Monrovia, Sept. 8 -- Liberia has secured a seat at the continental petroleum regulatory table following the induction of the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority into the African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF), strengthening the country's efforts to build regulatory capacity as its oil and gas program expands.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com

The membership brings Liberia into a continental network of petroleum regulators working to promote safe, efficient, equitable and sustainable development of Africa's petroleum resources.

For the LPRA, the move is expected to provide greater access to regulatory expertise, technical training and knowledge-sharing while helping Liberia align its petroleum ...