Why Attend

For three decades, Africa Oil Week (AOW) has stood as the voice of the upstream industry and a vital meeting point for our community. Over these 30 years, AOW has built and nurtured dialogue, relationships, and successful deal-making for companies within the exploration and production (E&P) sector.

Sankofa Events recognizes the importance of this network, understanding that the true success of AOW is rooted in the loyalty, trust, and collaboration of our partners and community. We extend our deepest gratitude to you, our supporters, for your unwavering commitment.

Going back to the core

M&A, Finance and Geology!

In return for your commitment to AOW, the AOW is refocusing its mission back to you—our partners, our network, and our community. We aim to be your vehicle for industry growth and regional development, advocating on your behalf and driving the conversations that matter most. We will focus on an event that delivers commercial value to our specialist and unique audience. We will focus on:

  • M&A opportunities and outlooks in the African upstream
    Access to finance and capital to advance future upstream projects
    Deep technical insights into the below ground risk of exciting basins and assets
  • Showcases on farm out opportunities and licence rounds across the continent
  • High level interactions with decision makers seeking new ventures and M&A opportunities
  • Unique interactions with concessionaires across Africa

What will the program offer as we look ahead

As we mark 30 years of serving the Oil, Gas, and Energy sectors, we remain committed to advocating for greater energy development, with a focus on oil and gas. We are proudly returning to your AOW event back to its core to serve you - our clients, our partners, and our friends. By delivering an event dedicated to upstream development, this deliberate refocus will include 3 dedicated days focused only on deal making around set topics such as:

  • Exclusive presentations on the continents below ground risk: Case studies on the geology
  • Deal making and finance: An inside look and never before seen presentations on merger and acquisition opportunities across the continent
  • The Africa Independents Forum: Back from its inception over 20 years ago, the AIF will provide delegates with an inside track into the strategies of the operator community in across the continent.
  • A cutting edge focus on finance: The Finance forum has been a longstanding focus on the AOW agenda and this years event will be developed and delivered with analysts, the finance community and brokers from across the globe who are driving the decisions on where to allocate capital.
  • Farm in stream focused on M&A: The Prospect Forum will again deliver the heartbeat of the event showcasing some of the hottest prospects in a Scout Group format

Enquire

AOW is a specialist event for a specialist community, and we are excited to welcome you to Africa Oil Week in Accra. Together, let’s advance the African upstream in a sustainable manner for the prosperity of our industry and continent. Our goal is clear: to secure new projects, drive deals, increase capital flow to Africa, and achieve energy security for the continent and beyond.