Four African countries are set to launch investment reports on their oil and gas sector with aim to attract the right investors and quality investment in their emerging petroleum industry. Aside Angola and Equatorial Guinea, South Africa and Senegal, being new comers in the industry want to leverage on the knowhow of the traditional oil giants in the continent to promote their oil industry. The reports will be contained in the Africa Oil & Power’s (AOP) Africa Energy Series (AES) reports set for launching at the 2019 AOP conference which comes up from 9th to 11th of October, in Cape Town South Africa.

It is expected that ministers from South Africa, Senegal, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea will present the country-specific investment reports throughout the three-day conference; all delegates attending AOP 2019 will receive a copy of the AES reports says Nelisiwe Magubane, Chairman, Matleng Energy Solutions. Other organizations that will participate at the event are Power Africa Increasing Electricity Access, Gas Mega Hub Equatorial Guinea, Standard Bank Mozambique LNG FID. Moreso Adewale Fayemi, Managing Director, Total E&P South Africa will receive the Big Five Energy awards at the event.

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The Africa Oil & Power’s (AOP) Africa Energy Series (AES) investment reports provides a broad outlook on the energy sectors of South Africa, Angola, Senegal and Equatorial Guinea, the AES investment reports are a compilation of resources, articles and interviews with key industry players examining the potential and challenges in each country’s petroleum industry.

The investment reports are a vital resource for investors entering or expanding their presence in the continent’s energy sector. Covering both macro and micro-dynamics, the AES reports are one of the few holistic and informed resources available for an otherwise information scarce industry. H.E. Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, will launch the South Africa report on the first day of the AOP conference, followed by H.E. Mouhamadou Makhtar Cisse, Senegal’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy who will present the report on Senegal, which has been endorsed by H.E Macky Sall, President of Senegal as “the official publication documenting the immense investment opportunities within our oil and gas sector and within our country.”

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Showcasing the country’s energy industry, the AES: Angola report will be launched on the second day of the three-day conference. Endorsing the report, the country’s President H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço said: “At a time when our country stands resolute in its efforts to attract investment and promote partnership in all segments of the energy value chain, it has never been more critical to showcase the vision that our country has for its petroleum and gas industry to the rest of the world,”

Adding that, “I am honored to present the Africa Energy Series: Angola 2019 report as an official publication exploring the past achievements, future endeavors and untold investment opportunities present in our ever-growing oil and gas industry.”

H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea will present the AES: Equatorial Guinea 2019 report, which has been embraced by the country’s President, H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as a means to honor the contributions of individuals, organizations, government and the private sector who have remained committed to the country’s development.

“I am delighted to present the Africa Energy Series: Equatorial Guinea 2019 report as the official publication documenting the Year Of Energy and detailing the oil and gas achievements of this country,” said President Mbasogo, while endorsing the country’s second AES investment report. The conference will be opened by keynote speakers H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal; Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa, H.E. Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, and NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber.

Kelechi Deca

Kelechi Deca has over two decades of media experience, he has traveled to over 77 countries reporting on multilateral development institutions, international business, trade, travels, culture, and diplomacy. He is also a petrol head with in-depth knowledge of automobiles and the auto industry.