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AFRICA OIL ANNOUNCES THE PASSING OF LUKAS H. LUNDIN
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n AFRICA OIL ANNOUNCES THE PASSING OF LUKAS H. LUNDIN\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n July 27, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: AOI) (Nasdaq-Stockholm: AOI)\n \n –\n \n Africa Oil Corp. (\"AOI\", \"Africa Oil\" or \"the Company\") regrets to announce the death of the Company's founding shareholder and inspirational leader behind the Company, Mr.\n \n Lukas H. Lundin\n \n , in\n \n Geneva, Switzerland\n \n on\n \n 26 July 2022\n \n at the age of 64, following a two-year battle with brain cancer.\n \n View PDF version\n \n \n \n Over the past 40 years,\n \n Lukas Lundin\n \n was the driving force behind the tremendous success of the Lundin Group of Companies. Lukas started his career in the international energy and mining sectors in the early 1980s working side-by-side with his father, the late\n \n Adolf H. Lundin\n \n .\n \n \n Under the leadership of Lukas and his brother Ian, and in close cooperation with the rest of the Lundin family, the Lundin Group of Companies has grown into an internationally recognized group of energy and mining companies with operations around the globe, employing more than 15,000 people and creating opportunities for tens of thousands more.\n \n \n The eleven companies that make up the Lundin Group of Companies today have a combined market capitalization exceeding USD\n \n $11 billion\n \n .\n \n \n \n Lukas Lundin\n \n founded Africa Oil Corp in 2007 by transforming a former group company, Canmex Minerals Corporation, into an East African oil exploration vehicle.  Following some major discoveries in\n \n Northern Kenya\n \n , the company has grown into a large, highly successful full cycle company with production in\n \n Nigeria\n \n and development and exploration projects throughout\n \n Africa\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n Lukas Lundin's\n \n sons Harry, Adam, Jack and William say in a joint statement:\n \n \n \n \"\n \n Our father is our biggest inspiration. His passion for the industries to which he devoted his life was unparallele...