African Petroleum Producers' Organization

African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) (Organisation Africaine des Producteurs Pétroliers in French, Organização dos Produtores Africanos de Petróleo in Portuguese and المنظمة الأفريقية لمنتجي البترول in Arabic) is an organization of African countries producing petroleum. It was created on January 27, 1987, in Lagos, Nigeria, to serve as a platform for cooperation and harmonization of efforts, collaboration, sharing of knowledge and skills among African oil producing countries. The headquarters of the organization is in Brazzaville in the Congo. The Organization changed its name from African Petroleum Producers Association to African Petroleum Producers Organization in 2017.[1]

African Petroleum Producers' Organization
AbbreviationAPPO
HeadquartersBrazzaville, Republic of Congo
Websitehttps://apposecretariat.org/
Formerly called
African Petroleum Producers Association

The founding of APPO was spearheaded by Nigeria as an effort to mitigate the nation's dependency on Western technology and Western markets for oil export revenues. The objective of APPO is to promote cooperation in petrochemical research and technology.

History

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The African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO), initially founded as the African Petroleum Producers' Association in Lagos, Nigeria, on January 27, 1987, was conceived as a collaborative platform for African oil-producing nations to address economic challenges, particularly those arising from oil price fluctuations. The organization, which began with eight member countries, has since expanded to fifteen, evolving through substantial reforms to better align with the dynamic global energy context, involving a strategic overhaul of its mission and the establishment of mechanisms like the Africa Energy Investment Corporation to facilitate investment in the continent's oil and gas sectors amidst a global shift towards renewable energy sources.[2]

Mission and vision

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APPO's mission is to promote cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons of its Member Countries and other global institutions to foster fruitful collaboration and partnerships while utilizing petroleum as a catalyst for energy security, sustainable development and economic diversification in Africa.

APPO aspires to be the World's reference and lead institution on Africa's hydro-carbon matters.

Membership

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The following African states are members of the African Petroleum Producers Organization:[3]

State Year of Entry
  Algeria 1987
  Angola 1987
  Benin 1987
  Cameroon 1987
  Chad 2005
  Congo, Republic of the 1987
  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1989
  Côte d'Ivoire 1989
  Egypt 1989
  Equatorial Guinea 1996
  Gabon 1987
  Ghana 2011
  Libya 1987
  Namibia 2022
  Niger 2012
  Nigeria 1987
  Senegal 2022
  South Africa 2005

Observer

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The following non-African states are observer members of the African Petroleum Producers Organization:[3]

State Year of Entry
  Venezuela 2021

Strategic objectives

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  1. Member Countries' Cooperation: Promote cooperation among Member Countries and other global institutions in various sectors of the hydrocarbon industry: commercial, scientific, technical, technological, legal, fiscal as well as in the field of human resources;
  2. African Energy Development: Promote the development of regional markets and coordinated energy integration strategies in the continent;
  3. High Level Studies & Partnerships: Develop research programmes about the major challenges in the petroleum sector of African countries,
  4. Socioeconomic Development: Promote economic development and market diversification activities by enhancing hydrocarbon sector local procurement, employment and gender diversification.
  5. Environmental Protection: Promote environmental protection and management policies.
  6. International Best Practices: Promote the use of international best practices.
  7. Organizational Visibility: Increase the visibility and level of awareness of APPO as a leader and reference institution on petroleum within and beyond Africa.

Leadership and decision-making

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The leadership of APPO consists of:

  1. Council of Ministers
  2. Executive Board
  3. Secretary General
  4. Managing Directors of National Oil Companies

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Atumah, Sonny (2017-07-29). "Petroleum reform talk: APPA to APPO". Vanguard. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  2. ^ "HISTORY OF APPO - African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO)". 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ a b "Membership". African Petroleum Producers' Organization. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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