About the event

LATINVE&P is an annual venue of the oil and gas industry in Latin America and the Caribbean focused in the marketing of business prospects and the analysis of investment challenges in the upstream. The forum and exposition combine to offer a regional perspective of opportunities offered by governments and sector companies, and to facilitate dialogue and deal-making.

The event is organized by ARPEL, the Regional Association of Oil, Gas and Biofuels Sector Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2012 edition of LATINVE&P has the Hydrocarbon National Agency of Colombia (ANH) as co-organizer and the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) as main supporting institution.

FORUM

Day 1 will bring together representatives of hydrocarbon sector governmental bodies across the region to present bid rounds and other investment opportunities, contract models, and investment incentives and guarantees offered by their countries.

Day 2 will gather executives and professionals to analyze regional opportunities, challenges, strategies and solutions on key issues impacting upstream business development, exploitation of new hydrocarbon resources, access to sources of financing, and the dynamics of enterprise association (JV’s) that characterizes the sector - among others.

The morning of Day 3 will be devoted to the promotion of opportunities and analysis of challenges in the host country.

EXPOSITION

The exhibition area offers a unique marketplace for commercializing oil and gas prospects, forthcoming bid rounds and other opportunities, as well as for seeking business partners or pursuing farm-outs. It also offers and ideal venue for institutional promotion at regional level or for marketing resources, technologies, products and services.