The founder and Chief Executive Officer of TSAVO Oilfield Services, a leading Kenyan energy consultancy company, Mrs. Elizabeth Rogo, has been appointed board member of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya.
Mrs. Rogo has vast experience within the upstream, middle stream and downstream segments of the energy industry.
She is an engineer by profession with over 21 years of experience in the energy industry.
Commenting on her appointment, Executive Chairman of African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk said Rogo’s experience is critical in boosting oil and gas exploration, production and exploitation to help Kenya address energy poverty and accelerate economic growth.
Kenya’s over four billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves and a largely underdeveloped natural gas sector would be vital to improving energy access in the country.
The appointment of Rogo as a board member of the National Oil Corporation is a game-changer in that direction.
With fossil fuels accounting for 32.5 per cent of Kenya’s energy mix, Rogo’s experience in oil and gas production would help shape the country’s direction in optimising oil production to meet domestic energy needs.
Despite having massive oil reserves, Kenya is a net oil and fuel importer and spends large amounts of money on the importation, a development that is straining the country’s economy.
In addition, with recent geopolitics development such as the Russian-Ukraine war increasing the global prices for crude oil, the vulnerability of Kenya’s economy to global price volatility has further intensified, highlighting the need for Kenya to up its game in exploiting domestic energy resources “and forces like Rogo are vital in enabling Kenya to achieve this.”
Moreover, with a lack of adequate investments having restrained the growth of Kenya’s hydrocarbons segment over the past years, Rogo’s experience in growing strong strategic partnerships with TSAVO Oilfield Services and as a Business Development Manager with Weatherford would be critical in helping the National Oil Corporation of Kenya to attract foreign direct investments to enhance midstream and downstream infrastructure development.
In addition, with Kenya seeking to optimise the monetisation of its oil resources to drive GDP growth, which the World Bank anticipates would expand by five per cent in 2022, Rogo’s sales and marketing experience with Baker Hughes would help the National Oil Corporation to optimise the marketing of petroleum products.
“The AEC applauds the Kenyan government for its continued efforts in ensuring gender diversity within the energy sector. We believe forces like Elizabeth Rogo will help this NOC become a world-class corporation that meets our energy needs of the future but also remain instrumental in ensuring energy poverty is addressed in Kenya and across the African continent by 2030 through the exploitation of domestic resources,” states NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of AEC said, adding that “The AEC is also confident that Kenya’s energy sector is headed for success with the appointment of a strong fighter and role model like Rogo.
“Stakeholders like Rogo will be influential in helping Africa to develop its narrative of what a just and inclusive energy transition looks like. This is what we will also be discussing at the upcoming African Energy Week.”
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
