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Climate Change and Funding Options for Africa.

African countries face some of the biggest challenges due to climate change compared to other parts of the world, but the funding for research on these changes and their implications in Africa constitutes only a small fraction of global funding for climate change research. African countries have contributed a small fraction of global greenhouse gas

Africa to Press Climate Finance Demands at COP26: Negotiator

African countries will use next week’s COP summit to demand rich nations honor and then deepen their pledges to fund the fight against climate change, a top negotiator said Thursday. The UN meeting in Scotland hosts a two-day summit of world leaders from Monday, with organizers warning that the chances of averting runaway climate change

OGA Opens Investigation into North Sea Sale

The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has announced that it has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by Esso Exploration & Production Ltd (EEPUK) of 13 producing fields, specifically Elgin Franklin, to NEO. The OGA outlined that the investigation was taking place amid concerns it is not progressing as quickly as expected. The investigation will examine the engagement between the parties since EEPUK and NEO

Ghana Offers Attractive Upstream Alternative to East Africa Dominion

For the last two decades, Africa has been considered the new frontier of oil and gas exploration, with many of the major global petroleum companies scrambling to acquire assets in an as-yet undeveloped reserve of natural resources which are crucial to the way we live our lives today. While the East African powerhouse of Kenya,

AOW – Facilitating Partnerships for Progress

Africa Oil Week the leading oil and gas show in Africa, has announced a stellar line-up of speakers for the 27th edition, scheduled to be held from 8-11 November 2021, at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. Attendees can look forward to engaging and forward-thinking discussions which are designed to support the African upstream as it emerges