Opportunities of oil and gas blocks in the DRC, presented to American energy and oil companies
The Minister of Hydrocarbons Didier Budimbu took part on Thursday, September 22, 2022 in the USA-Africa Energy Summit in Houston, more precisely in Texas. This meeting, which brought together African ministers in charge of oil and energy and economic operators operating in the sector, aimed to discuss the future of oil exploitation in the African continent.
Opportunity for the Congolese Minister of Hydrocarbons to present to the audience the various opportunities to invest in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the recent tenders for 27 oil blocks and 3 gas blocks.
“Among the hosts of the Mayor of Houston, Didier Budimbu came to present the various opportunities of the call for tenders for 27 oil and 3 gas blocks that the DRC launched on July 27 and 28, 2022 to major American companies in the energy sector. and African ministers. This round table focused on the future of global energy in Africa with the building of the continent’s energy infrastructure, but also the possibility of investing in it by establishing joint ventures between African countries and some of the main global energy companies operating in the Houston perimeter” reports the office of the Minister of Hydrocarbons Didier Budimbu.
No less than 18 African nations took part in the work through their representatives, mainly government members. Among others, there were representatives of the DRC, Botswana, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Niger (both Oil and Energy), Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
A few days before these meetings, the Head of State Félix Tshisekedi had taken advantage of the United Nations platform to discuss the environmental aspect of the Call for tenders launched on July 28 by the DRC for the exploration of its 27 blocks. oil and 3 gas blocks. He acknowledged that this call “seems to be unnecessarily controversial in the international public arena”.
According to the Congolese Head of State, “no relevant international legal instrument ratified by the DRC prohibits it from exploiting its natural resources for reasons of environmental protection or for fear of the aggravation of global warming”.
He had tried to be reassuring about the methods to be used: “Adequate strategies and measures have been adopted and taken to avoid negative impacts on the environment. They provide, like other African and European countries that have taken up this challenge, the exercise of effective government controls. It is a question for the DRC of achieving its economic and social objectives by preserving its forests and continuing to remain the solution country for the fight against global warming. My country remains open to cooperation with any partner willing to help it achieve its goals”.
