The African Union invites interested and eligible bidders for the following: Consultancy services for conducting a study on the opportunity for a regional domestic market for oil and gas in the five regions of Africa. Scope of Work: The follow up studies will be covering all five African regions as defined by the African Union. The consulting firm or a team of consultants shall work closely with AFREC to achieve the following key tasks for each region: - To carry out an in-depth study of the oil and gas potential of the region under study, including reserves together with production rates and future forecast, contingent resources and ongoing exploration projects; - Study the oil and gas infrastructure in the region including but not limited to pipeline availability and capacity, refinery availability and capacity, their life span and whether all the capacity is being utilized; - Study the availability and potential opportunity for development of petrochemical industry in the region; - Study the demand and supply landscape of the region to identify the respective source and market for the products; - Study the oil and gas policies, laws and regulations of the Member States in the region with the view to identify legal frameworks that promote or hinder domestic utilization of oil and gas; - Identify areas of synergy in the region through studying the strength and weaknesses of Members States to facilitate collaborative development, promotion and utilization of oil and gas including the associated infrastructure; - Recommend a cooperation strategy that encourages regional collaboration among the member states and relevant institutions that is geared towards expanding domestic utilization of oil and gas with clear roadmap and action plan; - Study the financing model used in the different countries in the region and propose the most applicable model for financing the oil and gas domestic market expansion; - A clear illustration of the advantages and opportunities that come with expanding domestic market for oil and gas within the region with respect to regional energy security and just transition; - Propose a realistic timeline for implementation of recommendations of the study in view of the development roadmap and action plan indicated in the AFREC 2022 report, divided into short, medium and long term. Objectives: - Establishment of clear view per country in a defined region with regards to oil and gas reserves, production, consumption, import and export; - Establishment of clear view per country in a defined region in terms of oil and gas infrastructure available and potential gaps and needed investment to improve trade between countries in the region; - Identification of the potential incremental production from upsides or contingent resources of oil and gas per country in a defined region and the investment needed; - Identification of trading potential between countries within a defined region with regards to oil and gas; - Recommendations of strategies, policies, regulatory frameworks for accelerating trade and collaborations between the countries within a defined region; - Recommendations of strategies, policies, regulatory frameworks for more self-sufficiency of a defined region and less dependency on global oil and gas markets; - Proposal of actions plans and realistic timeline for developing domestic regional market for crude oil, oil products and natural gas in short, medium and long term basis. Countries: - Eastern Africa Region: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda; - Southern Africa Region: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho; - Western Africa Region: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo; - Central Africa Region: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe; - Northern Africa Region: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia. (Ausschreibung №102200106de)