AEC joins Venezuela Energy Week roadshows in London and Houston

The African Energy Chamber will join Venezuela Energy Week investment showcases in London on July 30 and Houston on August 18 to court global capital for Venezuela’s energy sector. The push comes as the AEC deepens ties with Venezuelan institutions and looks to connect investors, operators and financiers with opportunities tied to production recovery and infrastructure rehab.

Why it matters: - Venezuela needs outside capital, technical expertise and partnerships to rehabilitate infrastructure, raise production and convert resources into economic growth. - The African Energy Chamber’s participation signals growing South-South cooperation between resource-rich markets facing similar development challenges. - The roadshows are meant to connect investors, operators, lenders and service companies with projects across Venezuela’s evolving energy sector.

What happened: - The African Energy Chamber will take part in Venezuela Energy Week’s global investment showcases in London on July 30 and Houston on August 18. - The events come ahead of the main Venezuela Energy Week Conference & Exhibition in Caracas from October 26-29. - The AEC’s engagement follows a February 2026 mission to Caracas that produced a cooperation framework with Venezuelan energy institutions. - A reciprocal engagement in Cape Town in March advanced discussions on executive training, investment matchmaking and technical education programs.

The details: - The cooperation framework focuses on investment promotion, technical knowledge transfer, workforce development and collaboration across the energy value chain. - The London Industry Showcase will gather investors, financial institutions, international energy companies, commodity traders and senior executives. - The London event is aimed at giving UK and European stakeholders a closer look at Venezuela’s investment opportunities and the partnerships needed to support sector growth. - The Houston Industry Showcase will bring together U.S. exploration and production companies, independent operators, oilfield service providers, engineering and technology firms, commercial banks, private equity firms and family offices. - The Houston event will focus on technical and commercial pathways in Venezuela’s upstream sector. - Venezuela’s recent production recovery has been driven by operational improvements, restarts of existing capacity and renewed asset optimization. - Those same lessons are relevant for African producers trying to stabilize output, maximize mature fields and attract investment. - NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the AEC, said Venezuela has undertaken reforms and shown it can work with world-class global energy companies. - Ayuk urged international energy and financial partners to bring capital, technology and expertise and to build partnerships that create opportunities for Venezuelan citizens. - Ayuk also said mobilizing billions of dollars into energy can help drive broader economic recovery.

Between the lines: - The AEC is positioning Venezuela as both an investment destination and a case study for other emerging energy markets. - The message to investors is not just about returns. It is also about long-term operational rebuilding, capacity recovery and institutional partnerships. - The focus on London and Houston suggests Venezuela is targeting both financial capital and technical capital from major global energy hubs.

What’s next: - Investors and industry participants will have two early touchpoints before the Caracas conference in late October. - The AEC said it will continue working with global partners in London, Houston and Caracas to convert interest into investment. - The roadshows are expected to feed into broader discussions on infrastructure rehabilitation, production growth and sector development in Venezuela.