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The mission of the trust is to have a sociál impact per country by increasing the standard of living, cleaner environment and job creation thru financing large infrastructure projects in the EAME region - Europe, Africa and Middle East.

Mabuhay! 17 years of advising on and in the dynamic Philippine power sector.

Woodside’s announcement yesterday of first oil at Sangomar means it’s time for (another) cautionary tale for investors. Sangomar offers a striking example of the problems with Woodside’s fossil fuel expansion strategy. Even though the project is likely to become a significant source of revenue, our analysis shows it has eroded well over $1 billion of shareholder value. How can something generate a lot of revenue and lose money…? - Woodside originally acquired ConocoPhillips’ 35% share of the project in 2016 for US$440 million. - Despite Woodside aiming to farm down its stake, the two non-government partners, Cairn and FAR, both pulled out of the project, forcing Woodside to increase, rather than decrease, its stake. The additional shares of the project cost an extra US$650 million. So in total, Woodside spent over $1 billion purchasing its current 82% stake. - Since a final investment decision (FID) was made in 2020, the project faced repeated cost and schedule slips, with the project eventually costing 18% more than the original budget and first oil being more than a year late. - By our analysis, the expected revenue is no longer sufficient to justify the actual costs of the project and, with the benefit of hindsight, the project had a negative value at the FID date. - The incoming Senegalese government was also elected, in part, on a platform of increasing taxes on its oil and gas resources. This is additional downside risk for the project. Woodside’s latest major FID, for Mexico’s Trion oil project, is another example of a high risk project, with our analysis showing it does not appear to be an attractive investment and partnering with Mexican oil company Pemex brings a constellation of risks to Woodside’s portfolio (https://lnkd.in/gKT5mY9E). So, what’s next for Woodside? With the majority of shareholders (https://lnkd.in/grxFfiDW) calling on the company to fix its climate strategy, it’s time to focus on Woodside’s portfolio of unsanctioned oil and gas projects. Our analysis (https://lnkd.in/gehdCjAB) shows this portfolio does not appear to be a material source of value for shareholders, and that reallocating the capital towards a share buyback offers more value and less risk than delivering them. A strategy that delivers more value and less emissions is hard to argue with! Sangomar and Trion represent sunk capital. But projects like Browse, Sunrise and Calypso are still pre-FID and deserve scrutiny from investors looking to manage climate risk and secure value.

Is attending the Regional Technical Network on Resource Optimization in Windhoek, Namibia. Thoughts: “Collect program data routinely, alert immediately, check periodically.” #ABC/M #ResourceOptimization

🇰🇿Kazakhstan and China🇨🇳 collaborate to construct water supply network production plant The Chinese company expressed its readiness to invest in building the plant within Kazakhstan's borders, contingent upon assurances for the concurrent development and modernization of utility networks. 👉Details — https://lnkd.in/et3WQqke #Collaboration #WaterSupplyNetwork #ProductionPlant #InvestmentOpportunity #InfrastructureDevelopment #BilateralPartnership #EconomicCooperation #DaryoUzbekistan

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In light of the recent oil and gas discoveries in Namibia, local content was a central focus at the recently concluded 6th edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference, which was attended by over 750 delegates from 46 nations. In the oil and gas industry, local content refers to the development of local industries, workforce, and resources to support the operations of international oil companies within a country. For Namibia, fostering ‘Namibian Content’ can significantly enhance economic growth, social development, and technological advancement. https://lnkd.in/gRAY8Y5d

Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (of 2021) is a game changer. However, it needs good #stewardship to succeed. Through this project, together with the Ford Foundation, we are providing bridges for the various stakeholders to collaborate by sharing information, analyzing issues, and pooling resources together to address pertinent issues, and help set up the community Trusts especially for success. Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) #stakeholderengagement #nigerdelta

It is now clear that East Africa is committed to ensuring there is transparency and traceability within its mineral supply chain. And now that Uganda has become the fifth country to sign up to the Regional Certification Mechanism (RCM) ICGLR, sourcing of minerals from areas ravaged by conflict should stop. My hope has always been to promote ethical and transparent practices within the mineral supply system. https://lnkd.in/d8vwXh_c