Oil and gas in Africa : the challenges ahead, held at One Whitehall Place, London, on Wednesday 17th May 1998 and Thursday 28th May 1998.

Africa, no longer the lost continent as far as oil is concerned / SheikhAhmed Zaki Yamani -- Accelerating trade and investment in Africa / Ferhat Lounes -- Opening address / Herman Mulder -- Oil and gas investment opportunities in Africa / Jim Massey -- Exploration and development in North Africa / Joe Darby -- New horizons for African oil : deep offshore potentialities for 2000 and beyond / Francis Girault -- Hydrocarbons resources and technological challenges in West Africa / Gabriele Volpi -- Discussion session -- Macroeconomic and institutional considerations for maximising the benefits from oil sector development in Sub-Saharan African countries / Michael Hajimichael -- The role of multilateral development agencies in Africa's energy development / Philippe Lietard -- Structured finance : innovations in funding new oil and gas developments / Gary Page -- Financing the new development drive : the approach developed by COFACE in project financing / Stephanie Passet -- Assessing and managing risk : the Afri