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]

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.

Mission and vision

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

The following African states are members of the African Petroleum Producers Organization:[2]

StateYear of Entry
AlgeriaAlgeria1987
AngolaAngola1987
BeninBenin1987
CameroonCameroon1987
ChadChad2005
Republic of the CongoCongo, Republic of the1987
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, Democratic Republic of the1989
Ivory CoastCôte d'Ivoire1989
EgyptEgypt1989
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea1996
GabonGabon1987
GhanaGhana2011
LibyaLibya1987
NamibiaNamibia2022
NigerNiger2012
NigeriaNigeria1987
SenegalSenegal2022
South AfricaSouth Africa2005

Observer

The following non-African states are observer members of the African Petroleum Producers Organization:[2]

StateYear of Entry
VenezuelaVenezuela2021

Strategic objectives

  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

The leadership of APPO consists of:

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Atumah, Sonny (2017-07-29). "Petroleum reform talk: APPA to APPO". Vanguard. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  2. 1 2 "Membership". African Petroleum Producers' Organization. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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