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African Energy Chamber
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A Major Win for Namibia as ReconAfrica Delivers Kavango West 1X Hydrocarbon Discovery

The African Energy Chamber applauds ReconAfrica’s successful results at the Kavango West 1X well, marking a significant step forward for onshore exploration, job creation and long-term energy development in Namibia

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) strongly welcomes the announcement by Reconnaissance Energy Africa of a successful hydrocarbon encounter at the Kavango West 1X well on Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 73, onshore Namibia. The results represent one of the most meaningful milestones yet for the country’s onshore energy potential and…

African Energy Chamber
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Angola Launches New Gas Consortium (NGC) Project, Unlocking New Era of Non-Associated Gas Development

Angola has advanced its gas sector with the launch of the Soyo non-associated gas plant and ongoing exploration, unlocking growth, diversification, and economic and social opportunities nationwide

Angola has officially launched its first dedicated non-associated gas project, the New Gas Consortium (NGC) Gas Treatment Plant in Soyo, marking a major milestone for the country’s energy sector. Commissioned in November 2025, the onshore facility processes around 400 million standard cubic feet of gas per day and 20,000 barrels…

African Energy Chamber
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African Exploration and Production (E&P) Above-Ground Attractiveness Strengthens amid Policy and Licensing Reforms

The African Energy Chamber’s State of African Energy Outlook highlights the impact of above-ground reforms and licensing on Africa’s E&P investment landscape

With upstream capital expenditure set to reach $41 billion in 2026, Africa’s rising exploration and production (E&P) activity highlights the evolving landscape of above-ground attractiveness across the continent. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) State of African Energy 2026 Outlook, African countries currently fall mostly in the mid-range of…

African Energy Chamber
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Komo Ressources Group (KOREG) Makes History as First Gabonese Private Operator to Deliver First Oil at Autour Field

Komo Ressources Group has made history as Gabon’s first private national operator to deliver first oil, bringing the Autour field onstream and signaling renewed upstream momentum

Gabon has entered a new chapter in its energy evolution. For the first time ever, a private national oil company has opened a new field and delivered first oil. Komo Ressources Group (KOREG), a rising indigenous operator, has officially brought the Autour field onstream, producing its first barrels on November…

African Energy Chamber
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South Africa can Realize its Gas Potential with a Balanced Gas-to-Liquids Strategy (By NJ Ayuk)

South Africa’s gas potential is currently locked up, partly because of legal challenges initiated by environmental activist groups that halted projects to the tune of USD1.6 billion, but also due to the inability of all parties involved to come to an agreement

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org/) It is not an exaggeration to say that South Africa’s offshore gas discoveries offer up a potential economic transformation for the country that would be on par with Guyana’s oil-driven boom or Suriname’s emerging energy sector.  Estimates for the Luiperd-Brulpadda gas-condensate…

African Energy Chamber
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South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joins G20 Forum as South Africa Targets Accelerated Hydrocarbon Exploration

As the country opens its oil and gas market for exploration, global investment could become a cornerstone of South Africa’s energy transformation

Godfrey Moagi, CEO of the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC), has joined the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum – taking place in Johannesburg on November 21, 2025. Moagi’s participation comes at a time when South Africa is implementing measures to accelerate oil and gas…

African Energy Chamber
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Rich Africa Consultancy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joins G20 Forum Amid Namibian Oil and Gas Drive

Selma Shimutwikeni’s participation comes as Namibia inches towards first oil production

Selma Shimutwikeni, CEO of strategic advisory company RichAfrica Consultancy, has joined the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum (www.EnergyChamber.org) – taking place November 21 in Johannesburg. Her participation comes at a defining moment for Namibia, as the country accelerates oil and gas exploration and development following a string…

African Energy Chamber
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Africa Must Produce Oil and Gas to Develop, Whether Western Nations Like It or Not (By NJ Ayuk)

The world must understand that African countries cannot be on the same energy transition timeline as Western countries

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org/).  In an opinion piece for The Guardian Fiona Harvey and Matthew Taylor wrote that it was time for gas exploration in Africa to stop. “Africa must embrace renewable energy and forgo exploration of its potentially lucrative gas deposits to stave off…

Energy Capital & Power
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Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Managing Director Joins MSGBC 2025 as Nation Seeks New Upstream Partners

As a frontier oil and gas market situated in close proximity to regional discoveries, The Gambia represents a strategic opportunity for investors

Baboucarr Njie, Managing Director of the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), will speak at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 Conference and Exhibition, taking place December 8-10 in Dakar, Senegal. Njie’s participation comes as the country seeks to advance frontier exploration (https://apo-opa.co/49fLBKn) and is expected to strengthen discussions around…

African Energy Chamber
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African Energy Chamber's (AEC) G20 Forum to Explore Strategies for Maximizing Africa’s Oil and Gas Value Chain

With new upstream projects kickstarting across the continent, Africa requires targeted downstream investment in order to create greater value from its hydrocarbon resources

Africa’s oil and gas sector is entering a period of accelerated growth, as new upstream projects kickstart across the continent. In 2025, the continent’s oil production is set to reach 11.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), rising to 13.6 MMboe/d by 2030. This upward trajectory spells new…