March 25, 2026 By Blaise Udunze The vision was bold. The expectation was clear. And the promise was powerful. When the Dangote Refinery began operations, it was hailed as Nigeria’s long-awaited escape from decades of energy contradiction, which involves exporting crude oil while importing refined fuel at high costs. It […]
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Markets Whiplashed by Trump’s Iran Rhetoric
March 24, 2026/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com In this week’s newsletter, we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week. We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you […]
We Must Design Africa’s Power Systems for Reality, Not Abstraction
March 23, 2026 Opinion, by Louis Strydom, Director of Growth and Development for Africa and Europe at Wärtsilä Energy Last year, I argued in my piece “Lean Carbon, Just Power”, that a limited and temporary increase in African carbon emissions is justified to meet the continent’s urgent electrification needs. That position was […]
