Wood Mackenzie is proud to be an official Knowledge Partner of African Energy Week 2026
African Energy Week (AEW) is the African Energy Chamber’s annual event, uniting African energy leaders, global investors and executives from across the public and private sector for four days of intense dialogue on the future of the African energy industry.
Find us at the event
Join us at Stand G4, where you can ask your key oil and gas questions directly to our experts, as well as have a personal 1on1 demo of our industry leading solutions.
Speaking and Roundtable Slots
SPEAKING SLOTS
- New Gas Frontiers to 2035 – Gavin Thompson (moderator) | 14 Oct 2026 | 12:10 - 12:55 Local time
- Developing Nigerian Marginal Fields in a Cost constrained environment - Mansur Mohammed (Moderator) | 14 Oct 2026| 14:45 - 15:30
- East Africa Upstream – Vincenza Papaleo (moderator) | 14 Oct 2026 | 10:45 - 11:30
- Invest in Congo: Revitalising Mature Assets, Marginal Fields and Gas Monetisation – David Parkinson (moderator) | 15 Oct 2026 | 12:10 - 13:00
ROUNDTABLE SLOTS
- NOC/IOC Forum: Strategic Collaboration for Upstream Growth - Gavin Thompson and David Parkinson
Pre-event workshop
12th October 11:30am - 12:30pm
A Wood Mackenzie lens on African upstream: opportunities, competition and commercial reality
Africa is attracting upstream capital — $43 billion in capex and 31% of the world's high-impact exploration wells this year — but spending alone does not determine winners. This panel cuts through to what separates them.
It will focus on:
- New licensing rounds, frontier discoveries and a shifting operator landscape are redrawing Africa's upstream map — which opportunities are compelling enough to convert interest into committed capital?
- As African gas faces pre-FID barriers, FLNG unlocks new resources, and Middle East disruption reshapes the demand outlook — can Africa convert its vast gas potential into monetised reality?
- What will it take for African upstream to compete — are host governments doing enough to make their resources investable?
- Signposts - which projects, investments, and wells will define Africa's upstream year ahead?
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
