World Petroleum Council
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The World Petroleum Council (WPC) is an oil and gas industry forum and international organization representing the petroleum sector worldwide [1][2][3][4][5]
WPC has been called "the world’s premier oil & gas forum since 1933."[6] It is widely recognised to "include the most prestigious national oil and gas companies and agencies of the world"[7]
World Petroleum Congress[]
The premier conference that is organized by the World Petroleum Council is called the World Petroleum Congress. Starting in 1933, the congress was held every four years until 1991, with a 14-year hiatus in between 1937 and 1951 because of World War II. After 1991, it was held every three years until the year 2000. There was a move to have it hosted every two years after the 2000 edition, with Rio de Janeiro hosting one in 2002, but the cycle returned to every three years after that. In order to host a congress, there is a bidding process by interested cities for one in a particular year.[8]
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Note: Due to the onset of COVID-19, the 23rd World Petroleum Congress was moved from 2020 to 2021.
Awards[]
The Dewhurst Award[]
This award is named for Institute of Petroleum President Thomas Dewhurst (1881-1973), who organized the first World Petroleum Congress in 1933, and is awarded to individuals who have shown "excellence in the petroleum industry."[9]
- 2017: Rex Tillerson
- 2014: Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah
- 2011: Guilherme De Oliveira Estrella
- 2008: Ali Al-Naimi
- 2005: Lord Brown of Madingley
- 2002: Euan Baird
- 2000: Pierre Jacquard
- 1997: Kenneth T. Derr
- 1994: Sir Peter Holmes
- 1991:
References[]
- ^ World Petroleum Council China
- ^ World Petroleum Council Canadian Association
- ^ Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum - national committee for World Petroleum Council
- ^ External sources on WPC
- ^ World Forum on GeoEnergy
- ^ World Forum on GeoEnergy
- ^ Arabian Business Magazine
- ^ "The World Petroleum Congress". World Petroleum Council. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "The Dewhurst Award". World Petroleum Council. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links[]
- International energy organizations
- International organisations based in London
- International trade associations
- Organisations based in the City of Westminster
- Petroleum industry
- Petroleum organizations
- Petroleum stubs
- International organization stubs