"Enabling communication...and enhancing understanding"

The Petroleum Media Forum is an event organized every two years under the umbrella of the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and is one of the initiatives of the Council's Oil and Gas Committee

The goal

The forum aims to enhance the role of the media in the GCC countries in supporting energy sector issues, especially oil and gas, and to inform the media in the GCC countries of the most important developments in the sector to keep pace with the rapid developments in it, and to address rumors and fallacies related to oil and gas. It also aims to create a dialogue platform between media professionals and experts in various energy topics, to discuss related issues, exchange experiences, and contribute to and develop the skills of media professionals in this field.

Participating parties

Ministries, agencies, and companies concerned with energy in the GCC countries, and agencies, institutions, and individuals concerned with media and communication

Targeted parties

• Media professionals, institutions, agencies, and individuals.
• Leaders in the oil and gas sectors.
• Communication departments in ministries, agencies, and companies of oil, gas, and energy in the GCC countries.
• Experts, academics, specialists, students, and those interested in the energy and media sectors.

Topics

• The most prominent topics in the oil, gas and new energy sector, in line with global and local trends in the sector.
• The importance and role of media in the energy sector.
• Challenges of the petroleum sector for producing countries.
• Energy transition and reducing emissions.
• Unified strategy for petroleum media for the GCC countries.

Expected outputs

• Informing participants, especially media professionals, about the most important energy issues and challenges facing the sector, to contribute to greater understanding when addressing energy issues, especially oil and gas and false rumors against this sector
• Enhancing cooperation in raising the level of the media role in the GCC countries to support various energy issues .
• Coordination and continuous communication between the media and the energy sector to keep pace with developments in the sector regionally and globally.
• Participation between those in charge of the energy sector and the media in supporting energy issues in the GCC countries.

Date and Place

The fifth forum will be hosted by the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, with the participation of energy sector companies. The forum will be sponsored by His Excellency Mohsen bin Hamad Al Hadhrami, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, and will be held on August 7-8, 2024 - in Dhofar Governorate "Salalah" at Rotana Salalah Resort.