On 2 June  2021, OPEC, in collaboration with the African Energy Commission (AFREC), the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) and the African Energy Chamber (AEC) hosted the first OPEC-Africa Energy Dialogue to promote continent-wide cooperation initiatives

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is considering equity participation in a number of private refineries in the West African country

Savannah Energy, the African’s oil and gas industry-focused British independent energy company, is in advanced exclusive discussions with ExxonMobil with respect to the proposed acquisition of its entire upstream and midstream asset portfolio in Chad and Cameroon

Valaris Limited, offshore drilling services provider, has been awarded a one-well contract with Total E&P Côte d'Ivoire BV offshore Ivory Coast for drillship, VALARIS DS-12

Shareholders of French energy giant Total have approved, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company's name to TotalEnergies, reflecting its strategic transformation into a broad energy company