In my opinion, an opportunity for substantive policy reforms may have been lost - we refused to deregulate
the downstream oil sector; we have not made new investments in our upstream more attractive to investors; we have not made any privatisations since 2015; NNPC remains opaque and indeed is now worse with evidently poor governance and low transparency!
According to him, the development is being shielded by a «mafia» who have the full detail about the operation of illegal companies in
the downstream oil sector but are reluctant to act due to their personal interests.
Not exact matches
Fourth - quarter profits in Exxon's
downstream sector, which is focused on refining crude
oil into fuels like gasoline, also rose $ 323 million from a year earlier.
Forte
Oil did not give a reason for the change in direction but said the
downstream sector in Nigeria had gone through changes in recent years and was expected to evolve further.
'' The innovations that we have developed and started implementing in the
downstream, upstream, policy generation and Niger Delta security have enabled the
sector to aggressively pursue out of the box ideas of rejuvenating this
sector, getting the best yield and increasing our earnings from
Oil and Gas.
On May 20, 2015, nine days BEFORE the government was inaugurated, I laid out «Policy Prescriptions» - diversification of production, government revenue, and exports; imperative of a strong and credible economic team and cabinet; targeting «opportunity
sectors» (solid minerals, refining and petrochemicals, a new and realistic fiscal regime for upstream
oil and gas, private
sector investments in power and infrastructure, agro-processing, retail and construction); freeing «up resources from
downstream petroleum
sector deregulation» emphasizing «an economic reality in which hard decisions including some previously rebuffed by the opposition will have to be taken» a clear reference to the petrol subsidy which government waited a full year before countenancing the critical decision!
In «Nigerian Economy in 2016: Withdrawal Symptoms» (January 27, 2016), I compared Nigeria to an addict finding it difficult to wean itself of the drug of
oil and warned that «in 2016 we will be forced to begin reconciling ourselves to the real exchange rate of the Naira» and «it is wise to formally and publicly end the subsidy regime and bring certainty and investments into the
downstream petroleum
sector.»
Speaking on the positive development in the
oil industry, the NUPENG chairman said both the upstream and
downstream sectors of the industry had witnessed growth under the present administration.
The decision by the Bulk
Oil Storage and Transport Company Limited (BOST) to compete with the private
sector in the
downstream petroleum products distribution
sector has resulted in huge losses for the state - owned company.
This crude
oil connection between the Alaskan Arctic and California refineries can also be illuminated with a timeline of recent events regarding current and future upstream extraction,
downstream refinery expansion efforts, and the climate politics and policies affecting the
downstream refinery
sector in California.
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing's experienced, interdisciplinary Energy Practice advises clients in Singapore and ASEAN in the legal and business issues arising at each part of the energy market spectrum, including energy generation and distribution, and in various parts of the energy
sector including upstream and
downstream oil and gas, wholesale and retail markets, renewables, solar and green energy.
This masks a healthy conventional
oil and gas
sector that has demands for offshore and onshore upstream workers, such as geoscientists and reservoir engineers, as well as
downstream sales and marketing professionals.
While at BAML he worked with clients on buy - side, sell - side and capital raise transactions across a variety of
oil and gas
sectors, including upstream, midstream,
downstream and oilfield services.