A panel discussion held at AEW 2022 explored mergers and acquisitions across Africa’s oil and gas industry and associated challenges and opportunities. Moderated by Mike Wynne, Vice President of International Upstream at S&P Global Commodity Insights, a panel discussion held on October 19 during the African Energy Week (AEW) 2022 conference in Cape Town investigated […]
During the 2022 edition of Africa Energy Week (AEW) (www.AECWeek.com) – taking place this week in Cape Town – African energy ministers emphasized that the decision made by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to cut oil production was not a political one, or a decision in which African ministers were
As the European Union (EU) restructures its plans for energy security in light of shifting geopolitical realities, the Africa-Europe Roundtable – organized on the first day of African Energy Week 2022 (https://www.AECWeek.com/) in Cape Town – addressed the role of the African continent in advancing the global energy revolution and supplying Europe with energy security.
The roundtable discussion aims to empower young Africans, recognizing the role the youth play as drivers of the African energy transition. The African Energy Chamber (AEC), in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Youth Forum, will host a Youth Energy Roundtable discussion during this year’s edition of African Energy Week (AEW) –
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With up to $25 billion needed per year for Africa to make energy poverty history, African Energy Week will unite African and global financiers to discuss financing the continent’s energy future. With over 600 million currently living without access to electricity in Africa, significant investments are needed across the entire energy value chain in order
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*Obajana Cement PLC was incorporated in 1992 and as at 2002 had no paid up shares * Kogi State has no equity interest in Obajana Cement Plc * The plant and machinery were conceived, designed, procured, built, and paid for solely by DIL, well after it acquired the shares in Obajana Cement Company
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African women and men have set the pace for environmentally responsible and inclusive conservation of aquatic biodiversity. To validate important concerns and strategies to enhance women’s engagement in aquatic biodiversity and environmental management, the inaugural gender expert meeting on ” Gender mainstreaming in aquatic biodiversity conservation and environmental management” was held from October 5-7, 2022,
The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) announced the release of its flagship reports, the 2022 H1 Annual African Private Capital and Venture Capital Activity reports. The reports present an overview of the venture ecosystem, private capital fundraising, dealmaking, and exits in Africa in the first half of 2022, and set out projections
The ongoing war in Ukraine has dimmed prospects of a post-pandemic economic recovery for emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region, says the World Bank’s Economic Update for the region, released today. Economic activity will remain deeply depressed through next year, with minimal growth of 0.3% expected in 2023, as energy
By Our Correspondent Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, and Gazprom Neft, a Russian oil company, carried out their first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at the port of Ust-Luga, according to FleetMon. It stated: “This marks the first domestic LNG bunkering operation in Russia’s transport history. “Gazprom Neft’s bunker vessel, the Dmitry Mendeleev, successfully fueled Sovcomflot’s
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