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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

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

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References

1. "The World Petroleum Congress". World Petroleum Council. Retrieved 2011-09-13. http://www.world-petroleum.org/index.php?/Introduction/introduction.html ↩

2. "23rd World Petroleum Congress Postponed to December 2021". www.world-petroleum.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11. https://www.world-petroleum.org/resources/press-releases/481-23wpc-postponed-to-2021 ↩

3. "The Dewhurst Award". World Petroleum Council. Retrieved 10 July 2017. http://www.world-petroleum.org/the-dewhurst-award ↩