The U.S.-Africa Energy Forum (USAEF) returns to Houston with a bold agenda focused on fostering U.S. investment and innovation across Africa’s most dynamic energy markets. Designed as a high-impact platform for government and private sector dialogue, USAEF brings together African energy stakeholders and leading U.S. companies to accelerate project development, capital deployment, and technology transfer across the continent.
The forum will open with a high-level U.S.-Africa Energy Dialogue that will bring together senior policymakers, energy ministers, and private sector leaders, setting the tone for deeper cooperation and collaboration on mutual priorities. This flagship session will be followed by a forward-looking panel discussion on private equity driving the new wave of African business, exploring how US-based investment firms are shaping the next chapter of Africa’s energy growth. This agenda will also focus on frontier opportunities. An overlooked game in the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. and a bold strategy to expand U.S. influence in Africa’s critical mineral and energy assets.
Libya, the Republic of Congo, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will take center stage in a series of country-focused sessions highlighting strategic priorities, reform agendas and concrete investment opportunities. African governments and national oil companies will announce their latest projects and policy frameworks, while U.S. companies such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, SLB and ConocoPhillips will deepen partnerships in established markets such as Nigeria and Libya and explore new opportunities in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
With major reforms and investment promotion underway, these markets are rapidly becoming the focus of US engagement. North African powerhouse Libya has launched a 22-block licensing round as it works to revitalize its upstream sector and meet its 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) production target, alongside a multibillion-dollar gas monetization and export project.
The Republic of Congo aims to increase production to 500,000 barrels per day, monetizing gas under a new gas master plan that will encourage international cooperation. In the DRC, changes to the Hydrocarbons Code and the possibility of a security minerals agreement with the US suggest new entry points for US companies. Nigeria continues to emerge as a top investment destination, targeting $10 billion in deepwater gas projects through new tax incentives and planning tenders for greenfield fields to boost exploration and production.
USAEF joins key industry players and high-level delegations to affirm African stakeholders’ shared commitment to attracting U.S. capital and technology to strengthen their respective energy markets. Similarly, U.S. companies are poised to expand their footprint, forge new partnerships, and unlock the full potential of Africa’s energy future.
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