NIGERIA: THE CRUDE OIL ECONOMY
Synterra the Nigeria Risk Management Consultants provide insight into how the oil markets affect the Nigerian economy. Nigeria's reliance on crude oil receipts is total. At a time of increasing volatility and uncertainty this blog seeks to provide an analysis of the effect the global energy markets have on business in Nigeria, their relationship with OPEC and how local policy decision making affects investment opportunities.
The much anticipated OPEC++ meeting takes place tomorrow, It is time for Nigeria to be bold and clear eyed in pursuing Nigeria’s best interests. However it remains unclear as to what position Nigeria have decided to adopt. We have heard a number of statements from the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Silva, yet they seem vague and difficult to interpret. The policy is unclear, not so much as inarticulate but unarticulated. To start with Nigeria’s petroleum ministry has stated.