That is important — as highlighted by consultancy Rystad Energy’s estimate that Africa holds 320 billion barrels of oil equivalent in undiscovered recoverable resources, while 40% of global supply is forecast by 2030 to come from non-sanctioned and undiscovered resources. Africa’s mature and frontier plays are expected to meet 10% of future demand, much of it in interior basins where exploration and production is stymied by varying degrees of insurgency, prompting companies to seek succour offshore — and that is where the problems begin.
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