NJ Ayuk, head of the Johannesburg-based African Chamber of Energy (AEC) lobby group, has been schmoozing Saudi Arabia for several months. The Cameroonian lawyer, who is seen as a champion of African oil, plans to visit Riyadh in mid-January. He is angling for a consultancy contract with the Saudi energy ministry and the powerful state-owned oil and gas company Saudi Aramco. Both institutions are keen to expand their activities, particularly in gas and renewables, in South Africa, where Ayuk lives.



