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The African Energy Chamber (AEC)

will cohost a series of dialogues focusing on the energy transition in the oil and gas industry with the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI).

The first dialogue, Oil and Gas Pathways to Decarbonisation in Africa, will be held on June 9, 2022 at 3pm. Panellists, which include AEC’s executive chairman NJ Ayuk, Bjorn Otto Sverdrup, chairman of OGCI’s executive committee, as well as representatives from the African oil and gas industry, will examine the opportunities, challenges, and practical methods for reducing carbon dioxide and methane emissions in upstream operations.

The AEC promotes the sustainable development of Africa’s oil and gas sector. To achieve this, the AEC works with African governments, oil companies, investors, service providers, and other stakeholders to create an enabling environment for investment and growth in the sector.

The dialogues aim to help companies active in the African oil and gas industry access knowledge, capital, markets, and technology that will help usher in the low carbon economy.

The first session aims to create a dialogue on how best to support African oil and gas companies in reducing the methane and carbon dioxide intensity of their operations and how methane emission reductions can attract investment into African assets.

The AEC hopes the dialogues will act as a catalyst for reducing emissions in the African oil and gas industry and the wider economy.

The dialogues are part of an ongoing collaboration between the AEC and OGCI leading up to Africa Energy Week (AEW), which takes place in Cape Town on October 18-21 2022.

At AEW, dedicated sessions will be held to showcase OGCI's Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative

and allow member companies to share their decarbonisation strategies.

The partnership between AEC and OGCI is an important step in ensuring that Africa's oil and gas sector is moving towards a net zero carbon economy.

African Energy Chamber