ABOUT US
We are a member driven network of government officials, national oil company executives and subject matter experts from 26 countries. We help each other manage our petroleum resources in the most effective way and forge new development paths that create prosperity in the energy transition.
Secretariat
Our initiative is coordinated by Chatham House, the Natural Resource Governance Institute and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Finance and administration are managed by the Commonwealth Secretariat (and historically by Chatham House, until 2022). The secretariat manages the project.

Valerie Marcel
Chatham House
Director, Co-founder

Patrick Heller
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Co-founder

Naadira Ogeer
Commonwealth Secretariat
Co-organizer

Chris Aylett
Chatham House
Project Administrator

Nicola Woodroffe
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Co-organizer
Advisory Board
The Board advises the New Producers Group’s Secretariat on matters that directly concern the Group’s activities, partnerships and fundraising efforts. The Advisory Board is envisioned to further the mission, reach and impact of the New Producers Group. Its aim is also to increase the accountability of the New Producers Group’s Secretariat to its member countries.
Dr. Mohamed Amin Adam
Chair
Deputy Minister for Energy, Ghana
Mr. Honey Malinga
Member
Director of the Directorate of
Petroleum, Uganda
Ms. Vandana G. Panday
Member
Director Staatsolie Hydrocarbons Institute, Suriname
Ms. Celia Correia
Member
Senior Engineer, INP
Mozambique
Amb. Ombeni Sefue
Member
Chairman of the Board of Directors
TPDC Tanzania
Funders
The New Producers Group relies on funding from a range of sources, which is critical to safeguarding the independence and objectivity of its research, events, publications and other outputs. Our current funders are listed below. If you are interested in funding our initiative, please visit the Get Involved page.
Partner organisations
Our knowledge partners contribute invaluable time, insights and data to the project.