Rising Oil Prices Highlight AOP’s First Investor Forum in London

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London, May 1, 2018//- Africa Oil & Power (AOP), the continent’s leading platform for energy investment and policy innovation, is coming to Europe for the first time with the Africa Oil & Power Investor Forum.

Hosted in London on May 10, the Investor Forum will bring together top government officials, executives and financiers as the global industry closes a strong quarter of rising commodity prices.

The rise of natural gas, a key trend in Africa’s energy sector, will feature strongly at the Investor Forum, as leaders in the industry – including Dr. Oliver Quinn, Director of Africa and Global New Ventures for Ophir Energy and Kevin Foo, Chairman, Victoria Oil and Gas – discuss the role of gas as a new solution for Africa’s power deficit.

Gas-to-power and LNG-to-power are quickly becoming vital to Africa’s energy infrastructure and independents, like Ophir Energy and Victoria Oil & Gas, are blazing new trails in the development of Africa’s vast natural gas resources, bringing innovation to gas monetization.  The gas-to-power panel will discuss the financing of gas-to-power and independent power projects; promoting the consumption of natural gas; and the potential of public private partnerships.

“It is a prime time to host this Investor Forum as there is clearly huge momentum in markets,” said Guillaume Doane, CEO of Africa Oil & Power. “We are witnessing a rise in exploration, a wave of interest in new assets and an overall more positive trend line in favor of African oil and gas.”

The program will also focus on energy investments, as prominent experts from Gunvor Group, Bambili Group and the London Stock Exchange tackle innovative funding strategies following the oil price crash; final investment decisions during 2018 and the risks and rewards of investing in Africa’s energy sector now.

In addition to the finance panel, the forum will include investor briefings by Africa-focused E&P companies and service providers, providing updates on high-impact projects.

The event will close with the official launch of the Africa Energy Series: Equatorial Guinea 2018. A report commissioned by the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, the book is set to become the most comprehensive guide yet on the country’s energy leaders, resources, main actors and future potential.

The forum will include a press briefing for the release of the book and a Q&A with the ministers present, including H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea and the Hon. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Petroleum of South Sudan.

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