The African Energy Chamber urges the industry to push back against increasing resistance from Western organisations that threaten to undermine the economic opportunities offered by Africa’s oil and gas sector. Africa’s oil and gas industry is essential for expanding energy access, advancing industrialisation, boosting economic growth, and supporting sustainable development.…

Opinion by Barrisford Petersen  Preamble The 16th January 2025 marked 31 years since the start of my career in the oil and gas industry as a contracts officer for a small state owned company called Southern Oil Exploration Corporation, also known as Soekor.  One of the many reasons for the…