Finalists for 28th Edition of Big Five Board Awards 2024 Announced Ahead of Africa Energies Summit

Ahead of its flagship conference, the Africa Energies Summit, Frontier Energy Network has announced the finalists for the 28th edition of the Big Five Board Awards 2024.

The longest running African-focused energy awards were established as a celebration of the very best individual and corporate contributions to the continent’s energy sector. As in previous years, the Big Five finalists have been peer-nominated prior to the Africa Energies Summit, with delegates being asked to vote for each category’s winner during the three-day Summit in London with the Africa’s energy industry in attendance.

The Big Five Board Awards 2024 Finalists are:

Elephant: Distinguished Individual Contribution to the African Energy Industry

Fatoumata Sanogo, Chief Executive Officer, Petroci

Sebay Janet Bintu Koroma, Sierra Leone

Benoît de la Fouchardiere, Perenco

Egbert Faibille Jnr, Petroleum Commission, Ghana

Victoria Sibeya, NAMCOR

Lion: Distinguished Corporate Contribution to the African Energy Industry

Qatar Energy

Eni

Standard Bank

TotalEnergies

Galp

Leopard: Africa's Independent Player of the Year

Invictus Energy

Perenco

Tullow Oil

BW Energy

Impact Oil & Gas

Buffalo: Service & Supply Company of the Year

Searcher

TGS

Shearwater 

CGG

SLB

Rhino: African NOC / Regulator of the Year

Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP) Mozambique

National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)

Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC)

Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH)/ Société Nationale d'Operations Pétrolières de la Côte d'Ivoire (Petroci)

South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC)

Africa’s Legend Award

His Excellency Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Arab Republic of Egypt

His Excellency Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy, Namibia

Claudio Descalzi, Eni

Peter Dolan, Independent

Jeremy Berry, GaffneyCline

The winner of this final category will receive the renowned ‘Legends’ Baton. Crafted by famed Zimbabwean silversmith, Patrick Mavros, the baton - which is inlaid with silver pangolins, signifying respect - is passed from legend to legend each year, creating a unique and highly valued accolade within the African energy sector.    

The Africa Energies Summit plays host to official delegations from +20 African government delegations, and gathered together 400+ C-level attendees, including a wide range of leading players in the African and international energy markets with the aim of promoting Africa’s energy to the world.

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