AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT Antony Goldman, Santa Cruz, March 2008
AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT Historical context External environment Technology Strategic issues Emerging players
AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT US oil reserves 21.8bn barrels US gas reserves trillion cubic feet Nigeria oil reserves 36.2bn bbls Nigeria gas reserves tcf Algeria oil reserves 12.3bn bbls Algeria gas reserves 161.7tcf Venezuela oil reserves80.1bn bbls Venezuela gas reserves 152.3tcf
AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT
OPEC/AFRICA OIL EXPORTS total of 6.3m b/d in 2006 of which: 3.3m b/d to north America 2.5m b/d to Europe 0.3m b/d to Asia Pacific
AFRICA RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT World Bank in 2006 estimates India imported 50 per cent of petroleum from Africa, principally Nigeria. China imports 25 per cent of crude oil requirement from Africa, increasing at 30 per cent a year. Imports principally from Angola, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Congo. Source: Africa's Silk Road World Bank 2006
AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT Asia’s oil interests in Africa
AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT
Financing and loans ‘Soft’ power Defence co-operation Construction and infrastructure
AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT
Nigeria Oil discovered in 1955 Produces 2.1m b/d Resource control issues in the Niger Delta Deepwater development – political, security New players – independents, indigenous, Asian Proposed reform agenda
AFRICA: RESOURCE COMPETITION AND CONFLICT Outlook: A more competitive market Comparative advantage/ language, history Leveraging governance issues Africa’s choice