World Petroleum Council
# World Petroleum Council

The World Petroleum Council (WPC) 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. The WPC 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.

WPC has been called "the world’s premier oil, gas and energy forum since 1933." It is widely recognised to "include the most prestigious national energy companies and agencies of the world"

## World Petroleum Congress

The premier conference that is organized by the World Petroleum Council is called the World Petroleum 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.

| 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.

## Awards

### The Dewhurst Award

This award is named for Institute of Petroleum President Thomas Dewhurst (1881-1973), who organized the first World Petroleum Congress in 1933, and is awarded to individuals who have shown "excellence in the petroleum industry."

* 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
