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On the exploration and production front, U.S.-based companies to the likes of ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Vaalco Energy are driving transformational projects in Africa. ExxonMobil is maximizing output at producing fields across the continent, through projects such as the Erha and Owowo fields in Nigeria and the Kizomba deepwater development in Angola’s Block 15.

AEW: Invest in African Energies is the platform of choice for project operators, financiers, technology providers and government, and has emerged as the official place to sign deals in African energy.

The European Union‑Africa Chamber of Commerce (EUACC) has condoled with Ghana over the military helicopter crash that occurred on Wednesday in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, killing eight people, including the Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Murtala Mahammed.