A joint webinar with African Energy Chamber
Gas supply to the EU has become a major issue, technical and political, since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022. The heavy reliance of several large European economies such as Germany and Italy on Russian gas has proved to be dangerous. As a result, great efforts are currently being deployed to diversify the gas supply to the EU. This comes at a time when the energy transition in the EU gathers pace and some of the gas lost from Russia could be replaced not necessarily with gas from elsewhere but with renewable energies.
Whatever replaces Russian gas, North Africa has an essential role to play in the diversification of the EU's energy supply. Countries like Algeria, Egypt and Libya are well established gas exporters to Europe. In this webinar we will look at the options each country has to increase its natural gas supplies to the European market. The role of Mauritania who will soon become a gas exporter will also be assessed.
Apart from natural gas, hydrogen plays a growing role in the EU's energy master plan. Egypt and Mauritania have started studies on export oriented green hydrogen projects. The potential of North African countries to produce green hydrogen is enormous. In this webinar we will look at the various national policies being put in place by North African countries to develop the hydrogen value chain in response to the EU's expected surge in demand.
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Speakers
VERNER AYUKEGBA
Vice President, African Energy Chamber
Verner is a Senior Vice President with the African Energy Chamber where he leads the organisations international outreach and public policy initiatives. In that role, he works with governments and a wide range of stakeholders to craft poli- cies that would ease investments into Africa s energy sector.
He is also a director at the Johannesburg - based DMWA Resources, where he heads the firm’s energy and financial services consulting practice.
He is also a director at the Johannesburg - based DMWA Resources, where he heads the firm’s energy and financial services consulting practice.
CATHERINE HUNTER
Director – Upstream Research , S&P Global Commodity Insights
Catherine (Cat) Hunter is Director, North Africa and Levant in exploration and production (E&P) terms and above-ground risk group at S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Her recent research focus is on Eastern Mediterranean gas competition and pipeline diplomacy, as well as Egypt gas pricing. She has acted as an expert witness on Egypt's gas export policy at the London Court of International Arbitration. She is also engaged in advisory work for E&P companies on a range of issues including North Africa, Israel, Cyprus and Lebanon new entry, contract disputes, energy policy risks and asset evaluations. Her previous experience includes time as the MENA lead at the International Energy Agency, research at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as Global Insight, an IHS Markit (Now a part of S&P Global) acquisition.
Catherine is a graduate of St Hugh's College, Oxford University and holds an MSc from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University. She is currently studying for an LLM in Oil & Gas Law at the University of Aberdeen.
Her recent research focus is on Eastern Mediterranean gas competition and pipeline diplomacy, as well as Egypt gas pricing. She has acted as an expert witness on Egypt's gas export policy at the London Court of International Arbitration. She is also engaged in advisory work for E&P companies on a range of issues including North Africa, Israel, Cyprus and Lebanon new entry, contract disputes, energy policy risks and asset evaluations. Her previous experience includes time as the MENA lead at the International Energy Agency, research at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as Global Insight, an IHS Markit (Now a part of S&P Global) acquisition.
Catherine is a graduate of St Hugh's College, Oxford University and holds an MSc from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University. She is currently studying for an LLM in Oil & Gas Law at the University of Aberdeen.
ELSA KIENER
Senior Research Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Elsa Kiener, Associate, European Power at S&P Global Commodity Insights, specializes in the European power market, including the analysis of market fundamentals.
Elsa is in charge of the European Power Data Center, the short-term outlook for power supply and demand, and S&P Global's tracker of European hydro reservoir levels. She also follows the evolution of Nordic power markets and contributes to the European Power Watch and European Power Market Briefings. Current research areas cover power transmission in Europe.
Prior to joining S&P Global (formerly CERA), Elsa worked at AREVA T&D in the area of software solutions for the deregulated power sector, analyzing balancing markets in Europe.
Elsa holds a master's degree from l'Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité (Supélec) and an MSc from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Elsa is in charge of the European Power Data Center, the short-term outlook for power supply and demand, and S&P Global's tracker of European hydro reservoir levels. She also follows the evolution of Nordic power markets and contributes to the European Power Watch and European Power Market Briefings. Current research areas cover power transmission in Europe.
Prior to joining S&P Global (formerly CERA), Elsa worked at AREVA T&D in the area of software solutions for the deregulated power sector, analyzing balancing markets in Europe.
Elsa holds a master's degree from l'Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité (Supélec) and an MSc from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
MEHRUN ETEBARI
Principal Research Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Mehrun Etebari is an Associate Director with the Global LNG service at S&P Global Commodity Insights. In addition to analyzing and writing about global LNG market trends with a long-term focus, he leads the team’s research on the Middle East and North Africa, Southeastern Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean, regularly authoring reports and developing outlooks focused on these regions. He also manages the publication of the Global LNG team’s price data. He joined the company as a senior LNG analyst with IHS Markit in 2016. Before joining IHS Markit, Mr. Etebari was the policy lead for geopolitics at Securing America’s Future Energy; prior to that position, he was a senior research assistant at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, focusing on the politics and economics of Iran and the Gulf states. Mr. Etebari holds a B.A. in economics from Brandeis University and an M.A. in international relations from Yale University.
ERIC SCHMID
Senior Manager – Technical Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Eric Schmid is Associate Director in the Saharan Africa team of the Commodity Insights group at S&P Global. Eric is primarily responsible for editing and reporting oil and gas related information in north and west African countries for the company’s GEPS publication. Prior to this position he was Sub-Saharan Africa area coordinator for GEPS, focused primarily on Gulf of Guinea countries. A geologist, Eric holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Before joining IHS Markit (now part of S&P Global) in 2000, he worked as senior geologist for South African mining company Randgold. Eric speaks English, French and German.