Anglo African Oil & Gas Plc
AAOG:LN
Overview
Company Profile
Anglo African Oil & Gas plc is an AIM-listed oil and gas company with a producing asset in the Republic of the Congo.
Anglo African Oil & Gas plc ('AAOG') owns Petro Kouilou S.A. ('PK'), which is incorporated in the Republic of the Congo. PK has a 56% interest in the Tilapia Field, which is located in the Republic of the Congo.
Classification
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
David Sefton
Executive Chairman
David has extensive experience within the oil and gas industry, across Europe, Russia, the Middle East and North America. He has worked with many of the world's leading international and national oil companies and is Managing Partner of Linton Capital LLP, a private equity manager. He completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford and qualified as a barrister. He worked for Cleary Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton before becoming Chief Legal Officer for the international acquisition arm of LukOil.
James Berwick
Chief Executive Officer
Between 2013 and 2018, James held the board-level position of Commercial Director of Impact, during which he oversaw a significant expansion of the company's activities, including the acquisition of six assets. Mr Berwick was also instrumental in securing farm-out agreements with operators including Exxon, Statoil, Woodside, CNOOC and Total. At Ophir, James was Director of New Business (2006 - 2013) with responsibility for scaling up and managing the company's portfolio ahead of its successful IPO in 2011. As well as overseeing every commercial transaction completed during this period, he was also responsible for successfully de-risking Ophir's asset base within the constraints of available capex. James previously held the role of General Manager for Gabon where Ophir drilled several wells under his supervision and he managed the company's operated assets throughout Africa, including Marine IX in the Republic of the Congo. Over the course of his career, during which he was also Head of Global Security and Risk at Woodside Energy, James has built up an extensive network of contacts within Africa and the oil and gas sector, including with super-majors, governments and leading industry advisers. Before his career in the oil and gas industry, James served for 12 years in the British Army and the French Foreign Legion.
James Cane
Finance
James is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has been both finance director and chief executive in listed and private-equity backed businesses. He is currently finance director of KCR Residential REIT plc as well as CFO of Linton Capital LLP.