Geneva, 11 Jul - (ANA) - The 9th MidEast-North Africa Mediterranean Upstream (MENA-MED) 2012 Conference in Geneva will take place in Geneva, the Swiss capital from10 - 11 September, conference organisers have disclosed.  focuses on the exploration and development ventures of national oil companies, governments and companies in this vast and complex region. New opportunities have attracted greater commitments from super-majors, a growing suite of independents, including local oil firms, and increased positioning by national oil companies from around the world. Dr Duncan Clarke, Chairman & CEO of Global Pacific & Partners says: ” With the world’s largest oil reserves in the Middle East, major capital investment projects across the region, acreage openings, new oil/gas and LNG strategies across North Africa, plus huge gas finds in the Mediterranean, the meeting will once again highlight significant opportunities for companies and investors, financiers, traders and players across the value chain.” During the  two-day conference, keynote speakers from major companies from all over the world will report on key themes like state oil/gas policies, discoveries and development, regulation and interventions in the oil/energymarket, strategies of oil-gas/LNG-energy investors, private upstream projects and joint-venture interests, corporate assets/portfolio and strategies, as well as bid rounds, licensing, new ventures, business development, OPEC strategies and reserves, plus critical market issues impacting the Middle East-North mideaAfrica-Mediterranean zones. (ANA)