The agreement reflects growing investor confidence in Sierra Leone’s offshore potential and highlights a data-led strategy to de-risk frontier exploration acreage Sierra Leone has strengthened its upstream petroleum ambitions with the signing of a Reconnaissance Permit Agreement with Shell Exploration Company B.V., marking a significant step in its efforts toContinue Reading

If African nations can collectively support upstream scalability, midstream connectivity, and downstream certainty, gas production will not merely surge — it will transform the entire continent for the better By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Natural gas will be a pivotal component of Africa’s energy future asContinue Reading

With new upstream projects kickstarting across the continent, Africa requires targeted downstream investment in order to create greater value from its hydrocarbon resources Africa’s oil and gas sector is entering a period of accelerated growth, as new upstream projects kickstart across the continent. In 2025, the continent’s oil production isContinue Reading

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama opened the 2025 Africa Oil Week (AOW) in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Tuesday, inviting more investors to take advantage of the ever-expanding opportunities in the West African country’s upstream oil and gas sector.  Mahama assured the investors of his government’s commitment to partneringContinue Reading