustainable Energy Security, Affordability, Energy Transition, and Access to Cleaner Energy Supplies.
- Modern Techniques for Sustainable Energy Development: Decarbonization and Carbon Credit, Smart and Efficient Energy, Innovations in Renewable Energy Generation, and Modern Infrastructures for Future Energy Sustainability.
- Emerging Concepts and Methodologies in Geoscience – for Exploration, Production, and Sustainable Energy Supply.
- Petroleum Studies and Reservoir Characterization for Petroleum Development, Production, and Sustainable Energy Development.
- Emerging Technologies and Current Applications in Exploration and Production: Data Science, AI and Machine Learning, Current Trends in Innovative Applications, Case Studies, and Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry.
- Energy Business Management and Financing: Challenges, Opportunities, Investments and Divestments, Energy Finance Regulatory Framework, and Future Energy.
- Geoscience Education for Sustainable Energy Growth, and Human Capital Development for Future Energy, Industry-Academia Collaborations, and Future Energy Research.
- Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Host Community Relations: Environmental Sustainability, Host Community Relations, Challenges in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, HSSE, EIA, Risk and Waste Management.
- PIA and Local Content Strategy.
