WPC Energy

WPC Energy is a non-advocacy, non-political organisation with charitable status in the U.K. and has accreditation as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) from the United Nations. WPC Energy facilitates an open dialogue around oil, gas, energy and their products and is dedicated to the promotion of their sustainable management for the benefit of all. Until 2023, the organisation was known as the World Petroleum Council.

The World Forum for Energy Transformation

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.^[1]

WPC Year Host city Host country 1st 1933 London (#1)  United Kingdom 2nd 1937 Paris France 3rd 1951 The Hague  Netherlands 4th 1955 Rome  Italy 5th 1959 New York City United States 6th 1963 Frankfurt West Germany 7th 1967 Mexico City Mexico 8th 1971 Moscow (#1)  Soviet Union 9th 1975 Tokyo Japan 10th 1979 Bucharest Romania 11th 1983 London (#2)  United Kingdom 12th 1987 Houston (#1)  United States 13th 1991 Buenos Aires  Argentina

WPC Year Host city Host country 14th 1994 Stavanger  Norway 15th 1997 Beijing  China 16th 2000 Calgary (#1)  Canada 17th 2002 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 18th 2005 Johannesburg  South Africa 19th 2008 Madrid  Spain 20th 2011 Doha  Qatar 21st 2014 Moscow (#2)  Russia 22nd 2017 Istanbul  Turkey 23rd 2021 Houston (#2)  United States 24th 2023 Calgary (#2)  Canada 25th 2026 Riyadh  Saudi Arabia

Note: Due to the onset of COVID-19, the 23rd World Petroleum Congress was moved from 2020 to 2021.^[2]

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."^[3]

• 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