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    • Kosmos Energy and Partners Achieve Commercial Operations at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project
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Kosmos Energy and Partners Achieve Commercial Operations at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project

The Gimi FLNG vessel has reached its Commercial Operating Date, signaling the start of commercial production at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG development in Senegal/Mauritania

The project partners on the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG development – situated on the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania – have started commercial operations. The Gimi FLNG vessel – owned by maritime infrastructure company Golar LNG and situated at the project site – reached its Commercial Operating Date…

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    • African Energy Week (AEW) 2024: Cross-Continental, Regional Collaboration Key to Reduce Supply Chain Disruptions
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African Energy Week (AEW) 2024: Cross-Continental, Regional Collaboration Key to Reduce Supply Chain Disruptions

Cross-continental and regional collaboration is essential to mitigate supply chain disruptions impacting Africa’s trade routes, as highlighted by industry leaders during an Africa Global Logistics sponsored session at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2024

Most of Africa's trade is carried out via sea routes. Geopolitical conflicts, however, including the war in Ukraine and attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the red sea, have caused detours and delays, impacting on maritime trade to and from Africa. This new wave of disruption follows the unprecedented global…

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    • The Misplaced Fury around Sound: Time to Put the Record Straight on Seismic Surveys in South Africa and End the Energy Crisis (By NJ Ayuk). Image Source: News24.com
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The Misplaced Fury around Sound: Time to Put the Record Straight on Seismic Surveys in South Africa and End the Energy Crisis (By NJ Ayuk)

Seismic surveys use sound waves to help oil and gas companies build an image of hydrocarbon deposits buried deep underground

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) and Author of A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History with an Energy Mix. Climate activists are making more than noise about 3D seismic studies being used to delineate oil and gas reserves offshore Africa. They’ve proceeded with legal action…

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    • Shipping and Logistics Represent Valuable Opportunities for African Companies, Entrepreneurs in the Energy Sector in 2022 (By NJ Ayuk)
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Shipping and Logistics Represent Valuable Opportunities for African Companies, Entrepreneurs in the Energy Sector in 2022 (By NJ Ayuk)

Shipping and logistics operators serve as crucial links in the oil and gas supply chain, in that they are responsible for moving goods, parts, equipment, and workers

By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) Like many other national oil companies (NOCs) in Africa, Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) has mostly served as a minority partner in upstream projects. That is, it has represented the Ghanaian government’s interests in contracts with foreign investors and collected a share…

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    • African Energy Downstream Committee to drive African competitiveness, jobs, local content, energy, and maritime security
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African Energy Downstream Committee to drive African competitiveness, jobs, local content, energy, and maritime security

Downstream Specialist Philippe Cohen to Join Advisory Board

The African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org), has created a Downstream Committee to engage more closely with Africa’s energy marketing, storage and trading developments and trends. Further, Swiss-based downstream expert Philippe Cohen has joined the African Energy Chamber’s Advisory Board. Philippe will be mentoring and supporting the work of the African Energy…

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Covid-19: A historical opportunity for the transformation and diversification of CEMAC economies (By Leoncio Amada NZE, President for the CEMAC Region at the African Energy Chamber and CEO of APEX Industries)

The CEMAC region is made up of 6 countries with an approximate population of 54 million people, and an economy dominated mainly by the oil sector

By Leoncio Amada NZE, President for the CEMAC Region at the African Energy Chamber and CEO of APEX Industries. In Chinese, the word crisis is made up of two characters. One means danger and the other opportunity. Even though in the middle of a crisis one never sees opportunities, crises…

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São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea lead Energy Cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea

Both ministers discussed plans to expedite joint exploration efforts in the blocks within their maritime zone

São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea have agreed on the establishment of a Special Zone for Joint Exploration to explore and develop cross-border oil & gas reserves believed to be in the blocks bordering each country’s maritime zone. The decision was taken during a meeting this week in Malabo…

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With its Gas Mega Hub, Equatorial Guinea wants to deliver on expectations of Successful African Cross-Border Gas Cooperation

Gas is a key priority for Equatorial Guinea and its neighbors

Equatorial Guinea is positioning itself as a hub for gas in the Gulf of Guinea and hopes to deliver where others have failed: developing the first successful cross-border gas venture on the continent. Gas is a key priority for Equatorial Guinea and its neighbors. While Cameroon brought on stream Africa’s…