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Nigeria’s LNG Dominance, Infrastructure Readiness, and Gas Monetisation Pathways
Nigeria’s LNG dominance is rooted in its vast natural gas reserves over 215 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven reserves and the infrastructure that enables l…
Nigeria’s Natural Gas Reserve: Strategic Anchor for Africa’s Energy Transition
Nigeria discovered oil in 1956 at Oloibiri, but natural gas was initially treated as a byproduct and flared extensively. By the 1960s, Shell began limited non-c…
BALANCING LNG EXPORTS, DOMESTIC GAS OBLIGATIONS AND REGIONAL PIPELINE MARKETS IN MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique stands at a critical inflection point in its gas commercialization strategy. With approximately 126 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of recoverable gas rese…
Nigeria’s Executive Order 9: Implications for Fiscal Policy and the Oil Sector
Nigeria’s Executive Order 9 (EO-9) is shaking up the oil and gas sector with promises of a fiscal reset worth nearly ?2 trillion in 2026. However, beneath the…
Methane Leak Detection & Regulatory Pressure
Methane emissions have emerged as one of the most scrutinized environmental risks facing the global oil and gas industry. As the second-largest contributor to a…
Sustainable Offshore Energy Operations in the Gulf of Guinea: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Resilient Supply Chains and Asset Management
The Gulf of Guinea, encompassing Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea, is one of the world’s most resource-rich offshore basins. Offshore oil and gas…
Country Briefing: Foreign Direct Investment Trends in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector
• Nigeria remains one of Africa’s largest hydrocarbon markets, with 37.5 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves and 211.1 trillion cubic feet of prove…
Energy Portfolio Diversification in Nigeria: Balancing Natural Gas, Renewable Energy, and Energy Security Objectives
Nigeria’s energy diversification strategy is best understood not as a linear shift away from hydrocarbons, but as a three-way balancing act between economic d…
Methane Emissions Management and Nigeria's Gas-Led Energy Transition Strategy
Nigeria's ambition to become Africa's leading gas producer is increasingly intertwined with its ability to manage methane emissions. With proven gas reserves of…
Capital Efficiency and Value Creation in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Industry: A Comparative Assessment of NNPC, Shell, and TotalEnergies
Capital efficiency is the decisive performance variable in oil and gas because the industry combines long investment cycles, heavy fixed-asset intensity, volati…
Liberia Energy Country Briefing
Liberia is one of West Africa's smallest energy markets but possesses significant long-term potential driven by offshore hydrocarbon prospects, abundant hydropo…
The Brownfield-First Investment Shift: Why Industry Leaders are Prioritizing Brownfield Tie-backs over Frontier Exploration
Capital allocation across the global upstream sector is increasingly shifting from high-risk frontier exploration toward brownfield tie-backs, infrastructure-le…