Close Suriname Oil Discoveries are Cause for Celebration, but Only If We Apply Proven Lessons to Make it Work for Everyone Clarence Seedorf, Chair, Black Impact Foundation and NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber February 1, 2021 There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has sent global energy markets reeling. Oil and gas has undeniably been one of the hardest-hit industries, with prices still struggling to rebound from the collapse in demand during the first quarter of 2020. Coupled with increasing concerns about climate change and its effect on conventional energy production, it seems difficult to find a bright spot. But there is one, and it’s Suriname.