East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition
From Energy Resources to Prosperity
Driving Energy Security, Growth and Global Competitiveness
The Conference at a glance
Two decades of charting East Africa’s energy story
First held in 2003 and convened every two years since, EAPCE has grown into East Africa’s premier platform for dialogue, investment promotion and strategic networking across the oil and gas sector. The 12th edition returns to Kigali under the theme “From Energy Resources to Prosperity: Driving Energy Security, Growth and Global Competitiveness.” Be part of East Africa’s energy self-sufficiency future.
A region ramping up production, not just exploration
EAPCE’27 is where the deals behind these headlines get made.
First oil discovery in 2006 in the Albertine Graben. Resources are estimated at 6.5 billion barrels of oil, now moving toward first production through EACOP.
Four sedimentary basins across roughly 500,000 km². 46 of the 50 exploration blocks identified so far remain open for licensing.
Over 60 years of exploration, 95 wells drilled and 11 active production sharing agreements, with offshore LNG development advancing toward a $42bn investment.
Technical studies confirm hydrocarbon potential in the Lake Kivu Basin, with a Production Sharing Agreement model ready for investors.
Exploration in the Lake Tanganyika Rift Basin dates to 1959. Blocks A–D were awarded to international explorers between 2008 and 2017.
The country’s first ultra-deepwater exploration well, at around 3,500 metres, is set to begin in 2026, backed by new production sharing agreements.
14 open blocks are available for licensing across the country’s petroleum basins.
Shares the Lake Kivu methane gas basin with Rwanda — an estimated 2.1 TCF resource split between the two countries.
Unrivalled regional access
320 million people and a combined GDP of roughly $320 billion across eight EAC partner states — from producing basins to frontier acreage still open for licensing.
Capital meets opportunity
Direct line to EPSA and licensing rounds, PSAs and open blocks across exploration, midstream (EACOP, LNG, refineries) and downstream — plus 7 sponsorship tiers up to Host Partner.
Decision-makers in the room
Ministers, regulators, NOCs and IOCs, financiers and development partners — three days of plenaries, technical sessions and on-the-ground field excursions.