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AOW: Investing in African Energy
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New gas projects booming in Africa, but can the continent secure its future in a changing energy landscape?

Equinor’s Senior Vice President for Africa, Nina Birgitte Koch, stressed the importance of a stable investment climate to attract international capital

The pipeline of gas projects being developed in Africa has never been stronger. However, if the continent is to be competitive in an extremely dynamic international gas market, it must ensure that it offers value.  This means shaping an offer that meets the financial and environmental sustainability needs of stakeholders.…

AOW: Investing in African Energy
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African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) Chief Calls for Unified African Voice and Warns Against European Union (EU) Carbon Tax at Energy Conference

Ibrahim urged African representatives attending the upcoming energy conference in Baku to take a strong stance against the planned tax on carbon-intensive imports

Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), delivered a powerful message at the AOW - Investing in African Energy conference (https://AOWEnergy.com), calling for a unified African front in the global energy landscape and warning against the detrimental effects of the European Union's planned carbon…

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Africa Oil Week Heads to Ghana, Signaling New Era for African Energy

This strategic shift, revealed during the opening session of the 2024 even, reflects a commitment to amplifying AOW's impact across the African energy landscape

AOW – Investing in African Energy (www.AOWEnergy.com), the continent’s premier energy event, is charting a new course, announcing its move to Accra, Ghana, for its 2025 edition. This strategic shift, revealed during the opening session of the 2024 even, reflects a commitment to amplifying AOW's impact across the African energy…

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African ministers chart continent's energy future at closed-door sessions

While acknowledging the global shift towards cleaner energy sources, ministers emphasised that Africa's energy transition must be pragmatic and consider the continent's unique circumstances

Ministers and senior energy officials from more than 20 African countries convened today for a closed-door session to address the continent's pressing energy needs and shape a collective vision for a sustainable energy future. The high-level meeting, held as part of the AOW: Investing in African Energy event, provided a…

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Ministers among hundreds of energy-sector leaders to attend AOW event

The event kicks off with an invitation-only ministerial symposium focused on the theme of “Fostering innovation, attracting investment, and promoting sustainable growth in the oil, gas, and energy sectors”

AOW: Investing in African Energy (https://AOWEnergy.com) – Africa’s leading oil, gas and energy event – has confirmed attendance for more than 80 ministers and senior officials, representing African governments, energy departments and regulators at next month’s event. These influential stakeholders will be among the more than 1 600 senior delegates and…

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Mantashe to attend major AOW energy event

Mantashe has been a regular keynote speaker at previous AOW events, and the announcement of his attendance comes as lucrative energy opportunities open across the continent

South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Mr Gwede Mantashe has committed to attend the four-day AOW energy event (https://AOWEnergy.com/) in Cape Town from 7 – 10 October. AOW: Investing in African Energy brings together industry leaders to develop policy, share discoveries, secure investment, and shape Africa’s energy future.…

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Namibia: Interest grows in Africa’s oil-and-gas hot-spot

While the offshore Orange Basin has been dominating the headlines, there have been significant developments in onshore frontier basins

Namibia’s upstream oil and gas sector has become a focus of intense interest in recent years. The Orange Basin (https://apo-opa.co/4gRQ2wr), off the country’s west coast, captured the energy sector’s imagination in 2022, when Shell and TotalEnergies announced the discovery of light oil and natural gas there, in the Graff and Jonker…

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ExxonMobil accelerates African energy investments and frontier exploration

The AOW partnership supports ExxonMobil’s role as one of the engines of the African upstream

Leading oil-and-gas multinational ExxonMobil is progressing several energy initiatives on the African continent, consolidating its status as one of the drivers of the industry on the continent. Recent developments herald further expansions of the robust ExxonMobil upstream pipeline to strengthen energy security through reliable, affordable energy supply while achieving industry-leading…

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New opportunities: Uganda minister to unpack Africa’s energy success story

From not being a recognised energy producer, the country is now in the midst of an oil and gas boom, and poised to become Africa’s next major energy player

Uganda minister of energy and mineral development Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu describes how the East African nation became one of the great new energy frontiers on the continent, as a keynote speaker at the forthcoming AOW Investing in African Energy event (https://AOWEnergy.com). The address promises to be one of the highlights…

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Exclusive AOW Ghana session offers major energy opportunities

Key topics to be covered in the session will include: the resurgence of interest in the Tano Basin, and how recent discoveries are reshaping the West African oil-and-gas landscape

A high-powered delegation of Ghana energy leaders will showcase a range of significant investment opportunities in the booming African oil-and-gas territory, in what has been described as “a game-changing moment for the sector” at the forthcoming AOW Investing In African Energy (www.AOWEnergy.com) event.  His Excellency Herbert Krapa, Minister of Energy,…