OTL 2025: Africa’s Downstream Energy Leaders Unite to Drive Market Innovation and Strategic Investment

By Idongesit Frank-Okafor

Lagos will once again host leading players across the petroleum, gas, and energy value chain as the 2025 edition of the Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Week takes place from October 26 to 31, 2025. The annual event, organised in partnership with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and other key stakeholders, is set to deliver critical insights into the evolving downstream sector.

At a media briefing in Lagos, Otunba Adetunji Oyebanji, Chairman of the OTL Africa Downstream Week Advisory Board, explained that the event serves as a comprehensive platform for industry players to explore opportunities across midstream and downstream operations. He described OTL Africa Downstream as “a convergence of ideas, innovation, and collaboration,” incorporating a strategic conference, exhibition, and networking sessions.

According to Oyebanji, the platform has, over the past nineteen years, influenced policy direction and shaped market development across Nigeria, West Africa, and the wider continent. “Every year, stakeholders gather to exchange knowledge, deepen partnerships, and collectively advance the downstream sector,” he noted, adding that the event continues to inform policy formulation and executive action within the industry.

Reflecting on recent developments, Oyebanji acknowledged that 2025 has been a year of reform and adjustment following the full deregulation of Nigeria’s downstream sector. “This transition, though challenging, is a necessary step toward achieving equilibrium and a truly competitive market,” he said with optimism.

Themed “Energy Sustainability — Growth Beyond Boundaries and Competition,” the 2025 edition will host ministerial and regulatory panels from five West African countries, highlighting collaboration across regional markets. Over sixty industry experts are expected to speak across ten strategic sessions focusing on investment, finance, technology, innovation, and corporate realignment.

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As Africa’s leading downstream energy showcase, OTL 2025 will feature exhibitions from more than 40 companies, spotlighting advancements in refining, trading, shipping, storage, logistics, LPG, lubricants, petrochemicals, and renewable energy technologies.

Delegates will also participate in technical tours, including visits to major production facilities such as the Dangote Refinery complex, alongside various networking engagements designed to strengthen business relationships.

Oyebanji reaffirmed that the OTL Africa Downstream Week remains a major catalyst for growth, having consistently defined the industry’s direction for nearly two decades. “The disruptions we see today are temporary,” he concluded, “as the market is already finding its rhythm in the new deregulated era.”

Meanwhile, Mrs. Joyce Akabogu, CEO of OTL Development in Africa, added that this year’s exhibition will feature cutting-edge innovations and technologies from both local and international participants.

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