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Adonis Pouroulis, Acting CEO of Chariot, appreciated the lawmakers’ willingness to part- place by The Gambia for the expansion of the
commented: “Following on from our recently ner with the Board. He mentioned that the Board hydrocarbons sector is to encourage the private
announced rig award, today’s release marks fur- acts as a catalyst for the oil and gas sector and was sector to participate in the development of the
ther progress towards our planned appraisal well not an interventionist agency. sector by various means, including building rel-
on the Lixus licence, offshore Morocco, later this Wabote informed the lawmakers that the evant infrastructure for petroleum and LPG as
year. We remain on track for drilling operations Board is promoting various projects within the required.
to commence in December and we look forward State that is currently creating jobs for youths The Gambian delegation official speakers will
to updating the market further as other opera- at the construction stage of its various projects include Lamim Camara, Permanent Secretary,
tional milestones are achieved ahead of drilling.” and they would employ more people at comple- Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and Jarreh
Chariot, September 23 2021 tion and operation stages. He mentioned that Barrow, Commissioner for Petroleum; together
the Board will be willing to take the legislative with speakers from GNPC including Yaya Bar-
members on a tour of the projects to enable them row, Managing Director of GNPC and Cany
LOCAL CONTENT enact laws that will promote and protect invest- Jobe, Director of Exploration and production of
ment in the State. GNPC.
Bayelsa assembly hails NCDMB, September 23 2021 carbons exploration campaign is underway
An ambitious offshore and onshore hydro-
NCDMB, seeks collaboration EVENTS in The Gambia with both regional oil and gas
companies and international oil companies
Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assem- participating. The Gambia is looking to emulate
bly have commended the developmental strides Gambian Ministry of the success of major discoveries that have taken
of the Nigerian Content Development and place in 2014-2016 in other countries of the
Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in the State. The Petroleum, Gambia National MSGBC Basin such as Senegal and Mauritania,
commendation was conveyed by the Speaker of and expand ongoing exploration and production
the Assembly, Abraham Ingobere, when he led Petroleum Co. to Participate programmes. There are two onshore and six off-
the principal officers on a courtesy visit to the shore blocks. Block A4 is licenced to Petronor,
Executive Secretary, Simbi Wabote at the Board’s in MSGBC 2021 while Blocks A2 and A5 are licenced to FAR and
headquarter in Yenagoa on Thursday. Petronor JV. A1, which was licenced to BP, is now
Ingobere mentioned that the Board’s inter- The Gambia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, on the market looking for investors.
ventions have brought development to the together with Gambia National Petroleum Co. In order to expedite the pace of development
State and had helped to improve the lives of (GNPC), have been confirmed as strategic gov- in The Gambia’s hydrocarbons sector, the repre-
the youths. He applauded the various capacity ernment partners for the upcoming MSGBC Oil, sentatives from GNPC are looking to develop
building initiatives that the Board had sponsored Gas & Power 2021 Conference and Exhibition. regional alliances to promote greater energy sec-
which have helped to reduce the restiveness Delegations from the Ministry of Petroleum tor cooperation and to attract renewed foreign
among the youths. and Energy and GNPC have confirmed that they investment into the sector. The MSGBC Basin
While appreciating the Board for the support will speak at the event. Organised by Energy is currently one of the most exciting frontier oil
to the Bayelsa State government, the speaker Capital & Power, MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power plays in West Africa.
pleaded that the Board should also engage with 2021 Conference and Exhibition will take place The upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power
the Legislation Arm of State just like it is doing in Dakar on December 2-3, 2021. 2021 Conference and Exhibition is the leading
with the Executive. Under the leadership of Fafa Sanyang, Min- platform whereby representatives from The
The Lawmaker pledged the Assembly’s read- ister of Petroleum and Energy, regional partner- Gambia will have the opportunity to network
iness to collaborate with the Board in ensuring ship development and investment into all facets with global energy stakeholders, establishing
conflict resolutions among the host communi- of The Gambia’s energy sectors – including oil new partnerships and enhancing sectoral activ-
ties where the Board’s projects are located so as and gas, renewable energy and the power sector ities. The conference covers the entire MSGBC
to ensure that no delay is suffered. “In our bid – have seen an uptick of activity and growth. region and is focused on promoting regional
to collaborate with the Board, our committee The Ministry has actively encouraged oil investment opportunities, and positioning fron-
on mineral resource will continue to ensure that exploration activities by creating a policy frame- tier basins, such as those found in The Gambia,
there is peaceful working environment,” he said. work that is both stable and friendly to inves- at the forefront of the event.
In his response, the Executive Secretary tors. A key component of the strategy put in Energy Capital & Power, September 27 2021

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