05.03.2015
From 24-26 February, African energy ministers and law experts convened in Johannesburg, South Africa at the Africa Oil & Gas Legal Summit 2015 to tackle the latest legal issues in the oil and gas industry.
Attendees included the Minister of Energy & Petroleum of Ghana, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kafi Buah, the Minister of Petroleum & Energy of Chad, H.E. Djerassem Le Bemadjie, the Former Minister of Energy of Trinidad and Tobago, H.E. Eric Williams, and Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines, Industry & Energy, H. E. Gabriel Mbega Obiang Lima.
The Summit focused on the evaluation of the capacities of Africa’s oil and gas regimes in order to maximise exploration opportunities and mitigate investment risks. The participation of more than twenty speakers from the industry and the law sector discussed the future of the industry in the continent.