Herbert Krapa
Ghana has been selected to host the 30-year-old African Oil Week (AOW) conference, networking and exhibition outside its long time traditional venue, Cape Town in South Africa in September 2025.
The world-class programme brings together governments, regulators, global operators, power producers, investors and service providers, who work to develop policy, secure investments and nurture partnerships that will promote sustainable development and energy transformation across the continent and beyond.
It attracts over 1,600 delegates from over 70 countries. They include 80 ministers and government officials and others delegates drawn from 760 companies in oil and gas related field.
The Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Association (APPO), Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim announced this at the official opening of week-long AOW Conference, Networking and Exhibition in Cape Town in South Africa.
He said they have the commitment of all the major players including African Energy Chamber, organisers of the Energy Week, and Sankofa the new owners AOW and APPO to work together for the good of the continents energy industry.
Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, Herbert Krapa, who was also a speaker at the opening ceremony expressed excitement at the announcement and said “Ghana is proud to be hosting Africa Oil Week 2025”.
He said the government was fully committed to ensuring that Africa Oil Week maintains its Pan-African focus by inviting governments, national oil companies, regulators from across the continent and private sector players to share their experiences, take advantage of the opportunities on the continent and for the synergy that helps all people to make that leap out of from economic struggles that we face”.
“We welcome you to Ghana and we encourage you to be part of this exciting new chapter. You have the full commitment of the government to ensure that Africa Oil Week in Accra will be everything that you have known it for in Cape Town and more,” Mr Krapa stated.
A Business Desk Report