SOUND UP!! This is what the 9th Edition felt like - and that's exactly why you need to be in London for the 10th Edition of the Africa Energies Summit | Africa’s Premier Global Upstream Conference | 11th - 13th May 2027

In frontier exploration, the subsurface picture comes first, and Searcher has spent years building it across Africa.

Every upstream decision-maker needs to lock our Global Summits into their 2027 diary.

Upstream Latest: what's on the table at the World Energies Summit?

Across Africa, Shell's momentum right now is hard to miss - a bigger stake in Nigeria's deepwater Bonga field, a move into onshore Libya, and approval for ultra-deepwater drilling off South Africa in the Orange Basin.

This week we announced the opening of the Sri Lanka Licensing Round 2026 (SL2026-01), offering four offshore exploration blocks in the Mannar Basin to qualified international energy companies.

Chevron has confirmed its position as Diamond Sponsor of the Africa Energies Summit 2027 - as we prepare for our landmark 10th Edition.

Geology was never the challenge across East Africa - but coordination is.

This is what makes the Africa Energies Summit so valuable - and few know better than Robert Bose, CEO of Sintana Energy.

Let's be honest - if you're reading this, you are very likely planning to be at the 10th Edition of the Africa Energies Summit.

In two months’ time, the leaders of global upstream industry converge upon London for the 4th Edition of the World Energies Summit.

Kristian Johansen and TGS return year after year; he tells us why the Summit remains one of the most important dates in the calendar.

Testimonials like these, from those leading Africa's upstream development, explain exactly why you need to join us for the 10th Edition of the Africa Energies Summit in London next year.

The Africa Energies Summit returns to London on 11th - 13th May 2027, bringing together the leaders shaping the future of Africa’s upstream energy sector.

In this panel, we brought together leaders from across the geoscience, technology and engineering value chain - and the message was refreshingly consistent: the technology is ready. The question is whether the environment is.

Right now, Travis Smithard - CEO of Rhino Resources - is one of the most closely watched figures in African upstream, as he leads one of the most significant exploration stories on the continent - the Capricornus discovery in Namibia's Orange Basin, which flowed light oil at rates that turned heads across the industry.

The people who know the Africa Energies Summit best are the ones who return year after year.

Some panels talk about diversity. This one made the business case - and backed it with numbers.

Some panels talk about diversity. This one made the business case - and backed it with numbers.

The world finally understands that we need Africa. We need to all come together to be more productive for the whole world.