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Seplat Energy Plc
Seplat Energy finds, drills, and sells crude oil and gas in Nigeria, mostly to buyers who need fuel and power.
Seplat Energy is one of Nigeria's biggest independent oil and gas producers. It pulls crude oil and natural gas out of the ground in the Niger Delta, then sells the crude on world markets and turns much of the gas into electricity for Nigerian homes and businesses.
The business has two engines. The oil side pumps crude, which is sold at global prices and brings in the hard currency. The gas side processes natural gas and sells it to power plants and industries at home, which keeps the lights on and earns steady local revenue. Customers choose Seplat because it is one of the few local firms that can reliably deliver both the oil and the gas that Nigeria's power grid desperately needs.
Seplat's biggest challenge is where it works. The Niger Delta is prone to oil theft, pipeline sabotage, and community disputes, and those problems can suddenly cut production. The company has been buying more fields to grow — including assets it took over from Exxon Mobil, adding scale and reserves. Its strength is a large low-cost reserve base and a growing gas business tied to Nigeria's hunger for electricity; its weakness is that it is deeply exposed to oil prices, currency swings, and the security risks of the region it calls home.
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