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

GECF Meeting Emphasises the Importance of Joint Efforts in the Field of Natural Gas Development

The 23rd Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) was held on 16 November 2021, under the Chairmanship of HE Franklin Molina Ortiz, Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies … Read More

The Libyan Oil Industry’s Story of Recovery – And What it Means for the Rest of Africa

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber If I called 2020 a terrible year for the oil industry, no one would take exception. Demand collapsed in the spring, during … Read More

Rosgeo Successfully Completes Geological Mapping in Equatorial Guinea and Moves Forward to Phase 2

A month after it started a historic geological mapping project in Equatorial Guinea’s Rio Muni region, Russia’s state-owned joint stock company Rosgeo has made significant progress and is stepping up … Read More

Equatorial Guinea and Russia Officially Break Ground on their Geological Mapping Project in Río Muni

Last week marked an important step in the energy cooperation between Equatorial Guinea and Russia, as the first team of Russia’s state-owned joint stock company Rosgeo arrived in Equatorial Guinea … Read More

LIBYA: NOC Hopeful Regional Countries Behind Oil Blockade Will Lift It After Weeks Of Negotiations

NOC has confirmed there have been ongoing negotiations to resume oil production over the past several weeks with the between the GNA, NOC and regional countries, under the supervision of … Read More

The Way Forward: How Africa Can Make a Comeback from the Oil & Gas Downturn

Stunning drops in crude oil prices—the result of COVID-19-related declines in demand and an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia—have been taking their toll around the globe this … Read More