The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) and pan-African advisory firm DMWA Resources will bring policy advocacy and investment advisory expertise to African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, with Verner Ayukegba, Senior Vice President of the AEC, and Sebastian Wagner, Founder and President of DMWA Resources, confirmed as speakers.

The AEC has established itself as the continent’s leading energy advocacy organization, working with governments, investors and operators to shape the policy frameworks that drive investment into Africa’s energy sector. The Chamber’s advocacy spans regulatory reform, local content, trade policy and the defense of Africa’s right to develop its hydrocarbon resources. In 2026, the AEC applied to intervene at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in a climate-related proceeding, arguing that energy policy on the continent should be shaped by African institutions rather than external litigation. The Chamber also continues to publish its annual State of African Energy Outlook in partnership with S&P Global Commodity Insights, which assesses upstream activity, spending patterns and energy access gaps across the continent’s 54 markets.

DMWA Resources is a pan-African energy marketing, advisory and commodities trading firm with operations spanning West, Central and Southern Africa. The firm advises national oil companies and multinational operators on upstream positioning, local content strategy and capital access, drawing on established relationships with producers and host governments across the continent. Wagner also serves as Executive Chair of the Germany Africa Business Forum (GABF), a private think tank founded in 2017 to connect German capital and industrial expertise with African energy and infrastructure opportunities.

Ayukegba’s dual role as AEC Senior Vice President and a director at DMWA Resources reflects the close link between advocacy and advisory work in Africa’s energy investment landscape, where securing the right policy conditions and connecting projects with capital partners remain closely linked priorities.

“Investment in African energy starts with getting the policy environment right,” said NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber. “When you pair strong advocacy with advisory expertise that connects capital to opportunity, projects become bankable. That is the kind of leadership this platform brings together.”

AEW 2026, taking place in Cape Town from October 12-16, will provide a platform for the organizations shaping Africa’s energy investment environment to engage directly with policymakers, operators and financiers on the advocacy and advisory priorities driving the sector forward. To learn more and register as a delegate, visit https://apo-opa.co/4iRMcGN.

The delegation will feature senior representatives including Executive Administrators Alcides Andrade, Artur Custódio, Nicola Mvuayi and Ana Miala, alongside Director of Exploration Lúmen Sebastião and Local Content Coordinator Maura Nunes. ANPG Chairman Paulino Jerónimo will lead the delegation, providing investors with direct access to Angola’s upstream regulator as the country promotes opportunities across mature and frontier provinces.

The ANPG’s participation comes at a pivotal moment for Angola’s upstream sector. With production at around 1.03 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2026, Angola is pursuing a dual-track strategy: maximizing recovery from mature producing assets while accelerating exploration across underexplored basins that could underpin the country’s next generation of projects.

Central to this push is Angola’s Hydrocarbon Strategy 2025–2050, which establishes the upstream vision, pillars and targets for the next 25 years. Built around six pillars, the strategy aims to make Angola’s upstream sector more competitive and attractive to investors while promoting technological innovation and greater development of the country’s natural resources.

In the near term, the strategy targets production above one million bpd through 2030, before increasing output to 1.2 million bpd during 2031–2040. Mature assets will form a key bridge to this growth. Angola is targeting field revitalization, well re-entry, new drilling and improved recovery rates, supported by measures including the 2024 Incremental Production Decree. Investment is already advancing at producing assets such as Block 32 and Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A, highlighting the remaining potential within established concessions.

At the same time, ANPG is creating opportunities to shorten development timelines and commercialize smaller discoveries through infrastructure sharing and subsea tiebacks. The Greater PAJ development, which reached FID in June 2026 and combines resources from Blocks 31 and 31/21 through shared infrastructure, demonstrates how cross-block development can unlock resources more efficiently.

Beyond mature acreage, Angola’s longer-term production outlook will increasingly depend on frontier exploration. The Hydrocarbon Strategy targets approximately 12.7 billion barrels of oil initially in place and five trillion cubic feet of gas in discovered or prospective resources through 2030, rising to approximately 20 billion barrels and 13 trillion cubic feet during 2031–2040. Angola plans to expand 3D seismic coverage and intensify exploration across the Kwanza, Namibe and Benguela Basins, alongside deeper Cretaceous and pre-salt opportunities in the Lower Congo Basin.

Momentum is already building. TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil secured four Namibe and Benguela blocks in 2026, Woodside Energy is pursuing studies across Blocks 25, 26 and 43, while Shell has partnered with Sonangol on Block 33. ANPG’s Permanent Offer Regime provides an additional route into the market, enabling investment in unawarded acreage, free areas within existing concessions and concessions held by the national concessionaire.

ANPG’s participation at AOG 2026 will therefore put both sides of Angola’s upstream proposition in focus: near-term barrels from established producing areas and longer-term growth from frontier exploration. As Angola moves from managing decline toward rebuilding production, AOG 2026 provides a platform for ANPG to connect available acreage, regulatory reforms and project opportunities with the capital and technical expertise needed to deliver the country’s next investment cycle.

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Taking place during the AOG 2026 Gala Dinner and Awards in Luanda, the ceremony will celebrate achievements spanning upstream investment, exploration, local content, corporate social responsibility, oilfield services and downstream development. The awards form part of AOG 2026, taking place September 9–10, with a pre-conference day scheduled for September 8, and recognize milestones achieved across Angola’s oil and gas value chain.

This year’s nominees reflect a period of renewed investment and project activity in Angola, encompassing major offshore developments, new discoveries, indigenous upstream growth, community initiatives, locally developed technology, and expanding refining and logistics infrastructure.

Game Changer of the Year

• ANPG – for advancing Angola’s Hydrocarbon Strategy 2025–2050 and its long-term roadmap for upstream development.
• Azule Energy – for delivering first gas from Angola’s first non-associated gas development and reaching FID on the $5.1 billion Greater PAJ project.
• TotalEnergies – for advancing the development of the landmark Kaminho deepwater project.

Explorer of the Year

• Sonangol – for successfully appraising the Katambi-2 well in Block 24 and completing Angola’s first full drill stem test on a non-associated gas reservoir.
• Chevron – for making a new oil and gas-condensate discovery at the 105-4X exploration well in Block 0.
• Azule Energy and its Block 15/06 partners – for the Algaita-01 discovery, with preliminary estimates of around 500 million barrels of oil in place.

Local Company of the Year

• Alfort Petroleum – for advancing exploration at KON 8 in the onshore Kwanza Basin.
• Etu Energias – for its Espadarte 7ST2 appraisal success and expansion into Blocks 14 and 14K.
• ACREP – for strengthening indigenous upstream participation as operator of KON 19 and across other strategic Angolan acreage.

CSR Initiative of the Year

• Block 17 Partners – TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Equinor, Azule Energy and Sonangol – for advancing the MUNGU Program to strengthen the capabilities of Angolan suppliers and SMEs.
• Cabship – for providing industry training and practical experience to young Angolans through its learnership and internship program.
• Poliedro, Etu Energias and Kotoil – for supporting communities affected by flooding in Benguela Province.

National Service Company of the Year

• Angola Environmental Serviços – for advancing industrial waste valorization in Angola while expanding its environmental solutions regionally.
• Copia Group of Companies – for developing AI- and machine learning-powered software for seismic interpretation and oilfield management.
• Petromar – for delivering protective structures for the Kaminho FPSO and supporting greater Angolan participation in major offshore developments.

Downstream Player of the Year

• Sonangol – for strengthening Angola’s strategic shipping capacity through the development of a new one-million-barrel Suezmax tanker.
• Cabinda Refinery – for commencing commercial operations in 2026 and expanding Angola’s domestic refining capacity.
• FAMAR Energies – for investing in petroleum logistics, storage and port infrastructure to strengthen fuel distribution and trade.

The AOG Awards highlight the companies and initiatives driving progress across Angola’s oil and gas sector. From new discoveries and multibillion-dollar developments to indigenous participation, local technology and downstream infrastructure, the 2026 nominees demonstrate the breadth of activity underway across the industry.

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