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    • NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber
    • Josh Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East in the U.S. Department of Energy
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African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Opens with Exploration Push, $1B Seismic Investment and United States (U.S.) Pledge of Partnership

African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 opened in Cape Town on Tuesday, highlighting renewed exploration, billion-dollar seismic investments, deepening U.S. partnership and calls to end global double standards

African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 opened on Tuesday with a call to fast-track oil, gas and clean energy development across the continent, as industry leaders highlighted new exploration initiatives, billion-dollar seismic investments and deepening U.S.-Africa energy ties as the backbone of Africa’s industrial future. U.S. Senator…

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    • Equatorial Guinea, ConocoPhillips Sign Heads of Agreement (HOA) for Offshore Blocks, Unlocking $9B Investment Opportunity
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Equatorial Guinea, ConocoPhillips Sign Heads of Agreement (HOA) for Offshore Blocks, Unlocking $9B Investment Opportunity

Block B/4 and EG-27 stand to drive Equatorial Guinean production as they both feature existing gas discoveries and are well-positioned to supply feedstock for the Punta Europa facility

Equatorial Guinea has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with energy major ConocoPhillips for Blocks B/4 and EG-27 in a move set to unlock up to $9 billion in investments. The HOA outlines the terms for both blocks development and aims to reinforce the country’s position as a regional gas…

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Suriname to Host First Caribbean Energy Week, Driving Regional Investment and Collaboration

Caribbean Energy Week unites industry leaders from Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and the region on March 30 – April 1, 2026, in Paramaribo, as Suriname prepares to become an oil producer in the coming years

Caribbean Energy Week (CEW), a new three-day conference dedicated to driving resources investment and cooperation across the Caribbean, was officially launched today by organizing partners Energy Capital & Power, Sheriff Consultancy, Colibri Business Development, and Elite D’Fam. The event is set to take place from March 30 to April 1,…

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From Discoveries to Development: Strategic Growth in Africa’s Oil and Gas Basins (By Elizaveta Evseeva)

By focusing on solid infrastructure, enhancing local skills, and developing several production sites instead of just large projects, this new exploration wave could finally tap into Africa’s long-awaited energy potential

By Elizaveta Evseeva, International Fellow, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org).  Africa’s hydrocarbon frontier is at an inflection point. Large areas remain underexplored, but recent breakthroughs point to deliberate, strategic growth. The situation in these basins — a series of high-impact deepwater discoveries in Southern and West Africa alongside renewed onshore interest…

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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais to Discuss Africa’s Energy Future at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025

Al Ghais will address Africa’s energy potential and investment opportunities, highlighting OPEC’s ongoing support for the continent’s oil and gas sector

OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais will speak at African Energy Week 2025: Invest in African Energies in Cape Town to discuss the continent’s growing role in the global energy landscape. Since assuming office in 2022, Al Ghais has been a staunch advocate for Africa's oil and gas sector, emphasizing…

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    • Equatorial Guinea to Make Highly Anticipated EG 2026 Licensing Round Announcement at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies
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Equatorial Guinea to Make Highly Anticipated EG 2026 Licensing Round Announcement at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies

Equatorial Guinea will announce EG 2026 Licensing Round at African Energy Week

Equatorial Guinea will make its highly anticipated announcement regarding the EG 2026 Licensing Round during African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies, scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. The announcement is set for Monday, September 29, and will outline details of the…

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TotalEnergies Signs Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for Liberian Oil Blocks, Signaling Exploration Resurgence in West Africa

The Production Sharing Contracts align with the government’s commitment to monetizing offshore oil and gas resources

In a move set to accelerate offshore oil and gas development in the country, energy major TotalEnergies has signed four Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) for exploration blocks in Liberia. Awarded to the company following the conclusion of Liberia’s 2024 Direct Negotiation Licensing Round, the PSCs cover Block LB-6, Block LB-11,…

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Cape Town Energy Conference to Highlight Somali Energy Opportunities with High-Level Delegation

The participation of both the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the Somali Petroleum Authority reflects the country’s drive to attract investment and innovation across the energy sector

Somalia’s energy opportunities are expected to be a key feature of this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference, with Dahir Shire Mohamed, the country’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Abdulkadir Aden Mohamud, CEO of Chairman of the Somali Petroleum Authority, speaking. Their participation comes…

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Heirs Energies Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 as Bronze Partner, Eyes 110,000 Barrels Per Day (BPD) by 2030

Heirs Energies joins African Energy Week 2025: Invest in African Energies as a Bronze Partner, highlighting its OML 17 achievements and expansion across Africa

Nigerian independent oil and gas producer Heirs Energies has confirmed its participation as a Bronze Partner at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, taking place in Cape Town from September 29 to October 3. The partnership comes as the company pursues ambitious growth plans, including doubling its…

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Etu Energias Targets 80,000 Barrel Per Day (BPD) – Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 as Silver Partner

Angola’s largest private oil producer is advancing offshore and onshore projects with a view to increase production and support economic growth

Angolan oil producer Etu Energias has joined this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference as a Silver Partner. The company’s participation comes as it pursues accelerated oil production in Angola, with advancements in onshore exploration and offshore development positioning it to achieve its 80,000 barrel per…