In September 2021 Côte d’Ivoire announced the country’s first large-scale oil and gas discovery in two decades. The discovery was made by Italy’s Eni in Block CI-101 on the Baleine prospect, some 60 km off the coast on the Gulf of Guinea. According to initial estimates, the discovery is thought to total 1.5bn-2bn barrels of oil and 1.8trn-2.4trn cu feet of natural gas. This...
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Articles & Analysis | Hydrocarbons discovery in the Gulf of Guinea to boost Côte d’Ivoire’s reserves from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2022
Interviews & Viewpoints | John van Zuylen, CEO, African Solar Industry Association: Interview from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2022
Chapter | Energy & Mining from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2022
As the country returns to robust economic growth and its population expands, electricity demand is set to rise. At the same time, new offshore discoveries promise a brighter future for the hydrocarbons sector, while the renewables segment will be instrumental in helping Côte d’Ivoire achieve its clean energy goals and improve access in remote areas. Against this backdrop, demand for projects...
After achieving a region-leading economic recovery in the decade since political stability was established, future growth and industrialisation strategy will continue to be shaped by the National Development Plan 2021-25, which constitutes a holistic approach to achieving emerging market status and meaningful poverty reduction by 2030.
Articles & Analysis | The impact of rising oil prices on the Gulf’s shift to renewables from The Report: Bahrain 2022
After opening 2022 at around $78 per barrel, Brent crude prices rose sharply over the next few months to surpass $127 on March 8 – the highest price in 14 years, driven in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – before moderating slightly to around $106 as of midMarch. Although investment in oil and gas has fallen by about 30% since the outbreak of the pandemic, there are signs...
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain sees challenges and opportunities on the path to carbon neutrality from The Report: Bahrain 2022
In November 2021 Bahrain became the third GCC member, after the UAE and Saudi Arabia, to commit to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2060. Although its current emissions amount to a fraction of those emitted by its neighbours, climate change poses a very real threat to the kingdom. Modelling carried out in 2017 showed that a rise in sea levels of 1.5 metres would see...