West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023
December 5-6th, 2023 | Abuja, Nigeria
December 5-6th, 2023 | Abuja, Nigeria
| Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, General Secretary, APPO Plans to Accelerate West African Offshore Upstream Exploration & Balance the Requirements of Energy Transition |
Information Agency: Offshore Focus 2023-7-27
Dear colleagues,
With over 120 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserve and over 550 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves in Africa and many big discoveries, many West African countries are planning and pushing the offshore oil and gas exploration now. With the rigid demand of energy use, economic and local content development, here are part of hot offshore projects of west African countries:
Country | Operator | Block Investor | Offshore Projects | Status |
Nigeria | Shell (55%) | TotalEnergies (13%) | Bonga North Block: Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118 | Going to FID |
TotalEnergies (24%) | China National Petroleum Corporation (45%); | Preowei | Going to FID | |
Angola | Chevron (39%) | Sonangol (41%) | Lifua-A project within Block 0 | Part in Production |
ExxonMobil (60%) | Blocks 30, 44 and 45 | Going to FID | ||
TotalEnergies (80%) | Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção S.A, (20%) | Block 20 and 21 | Going to FID | |
Ghana | Aker Energy (50%) | Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) (10%), | Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) | Going to Production |
Senegal & Mauritania | BP | Kosmos Energy | Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) | Going to Production |
Côte d’Ivoire | Eni (90%) | PetroCi (10%) | Baleine field | Going to Production |
Senegal | Woodside Petroleum (82% ) | Senegalese state entity Petrosen (18%) | Sangomar (formerly the SNE field) | Going to Production |
Gabon | BW Energy (73.5%) | Panoro Energy (17.5%), | Dussafu | Going to Production |
Cameroon & Equatorial Guinea | Chevron | Yoyo field in Cameroon | New Award | |
Cameroon | New Age / Perenco (37.5%) | Bowleven (25%), | Etinde | Going to Production |
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While west African countries are still facing challenges for many other offshore projects, such as: investment, policy, technology, local suppliers, political, etc. So African Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO) raised up their plan to solve the challenges that the global energy transition poses to individual and collective interests, and by implication, the interest of the African continent.
What are the overall reviews of west Africa’s offshore oil and gas exploration during 2019~2023 for good news and specific challenges? How to accelerate offshore upstream exploration and monetization before 2050, and balance the requirements of energy transition? What are the specific initiatives and solutions of APPO?
| On last week, H.E. Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, General Secretary, African Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO) confirmed to join the West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023 (December 5-6th, Abuja, Nigeria) and will deliver a keynote speech. Meanwhile, Dr Taher Najah, Director Railwan Lukman Research and Development Centre, African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) will also join the conference as VIP attendee. Recently, APPO is driving the partnership with the Afreximbank to establish the Africa Energy Bank with aim to solve the financial matter. Preparations and negotiations on the statutory documents have reached advanced stage. On technology, APPO undertook an assessment tour of the research, development and training facilities available in its Member Countries with a view to identifying those that can with some upgrade be designated regional centers of oil and gas excellence, and is planning to provide the highest training in the various sectors of the industry to African operators. On infrastructure, it is promoting to develop a major energy infrastructure across the Central African sub region, the Central Africa Pipeline System, CAPS. The CAPS shall link 11 Central Africa states by oil, gas and products pipeline. Once completed, CAPS will integrate the energy systems of a population of over 200 million across the region. |
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Part of Confirmed Speakers and Senior Attendees of Government, Regulators, Associations, Contractors at West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023:
Association:
s H.E. Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, General Secretary, African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO)
s Dr Taher Najah, Director Railwan Lukman Research and Development Centre, African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO)
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Nigeria:
s Dr. Kelechi O. Ofoegbu, Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulation & Strategic Planning, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)
s Babajide Fasina, Assistant Director, Operations, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)
s Abdulmalik Halilu, General Manager, Research & Statistics, Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB)
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Angola:
s Sebastião Pai Querido Gaspar Martins, President and CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sonangol E.P.
Ghana:
s James Dwamena Yamoah, Department Director, Petroleum Upstream, Ministry of Energy, Ghana
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Cameroon:
s His Excellency Mr. FUH Calistus Gentry, Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (MINMIDT) , Cameroon
s Steve Djoumessi, Head of Department at the Directorate of General Affairs, Ministry of Mines, Industries and Technological Development (MINMIDT), Cameroon
s DJENDA Justin, Private Secretary to the Minister, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s ESSOMBA Jean Marcel, Technical Advisor No. 1, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s KOULAGNA Théodore, Technical Adviser No. 2, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s NDOUGSA MBARGA Théophile, Director of Geology, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s MINDJOS MOMENY Martin Paul, Director of Industry, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s MONO NDJANA, née NGO TONJE Jacqueline Nicole, Inspector General, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s ATEBA Polycarpe, Head of the National Mining Brigade, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s MOUNDI Amidou, Head of the Studies, Projects and Cooperation Division, MINMIDT, Cameroon
s NNOKO, née KOUBITOBO BATISSECK Maguy Angèle, Head of the Technological Development and Industrial Property Directorate, MINMIDT, Cameroon
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FPSO:
s SVP Business Development, Yinson Production
s Managing Director-Nigeria, Yinson Production
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Seismic Contractors:
s Director of Business Development – Africa, Mediterranean & Middle East, TGS
s To be announced, TGS
s To be announced, TGS
s Country Manager, Nigeria, PGS
s …
Other Equipment & Services:
s Area Sales Manager (West Africa), NOV Fiber Glass Systems
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About the West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023 (click here for official website)：
In the post-pandemic era, the rising oil prices, the discoveries of significant offshore oil and gas fields of West Africa region, and aims of accelerating monetization of regional hydrocarbon by 2050 have driven demand for active offshore upstream exploration in West Africa. Recently, Nigeria and Sierra Leone held new round of offshore bidding separately, Ghana is planning for new deep offshore bidding now. During 2019 to 2022, the West African countries such as Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Liberia, Gambia, either launched bidding round or opened for direct negotiation for untapped blocks. Meanwhile, projects in several West African countries are heading for FID in 2023. What is status of different projects in West Africa countries? What challenges and concerns of the government, NOCs and IOCs and how could involve in the projects? The West Africa Offshore Upstream Conference 2023 (December 5-6th, Abuja, Nigeria) is committed to gathering the most related players for the hottest topics and projects, and to building a comprehensive platform for information sharing, highly-level communication, and best practices showcasing.
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