Testimonials from 2008

“Once again we found the World National Oil Companies Congress a very useful event. Not only to network with like minded senior executives of the oil and gas industry but also to listen to up to date thinking from thought leaders in the sector.”
Charles McNeil, Marketing Director, Simmons & Simmons

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“A very complete exhibition; looked like a real hive of industry professionals. I can define "The World National Oil Companies Congress” as a state-of-the-art network that connects exhibitors, attendees and conference sessions, built by a dedicated team of professionals at the top of their field.”
Mazen Bou Diab, Managing Director, Makamen

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“All the HSBC partners in the room have given very positive feedback on the level of contacts made. Existing client contacts have been harnessed & new client contacts created and continued. Some very senior partners from the HSBC network; Head of Mexico, Egypt etc., have all said what a great conference it has been.”
Philip Wolfe, Managing Director, Global Head of M&A, HSBC

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“I was surprised and pleased to moderate the panel. The big pay-off personally was meeting the CFOs who sat on that panel”
Matthew Hagopian, Partner – Oil & Gas, Linklaters

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“Quality of NOC execs, is excellent; very senior players. It is really tough to get face time with these people, and at World National Oil Companies Congress we networked effectively with people we did not expect to see.”
Bill Sanstrom, Vice President Marketing, Halliburton

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“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere efforts, intelligent direction and skillful execution. Such was the case with the World National Oil Companies Congress”
H.E. Nematzadeh, Deputy Minister of Petroleum, IRAN and President, NIORDC

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“It is very interesting to hear what other companies, that range from very similar to very different, are thinking in terms of their long term strategy, their relationship with their governments and with other NOC’s and IOC’s. We will definitely be present next year.”
Mauricio Alazraki, Managing Director of Finance and Treasury, PEMEX

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“As the power balance between IOCs and NOCs shifts toward the latter and some partnerships between the two become more strained, such a conference presents an important opportunity for dialogue.”
Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent, Financial Times

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“Some very high calibre speakers, combined with excellent organisation from Terrapinn, made this event very valuable and extremely enjoyable.”
Hamish Wilson, Paras Consulting

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“Confidence building is needed between NOCs and IOCs, as well as between the oil and gas industry and surrounding stakeholders. At World National Oil Companies Congress these issues were discussed and it was good to understand the feeling NOCs have towards IOCs.”
Christian Lemaire, Business Strategy, E & P, Total SA

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“Good topics, good presentations, good networking and good debate”
Milton Costa, General Manager, Petrobras Mexico

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“A good global gathering of the energy industry. Remarkable effort by Terrapinn to assemble so many key players for 3 days in London”
Bruce Garrett, Managing Director, Marsh

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“Good platform to bring together the stakeholders in the oil and gas sector. Increasing realisation that NOCs need to shift one gear up to meet the challenges of the industry in the future”
Samuel Beukes, Managing Director, Namcor

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“The World National Oil Companies Congress allowed me the opportunity to learn about NOCs and their relationship with IOCs. The highlight was the cocktail reception at the Gherkin Tower”
Arild Nodland, Chief Executive Officer, Bergen Risk Solutions

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