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Efforts to reinforce energy-sector collaboration between the Republic of Congo and the United States took center stage during a meeting on November 25 in Brazzaville between Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, and Amanda Jacobsen, the Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy. Jacobsen reiterated Washington’s interest in expanding American investment in Congo’s hydrocarbon industry, highlighting a renewed commitment to long-term partnership.
This was Jacobsen’s first official meeting with the Hydrocarbons Minister, and she described the conversation as “productive,” noting that the two sides share a mutual interest in advancing an already well-established relationship. American oil and energy companies have operated in Congo for decades, contributing substantially to the development of the country’s energy infrastructure. According to the U.S. diplomat, this history of cooperation forms a reliable platform on which to build new investment opportunities.
The discussion also builds on high-level engagements held in September, when President Denis Sassou N’Guesso met with the governor of Oklahoma and leaders from Continental Resources, a prominent U.S. oil producer headquartered in Oklahoma City. During that meeting, President Sassou N’Guesso expressed his intention to attract greater American investment into Congo’s oil and energy sectors. Jacobsen reaffirmed that the United States shares this ambition, noting a strong alignment of economic priorities and an eagerness to see more U.S. firms contribute to Congo’s energy development.
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The Brazzaville meeting with Minister Itoua therefore represents another step forward in strengthening bilateral energy cooperation. It comes at a moment when Congo is looking to diversify its partnerships and draw in new investors to stimulate growth and modernization within its hydrocarbon and broader energy sectors.
