Pan-African multilateral trade finance institution, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) for the creation of a multi-billion-dollar energy bank. Aimed at scaling up private sector investment in African oil and gas projects, the bank will provide critical financing for new and existing […]

Dear Colleague, As West Africa’s largest and most influential oil, gas, LNG and energy gathering, NOG has been proudly serving the Nigerian energy industry for over 20 years. NOG 2022 will focus on the strategies that will be employed by the Nigerian government and private sector leaders to harness the opportunities created by the historic Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) while navigating the […]

Visitors to the annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston walk through the exhibits  Major annual conferences serve as bellwethers for any industry, and nowhere are they more important than for the energy business. When organizers at IHS Markit INFO 0.0% announced in early 2020 that their annual CERA Week conference would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I […]

Backed by over 180 million barrels of proven oil reserves and up to 5 billion barrels of estimated reserves, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is focused on leveraging both its oil and gas reserves for accelerated socioeconomic growth. In achieving these objectives, the country is looking to partner with its regional counterparts, with Equatorial […]

Dear Colleague, The NOG 2022 Technical Seminar call for papers deadline is this Friday, 29 April 2022. This year’s Technical Seminar themed; ‘Advancing Workforce Technical Knowledge For Global Energy Demand’ is a dedicated knowledge exchange and networking hub for technical workforce professionals in the energy industry and it is fully CPD accredited. The impressive number […]

Opportunities and challenges of local content development in the Oil & Gas sector in African producing countries The adoption of local content policy frameworks (LCF) is used as a strategy to ensure local industry participation, long-term development, and inclusive economic growth in African oil & gas producing countries. The implementation of local content policies and their sustainability in the continent, particularly […]

The Angolan government has reiterated its commitment to expanding the share of renewables in the country’s energy mix, with targets set to increase the utilization of renewable energy sources to 70% by 2025. The country’s energy mix is currently dominated by hydroelectric power (56%) but also includes energy generated from natural gas (12%). As the […]

DAKAR, Senegal, April 22, 2022/ — By Elliot Connor, Field Editor for The Republic of the Congo region, Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) Neighboring the 15 trillion cubic feet (tcf) Greater TortueAhmeyim’s (GTA) gas reserves, BirAllah’s own 13 tcf in natural gas lies offshore the Mauritania-Senegal border at 2,500 meters deep. Discovered via a trio of wells drilled […]

The NOG International Exhibition is the largest energy exhibition in West Africa and will take place from 4 – 7 July 2022 in Abuja at the International Conference Centre. This year there will be an expanded exhibition space of 5,000 SQM attracting 5,000+ attendees from Nigeria, Africa, Middle East, Europe, Asia and the USA to create and […]

The 21st edition of Nigeria’s foremost energy event, NOG Conference and Exhibition is set to hold in person at the International Conference Centre, Abuja from 4 – 7 July 2022. dmg Nigeria events, the organisers of the event stated that NOG 2022 will host key stakeholders from across the global energy value chain to discuss […]