This year’s MSGBC Oil and Gas Power 2025 Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Dakar from December 8th to 10th, will host a strategic session entitled “Leveraging frontier discoveries for growth in West Africa”. The session, to be held on December 9, will feature key insights from leading companies such as Senegal’s national oil company Petrosen E&P, engineering and technology company Technip Energies, data intelligence company TGS, and energy giant BP.
Held under the broader theme of “Energy, Oil and Mining in Africa: Synergies for Inclusive Economic Development,” this session will examine how frontier basin exploration, supported by cutting-edge seismic imagery, competitive fiscal regimes, and proven geological systems, is reshaping the investment landscape across the MSGBC Basin.
Explore opportunities, foster partnerships and remain at the forefront of the oil, gas and power sector in the MSGBC region. To secure your participation in the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference, please visit www.msgbcoilgasandpower.com. To become a sponsor or participate as a representative, please contact sales@energycapitalpower.com.
The MSBGC basin, which spans Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea-Conakry, is emerging as one of the world’s most promising hydrocarbon frontiers. The region’s attractiveness has been strengthened by recent milestones, including the first gas exports from the Greater Tortue Ahmayim (GTA) LNG project and the first oil from Senegal’s Sangomar field. Meanwhile, ongoing exploration in the ultra-deepwater fields of Mauritania, offshore areas of The Gambia, and the Bijagos Basin of Guinea-Bissau continues to uncover new geological opportunities.
Improved seismic image processing, including advanced 3D visualization, full waveform inversion, and AI-powered analysis, significantly reduces geological uncertainties and improves drilling results. Investor interest is also growing, highlighted by energy giant Chevron’s recent acquisition of Guinea-Bissau’s deepwater blocks 5B and 6B, in which it holds a 90% interest alongside the country’s state-owned Petrogin. Meanwhile, Guinea Conakry is preparing a 22-block licensing round and opening a seismic data visualization center, further reducing exploration risks and signaling expanded opportunities for international operators.
Amid these developments, upcoming panel discussions will outline emerging frontier opportunities across the region. Attendees will gain insight into exploration strategies, regional licensing trends and project readiness across new operations, from energy giant Shell’s C-10 and C-19 blocks in Mauritania, to Chevron-led blocks 5B and 6B in Guinea-Bissau, and FAR’s A2 and A5 blocks in The Gambia. The “Leveraging Frontier Discoveries for Growth in West Africa” session aims to provide investors, managers and policymakers with a comprehensive perspective on the basin’s evolving opportunities and the technologies that will transform exploration success across the region.
“The MSGBC Basin remains one of the world’s most exciting exploration frontiers and this session will undoubtedly showcase how recent discoveries, cutting-edge technologies and investor-friendly frameworks are paving the way for new growth in West Africa,” said Sandra Jeke, Events and Projects Director at Energy Capital & Power.
