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Seplat Energy grows Q1 revenue to N152bn

Nigeria’s leading independent energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, has announced its unaudited results for the three months (Q1) ended 31 March 2023, posting a strong financial performance that shows the company’s profit before tax rising by 3.2 per cent to…

ExxonMobil-Seplat Deal: When regulator overrides the minister

Sopuruchi Onwuka The sturdy grip of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on the moves by the American multinational petroleum giant, ExxonMobil, to divest its Nigerian affiliate to indigenous independent energy firm, Seplat Energy Plc, has thrown up the…

Seplat cleared for $1.6 bn MPNU acquisition

Sopuruchi Onwuka Indigenous energy independent multinational, Seplat Energy Plc, is finally on its way to become a major player in the Nigerian petroleum industry following eventual ministerial approval for the company to proceed with acquisition of a local upstream affiliate…

Access Bank stakes $37m in Kenyan Bank

Nigerian commercial bank, Access Bank Plc, is working out transactions that would confer it with controlling stakes in smaller commercial bank operating in Kenya, the Sidian Bank. Access Bank is buying the stake off an investment group, Centum Investments Plc,…

MPN divestment: Why NNPC shook the table

Sopuruchi Onwuka Inability of the highly anticipated acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) Unlimited by leading indigenous independent firm, Seplat Energy Plc, to scale initial ministerial assent amplifies the new hard-line position of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited…