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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