Energy Capital & Power (ECP) (https://www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) has announced the winners of the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2023 Awards, with the awards presented during the fourth edition of the AOG conference and exhibition in Luanda, Angola. Under the conference’s broader theme of ‘Energy Security, Decarbonization and Sustainable Development’, the AOG 2023 awards, which were announced…
As the upstream industry undergoes a global shift toward decarbonization, a strategic panel at Angola Oil & Gas 2023 Conference & Exhibition has called for innovation in decarbonizing Angola’s Oil & Gas Operations Angola’s leading oilfield service providers discussed how to innovate and accelerate the deployment of low-carbon technologies during the closing panel on Day…
The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) welcomes approximately $50 million in new funding contributions from Germany and the United States. The contributions will serve to boost its position as one of the continent’s leading climate finance facilities. The funding was announced on Tuesday 5 September at a high-level event organised…
Gastech 2023, the world’s largest meeting place for natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, low-carbon solutions, and climate technologies, opened today welcoming record-breaking numbers to Singapore EXPO. The first day featured a range of insightful contributions from policymakers, CEOs, and business leaders on the multiple, interconnected challenges facing the global energy sector. Delegates discussed the critical role of…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is calling on investors to collaborate with the Agency in local production and domestication of Lithium batteries among other renewable energy solutions. The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NASENI Dr, Bashir Gwandu speaking today in Abuja said the Agency was ready to partner with international companies that are willing…
African Energy Week 2023 (AEW), a highly anticipated event hosted by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) holds in Cape Town, South Africa from October 16-20, 2023. This gathering, according to the organisers, will redefine Africa’s energy landscape, attracting influential experts, industry leaders, government officials and stakeholders from Africa and around the world. Under the theme,…
There is a whole lot of confusion around/about Petrol Subsidy. That has always been so. Perhaps to do with the nature of oil and trade in the product. The Oil industry, especially in Nigeria, comes across as one sworn to a frustrating level of opacity. That is even more so on issues to do with…
By Simbo Olorunfemi “It always seems impossible until it’s done” – Nelson Mandela By all standards, the commissioning of the Dangote refinery and petrochemical project after almost 10 years since the dream was conceived is a phenomenal statement on the fact that nothing is impossible if we will draw to dream, set our minds to…
Mauritania has set forth plans for hydrogen projects that could potentially generate an impressive 80 GW of electrolyser capacity. This pipeline is being planned by several renowned companies, including CWP, Chariot, bp, Conjuncta, and Infinity, and while the aspirations for Mauritania to become a green hydrogen hub are significant, two main challenges lie ahead: financing…
Africa is set to be the second-fastest growing region in the world after Asia in 2023-24, demonstrating the resilience of its economy despite dealing with multiple global shocks. But the projected growth will depend on global conditions and the continent’s ability to bolster its economic resilience, the African Development Bank’s 2023 African Economic Outlook report…
