WPC Energy is an organisation of parties in the oil, gas and energy industry. Until 2023, the organisation was known as the World Petroleum Council.
WPC Energy Congress
The organisation's premier event is called the WPC Energy 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.
WPCYearHost cityHost country 1st 1933 London (#1) 2nd 1937 Paris 3rd 1951 The Hague 4th 1955 Rome 5th 1959 New York City 6th 1963 Frankfurt 7th 1967 Mexico City 8th 1971 Moscow (#1) 9th 1975 Tokyo 10th 1979 Bucharest 11th 1983 London (#2) 12th 1987 Houston (#1) 13th 1991 Buenos Aires
WPCYearHost cityHost country 14th 1994 Stavanger 15th 1997 Beijing 16th 2000 Calgary (#1) 17th 2002 Rio de Janeiro 18th 2005 Johannesburg 19th 2008 Madrid 20th 2011 Doha 21st 2014 Moscow (#2) 22nd 2017 Istanbul 23rd 2021 Houston (#2) 24th 2023 Calgary (#2) 25th 2026 Riyadh 26th 2028 Astana
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 Congress in 1933, and is awarded to individuals who have shown "excellence in the petroleum industry." 2023: Amin H. Nasser 2021: Daniel_Yergin 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: Abdul Rahman Al-Athel
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