Pleasure to speak with Aliko Dangote in Lagos last week to discuss big plans for his famous refinery.

More below on a project to double capacity, forge new Middle Eastern partnerships and expand upstream from Africa’s richest man;

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Politics aside, the geriatric ships used to smuggle sanctioned oil pose a climate concern that isn’t inconsequential.

Aging tankers are often around 45% less efficient than today’s new builds, poorly maintained and guzzling high sulfur fuel oil.

Vultures are circling for Europe’s fossil fuel sector, but oil refiners hope for a short-term boost if they can hold on until competitors close.

Thoughts on the game of chicken happening in the sector from this week’s #FTCommodities Summit in Lausanne;

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Today's deep dive on Nigeria's humongous oil refinery and why Europe can't stop talking about it

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Asked Chat GPT to create me a corporate headshot. This stuff is getting scary …

Africa is advancing a wave of oil refinery builds despite signs of falling fossil fuel profits that have triggered downsizing elsewhere.

Energy security fears have lured new investment, but funding remains a challenge as plants lack pipeline links and scale to supply cheap fuel domestically.