The Future of Africa’s Energy Sector: Balancing Fossil Fuels and Renewables

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber There’s a promising future for African renewables as the continent strives to balance its current reliance on fossil fuels. That’s the prediction … Read More

Oil & Gas Crucial for African Growth: AEC Calls for Industry Support to Defend African Market

The African Energy Chamber calls for the industry to stand against growing opposition from western agencies undermining the economic growth potential presented by Africa’s oil and gas industry. Africa’s oil … Read More

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Endorses Oando’s $783M Acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company

Nigerian energy company Oando PLC has successfully completed its acquisition of 100% of the shareholding interest in the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Italian multinational Eni. As the voice … Read More

Acquisition Approval Delays: The Wrong Look for Nigeria 

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber The Nigerian government needs to step up its game regarding approvals for indigenous companies acquiring in-country foreign energy assets. The negative consequences … Read More

OPINION PIECE: Why Senegal and Mauritania are Front-Runners to Fill the Natural Gas Supply Gap Created by Russia

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber  When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Senegal on May 22, he made clear that his country views energy — and natural … Read More

TANZANIA: The Signing of Initial LNG Framework Agreement will Open African Gas Markets

Tanzania has made history with the signing of the initial Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the country’s $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The agreement, which defines the fiscal, … Read More

Afreximbank, APPO MoU Creates Africa Energy Bank to Finance Africa’s Oil and Gas Projects

Pan-African multilateral trade finance institution, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) for the creation of a multi-billion-dollar … Read More

Energy Chamber Condemns the Lawsuit Restricting Funding to Mozambique LNG as Ill-Advised and Anti-Energy Poverty Eradication

As the voice for the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) condemns the recent attack on Africa’s energy and economic progress made by the environmental organization Friends of the … Read More

Oilfield Services Companies Represent Important Opportunities for Africa’s Energy Sector in 2022

By NJ Ayuk, Chairman of the African Energy Chamber  Oil and gas in Africa especially the central African region is just starting to hit its stride, OPEC Secretary General H.E. … Read More