20th Anniversary Edition

OTL Africa Downstream
Energy Week 2026

Nigeria beckons to the world. The continent’s leading downstream and midstream energy event brings one week of strategic conference sessions, a trade & services exhibition and high-level networking to Lagos.

Event Week

25th – 30th October 2026

Conference & Exhibition

26th – 29th October 2026

Venue

Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos

Presented in partnership with Petroleumprice.ng

20th

Anniversary edition

6 Days

25th – 30th October 2026

Lagos

Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island

Africa

Delegates across the continent & beyond

About the event

Where Africa’s downstream energy value chain meets

The OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week is the continent's leading downstream and midstream energy event, bringing together international organisations, policy makers, regulators, operators, service providers and consumers across the downstream energy value chain. Now in its 20th year, the week incorporates a strategic conference, a trade and services exhibition and exclusive networking sessions: a first-rate platform for business development and policy activation.

Focus areas cut across the downstream and midstream petroleum and renewable energy supply chain:

RefiningTradingShippingTank StorageLogisticsMarketing & RetailLubricantsPetrochemicalsGasPowerEnergy FinanceTechnologyPolicy & Regulation

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at an exhibition stand during OTL Africa

Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Remembered.

What to expect

One week. The whole value chain.

Strategic Conference

Plenaries and panel sessions where ministers, regulators and CEOs debate the policies and market forces shaping downstream energy in Africa.

Trade & Services Exhibition

A dynamic expo floor where refiners, traders, logistics providers and technology companies showcase products to buyers from across the continent.

High-Level Networking

Exclusive sessions connecting operators, financiers and policy makers. The deals and partnerships that define the year ahead start here.

Showcases & Recognition

Exhibitor spotlights, innovation showcases and industry recognition celebrating excellence across the downstream sector.

Moments from OTL

Two decades of bringing the industry together

Delegates on the OTL Africa exhibition floor — The exhibition floor

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at an OTL Africa exhibition stand — Opening ceremonies

Regulators' panel session on the OTL Africa main stage — Policy & regulators' sessions

Industry leaders during a sponsored OTL panel session — Industry-led conversations

Exhibitors and delegates at a stand during OTL Africa — Exhibitor showcases

Delegates networking between exhibition stands — High-level networking