“There is a lot of competition around Africa, and the only way to make investors more interested in our offerings is by showcasing the real opportunities present in our country and our appetite in technology transfer.” Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. The Energy Year Nigeria 2021 highlights Nigeria’s ambitious quest to ramp up production via marginal fields, increase its refining capacity through modular plants, advance gas utilisation with virtual pipelines and revamp its entire power sector to ultimately become Africa’s energy powerhouse. “Our strategy and focus for gas in 2021 is to drive the implementation of the country’s “Decade of Gas” initiatives and grow the overall importance of the industry via increasing its contribution to Nigeria’s GDP.” Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Director and CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources The Energy Year Nigeria 2021 elucidates how Nigeria’s energy industry has remained resilient while it undergoes a unique reshaping through its recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill, as well as the launch of its “Decade of Gas” initiative and the materialising of its “refining revolution” – all of which are propelling the country on its path towards energy transition and self-sufficiency. Produced in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Power, the Department of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, this eighth edition of The Energy Year’s Nigeria series provides investors deep insight on the efforts made to push the country’s energy sector beyond the Covid-19 crisis. The report gives a detailed picture of the opportunities surrounding crude oil, natural gas and power at a time when Nigeria is driven by its pursuit of greater efficiency and a viable energy transition.

“Covid-19’s impact has been the acceleration of the energy transition worldwide.” Francesco La Camera, Director-General, IRENA The Energy Year Abu Dhabi 2021 has been conceived and developed as a critical tool for understanding the successful energy transition taking place in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and, by extension, the wider Middle East. It is no surprise that energy industry leaders worldwide are looking to the leadership of the UAE as it pursues the long-term goal of a sustainable energy future via ambitious investments and development programmes in clean energy sources such as nuclear and solar energy. “Even in the most drastic scenario in terms of demand, we will still need oil. For us the energy transition is about combining, in the smartest way, all types of technologies to achieve an affordable, reliable and cleaner energy for all.” Christophe Sassolas, UAE Country Chair, TotalEnergies The Energy Year Abu Dhabi 2021 showcases the progress made by all key industry players, both public and private, towards the ambitious UAE Energy Strategy 2050. The report features not only the most relevant oil and gas upstream and downstream projects, but the critical projects enabling the energy transition in the country such as the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, Noor Abu Dhabi Solar PV Plant, the upcoming Al Dhafra Solar PV Project and many others. This tenth edition of The Energy Year’s Abu Dhabi series provides insight to potential investors on the government’s efforts to push the energy industry forwards, providing a clear picture of the UAE’s opportunities at a time when gas is becoming the key enabler of the energy transition.

“Angola has been working hard to improve competitiveness and generate new opportunities to foster not only the traditional oil and gas activity but also the energy sector as a whole.” Matteo Bacchini, Managing Director, Eni Angola The Energy Year Angola 2021 highlights Angola’s ambitious goals to intensify exploration activities, transform the public role in the hydrocarbons industry and advance the development of natural gas and LNG – altogether cementing the country’s position as a key energy hub in southwestern Africa. “The government has done a wonderful job in updating the laws, introducing reforms and trying to adjust the industry and the mature basins’ potential to the current market conditions.” Edson Rodrigues Dos Santos, CEO, Somoil The Energy Year Angola 2021 portrays a detailed picture of Angola’s energy scene under President Lourenço’s renewed administration, focusing on the varied efforts the country is undertaking to enhance its oil and gas production, upgrade its refining capacity and push for an energy transition. This edition’s Year Focus chapter, A Renewed Era of Licensing, includes a map detailing the blocks and seismic data in the ANPG’s 2021-2025 bidding strategy – an approach that aims to expand geological information on Angola’s oil and gas potential and attract a new generation of explorers to yield new discoveries. Produced in partnership with the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, ANPG and Sonangol, this seventh edition of The Energy Year’s Angola series provides insight to potential investors on the government’s efforts to push the energy industry forward, providing a clear picture of Angola’s opportunities at a time when gas is the new oil and the country is driven by its pursuit of the energy transition.

“Oil is finite and exhaustible, so we should use the oil money to create durable capacity.” H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda The Energy Year Uganda 2021 is a special first edition covering the unlocking of Uganda’s energy industry, and has been produced in partnership with Uganda’s State House, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and the Uganda Investment Authority. The Energy Year Uganda 2021 analyses the latest developments and future prospects of the country’s up-and-coming oil and gas industry, as well as its linkages with the power sector and wider economy. The book also portrays the projects championed by the key players of the Ugandan energy value chain. “Uganda is continuing to prepare itself to benefit from the oil and gas industry. The benefits will not only be in the form of revenues from the sale of oil but also in harnessing the economic and social impact which these significant investment projects are bringing to the development and transformation of the country.” Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director, Petroleum Authority of Uganda The Energy Year Uganda 2021 also features maps showing Uganda’s oil and gas licences and their status and featuring the groundbreaking East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) infrastructure. This first edition of our The Energy Year Uganda series provides the most up-to-date and in-depth analysis as a comprehensive guide on the evolving Ugandan energy market. It underlines the key projects that will shape the Ugandan oil and gas value chain of the future and identifies the country’s potential and untapped opportunities.

The Business Year: Nigeria 2021/22 analyzes the main challenges faced by the West African economy as a consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and how innovation, new ideas and solutions, diversification, and, above all, the country's resilience are helping Nigeria move forward with a positive economic outlook. In this 114-page edition, which features interviews with top business leaders from across the economy, as well as news and analysis, we cover: finance, green economy, energy, industry, agriculture, ICT, transport, real estate, construction, and transport.

“While we focus on growing production and reserves in the coming months and years, as well as in reducing the cost of producing in Nigeria, we remain convinced that gas represents a way to the future of the energy industry in Nigeria.” Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria The Oil & Gas Year Nigeria 2020 is a special Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) 10th anniversary edition, and has been produced in partnership with the NCDMB and the Department of Petroleum Resources. The Oil & Gas Year Nigeria 2020 highlights the impact of the first 10 years of local content policy in Nigeria and the outlook for future capacity-building, as well as the oil and gas industry reforms targeted by President Muhammadu Buhari’s new administration and the projects championed by the key players of the Nigerian oil and gas value chain. “Today, we are no longer spectators; we have developed capacity. We are operating at the epicentre of the oil industry.” Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources The Oil & Gas Year Nigeria 2020 also features a pull-out map with updated ownership and operatorship data for Nigeria’s onshore and offshore Oil Mining Licences and Oil Prospecting Licences, the map is available separately here. This seventh edition of TOGY’s Nigeria series provides the most updated in-depth analysis and comprehensive guidance on the Nigerian energy market. It underlines the key ongoing projects shaping the Nigerian energy value chain of the future and identifies the country’s untapped opportunities.

Examines critical links between local content requirements and the application of sustainable development treaties in global energy markets.