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Mauritius Energy Country Briefing
Mauritius is a small island nation in the Indian Ocean with limited indigenous energy resources and a high dependence on imported fuels. Historically characteri…
CAPITAL ALLOCATION STRATEGIES OF INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
Nigeria is experiencing the most significant restructuring of its upstream petroleum sector since the nationalization era of the 1970s. Between 2024 and 2025, i…
FROM MATURE PRODUCER TO EMERGING FRONTIER: COMPARING NIGERIA'S OML 118 (BONGA) AND NAMIBIA'S ORANGE BASIN DEVELOPMENTS
Nigeria’s OML 118 illustrates what a successful deep-water hub looks like after decades of de-risking: Bonga has been onstream since 2005, reached its one-bil…
EMERGING HYDROCARBON FRONTIERS IN AFRICA
Africa's hydrocarbon landscape is undergoing a structural transformation. While mature OPEC+ producers (Nigeria, Algeria, Libya) face capacity erosion of ~260 k…
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND HOST COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE UNDER THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT (NIGERIA)
Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 introduced a fundamental restructuring of host community governance, replacing the ad hoc, conflict-prone framework …
RESOURCE NATIONALISM AND CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION RISKS IN AFRICAN PETROLEUM MARKETS
A resurgent wave of resource nationalism across African petroleum and extractive markets poses elevated risks to international oil companies (IOCs), national oi…
Côte d'Ivoire: Eni Sanctions Baleine Phase 3
The upstream landscape of the Gulf of Guinea has reached a significant milestone with Eni and its consortium partners officially approving the Final Investment …
The U.S. "Energy Dominance" Strategy
Since January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has executed the most aggressive restructuring of U.S. energy policy in modern history. Framed as a "National E…
Fuel Subsidy Removal in Angola and Nigeria: Fiscal Gains vs. Social Strains in 2026
Fuel subsidies have long been a defining feature of economic policy in oil-producing nations. They are designed to shield citizens from volatile global energy p…
How Regional Refining Is Reshaping African Fuel Trade
Africa’s downstream petroleum sector is entering a transformative phase that could fundamentally alter how fuel moves across the continent. For decades, many …
Critical Evaluation of Bidding and Pricing Strategies in Oil and Gas Lease Auctions
Oil and gas lease auctions are critical to upstream petroleum industry development, shaping access to exploration rights and generating substantial revenue for …
Strategic Implications of the Completion of the OB3 Gas Pipeline River Niger Crossing for Nigeria’s Energy Security and Industrial Growth
The completion of the River Niger Crossing segment of the 130-km Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) pipeline is a strategically significant step in Nigeria’s effort to…