The Minister of Industries, Mines, and Energy has highlighted that placing upstream petroleum under the Presidency's Upstream Petroleum Unit is a strategic move aimed at safeguarding Namibia's emerging oil and gas sector.

The Upstream Petroleum Unit has clarified that positioning the Unit under the Presidency is a deliberate and strategic decision aimed at enhancing governance within Namibia's emerging oil and gas sector.

Special advisor and Head of the Upstream Petroleum Unit in the Office of the President, Kornelia Shilunga, acknowledged the media's role in spotlighting Namibia's emerging oil and gas sector.