Themes covered include: Government policies, state interventions in the oil/energy market, state oil/energy companies, private energy investments and interests, corporate portfolio and strategies, new entrants, competition and regulation, inter-fuel issues, product pricing, taxation and the financing of non-hydrocarbon ventures, plus critical issues impacting the Eastern African future. Government Oil/Energy Strategies: Growth & Future East African Hydrocarbon Potential Exploration Potential & Corporate Strategies Regional Oil/Gas-Energy Infrastructure For Development East Africa’s Energy Infrastructure & Investment Needs Regional Energy Environment & Emerging Energy Markets East Africa’s Downstream Markets & Future Development Pipeline Requirements/Options East Africa’s Gas Foreign Players In Eastern AfricaThis 3rd Eastern Africa: Strategy Briefing held on 26th March 2012, prior to our Annual Conference in Nairobi, provides key insights on the corporate upstream oil and gas game, governments and state oil firms, and licensing strategies, in this fast-emerging frontier region. Where the upstream fits into global petroleum - its critical role and impact Key concepts and application of petroleum economics inside the industry Exploration: acreage, blocks, fields, projects, evaluation issues, licensing State policies, competitors, partners, contracts, negotiations Basins, prospectivity, bonuses, new ventures, farm-ins/outs, relinquishments, obligations, seismic, drilling, reserves, wells (wildcats, appraisal) Development-production: commitments, programs,life cycles, phases, opex, and capex, operating costs, breakeven, field sizes, building,assets, core focus, teams, enhanced recovery,commercial and political risks Institutions-players: Super-Majors, leading Independents National Oil Companies in Africa,new oil and gas competitors oil ventures and energy finance, IPOs, takeovers, privatisations Oil & gas trends: future upstream challenges, New exploration frontiers in Africa, gas-LNG Corporate strategies, leading management issues The vexed issues of the so-called African“Oil Curse” Future drivers shaping African hydrocarbons and energy, with unique perspectives on the new paradigms shaping world oil, gas and energy