Finalists for 28th Edition of Big Five Board Awards 2024 Announced Ahead of Africa Energies Summit
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.
