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Energy Capital & Power
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Suriname’s Economic Affairs Minister to Share Vision Built on Offshore Oil at Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026

Andrew Baasaron, Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation of Suriname, will address regional and international investors at Caribbean Energy Week 2026

Suriname’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation, Andrew Baasaron, will join Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026 as a key speaker, where he is expected to offer insights into the country’s long-term strategy amid one of the most significant energy transitions in its history. The inaugural event takes place…

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…

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Suriname Business Forum Joins Caribbean Energy Week 2026 as Strategic Partner

The Suriname Business Forum is partnering with Caribbean Energy Week 2026 in Paramaribo to promote local content, deliver actionable strategies and attract international investment in Suriname’s emerging oil and gas sector

The Suriname Business Forum (SBF), a leading advocate for private sector growth in Suriname, has partnered with Caribbean Energy Week (CEW), the premier regional energy conference connecting stakeholders across the Caribbean and the Americas. The Suriname Business Forum (SBF), established in 2007, serves as a national platform for formulating, implementing…

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    • Suriname Emerges as the Caribbean’s Next Oil & Gas Powerhouse
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Suriname Emerges as the Caribbean’s Next Oil & Gas Powerhouse

Driven by recent offshore discoveries, major investments and ambitious production plans, Suriname prepares to host Caribbean Energy Week as the Caribbean’s emerging energy hub

Suriname is emerging as a rising star in the global energy scene and has the potential to make a significant impact with its vast oil and gas reserves. A string of major offshore oil discoveries has positioned the Caribbean nation as one of the most promising new frontiers in the…

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Suriname to Host First Caribbean Energy Week, Driving Regional Investment and Collaboration

Caribbean Energy Week unites industry leaders from Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and the region on March 30 – April 1, 2026, in Paramaribo, as Suriname prepares to become an oil producer in the coming years

Caribbean Energy Week (CEW), a new three-day conference dedicated to driving resources investment and cooperation across the Caribbean, was officially launched today by organizing partners Energy Capital & Power, Sheriff Consultancy, Colibri Business Development, and Elite D’Fam. The event is set to take place from March 30 to April 1,…

Afreximbank
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Afreximbank acts as global coordinator and mandated lead arranger for $1.6bn facility for Suriname’s Staatsolie

The proceeds of the facility will support Staatsolie in partially refinancing existing debt and funding its 20 per cent working interest in the GranMorgu upstream offshore oil project

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has acted as global coordinator and joint mandated lead arranger for a senior secured term loan facility amounting to US$1.6 billion, in favour of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie), Suriname’s state-owned energy company, in a major boost to the country’s GranMorgu upstream offshore oil project. Afreximbank,…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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United Nations (UN) experts on people of African descent to visit Suriname

The experts will gather information on any forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance, to assess the overall human rights situation of Africans

The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will conduct a country visit to Suriname from 24 March to 2 April 2025. The experts will gather information on any forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance, to assess the overall human rights situation of Africans…

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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) Joins Suriname Awareness Symposium 2025, Delivers Just Energy Transition Call

The African Energy Chamber is participating at the Suriname Awareness Symposium 2025 as a strategic partner

A delegation from the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/), the voice of Africa’s energy sector, led by Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk, participated in the Suriname Awareness Symposium 2025 today. Hosted by Colibri Business Development, Sheriff Consultancy and Alite D’Fam Consultancy under the patronage of Suriname’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International…

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African Energy Chamber (AEC) to Host Just Energy Transition Masterclass at Suriname Symposium in January 2025

Taking place from January 27-28 in Paramaribo, SAS 2025 aims to address challenges faced in the country’s energy sector

African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk will lead a Just Energy Transition Masterclass at the Suriname Awareness Symposium (SAS) – taking place January 27-28 in Paramaribo, Suriname. The masterclass will unpack emerging challenges and opportunities created by the global energy transition, outlining strategic measures to prioritize inclusivity, equitability…

The World Bank Group
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New Data: Private Sector Pumps $86B into Infrastructure in Low- to Middle-Income Nations

Despite the decline in total investment, more countries received private investments in infrastructure across a wider sample of projects

New World Bank data finds that private infrastructure investment in low- and middle-income countries totaled $86 billion in 2023. Investments declined 5% compared with 2022, however, were on par with the previous five-year average. Despite the decline in total investment, more countries received private investments in infrastructure across a wider…