Namibia oil and gas summit calls for youth and local firms to share in Venus project spending
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Namibia's Youth in Oil & Gas Summit highlighted momentum toward a final investment decision for the offshore Venus development, citing over US$11B in capex and US$7B in opex with meaningful local procurement targets. While the project is regionally significant and supportive for oilfield services activity and longer-term supply development, it is unlikely to shift near-term global crude balances, limiting immediate market impact.
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Namibia’s Youth in Oil & Gas Summit said the Venus development is expected to draw more than US$11 billion in development spending and another US$7 billion during operations. More than US$2 billion of that could go to local procurement across the Erongo, Khomas and //Kharas regions, it said. National oil company Namcor presented the figures as part of a push to raise youth economic participation and build local capacity ahead of first production.
