Letter from Africa: Region poised for a gas revolution
This time feels different for Africa as it looks to deliver on its gas promise and potential
Reflecting on African gas production in recent decades, with a focus on the sub-Saharan regions, we can see signs of great promise interrupted by one frustrating hindrance after another. We have seen the emergence of Nigeria’s reserves as the continent’s largest and the country’s establishment of the first LNG plant in 1999 followed by others in Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Cameroon. And there have been the frustrations of technological limitations, regulatory setbacks and political instabilities that have impeded industry growth throughout Africa over the decades. Today, we are in a period marked by both promise and potential roadblocks. As we are now focused on efforts such as ending the
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