Can America Lead the Charge in Securing the Supply Chain for Renewable Energy?
Recently, I wrote about the supply chain issues that present complexity and challenges to our current (and future) consumption of energy. I am certainly not the only one taking a critical look at our existing supply infrastructure as it relates to the ambitious goals to transition to renewable energy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Recent […]
Oil and Gas Industry and Green Advocates have a duty to Make Energy Poverty History in Africa with Investments and Dialogue
Oh look, it’s another heartfelt plea to help Africa.
How German firms can tap into Africa’s diversification drive
While recent years have seen renewed interest from German companies to do business with Africa, the continent currently accounts for only about 2% of their overseas business. We talk to NJ Ayuk, CEO of Centurion Law Group and a speaker at the upcoming Germany-Africa Business Forum, about how Germany can take greater advantage of the […]
In my book Big Barrels, I wanted to tell our story …
The book “Big Barrels: African Oil and Gas and the Quest for Prosperity” written by Nj Ayuk and João Marques is the big sensation of the African summer of raw materials. The lawyer who accompanied Equatorial Guinea in his OPEC accession process approached the hydrocarbon sector by relying on what is good in various countries including Gabon, […]
avec Big Barrels, j’ai voulu raconter notre histoire
NJ Ayuk, PDG de Centurion Law Group: “si nous ne racontons pas notre histoire, les autres la feront à notre place” Le livre “Big Barrels: African Oil and Gas and the Quest for Prosperity” écrit par Nj Ayuk et João Marques constitue la grosse sensation de l’été africain des matières premières. En connaisseur, l’avocat qui […]
African Lawyers becoming creative
A leading corporate lawyer, NJ Ayuk has a keen understanding of the commercial objectives of his clients, which he uses to pursue vigorously successful outcomes. This African dude practices exclusively corporate and commercial law, particularly on transactions involving structuring, negotiation and implementation of petroleum, mining, LNG, and other natural resource. He has worked extensively in […]
Leaping backwards into darkness
As the Trump administration backs out of the extractive industries transparency initiative, the fight against corruption in the hydrocarbons industry loses an important ally. By nj ayuk and joão gaspar marques Co-authors of big barrels: African oil and gas and the quest for prosperity, co-written with joão marques. November started with a loss for the […]
Letter of NJ Ayuk, chair Africa Now Foundation to the Bishop of Mamfe
Dear Bishop Nkea, Each day’s news bring new stories of the desperate – and all too often deadly – plight of refugees in Manyu Division. Showing images convey to us that the current stalemate between government and those seeking justice for their communities. I listened to your recent interview where you spoke of the pain […]
OPINION: Nigeria could be the continent’s gas powerhouse
JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria’s long-standing fight against gas flaring is showing progress, but its leaders must be strong enough to defend the future of the country and its citizens. When, in November 2017, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the Nigerian Minister of State Petroleum Resources, stated in an interview with the Financial Times that Nigeria was “really a […]
Between extortion and the sanctity of Petroleum contracts in Nigeria, DRC and Senegal.
Last week, a commercial court in the United Kingdom gave reason to a claim by engineering company Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID), which demands over USD$9 billion from the Nigerian government over a failed gas deal. The decision follows a 2017 arbitration award and turns it into a legal judgement, which could allow P&ID […]
The African Energy Chamber Debunks the Senegalese USD$10 Billion Scandal that Never Was
Johannesburg, July 29th, 2019: The oil and gas industry is well known for being a very capital-intensive industry. The likes of BP, Exxon-Mobil, Saudi Aramco or Shell, routinely make the top-ten of the world’s largest companies by revenue, and the figures can be so strikingly large as to cause confusion from the point of view […]
Centurion CEO speaks to Chinese Oil and Gas Investors on African opportunities
Beijing, July 2nd 2019: A team of attorneys from Centurion is in China this week to participate in the EG Ronda Licensing Roadshow being held today and tomorrow at the Kempinski Hotel Beijing. Led by CEO Nj Ayuk, the team is meeting with several high-profile Chinese executives and energy companies seeking to invest in sub-Saharan Africa. […]