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href="/sectors/oil-gas">Oil & Gas</a></div> <div class="tag country"><a href="/countries/nigeria">Nigeria</a></div> <div class="tag sector"><a href="/sectors/energy">Energy</a></div> </div> <h1><a href="/interview/guillaume-niarfeix">Guillaume Niarfeix</a></h1> <div class="worktitle">MANAGING DIRECTOR - WEST AFRICA, SPIE GLOBAL SERVICES ENERGY</div> <div class="subtitle"> </div> <div class="summary">"One of Nigeria's biggest untapped opportunities is gas development. The country has massive gas reserves that could transform its energy sector. Infrastructure investment and regulatory support will be key to unlocking this."</div> </div> </div> <div class="row interview"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="photo"> <a href="/interview/maxwell-oko-segun-odusanya"><img src="/photos/interview-photos/2025/cs-Eraskorp-MaxwellOko-SegunOdusanya.jpg"></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="tags"> <div class="tag sector"><a href="/sectors/oil-gas">Oil & Gas</a></div> <div class="tag country"><a href="/countries/nigeria">Nigeria</a></div> <div class="tag sector"><a href="/sectors/energy">Energy</a></div> </div> <h1><a href="/interview/maxwell-oko-segun-odusanya">Maxwell Oko and Segun Odusanya </a></h1> <div class="worktitle">FOUNDER / CEO (ERASKORP NIGERIA LIMITED) (MO) AND MANAGING DIRECTOR (SO), ERASKO ENERGY LIMITED</div> <div class="subtitle"> </div> <div class="summary">"Every oilfield declines without continued investment, so new owners must push hard to restore and increase output. This means significant opportunities for contractors like us in the form of asset upgrades and new projects."</div> </div> </div> <div class="row interview"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="photo"> <a href="/interview/fernando-vera_1"><img src="/photos/interview-photos/2023/cs-GrupoVersa-FernandoVera.jpg"></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="tags"> <div class="tag country"><a href="/countries/mexico">Mexico</a></div> <div class="tag sector"><a href="/sectors/petrochemicals-chemicals">Petrochemicals & Chemicals</a></div> </div> <h1><a href="/interview/fernando-vera_1">Fernando Vera</a></h1> <div class="worktitle">CEO, GRUPO VERSA</div> <div class="subtitle"> </div> <div class="summary">"The challenge for companies is to invest in more technical support and encourage farmers to adopt them."</div> </div> </div> <div class="row interview"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="photo"> <a href="/interview/michael-konnert"><img src="/photos/interview-photos/2025/cs-VizzlaSilver-MichaelKonnert.jpg"></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="tags"> <div class="tag sector"><a href="/sectors/mining">Mining</a></div> <div class="tag country"><a href="/countries/mexico">Mexico</a></div> </div> <h1><a href="/interview/michael-konnert">Michael A. Konnert</a></h1> <div class="worktitle">FOUNDER AND CEO, VIZSLA SILVER CORP.</div> <div class="subtitle"> </div> <div class="summary">"Panuco has become the largest undeveloped high-grade silver primary resource in the world. With the DFS planned for H2 2025, we aim to be in production in two years."</div> </div> </div> <div class="row interview"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="photo"> <a href="/interview/sam-mokorosi"><img src="/photos/interview-photos/2025/cs-JSE-SamMokorosi.jpg"></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-9 col-md-9 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="tags"> <div class="tag sector"><a href="/sectors/mining">Mining</a></div> <div class="tag country"><a href="/countries/south-africa">South Africa</a></div> <div class="tag macig"><a href="/sectors/mining?macig=1">MACIG</a></div> </div> <h1><a href="/interview/sam-mokorosi">Sam Mokorosi</a></h1> <div class="worktitle">HEAD: ORIGINATION & DEALS, JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE (JSE)</div> <div class="subtitle"> </div> <div class="summary">"The JSE is engaging with the the market to originate new listings in vanadium, lithium, copper and rare earths."</div> </div> </div> <div class="row interview"> <div class="col-lg-3 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