De plus en plus cette année, on dit aux nations africaines productrices de pétrole et de gaz que la protection de la planète contre le changement climatique se fera au détriment de leurs industries pétrolières.
Increasingly this year, African oil- and gas-producing nations are being told that protecting the planet from climate change will come at the cost of their petroleum industries.
Following a highly successful 2021 event, African Energy Week is proud to announce its 2022 return.
Since Ireland in 2018 became the first country to say it would divest entirely from fossil fuels, governments, activists, and agencies worldwide have begun reciting the same rallying cry: ban all financing on hydrocarbons development and production.
After three days in Glasgow for COP26, you can’t help but ask yourself where do we go from here as an African energy sector. I maintain my disappointment with the global elites for failing to invite the oil and gas industry. Oh well, they invited me.
As we approach the end of 2021 and COP26, the African oil and gas industry is in a precarious position.
Ahead of the global climate conference in Glasgow, Uganda’s President Yoweri K. Museveni wrote in an October 25 Wall Street Journal editorial that Africa cannot sacrifice its future prosperity for Western climate goals.
Last year marked the 25th anniversary since the execution of the ‘Ogoni Nine’, the group of activists led by Ken Saro Wiwa, that campaigned against environmental pollution, the exploitation of natural resources and the lack of development in the Niger Delta.
Published in the African Energy Chamber’s annual outlook, State of African Energy 2022, the list draws attention to the individuals who are expected to shape Africa’s energy sector in 2022 and beyond.
Giving indigenous companies a chance to step up their game in the African energy market is critical. For years, the leaders of the African Energy Chamber have been calling for this and working to give local companies every opportunity to participate in and prosper in the oil and gas industry.
La Chambre africaine de l'énergie (AEC) est fière d'annoncer la publication de l'AEC Q1 2022 Outlook, "The State of African Energy" (L'état de l'énergie en Afrique) - un rapport complet analysant les tendances qui façonneront le marché mondial et africain du pétrole et du gaz en 2022.
