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Gabon to Bring New Exploration, Gas Opportunities to African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Stage

Gabon is reigniting interest in its upstream sector with new discoveries, deepwater acreage, and major gas infrastructure investments, positioning itself as a competitive and investor-friendly energy market

As Gabon accelerates efforts to reposition itself as a leading upstream player in Africa, the “Invest in Gabon” Roundtable at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies will present a detailed overview of the country’s most promising investment opportunities across the oil and gas value chain. The session…

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The Treaty on Plastics is a Direct Attack on African Development - African Nations Must Oppose It

The Treaty on Plastics poses significant harm for oil and gas producing nations in Africa and stands to stifle economic and industry growth across the continent

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the Treaty on Plastics is currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 170 nations meeting to discuss the implementation of a legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution. If signed, the treaty would cut the production levels of…

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    • Power Operators & Developers Join African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid African Electrification Drive
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Power Operators & Developers Join African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid African Electrification Drive

Energy developers, utilities and technology providers will gather at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 to showcase major projects, forge strategic partnerships and drive Africa’s transition toward clean, reliable and scalable power solutions

Marked by a surge in renewable deployment, growing regional market activity and strategic public-private partnerships, Africa’s energy landscape is evolving rapidly. As the continent pushes toward universal electrification and energy resilience, key industry leaders are set to share their strategies and insights at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest…

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    • Tullow’s Gabon Exit Highlights Rising Role of African Firms in Upstream Sector
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Tullow’s Gabon Exit Highlights Rising Role of African Firms in Upstream Sector

The African Energy Chamber views the sale of assets to Gabon Oil Company as a positive step toward deeper African participation and stronger partnerships in the continent’s oil and gas industry

Tullow Oil has finalized the sale of its non-operated interests in Gabon to Gabon Oil Company (GOC) for $307 million, marking a strategic portfolio shift for the UK-based independent and a notable development for Gabon’s energy sector. The transaction transfers Tullow’s remaining production interests – estimated to contribute approximately 10,000…

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Gabon’s Minister of Universal Access to Water and Energy Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Power Expansion

Seeking to achieve universal access to electricity, Gabon is investing heavily in power infrastructure, from natural gas to solar to hydroelectric solutions

Philippe Tonangoye, Minister of Universal Access to Water and Energy of Gabon, will participate at the African energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking place September 29 to October 3, 2025. His participation comes as Gabon implements an aggressive strategy to enhance access to water and energy,…

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    • Sosthène Nguema Nguema, Minister of Oil & Gas of Gabon
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Gabon Oil & Gas Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Drive to Develop Deepwater Assets

Gabon’s newly-appointed Minister of Oil & Gas has committed to unlock new resources across the country’s oil and gas sector but shifting focus towards deepwater exploration

Sosthène Nguema Nguema, Minister of Oil & Gas of Gabon, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference to discuss the country’s strategic shift towards deepwater exploration. Taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, the event represents the largest of its kind on…

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    • Perenco’s $2 Billion Cap Lopez Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project Signals Gas-Led Growth in Central Africa
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Perenco’s $2 Billion Cap Lopez Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project Signals Gas-Led Growth in Central Africa

Perenco will participate as a Gold Partner at this year’s AEW: Invest in African Energies conference, a platform to highlight ambitious energy targets, investment opportunities and promote cross-continental development

Positioning natural gas at the center of its growth strategy, independent oil and gas company Perenco is driving one of Central Africa’s most ambitious energy developments through the Cap Lopez LNG terminal in Gabon – a flagship project set to come online in 2026. Situated at the existing Cap Lopez…

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    • Open for Business: Gabon Launches Deepwater Exploration Drive
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Open for Business: Gabon Launches Deepwater Exploration Drive

Gabon’s new Minister of Oil and Gas HE Sosthène NGUEMA NGUEMA has embarked on an aggressive investment campaign, seeking to attract investment in deepwater exploration opportunities

The newly appointed Minister of Oil and Gas of Gabon HE Sosthène NGUEMA is shifting its focus to deepwater oil and gas exploration under efforts to bring new projects online and mitigate Central and West African production decline. With 72% of the country’s deepwater acreage unexplored and only 28% developed…

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    • Marcellin Simba Ngabi, CEO of Gabonese parastatal Gabon Oil Company (GOC)
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Gabon Oil Company Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Following Major Asset Acquisition from Tullow Oil

Gabon Oil Company CEO Marcelling Simba Ngabi is set to spotlight Gabon’s ambitious upstream growth and energy diversification strategy at AEW 2025 following major acquisitions and gas initiatives

Marcellin Simba Ngabi, CEO of Gabonese parastatal Gabon Oil Company (GOC), is set to speak at Africa’s premier energy event, African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, which takes place in Cape Town from September 29 to October 3. Ngabi’s presence at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025…

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Equatorial Guinea’s Golden Swan Sets Regional Benchmark for Greener Oil and Gas Practices

Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema’s visit to Equatorial Guinea’s Golden Swan complex highlights a new era of regional cooperation and sets a powerful example for sustainable industrial waste management in Africa’s oil and gas sector

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) proudly supports the recent visit of Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema to Equatorial Guinea’s Golden Swan industrial complex, marking a defining moment for Africa’s oil and gas sector. As the continent intensifies efforts to industrialize responsibly, Golden Swan – and Equatorial Guinea, under the…