In his remarks, the Secretary General of APPO, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim expressed particularly thanked the CEO of Sonatrach and President of the Forum of the CEOs of APPO NOCs as well as the Director General of IAP and all members of the Management of Sonatrach for their commitment to the success of fruitful collaboration and partnership in the oil and gas sector in Africa. He briefed the Meeting on the background to the establishment of the Forum of Directors of training of APPO MCs oil & gas sector which he said was a response to the challenges posed by the global energy transition in terms of African expertise. The objective is to come together to address the imminent challenges in the technology and skills capacity that the energy transition poses to African oil and gas industry.
Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim insisted on the prospect to work jointly towards having an African training label and certification that will be internationally recognized.
