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NJ Ayuk by NJ Ayuk
March 1, 2021
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Speaking at the International Petroleum Week on February 25, 2021, I commended Nigeria for its efforts in driving gas monetisation, but we have to be clear that our industry and hardworking people remain frustrated by the delays and inability to pass and sign the Petroleum Industry Bill. There needs to be that fierce sense of urgency, especially in the era of the energy transition.

The PIB needs passage, as it allows energy companies to turn their attention to producing energy that drives our economies. It will allow politicians to focus on other pressing matters like the African Continental Free Trade Area pact and security issues.

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Africa is well placed to become a key global supplier of Liquefied Natural Gas. Mozambique, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and Tanzania are potential players. But we have to be honest; Africa is falling behind.

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While capital investment in other regions has increased, it has decreased vastly in Africa. Competition for capital investment in the global LNG industry is fierce, and for countries that want their resources to be monetised locally and internationally, a number of factors need to be considered, and quickly too.

Rising (and sometimes reckless) government expenditure, burdensome regulations, and the lack of infrastructure to move Africa’s energy to grow markets are all undermining investor confidence in many African countries. This is negatively affecting exploration projects and even our ability to attract the capital needed to create jobs, implement the AfCFTA and push for Africa-wide prosperity.

In my many meetings with African leaders, I have made it a point to champion an enabling environment for the energy industry. Many of our policy and regulatory initiatives proposed by governments, along with governance issues, are undermining investor confidence and negatively affecting our ability to attract capital and remain competitive.

We should not forget that we are competing for investment, labour and capital in an increasingly globalised world.

I believe in Africa and our people, even during our dark times, that there is always a righteous wind that drives us towards a place where winning is real. We are hardworking people and we have it within us to make this a pivot point in our energy industry and our history.

Amid the Coronavirus Disease crisis, some industries, businesses and segments of the workforce have thrived. But, of course, it has also been a very different story for others.  Entire industries have been decimated because people are not able to travel, gather, conduct business or live their lives the way they used to.

For governments to recover, they must seek to not return to excessive regulation or anti-business policies and even, sometimes, punitive taxes. The positive effect of regulatory relief and pro-business policies on many African economies have attracted investment and ensured Final Investment Decision on many energy projects. Now is exactly the wrong time to further test the resilience of businesses by hiking taxes or heaping on new regulations that do more harm than good to African and international investors.

For Africa to see a balanced and sustainable energy mix, it is important that we urgently address the challenges facing our industry today.

At the African Energy Chamber, we exist to build, educate, and mobilise the largest network of Africans advocating the principles of smaller government, better fiscal terms, lower taxes, less regulation, less red tape, commonsense, local content, free market trade, personal liberty and the rule of law. Through these positions, we offer solutions to create an economically viable industry and Africa that meets both our environmental and competitiveness goals.

*Ayuk is the Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber

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