World-Class Insight Into International Local Content Progress at the 8th Annual Global Local Content Summit

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World-Class Insight Into International Local Content Progress at the 8th Annual Global Local Content Summit PR Newswire LONDON, June 21, 2012 LONDON, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil & Gas IQ recently announced that the Global Local Content th thSummit 2012 will take

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World-Class Insight Into International Local

Content Progress at the 8th Annual Global

Local Content Summit

PR Newswire

LONDON, June 21, 2012

LONDON

,

June 21, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Oil & Gas IQ recently announced that the

Global Local Content

Summit 2012

will take place in

London, United Kingdom

on the 24

th

- 27

th

September, 2012. Now in its 8

th

consecutive year, the congress is the largest

and most prestigious annual gathering of senior local content decision makers

from across the globe.

http://www.localcontentsummit.com/news

"The recent steady high oil price has driven fresh exploration in the developing

world. But will this FDI (foreign direct investment) lead to equitable growth?

Local Content is seen as the solution for transforming developing nations into

growth economies." says Luke Treacy, event director for the

8th Annual

Global Local Content Summit

.

"What can the new frontier states of

Mozambique

,

Uganda

,

Tanzania

,

Liberia

and

Ghana

learn from their experiences of the more mature petroleum

industries of

Nigeria

,

Brazil

,

Indonesia

,

Kazakhstan

,

Angola

and

Australia

who

may (or may not be) on the right track?", continues Tracy.

This year's Global Local Content Summit has been specifically designed to

address the issues raised. Encompassing a vast expanse of themes and

regions, the Summit explores new frontiers in African policy development,

updates from the MENA region and the impact of the Arab Spring as well as

insights from local content leaders from

Latin America

.

Experts in the industry can also join the pre-event discussion in the exclusive

Linked In group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?

gid=3873150&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

Key speakers include:

Emmanuel Buah,

Deputy, Minister for Petroleum,

Republic of Ghana

;

Ernest Nwapa

, Executive Secretary,

NigerianContent Development Board

(NNPC);

Elias Kilembe

,

Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC);

Hugo Perez Cordova

, Development Manager, Suppliers and Contractors,

Pemex

;

Alessandro Ciocchi

, Vice President,

V-Ships Offshore

;

Tam Brisibe

, Former Senator, House of Representatives,

Republic of Nigeria

;

Susan Kubanis

, Sustainability Manager,

Bechtel Corporation

;

Dr. Michael Warner

, Former Local Content Manager,

BG Group

Find the full programme, event details and registration information about the

8

th

Annual Global Local Content Summit on

http://www.localcontentsummit.com/news , phone [phone] or

email [e-mail]

Media contact: Veronica Araujo, [phone],

[e-mail] or visit http://www.localcontentsummit.com/news

Press are invited to attend this important industry forum, if you would like to a

complimentary press pass please email Veronica Araujo

([e-mail] )