The conference, scheduled for October 12 to 16, 2026, is being positioned by the African Energy Chamber as a major continental platform for policy dialogue, dealmaking and energy investment across Africa.
Africa’s largest refinery has purchased crude oil from the United Arab Emirates for the first time, widening its supplier base as persistent shortages of Nigerian crude continue to complicate efforts to feed one of the world’s biggest single-train refining complexes.
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is redrawing fuel trade routes across Africa after a performance test pushed crude processing to 700,000 barrels per day, exceeding its 650,000 bpd nameplate capacity for the first time.
For decades, Africa’s place in the global oil economy was not merely subordinate; it was designed to be so.
Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, is targeting a $50 billion valuation for his flagship refinery business ahead of a planned stock market listing in Nigeria later this year, people familiar with the matter have told Bloomberg.
Africa’s next energy growth cycle will be driven less by new discoveries and more by the ability to build infrastructure, expand LNG capacity and monetize existing reserves, according to analysts participating in the State of African Energy 2026 Outlook webinar hosted by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) and S&P Global.
The African Petroleum Producers Organization is advancing plans to develop regional energy hubs aimed at improving infrastructure connectivity and scaling oil and gas investment across Africa.
My recent conversation on a social media platform with a close friend in Lagos came to an abrupt, silent end. Hours later, he messaged me back with an apology: The phone battery had died, and his neighborhood had been waiting for restoration of electricity service for the better part of the day.
An International Relations Analyst, Ishmael Hlovor, has underscored the importance of continental unity in addressing the challenges African countries face in procuring crude oil from Western nations and the Middle East.
The Africa Energy Bank (AEB) is positioning itself as a new source of risk capital for Africa’s oil and gas sector at a time when global upstream financing is becoming increasingly constrained.