Kachikwu, oil players to brainstorm on security issue in Lagos

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and oil and gas industry players have begun meeting in Lagos to brainstorm on security, health and environmental issues.
The brainstorming session which is part of the 17th series of the international Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) biennial conference of the nation’s oil and gas industry will kicked off yesterday, and conclude tomorrow.
According to the planning committe chairperson, Mrs Sibeudu Onyebuchi, the HSE conference provides a platform for HSE professionals in the Nigerian oil and gas industry to meet and share experiences relating to HSE issues arising from exploration and production, downstream and other related activities.
The aim, she said is to promote and entrench a safe and environmental sustainable oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
With the theme, “Integrated security approach, new strategies and the way to go in the Nigerian oil and gas industry”, this year’s edition, according to Onyebuchi, would discuss contemporary issues and pertinent issues on security, safety of life and assets, its effects on the environment.
“We expect that the knowledge derived from the plenary and technical sessions would help provide further insight and approaches for tackling safety concerns as well as increase awareness on practical global safety and environmental issues and innovations that would be beneficial to the Nigerian oil and gas industry,” said Onyebuchi who is also a deputy director, HSE division, Department of Petroleum Resources.