The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, held a high-level meeting with the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) Chairman, NJ Ayuk, over first-ever Africa’s energy focused event, African Energy Week (AEW) 2021.
In a statement made know to the Oil and Gas Republic, the discussions also focused on the opportunities in oil, natural gas and other potential mineral resources for the energy transition.
Zimbabwe is making headway to pioneering a diversified energy mix and strengthening the country’s energy industry for growth opportunities.
African Energy Chamber’s Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk said: “President ED Mnangagwa is committed to developing a robust energy sector to meet the growing needs of a potentially vibrant, productive, and resilient economy and people.
“Zimbabwe has done an amazing job with COVID-19 vaccination and must be complemented and encouraged.
“We discussed opportunities in oil and natural gas, critical minerals for energy transition, solar and also energy security and infrastructure.
“Investment is needed into these critical sectors, and we will make Zimbabwe a priority during African Energy Week in Cape Town.”
African Energy Week is the African Energy Chamber’s first-ever interactive exhibition and networking event that seeks to unite African energy stakeholders, drive industry growth and development in the entire value chain of Africa’s energy sector.
The event will hold on 9th – 12 November 2021 at The V&A Waterfront in Capetown, South Africa.
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He is particularly active in the structuring, negotiation and implementation of petroleum, mining, LNG, and other natural resource projects for leading private operators in Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan, Uganda, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Nigeria, Senegal and other sub-Saharan countries. His experience has included facilitating and negotiating PSCs, EPSAs, JOAs, service agreements, concessions, oilfield service and drilling contracts, and dealing with licensing and pipeline and marine transportation issues, including the sale and transportation of LNG, in over 15 African countries.
As part of his most recent work on African content development, he has advised the Ministry of Petroleum and Energies of Senegal, the Ministry of Petroleum of South Sudan and the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea on their national local content implementation strategies. He has also been part of the most strategic investments and projects shaping Africa’s energy sector in recent years, including the drafting of South Sudan’s first exploration and production sharing agreement and the launch of Equatorial Guinea’s offshore gas mega hub in 2019, the first such project on the African continent.
Drawing from past experience working with the United Nations, he advises governments on judicial modernisation, rule of law issues, and the training of African judges, prosecutors and lawyers on a pro bono basis. Mr Ayuk regularly participates in industry-specific conferences and seminars as a speaker and moderator.
In order to bring the African legal industry into the 21st century, he launched in 2018 Centurion Plus, Africa’s first lawyers and advisors on demand service offering that lets companies and investors scale their legal teams up and down according to their corporate and project requirements.
Since 2018, he is also the executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber where he leads continent-wide efforts to build domestic capacity and advocate for a stronger and more united African energy industry.
Mr Ayuk is recommended in Chambers, Who’s Who Legal, and Forbes Magazine. He is also the author of the industry best-seller, Big Barrels: African Oil and Gas and the Quest for Prosperity, which recaptures the narrative on Africa’s oil and gas sector to provide a more objective and balanced picture of the industry’s benefits for African economies and entrepreneurs.
He graduated from University of Maryland College Park and earned a JD from William Mitchell College of Law in the United States. He holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology and is an active member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), the Institute for Energy Law (IEL) and the Petroleum Joint Venture Association (PJVA).
His second book, Billions at Play: The Future of Africa Energy and Doing Deals, will be published at the end of 2019.
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