Stakeholder Engagement Forum | Cape Industries Showcase

2019 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FORUM

When: 11 September at 11:00 – 13:00

Where: Expo floor at Cape Construction Expo

Topic: ‘Brulpadda’ Development and Opportunities: Driving Growth in the Western Cape

The recent ‘Brulpadda’ discovery by Total of possibly 1 billion barrels of “wet” gas off the coast of the Western Cape is recognised as a ‘game changer’.

Join the discussion between key private and public sector stakeholders to prepare, learn and explore developments, challenges and opportunities that will drive major growth in the Western Cape’s maritime & offshore, marine engineering and oil&gas industries over the next decades.

DAY 1- PROGRAMME

*Draft programme, subject to change
*=Invited

TIMES

11:00

Opening Address

Ilse Van Schalkwyk, Chief Director: Economic Sector Support, Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism

11:15

Bunker offering to ships in the Port of Cape Town

Captain Alex Miya, Harbour Master Port of Cape Town, Transnet National Ports Authority

11:30

Driving Growth in the Western Cape’s marine & offshore, maritime and oil & gas industries

What has Brulpadda catalysed regarding explorers and the value chain?
What does the Western Cape in particular need to do to be ready to participate fully?
Options to address job creation, skills challenges and constraints

12:00

Questions and answers

12:10

Brulpadda Development and Opportunities

Development update and timing with varying opportunities during the exploration and production phases
Sustainable development: Finding balance between full exploitation of the economic opportunities, sensitive environmental biodiversity and retention of value created to help address social challenges including transformation
Regulatory framework to unlock the oil & gas industry