The Yellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center hall in Dongying, venue of the China Dongying petroleum exhibition
19TH CDYPEDONGYING, CHINA

NIGERIA CHINA
OIL & GAS
COUNTRY
DELEGATION

A government led platform focused on financing, joint venture agreements and public-private partnerships across Nigeria’s oil, gas and petrochemicals industry.

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DATE28 to 30 September 2026
VENUEDongying, China
FORMATCountry Session + Corporate Pairing
Previous CDYPE edition · Dongying

Overview

The event, the commercial focus and the scale of the opportunity at CDYPE 2026.

Exhibition floor at a previous CDYPE in Dongying
THE PLATFORMWhere institutional confidence meets commercial opportunity.
THE COMMERCIAL FOCUS

Present bankable projects. Secure finance. Form partnerships.

Nigeria’s participation is built around specific oil, gas and petrochemical projects seeking Chinese finance, strategic equity, joint venture partners, public-private partnership structures, equipment and execution capacity.

Government leadershipBankable projectsFinance and partnershipsProject execution
ABOUT THE 19TH CDYPE

China’s international petroleum equipment and technology platform.

The China (Dongying) International Petroleum and Petrochemical Equipment & Technology Exhibition brings together energy companies, state owned enterprises, investors, financial institutions, EPC contractors, equipment manufacturers, technology providers, trade buyers and senior industry representatives from China and international markets.

For Nigeria, CDYPE 2026 provides a concentrated platform to present petroleum opportunities, infrastructure requirements, indigenous capabilities and priority corporate projects directly to Chinese organisations able to provide capital, technology, equipment and execution capacity.

CHINESE COUNTERPARTIES

Who the Nigerian delegation will engage

Engagements will target major Chinese energy and engineering groups within the CDYPE ecosystem, including companies such as Sinopec, Shengli Oilfield, CNOOC, Sinopec Petroleum Engineering, Sinopec Jingwei and China Machinery Engineering Corporation.

  • Energy companies and state owned enterprises
  • Investors, banks and financial institutions
  • EPC contractors and project developers
  • Equipment manufacturers and technology providers
500+Participating companies
40,000m²Exhibition space
30,000+Expected industry guests
30+Countries exhibiting

Figures as published by the CDYPE Organizing Committee.

Delegation

The institutions, Sub-Nationals and private entities representing Nigeria in China.

THE NIGERIAN DELEGATION

Government-led.
Industry-backed.
Project-focused.

Nigeria’s participation brings together government institutions, oil and gas companies, Sub-Nationals and financial institutions. It signals institutional support and bilateral cooperation while placing bankable projects at the centre of discussions with China.

NCSP

Nigeria China Strategic Partnership

Strategic bilateral partnership and institutional cooperation platform

FMPR

Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources

Principal Government Policy and Institutional Partner

NNPC

NNPC Limited

Lead Host

NUPRC

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission

Principal Upstream Regulatory Partner

NMDPRA

Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority

Principal Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Partner

PRIVATE

Private Entities

Asset holders, project sponsors, indigenous operators and corporate partners

PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION

Private entities bring defined projects, commercial requirements and partnership opportunities.

  • Asset holders
  • Indigenous operators
  • Project sponsors
  • Infrastructure developers
  • Refinery & gas developers
  • Equipment & service companies

Corporate Pairing

Structured private engagements between Nigerian participants and matched Chinese counterparties.

THE MATCHING PLATFORM

The right Nigerian projects.
The right Chinese counterparties.

Structured private bilateral engagements will be arranged between participating Nigerian institutions, companies and appropriately matched Chinese counterparties. Sub-Nationals are invited to present priority energy, infrastructure and industrial opportunities alongside corporate and institutional participants.

3D EXHIBITION CONCEPT

Nigerian Pavilion Layout

Three dimensional concept plan of the Nigerian pavilion at CDYPE 2026
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INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Oil Companies

Asset holders, indigenous operators, refinery and gas developers, and project sponsors.

3
INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Sub-Nationals

Sub-national opportunities in energy, gas infrastructure, petrochemicals and industrial development.

3
INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Financial Institutions

Project finance, transaction structuring, guarantees and financial support.

3
INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Government Bodies

Policy leadership, institutional backing, sector coordination and regulatory clarity.

NIGERIAN PARTICIPANTSProjects, assets and financing requirements
CORPORATE PAIRINGTargeted matching by sector, capital, technology and execution needs
CHINESE COUNTERPARTIESInvestors, financiers, EPC firms, manufacturers and JV partners

Program

The Country Focused Session and Corporate Pairing format that moves projects towards transactions.

TWO PLATFORMS. ONE OBJECTIVE.

The Country Session presents the projects.
Corporate Pairing structures the finance and partnerships.

The national platform

Nigeria Country Focused Session

Nigeria presents a coordinated pipeline of bankable oil, gas and petrochemical projects, supported by government leadership, regulatory access and clear commercial requirements.

The Country Session presents the opportunity and establishes investor confidence.

Bankable project presentationsDefined projects with clear capital, technical and execution requirements.

Finance requirementsDevelopment finance, debt funding, equipment finance and EPC finance.

JV and PPP structuresCommercial models for joint ventures and public-private partnerships.

Regulatory clarityDirect guidance on frameworks for upstream, midstream and downstream investment.

Schedule

The four day programme in Dongying, from delegation check-in to the close of the exhibition.

19TH CDYPE · PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Four days in Dongying.
27 to 30 September 2026.

Delegates arrive and register on 27 September. The exhibition runs from the Opening Ceremony on the morning of 28 September through to midday on 30 September, with company and site visits in Dongying District on the Tuesday morning.

  1. Arrival27 SeptemberSunday · 2026
    All day
    Guest registration and check-inDelegation hotel · details to be confirmed
  2. Opening28 SeptemberMonday · 2026
    9:20 a.m.
    Opening CeremonyYellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center, Dongying
    Morning
    Concurrent eventsYellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center, Dongying
    Afternoon
    Exhibition visitYellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center, Dongying
  3. Site visits29 SeptemberTuesday · 2026
    Morning
    Company and site visitsDongying District
    Afternoon
    Exhibition visitYellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center, Dongying
    Afternoon
    Concurrent eventsYellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center, Dongying
  4. Close30 SeptemberWednesday · 2026
    Morning
    Exhibition visitYellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center, Dongying

Preliminary schedule issued by the 2026 CDYPE Organizing Committee (Annex 2). Times, activities and venues are subject to change. Delegation-specific timings for the Nigeria Country Focused Session and Corporate Pairing will be confirmed by the Secretariat.

Outcomes

The financing, partnership and implementation results the delegation is designed to advance.

THE INVESTMENT FOCUS

Finance. Joint ventures. PPPs.

Bankable opportunities across Nigeria’s oil, gas and petrochemical value chain, presented with defined financing and partnership requirements.

Capital for bankable Nigerian projects

Project finance

Development finance · debt funding · equipment finance · EPC finance

Nigerian projects matched with Chinese partners

Joint venture agreements

Equity participation · shared development · technical cooperation

Structured delivery of strategic infrastructure

Public-private partnerships

Government support · private capital · commercial execution

Opportunities across the petroleum value chain

Oil, gas and petrochemicals

Upstream · midstream · downstream · refining · petrochemicals

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

From engagement
to implementation.

The value of the delegation continues after Dongying through targeted follow up, due diligence, financing structures, joint venture agreements and public-private partnership development.

  1. Exhibition & engagementNational proposition and project introductions
  2. Project discussionCommercial, technical and regulatory clarification
  3. Finance and partnershipProject finance, equity, joint ventures and PPP structures
  4. ImplementationAgreed workstreams, diligence and execution pathways
FINAL OUTCOMEFinanced projects.
Enduring partnerships.