The License to Energy series is a strategic forum on financing in the oil and gas sector—convened by Capitas Partners and its collaborators since 2022. Originally conceived to address the funding challenges of marginal field operators, the series now brings together upstream and midstream producers, DFIs, banks, legal experts, and government stakeholders to unpack the next phase of Nigeria’s energy transition and financing journey.

Each edition explores timely questions: How do you structure a project investors will back?

How are regulatory reforms changing risk perception? What governance and ESG standards now define credibility?

What funding tools exist beyond debt and equity?

From Lagos to London, the series builds connections between Nigerian ambition and global capital. Our next edition, Pitching Nigerian Gas to Global Capital, takes place in Lagos in September 2025—followed by a high-impact investor roadshow in London in March 2026.