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Founded in 1986 by Nigerian-born Kase Lawal as an agricultural commodities trading company, CAMAC has evolved over the years into a diversified family office with interests in areas such as Financial Services, Tech & Venture Capital, Energy, Logistics and Real Estate.
CAMAC moved into the oil business in 1989 after Rilwanu Lukman, at the time the president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, urged Lawal to change focus from agriculture to oil exploration, which was much more lucrative.
The electroacoustic pedal harp was launched at the World Harp Congress in Paris in 1990.
To obtain funds for oil exploration, CAMAC went into partnership with the giant Houston-based oil company Conoco in 1991.
The first New Generation harps (Clio, Athena and Atlantide Prestige) were launched at the World Harp Congress in Tacoma in 1996.
Upstream services included the exploration and production of oil and gas; downstream services involved the trading and refining of products. As a result of changing in 1998 to an integrated business that provided both upstream and downstream services, CAMAC achieved impressive revenue growth.
In 1999, the Prague WHC welcomed two Concert Grand harps to the range (the Trianon, and the Oriane).
After becoming General Director of Camac, he succeeded Joël Garnier as the overall President of the company, after Joël died on September 11, 2000.
In 2002 CAMAC was named the largest African American–owned company on the Black Enterprise 100s list.
In 2002 the partnership was producing more than 20,000 barrels of oil per day.
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CAMAC may also be known as or be related to CAMAC, CAMAC International, CAMAC International Corporation and Camac.