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United States (U.S.) Broadens African Energy Push as Volz Brings Washington to African Energy Week (AEW) 2026

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From LNG finance in Mozambique to grid technology and clean cooking, U.S. government agencies and companies are expanding their engagement with African energy markets as Department of Energy official Josh Volz prepares to join African Energy Week 2026

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 2, 2026/APO Group/ –The United States is widening its engagement with Africa’s energy sector, combining government-backed finance, technology partnerships and private-sector investment across markets from Mozambique and Nigeria to Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Josh Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East at the U.S. Department of Energy, will bring that agenda to African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town from October 12-16.

 




  

Volz returns to AEW as Washington’s engagement with African energy markets increasingly spans both hydrocarbons and electricity infrastructure. In April, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency brought energy decision-makers from the DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda to the U.S. to meet American companies working on transmission and distribution technologies, including AI-enabled grid systems. The program was designed to connect U.S. technology providers with prospective projects and procurement opportunities in African power markets.

Mozambique illustrates the scale that U.S. financing can bring to an African gas project. In March 2025, the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a nearly $5 billion loan for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG development, reviving a financing package for the long-delayed project. The original $4.7 billion commitment had been approved during the first Trump administration but required reapproval after construction was suspended in 2021. Meanwhile, ExxonMobil and its Area 4 partners awarded approximately $1.1 billion in pre-investment contracts for long-lead equipment and early construction activities at the Rovuma LNG project in August.

Development finance is another part of the equation. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s investment ceiling rose from $60 billion to $205 billion following its 2025 reauthorization, while the agency gained expanded authority covering international investments in strategic sectors including energy and critical minerals. The new authorization runs through 2031.

The DFC is better resourced than it has ever been, making this an opportune moment for African operators to make their case

The DFC has also continued to approve new transactions in Africa in 2026. On September 16, the agency announced more than $8 billion in new investments globally, including projects supporting infrastructure and resources across Africa, as part of an effort to promote U.S. exports, energy security and American technology.

U.S. companies such as GE Vernova are active across African power markets, providing generation, transmission, grid and software technologies. The company says its technology is installed in more than 50 countries across the Middle East and Africa; in Nigeria alone, its equipment is installed across more than 40 sites, while its grid technology has also supported regional integration through the West African Power Pool.

Energy access is another emerging strand of Washington’s engagement. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright co-chaired the July 2026 high-level summit on clean cooking in Africa alongside Kenyan President William Ruto, Norway and the International Energy Agency. The meeting produced $900 million in new commitments, taking total commitments since the 2024 Africa Clean Cooking Summit to more than $3.1 billion. Wright described clean cooking as a major but often overlooked energy-access challenge.

Volz has previously argued that African countries should determine their own energy pathways while the United States looks for ways to partner with them. Speaking at AEW 2025, he said: “International governments should not stand in the way of how African nations determine their energy futures. We are eager to hear how best we can, from a U.S. perspective, partner with Africa.” He also pointed to $65 billion in existing U.S. private-sector investment in Africa and a $2.5 billion U.S. government pledge to support energy expansion.

That approach will have a substantial U.S. presence at AEW 2026. The current program confirms Volz alongside U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, United States Energy Association President and CEO Mark W. Menezes and DFC Managing Director and Regional Head of Africa Vibhuti Jain, among other U.S.-linked executives and policymakers. Jain will also participate in the dedicated U.S.-Africa Energy & Investment Forum on October 14, which will bring together U.S. and African companies, investors and policymakers to discuss capital, technology and commercial partnerships.

“The DFC is better resourced than it has ever been, making this an opportune moment for African operators to make their case. This conference is about making sure the capital and the projects actually find each other,” said NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber.

For African energy markets, the expanding U.S. role reaches across project finance, LNG, upstream development, electricity infrastructure, grid technology and clean cooking. Volz’s participation at AEW 2026 comes as those relationships increasingly move from broad policy discussions toward individual projects, commercial partnerships and technology deployment across the continent.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.

 




 

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Triple A Services & Petroleum Ltd Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Atong Amos Agook to Champion Women-Led Energy Businesses at South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP) 2026

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Triple A Services & Petroleum Ltd ‘s CEO, Dr. Atong Amos Agook, is expected to champion indigenous participation, upstream oilfield logistics and women-led energy enterprises at South Sudan Oil & Power 2026

JUBA, South Sudan, November 12, 2026/APO Group/ –Dr. Atong, Founder and CEO of Triple A Services & Petroleum Ltd, has been confirmed as a speaker at South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP) 2026, bringing her experience in fuel distribution, oilfield logistics and downstream services to discussions on expanding opportunities for women-led energy businesses.

 




  

As part of the programme, she will participate in the panel Women in Energy: Scaling Women-Led Enterprises in Downstream & Services, which will examine how access to finance, procurement contracts and commercial partnerships can support the growth of women-owned companies across South Sudan’s energy. The discussion will also explore opportunities for indigenous service providers to participate in the country’s expanding petroleum industry.

Dr. Atong has grown Triple A Services & Petroleum Ltd into a provider of petroleum products, logistics and technical services. The company operates across fuel distribution, bulk haulage, equipment supply and oilfield support, serving customers across South Sudan’s petroleum sector.

Triple A Services & Petroleum Ltd supplies fuel and logistics services to operators across the country’s producing oilfields. Its activities highlight the role of indigenous contractors in supporting petroleum operations while creating opportunities for local employment, skills development and supplier participation.

The company is in the last stage of also expanding its downstream portfolio, supplying petroleum products to include diesel, petrol, kerosene, aviation fuel and lubricants. These activities support domestic fuel distribution and regional supply chains as South Sudan seeks to strengthen its downstream infrastructure and reduce supply constraints.

Beyond conventional fuel distribution, Triple A Services & Petroleum Ltd is pursuing opportunities in LPG storage, cylinder bottling and retail distribution, supporting wider access to cleaner household cooking fuels. Expanding LPG infrastructure presents opportunities for investment in storage facilities, distribution networks and equipment supply, while supporting efforts to reduce reliance on wood fuel and charcoal.

As South Sudan advances investment in petroleum storage, fuel distribution and supporting infrastructure, indigenous companies have an opportunity to expand their role in project delivery and service provision. Improving access to working capital, trade finance and procurement contracts will be important to enabling local businesses, particularly women-led enterprises, to compete for larger commercial opportunities.

Returning for its seventh edition as South Sudan’s official energy investment platform, SSOP 2026 will provide an opportunity for Dr. Atong to engage government representatives, financiers, oil and gas operators and service providers on strengthening local content participation and developing partnerships across the downstream sector.

Held under the theme Resource Renaissance – Energy-Fueled Growth for a New Generation, the conference will convene industry leaders and investors to advance commercial opportunities across South Sudan’s energy value chain.

To register for South Sudan Oil & Power 2026 in Juba on November 24–25, visit: https://SouthSudanOilPower.com/

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Energy Capital & Power.

 




 

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NOCs and IOCs Redefine Upstream Partnership Terms Ahead Paris Energy Event

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Participation stakes and work commitments have become the central points of negotiation between African state oil companies and their international partners

PARIS, France, November 11, 2026/APO Group/ –The Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2027 Forum will host an NOC-IOC Roundtable on May 11 in Paris, convening African national oil companies and international oil companies to discuss the commercial terms behind upstream partnerships. Most major African upstream developments are structured as joint ventures or production sharing agreements between the two groups, making the relationship a defining factor in how projects advance to development.

 




  

The roundtable comes as African NOCs take on larger roles as investors and operators. In Nigeria, Shell completed the approximately $2.4 billion sale of its onshore subsidiary to Renaissance, a consortium of African energy companies, in March 2025. Shell has since concentrated its Nigerian investment on deepwater and integrated gas, while state-owned NNPC retained its 55% stake in the onshore joint venture now operated by Renaissance.

Fiscal and contract terms between these two kinds of players are also being revisited. Libya’s National Oil Corporation awarded five blocks to companies including Chevron, Eni, QatarEnergy and Repsol in February 2026 in its first licensing round since 2007, signing production sharing agreements with several of the awardees in June. The corporation has said outcomes on drilling commitments and participation stakes will be used to improve terms for future rounds.

On the IAE agenda, the roundtable follows the Transaction Suite, in which African ministries, regulators and NOCs will present acquisition and farm-in opportunities, and precedes an Investor Circle on structuring bankable capex pipelines with sovereign energy masterplans and private capital. Related discussions continue on May 12 and 13 in main-forum sessions on domestic champions in onshore assets and on licensing rounds and frontier acreage.

The placement reflects how closely partnership terms are tied to project finance. Lenders and development finance institutions assess state carry arrangements and cost recovery provisions when evaluating project cash flows and repayment capacity, and alignment between NOCs and their international partners on these points supports a project’s case for financing. The Day 0 roundtable gives both groups a forum to address them ahead of the deal-making sessions over the remaining two days of IAE 2027.

IAE 2027 takes place May 11-13 in Paris. Organized by Energy Capital & Power (ECP), the forum brings together governments, national oil companies, operators and institutional capital to originate, structure and finance energy projects across Africa. Register at www.Invest-Africa-Energy.com.

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Meet the Domestic Companies and Young Engineers Shaping Venezuela Energy Week (VEW) 2027

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Venezuelan contractors, banks and engineers are among VEW 2027’s leading participants as international operators seek local partners for new production contracts

CARACAS, Venezuela, November 11, 2026/APO Group/ –Venezuelan engineering contractors, oilfield service firms, banks and technology companies hold many of the leading sponsor, speaker and exhibition slots at Venezuela Energy Week (VEW) 2027, the country’s premier international platform for energy investment. The scale of Venezuelan participation reflects how the country’s production growth will be delivered, with local companies carrying out much of the engineering and field work under new contracts with international firms. Operators and investors arriving in Caracas will meet capable Venezuelan partners with decades of homegrown experience, and young Venezuelan engineers will present operational solutions directly to global industry leaders.

 




  

Venezuelan firms hold several of VEW’s highest sponsorship positions, including engineering company Lindsayca, which has delivered projects in Venezuela since 1986 and has joined as a Diamond Plus sponsor to present its EPC track record in Venezuelan energy infrastructure. Crixto, a payments technology company built on Venezuelan talent and capital, and Movilnet, the country’s state-owned mobile operator, have taken Diamond sponsorships, one level below Chevron, Lindsayca and Apertura Energy.

VEW’s National Sponsors bring field experience from the country’s main producing regions. CAMIMPEG provides well maintenance and production support at PDVSA’s Punta de Mata and El Furrial fields in Monagas state and export logistics at the Petrocedeño terminal, with separate divisions covering mining services and the transport of equipment and heavy cargo. Power specialist Energy Solutions has also joined as a National Sponsor, and its President, Eddy Prieto, will speak at the event.

On the exhibition floor, PDVSA holds the event’s central Diamond stand, joined by state lenders Banco de Venezuela and Banco del Tesoro as Platinum and Gold Exhibitors respectively. A Venezuela pavilion and a row of National Showcase stands give domestic manufacturers and suppliers, including battery producer Acumuladores Duncan, space to meet operators and contractors directly across the three exhibition days.

Venezuelan industry leaders will also speak at VEW, among them Juan Nutt, CEO of Vepica, an engineering firm founded in Venezuela in 1972 and chosen by Shell earlier this year as principal contractor in an alliance to develop oil and gas fields. He is joined by Álvaro Pérez Díaz, President of the Cámara Petrolera de Venezuela, and Cristina Mujica Perret-Gentil, President of the Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Marítimo. The Asociación Venezolana de los Hidrocarburos and the Asociación Venezolana de Procesadores de Gas have joined VEW as supporting partners.

The country’s next generation of engineers will also present their work at VEW. On February 24, three teams of young Venezuelan engineers and university students will pitch low-cost solutions to operational challenges at the Next-Gen Energy Spark session on the Technical Stage, with proposals covering areas such as flare-gas capture and digital supply chain tracking. A panel of industry experts will judge the presentations and offer the teams feedback and career opportunities. The session comes as Weatherford, Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB advertise dozens of skilled positions in Venezuela, with the first wave of activity concentrated on workover rigs at mature fields.

Venezuelan contractors and engineers are positioned to deliver a large share of the field and supply work under new production contracts through 2027. VEW 2027 gives international operators and investors direct access to Venezuelan partners and emerging talent ahead of the next round of contract awards.

Venezuela Energy Week 2027 takes place February 22–25 at the Simon Bolivar Convention Center in Caracas. Organized by Energy Capital & Power and taking place under the patronage of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, PDVSA and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons, VEW is the country’s flagship oil and gas investment platform. To register or learn more about sponsorship and speaking opportunities, visit www.VenezuelaEnergyWeek.com.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Energy Capital & Power.

 

 




 

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