The Surge, Frontier Energy Network’s Monthly Newsletter

👋 Welcome to May’s edition of The Surge – designed to keep you connected with all that’s happening within the Frontier Energy Network.

Celebrating the Africa Energies Summit

You could feel the energy for Africa at the Africa Energies Summit

It is, as they say, a wrap for 2023! Last week, the 6th Africa Energies Summit took place in the heart of London. Bigger than ever before, we brought together governments, IOCs, Ministries, Regulators, NOCs, supply chain organisations and professional services - all with a focus on the development of Africa’s energy industry from Cape to Cairo.

From frontier exploration and ongoing production through to carbon neutral operations and the development of the renewable energy sector, no stone in the African energy industry was left unturned. There was debate, there was knowledge sharing and there was a huge amount of meaningful networking.

Showcasing energy opportunities at the Africa Energies Summit

Some companies were there to share their story with a wider audience, others were there to meet up with current clients and partners, as well as those for the future. And for the 15 African governments in attendance, the Africa Energies Summit continues to provide them with the industry’s most focused, relevant platform from which to showcase upcoming opportunities.

Discussions with Exhibitors in the Exhibitor Zone

That is the beauty of this Summit – whatever stage the energy journey is at, in whichever region, our fundamental role is to create a forum for the development of energy on the African continent. 

As always, we have loved each moment of this year’s Africa Energies Summit and send our thanks to everyone who contributed to make this the best yet. Everything we’ve mentioned above – and so much more – comes shining through in our Summit Photo Gallery.

Thank you to all our Sponsors & Partners

Welcome to our new Members this month 🙌

Membership of the Frontier Energy Network continues to grow and this month we are pleased to welcome the following new Members. Find out more about Membership and the benefits here

• Nathan Piper, Commercial Director, Capricorn Energy

• Eleanor Rowley, Managing Director, Capricorn Energy

• Michael Barrett, Exploration Director, Petronor

• Gabriel Gomez, Country Manager, Murphy Oil

• Mike Larsen, Director, Metastream

• Hamed Elmowafy, CEO & Senior Geoscientist Advisor, NeuEra Petroleum

• Travis Smithard, Director, Rhino Resources

• Chris Ferguson, Director, The Risk Advisory Group

• Craig Steinke, Founder, ReconAfrica

• Olujide Asa, Deputy Managing Director, Africa Diving Services

• Debbie Sewell, EVP Global New Business Development, Searcher Geodata

• Diederick Bax, Business Development Manager Shell Exploration, Shell

• Nick Feast, Vice President Opportunity Identification and Portfolio, Shell

• Ian Mills, Managing Director, Exceed Energy

• John Anderson, Commercial Director, Exceed Energy

• Shakwa Nyambe, Managing Partner & Founder, SNC Incorporated

• Alba Oliveira, Head of East Africa Unit, Africa Upstream & Exploration Commercial Negotiations, Eni

• Aldo Napolitano, Director, Exploration, Eni

• Domenico Spina, Reference Press Office Upstream, Eni

• Maria Caianiello, Head, Regional Management Upstream Activities, Eni

• Mario Bello, Head of Sub Saharian Africa Region, Eni

• Alessio Checconi, Senior Business Development Manager for Africa, Middle East & Mediterranean, TGS

• Alex Kurobasa, Business Development Manager, TGS

• Andy Harris, Senior Account Manager AME, TGS

• James Pryor, Senior Business Development Manager, TGS

• Jason Robinson, Director of Business Development - Africa, Mediterranean & Middle East, TGS

• Jevon Hilder, Senior Business Development Manager AME, TGS

• John Foyle, Account Manager AME, TGS

• Johnny Chigbo, Business Development Manager - Africa, Mediterranean & Middle East, TGS

• Felicia Winter, Head of Geoscience Africa, TGS

• Kevin Shrimpton, Business Development Manager AME, TGS

• Linda Santiago, Senior Vice President of Sales Eastern Hemisphere, TGS

• Will Ashby, Executive VP, TGS

• Archie Donmo, Director-General, Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority

• Catherine Nyenkan, Chief of Staff, Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority

• Alcides Andrade, Strategic Planning Director, ANPG

• Belarmino Chitangueleca, ANPG Board Member, ANPG

• Filomena Dias, Communications Manager, ANPG

• Kelly Costa, Communication Specialist, ANPG

• Ricardo Corte Real, Project Engineer, ANPG

• Neusa Cardoso, Director of Communication, ANPG

• Bridget Venner, General Manager, ExxonMobil

• Charlie Line, Technical Advisor, ExxonMobil

• Chinonso Emehelu, Director - Africa, International Government Relations, ExxonMobil

• Kathryn Lamb-Wozniak, Supervisor Global Thematic Teams, ExxonMobil

• Nic Harker, Commercial Manager, ExxonMobil

• Richard Barke, Exploration Manager, ExxonMobil

• Taimi Itembu, Public and Government Affair Manager, ExxonMobil

• Tolulope Ewherido, Director - Established Areas Exploration, ExxonMobil

• Claudia Santana, External Communications Manager, Azule Energy

• Mongini Adriano, Chief Executive Officer, Azule Energy

• Egbert Faibille Jnr, Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum Commission, Ghana

• Modou Badjie, Finance Officer, Petroleum Commission, Ghana

• Emmanuelle Tutenuit, Deputy SVP for Africa Division EP, TotalEnergies

• Gatien Dzebas, VP General Affairs Africa E&P, TotalEnergies

• Eric Daniels, VP - Finance, National Oil Company Of Liberia

• Saifuah-Mai Gray, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Oil Company Of Liberia

• Foday Mansaray, Director General, Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone

• Zainu Deen Karim, Director Of Finance, Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone

• Lyoidah Kiconco, Head Exploration and New Ventures, UNOC

• Proscovia Nabbanja, Chief Executive Officer, UNOC

• William Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Coastline Exploration

• Katya Casey, VP - Exploration, Coastline Exploration

Get Set for 2024 …

Join us to promote Africa’s energy to the world!

You attended this year and want to make sure of your place next year? Or maybe you should have attended this year, and realise that you need to be a part of the 7th Africa Energies Summit in 2024 taking place from the 14th - 16th May. Whichever category you fall into, make your way here to take advantage of exceptional Super Early Bird savings of over £1,500.

Panel Discussion Mediated by Charlotte Khan

The 27th Big Five Awards – The Winners for 2023!

Winners of the longest running African energy awards were voted for at last week’s Africa Energies Summit.

These have long celebrated outstanding individual and corporate contributions to the industry, and it was an honour for us to announce the winners of the five categories – not forgetting, of course, the sixth category, that of the Africa’s Legend. Find out who won here

Eleanor Rowley, Managing Director - Egypt, Capricorn Energy

Africa Energies Summit Supports…

This year, the Africa Energies Summit chose to continue its support of two very different, but equally impactful charities. We would be thrilled to think that some of our friends, colleagues and partners might now support them too. Click the links to find out more about rehabilitation charity, Gogo Olive and endangered species conservation organisation, the Tikki Hywood Foundation. 

Children from the Gogo Olive Charity, Zimbabwe

World Energies Summit

World Energies Summit - The International Energy Summit

By Industry Request!

If you’re one of the 300+ delegates and companies that finds the Africa Energies Summit an indispensable element of your business strategy, then we suggest you register for September’s World Energies Summit.

Established following a number of requests from the operator community to recreate the focus and objectives of the Africa Energies Summit, World Energies takes in a wider geographic basis, focusing on Africa, Latin America, the Mediterranean and European energy industries. 

Our international energies conference makes its debut in London this September, doing what Frontier Energy Network does best - providing a platform for the global energy sector to connect, collaborate and get the deals done that will sustainably develop our energy future.

Guaranteed to become a fixture in the industry calendar, we recommend that you become an early supporter of the World Energies Summit. You can save over £700 by purchasing your Early Bird ticket before 1 August. A wide range of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are now available – find out more here.

Why Join Frontier Energy Network?

Connect, Collaborate and Get Deals Done !

There are so many reasons why a Frontier Energy Network membership makes sense, whether you’re looking for access to exclusive industry content, facilitated networking channels, exclusive members-only events, a relevant platform for your latest company news or incredible savings on Summit tickets.

Membership entitles you to them all – and it’s worth nothing that it will instantly pay for itself through the saving you’ll make on just one Summit delegate pass. 

Seems like the obvious thing to do, doesn’t it…? Check out our upcoming events list below and get in touch here to become a member today!

Dates for Your Diary

World Energies Summit – the International Energy Conference

27th - 28th September 2023, London

Energy 2050 Summit – Accelerating the Energy Transition

28th – 29th November 2023, London

We hope you enjoyed the May edition, and we invite you to join us on our journey in the energy industry where we work to connect energy people around the world to make real progress happen. 

Join us to find a global energy community! 

The Frontier Team 💡