At our recent Frontier’s Upstream Insights discussion titled "New Frontiers: The Next Guyana", we set out to examine one of the most important questions in global exploration today: where will the next major frontier success come from?

Tamoor Ali of Trafigura shares his thoughts on the impact of the smaller independents and why global upstream needs to figure out how to support them and realise the associated opportunities.

Ghana’s oil and gas strategy offers a clear signal to the industry. The country is focused on maximising production - ensuring hydrocarbons drive industrialisation, strengthen energy security, and build meaningful local participation.

We are pleased to confirm the dates for the Frontier’s flagship Global Summits in 2027 - two strategically crucial gatherings where the upstream industry comes together at the highest level.

An exemplary firm operating at the highest level of Africa’s upstream sector, Miranda & Associados brings deep expertise in structuring deals, navigating regulatory frameworks, and enabling investment to move with confidence across the continent.

Next month, we’re set to welcome more than 100 confirmed speakers to London, as we showcase the industry’s most powerful lineup of global and regional leaders - all focused on one thing: Africa’s upstream development.

As Africa’s premier upstream gathering, we play a central role in driving dialogue, partnerships and deal-making across the continent’s energy landscape.

Quite literally shaping where and how the industry moves next, Shearwater GeoServices sits at the very front end of the upstream value chain, providing the seismic data and subsurface insight that underpin exploration and investment decisions.

Reflecting on reconnecting with old friends and making new ones; it is surely the people that make this industry special and unique, coupled with the profound and enduring strategic importance of hydrocarbons to the engine of global growth and wealth creation.

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The Africa Energies Summit is renowned for facilitating informed, realistic discussions – not the big-picture narratives.

A long-term supporter of the Summit, Searcher's multi-client geoscience data and exploration insight assists governments and energy companies worldwide in unlocking new opportunities via seismic data reprocessing, basin studies, and integrated geoscience solutions.

As a female Founder, CEO and entrepreneur in the oil and gas industry, I am conscious that I occupy a space where women are still relatively rare.

Right now, the topic of energy security is more pertinent than ever.

At the heart of the Africa Energies Summit are the governments, NOCs and regulators who recognise the Summit as the trusted forum in which to tackle the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s upstream industry

The 30th anniversary edition of the Big Five Board Awards stand as a powerful tribute to the ongoing vision and resilience of the individuals, companies and government entities that fuel the continent’s energy future.

Exclusive to our Member network, this event explores how capital, policy and technology can accelerate global upstream development while supporting sustainable growth.

Proscovia Nabbanja, CEO of Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) summing up why the Africa Energies Summit is where the upstream industry comes to genuinely connect, collaborate and get deals done.

Across Africa’s upstream sector, the conversation around local content is integral and crucial to building enduring capability, developing technical expertise, and creating globally competitive companies that participate international oil and gas industry. That is why we are particularly pleased to welcome TECSEP to the Summit Sponsor line-up.

Recent geopolitical tensions in the Gulf region have once again demonstrated how closely global energy markets are linked to political and security developments, which in my opinion makes the oil and gas industry one of the most interesting to work in.