Sector Focus
Who are the main players?
• Clarion – Oil and Gas Council and
World Refining Association. Largest
downstream event in Europe ERTC
and largest finance event World
Energy Capital Assembly. Market
leader in CEO led events (number 1
in all but the USA), and only operator
that has a scaled presence on every
continent.
• Reed – Offshore Europe & Brasil
Offshore. Not expanding but these
two legacy shows are at scale but
are investing considerably into the
renewables sector.
• DMG – ADIPEC, Gastec. Two
biggest privately-owned events in the
industry.
• Informa – OSEA, Middle East Oil
Show (MEOS), Middle East Petrotech
and GEO exhibitions in Bahrain
(bought via AllWorld acquisition).
Again, they are investing heavily
in renewables with the purchase
of GreenPower Latin America’s
renewable events.
• Hyve – Africa Oil Week and various
events in the former CIS. Africa
Oil Week is still the biggest event in
Africa and the crown of ITW O&G
portfolio. It was bought from Global
Pacific Partners in 2014 for a reported
£32 million.
Oil and Gas Council, Clarion
“Event organisers are trying to find the right
way to blend low-carbon products into their
traditional hydrocarbon events”
THE EVENTS:
1. Clarion
Oil and Gas Council (The world’s largest O&G finance event)
and World Refining Association, with organises the largest
downstream event in Europe ERTC. Oil and Gas Council’s World
Energy Capital Assembly (Market leader in CEO led events).
Clarion is and only operator that has a scaled presence in the
USA.
Iain Pitt MD of Oil and Gas at Clarion Events said: “Our core
product line is the Oil and Gas Council which is ten years old this
October and has been led for a number of years by Amy Miller.
This is the largest oil and gas confex events series in the world
with leading shows located in every major production region in
the world including the USA. This gives us a unique position that
sets us apart from the other global operators in this space. The
business follows the expert network model and was the first to
introduce membership as well as event content via our drillers
and dealers magazine which has now evolved into an all-digital
offering called iCouncil. Our membership following is now over
80,000 and includes executives from every FTSE 100, NYSE,
ASX and TSX listed O&G company. The core focus remains deal-
making between executives and investors which we have recently
evolved through the launch of our Council Connect One2One
match making service. There is always room for growth in such a
large industry, and we are always looking to innovate and evolve
our business to best support the underlying market.
Our downstream business the World Refining Association
has been a staple of the industry for nearly two decades. The
ERTC show is now the largest downstream event in Europe
and we are excited that this will be hosted in Madrid in 2020.
This is run via our London based team under the stewardship
of Marc Jones. The team have been able to deliver exceptional
customer outcomes by developing a deep understanding of the
highly specialised field of process engineering. This has only
been possible by our ability to develop and retain an industry-
leading talent pool in all the functions of production, sales and
marketing. This has seen the brand successfully geo-clone into
South America and Asia in recent years with the support of our
regional Clarion offices”
2. REED
SPE Offshore Europe, 7-10 September 2021, Aberdeen.
SPE Offshore Europe is recognised by offshore E&P professionals
as Europe’s leading E&P event. It’s expected to attract over
36,000 attendees interested in staying up-to-date with significant
technologies from over 900 exhibitors. The event is produced in
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