Namibia’s oil output may reach the same scale as Guyana and could demonstrate to both Africa and the world the transformative power of oil, says African Energy Chamber’s executive chairman NJ Ayuk. In a conversation with Petroleum Economist’s editor-in-chief, Paul Hickin, Ayuk points out the crucial and growing role gas will play in meeting the continent’s energy security, affordability and sustainability needs, the importance of a sound fiscal and regulatory framework and the need to lure international investors rather than get trapped by resource nationalism. The African energy specialist also highlights the abundance of smaller yet significant hydrocarbon stories beyond the headline-grabbing Namibia across the region and the wealth of opportunities still to be explored.