Wood Mackenzie will participate at African Energy Week 2025: Invest in African Energies with a senior delegation, offering strategic insights on Africa’s upstream investment landscape
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 12, 2025/APO Group/ --
Energy research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie will participate in the African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies conference, with a senior delegation comprising Mansur Mohammed, Head of New Business Development, Africa; Gavin Thompson, Vice Chairman, EMEA; David Parkinson, Head of Exploration; and Ian Thom, Research Director, Upstream. The team will speak across multiple sessions, contributing data-led insights and strategic analysis on upstream investment, exploration trends and Africa’s energy transition planning.
Wood Mackenzie Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 with Senior Delegation, Driving Investment and Insight Across Africa’s Energy Sector
With over five decades of experience, Wood Mackenzie has become a central player in global energy markets. In Africa, the firm’s work has been particularly impactful in supporting the development of long-term energy planning and project structuring. Its collaboration with national governments and state-owned oil companies has helped shape policy frameworks, evaluate exploration potential and guide infrastructure development.
One of the firm’s most notable recent contributions has been its support to the Republic of Congo in developing the country’s first Gas Master Plan, in partnership with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons. The plan outlines strategies for monetizing gas resources, expanding domestic access and establishing export mechanisms that will contribute to economic diversification. In line with this work, Wood Mackenzie has provided analysis for key projects such as the Marine XII LNG development, which recently delivered its first cargo and is progressing toward expansion with a second 3.5 billion-cubic-meter-per-year facility.
In the broader upstream sector, Wood Mackenzie tracks and forecasts capital investment trends across the continent. The firm’s research highlights a stabilization of upstream spending around $40 billion annually, with particular emphasis on gas and LNG-led growth. Countries such as Namibia and Mozambique are attracting heightened interest from international investors, while established producers including Angola and Nigeria continue to recalibrate their upstream portfolios in response to global energy dynamics. Wood Mackenzie’s data and modelling are often used by governments and private operators alike to assess fiscal terms, licensing strategy and project economics.
The firm is also playing a leading role in contextualizing Africa’s energy transition. According to its long-term energy outlooks, Africa is expected to see electricity demand double by 2050. While renewables will form an increasing share of generation, Wood Mackenzie maintains that oil and gas will remain vital to meeting the continent’s industrial and energy access needs. The firm projects that Africa will account for just 3–6% of global emissions by mid-century, underscoring the argument that continued hydrocarbon development can coexist with climate responsibility.
“Wood Mackenzie brings the rigorous data and applied insight necessary to unlock Africa’s energy potential. At AEW 2025, their contributions will help shape a narrative that highlights investment opportunity, energy security and the responsible pursuit of development across the continent,” states NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber.
The delegation’s participation at AEW 2025: Invest in African Energies comes at a time when African states are intensifying their focus on exploration licensing rounds, domestic gas utilization and large-scale LNG developments. With deep experience in asset valuation, fiscal benchmarking and upstream project modelling, Wood Mackenzie remains a trusted partner to investors, ministries and NOCs seeking to maximize returns and mitigate risk across the continent.
AEW: Invest in African Energies is the platform of choice for project operators, financiers, technology providers and government, and has emerged as the official place to sign deals in African energy. Visit www.AECWeek.com for more information about this exciting event.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.
Way badan yihiin dadka u baahan in wax lataro haddii reer Somalilandnow.
Mataqanaan akhristayaal gabadha da'dayar ee layidhaa Faadumo Bixii. Faadumo waa gabadh dadeeda lagu qiyaaso 20 sano haatan, laakiin la labadeeda laxaad la. Waxay miino la qaraxday iyada oo todoba jira ah, kadib ayaa waxay fursad siiyay bisha cas oo xiligaa caawin jirtay dadka ku waxyeelooba miinooyinka.
Faadumo waxa loo qaaday dibada iyada oo biro loosoo galiyay labadeedii laxaadba oo ku go'an bowdada. Waxay jaanis u heshay inay kaqayb qadato shirkii lagu mamnuucay miinada ee kadhacay Swezerland sanadkii 1995 kii , waxaana lahorkeenay masuuliyiintii dunida dafaheeda kakalayimid oo latusay dhibta ay miinadu u gaysato bili aadamka Fadumana ay tusaale katahay.
My allah send ayan the mericle she deserves, she is a beautiful young lady who has so much to look farward to. I hope someone who can change this young lady’s life reads or hears her story. Ayan walalo my allah give you what you need and continue to succeed in life you are an inspiration to all.
As muslims, we have a duty towards helping to our vulnerable sisters and brothers, and Ayaan is not exceptional. Ayan is not only has the right to our help, but also has a right to our sympathy.
As prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) said, “By Him Whose hand my soul is, Allah does not bestow His Mercy except on merciful one.” The prophet replied, “Not only that each of you has mercy upon the other, but to have a mercy also upon all people”
May Allah help her,
Farhan(oday)
Hargeisa, Somaliland
Xiligaa oo butrus qaali xoghaye ka ahaa qaramada midoobay wuxuu waydiiyay Faadumooy maxaa laguu qabtaa. Bal ufiirso akhriste jawaabtan qaaliga ah, waxay tidhi waxaan doonayaa in layga dhiso dugsi halkii miinadu igula qaraxday. Dugsigiina waa loo dhisay oo haatan waa dugsi hoose dhexe oo loo yaqaan " Fadumo Bixi Primar & Intermediate School" oo kuyaal xaafada Ahmed-Dhagax oo katirsan magaalada Hargeisa.
Fadumo haatan waxa ay laadahay cid kabixiya jaamacad, waxqabadkeediina waa mid ay moogan yihiin inta badan dadku. Laakiin wuxuu baaqi kuyahay maskaxdayda mar walba oon xasuustana waan ooyaa aniga oo kafikaray qiimaheeda iyo nolosheeda.
Marlabaad haynu u istaagno caawinta Ayaan iyo Faadumo Biixi
Fariintan sare waxa ay laxidhiidhaa Fadumo Bixi oo ah gabadh da'ar oo naafo ah oo ay miino kula qaraxday sanadii 1994 iyada oo 7 jir ah, halka maanta laga dhisay dugsiga loogu magac daray iyada. Sababna ay unoqotay dhisida dugsigaasi.
Faadumo biixi waa 21 la labadeeda laxaad laakiin kusocoda biro, gabadh garaad badan jecelna waxbarashada iyo inay nolol cusub u jeexdo dadka kadanbeeya.
Faadumo oo lagu marti qaaday shirkii lagu mabnuucayay miinada ee lagu qabtay Swezerland ayaa lawaydiiyay waxa ay jeclaan lahayd in loo qabto. Waxaanay codsatay in iskuul looga dhiso halkii ay miinadu kuqaraxday, xiligaana waxay ahay 8 jir la labadeeda laxaad ba.
Hadaba akhristayaal madareensanahay waxqabadka qaran ee faadumo bixii iyo sida ay maanta nolosheedu tahay.
feeling the pain…..may Allah give these people an opening!!!!
Please let us help her, I am willing to help but we need to organized in order for us to help.
My name is Abdi Jama and email address is abdul.jama@gmail.com.
Yes we can all help her and we will.
This post is strickly for Ayaan please stop posting other links, videos and other stories.
alishaqi
well done Edna, you had always been an iron lady on achievements. It's the right thing to let the World know about ayaan, if we can't do any better for her but that we did for her , what could.