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#MSGBC2021: A common African Voice facing the climate crisis

We must go with a common African voice, to defend Africa’s interests and vision for the years ahead

H.E. Sophie Gladima honored the opening of the second of the MSGBC Oil, Gas and Power 2021 Conference & Exhibition, Senegal’s largest energy event, with an address to an audience of Ministers, CEOs and VIPs on Friday, with a message directed at uniting Africa’s participation at 2022's COP27 climate summit.…

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    • MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 to Host High Level Awards Ceremony
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MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 to Host High Level Awards Ceremony

Taking place on the 16th of December, the awards aim to celebrate achievements made by companies and individuals in west Africa’s energy space

Energy Capital & Power (ECP) (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) is proud to announce the launch of an award ceremony at the first-ever MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 (https://bit.ly/3dSCodc) conference and exhibition. Taking place on the evening of the 16th of December, the awards aim to celebrate the achievements made by individuals and…

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    • Left to right: Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies with H.E. Ramadan Boujnah, Acting Prime Minister of Libya and Wiam Al-Abdali, Chairman of GECOL (1)
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TotalEnergies Sign Multiple Agreements at the Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2021

The signing of two agreement took place at the inaugural event in Tripoli between Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies, and the acting Prime Minister H.E. Ramadan Boujnah, and Wiam Al-Abdali, Chairman of GECOL

TotalEnergies signed two separate agreements with Libya’s Government of National Unity and the General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL) during the inaugural Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2021 in Tripoli on Monday. The agreements aim to further consolidate TotalEnergies position in Libya’s renewable energy market while emphasizing the company’s commitment…

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    • H.E. Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, Minister of Hydrocarbons, Congo; H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Equatorial Guinea; Scott Taylor, former U.S. representative for Virginia’s 2nd congressional district; Dr Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization; H.E. Sophie Aissatou Gladima, Minister of Petroleum and Energies, Senegal and Gϋnter Nooke, Personal Representative of the German Chancellor for Africa.
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The African Energy Chamber Launches African Green Dialogue Initiative at African Energy Week 2021

Officially launched by African Energy Chamber, together with energy ministers from across the continent globe including Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and Germany at African Energy Week in Cape Town, the Green Energy Dialogue Initiative marks a significant step in expanding green energy discussions in Africa

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is proud to announce the official launch of the African Green Energy Dialogue Initiative. Established in collaboration with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbon of Equatorial Guinea, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of Senegal and…

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    • Hon. Dr. J. Peter Pham, Former United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa; Gracia Munganga, COO for SustainSolar; Josef Abramowitz, President of GigawattGlobal, Coöperatief U.A. and Florival Mucave, Executive Chairman for the Mozambique Oil & Gas Chamber
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COP26 and Africa’s Energy Poverty: A Roadmap to Ending Energy Poverty by 2030

With over 600 million people lacking access to reliable energy in Africa, innovative solutions are needed to accelerate energy access across the continent

With COP26 taking place in early-November, global leaders gathered at the final day of the African Energy Week 2021 conference and exhibition to discuss strategies to mitigate climate change and ensure that Africa’s transition to a clean energy future will alleviate energy poverty. Themed, ‘Africa’s Just Energy Transition: A Roadmap…

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    • Ricardo Van-Deste, CEO for the exploration and production Business Unit, Sonangol; Geoff Hill, Director, Something of Value; Osvaldo A. Inácio, Executive Director, Sonangol; Paulo Guedes, Director of Renewable Energy, Sonangol and Verner Ayukegba, Senior Vice President, African Energy Chamber
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Sonangol Takes the Lead in Angola’s Energy Transition

As African Energy Week 2021’s winner of the NOC of the year award, Sonangol serves as an example for other resource-rich nations of how NOCs can and should drive Africa’s energy transition

The global push to reduce carbon emissions and phase out fossil fuels will have significant impacts on hydrocarbon dependent countries in Africa. Countries such as Angola, with an 80% reliance on oil serve to be highly affected if they are forced to abandon the resource. Therefore, stakeholders are calling for…

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Angola’s ANPG Promotes Natural Gas and Biofuels as it Tackles the Energy Transition

The development of biofuels and the growth of a natural gas-associated industry would largely contribute to respond to Angola’s local content ambitions

High-level executives at Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), participating at the African Energy Week in Cape Town on Wednesday, offered stakeholders a rare glimpse into the myriad of opportunities available for investment in the Angolan energy landscape, particularly within the context of the energy transition, an overarching…

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    • Dennis Seemala, HOD of Electricity Licensing, Compliance, and Dispute Resolution for Nersa; Dr. Tshepo Mokoka, Group COO for the CEF; Adewale Feyemi, Managing Director for TotalEnergies South Africa; Vuyelwa Mahanyele, Regional Sales Director for GE Gas and Power and Akash Latchman, Senior Vice President for Gas Sourcing and Operations for Sasol
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South Africa: Transitioning from Coal Reliance to Gas Power Generation

With significant financial investments made at COP26 to help accelerate the transition from coal to clean energy sources, African Energy Week in Cape Town prioritized the discussion on Africa’s energy transition, with a case study on South Africa driving dialogue

With Africa’s energy transition comprising an overarching discussion point at African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 in Cape Town, the platform session on transitioning from coal reliance to gas power generation in South Africa provided African stakeholders with the opportunity to establish their own strategies to drive the transition. Taking place…

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    • Dumisani Nkala, Senior Vice President, Sasol, South Africa; Sarushen Pillay, Senior Representative Sasol; Dr. Gary Mocke, Strategy & Sustainability Lead-EMEA, Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics; Joseph Mahendran, Associate Vice President and Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Black & Veatch and Lars M. Greiner, Associate Partner – Middle East and Africa, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting
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Hydrogen: A Game Changer for African Fossil Fuel Exporting Countries

A number of panelists discussed the potential of hydrogen as a catalyst in the global energy transition and to what extent sub-Saharan African countries can utilize innovations in hydrogen technology to scale up

Africa's premier energy event, African Energy Week, currently taking place in Cape Town featured a panel focused on the role of hydrogen as an energy fuel of the future and the significant potential it has as an alternative energy source for sub-Saharan oil and gas producing countries. Under the theme…

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    • Leonacio Amada, CEMAC President for the African Energy Chamber; Oneyka Cindy Ojogbo, Centurion Law Group Director; Megan Rodgers, Director and Sector Head of Cliffe Dekker and Zion Adeoye, Managing Director at Centurion Law Group
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How Regulators can Shape the Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

As international oil companies strive to adapt to the energy transition, the future of Africa’s oil and gas industry took center-stage in a discussion focused on regulatory frameworks that focused on the promotion of local content and investment

Africa Energy Week 2021’s Day 2, held on 10 November at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town – organized by Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) – hosted a number of discussions and speeches about the future of Africa’s oil and gas industry and the energy transition. Key themes included the…