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About
Oil & Gas Council commonly referred to as The Council, is a multinational company with offices in London, Cape Town, Singapore, Lagos, Houston and New York. It is a members based network of Oil and Gas Executives, Financiers and Investors.

The Oil & Gas Council hosts a series of oil and gas conferences for senior executives in the energy market, providing a platform to promote thought leadership across the wider industry.

The events focus on 5 critical elements of the sector: Events often take place in frontier investment locations and are a mix of conference and confex; Gala and Awards dinners; and VIP Networking Receptions, allowing attendees to network with senior executives
 * 1) Investment and Finance
 * 2) Upstream Exploration
 * 3) Midstream and Infrastructure Development
 * 4) Governmental Policy
 * 5) Gas to Power Projects

from industry and government. The conferences take place under Chatham House Rule, with little to no media, to increase openness of discussions.

History
The Oil Council was founded in 2009 by its two co-founders, Iain Pitt and Ross Campbell. Having launched it first members offering in New York during 2010, it has subsequently grown to be one of the world’s largest networks for the oil and gas industry. Early emphasis was on upstream and exploration, but the Council has since broadened its focus to include various aspects of the energy spectrum including LNG & gas to power sectors. In 2015 the Oil Council rebranded to become known as the Oil & Gas Council, to encompass increasing sector demands of gas within the network.

Conferences
The Oil & Gas Council began its conference division in 2010 with the North America Assembly.

Today, Oil & Gas Council offers a dozen conferences a year : Discontinued:
 * 1) World Oil & Gas Week
 * 2) Africa Assembly
 * 3) Asia-Pacific Assembly
 * 4) APAC Upstream
 * 5) APAC Legal
 * 6) Canada Assembly
 * 7) Cape Town Gas to Power World Congress
 * 8) China Assembly
 * 9) Mexico Assembly
 * 10) North America Assembly
 * 11) South America Assembly (previously Latin America Assembly)
 * 12) West Africa Assembly


 * 1) Legal Assembly
 * 2) Malaysia Assembly
 * 3) Nordic Assembly
 * 4) Oil Field Service Assembly

Industry Sectors Served
Oil & Gas Companies: Investors and Financers
 * IOCs
 * NOCs
 * Majors and Independents
 * Oilfield Service Providers/EPCs

Government Ministries, Regulators or Agencies

Sponsorship
Sponsoring organisations have included:
 * BP
 * Total
 * Exxon
 * Chevron
 * Shell
 * Statoil
 * The World Bank