Politics creating investment risk to Nigeria’s offshore oil potential, report from IHS finds. (UPI/Shutterstock/project1photography) The Independent National Electoral Commission said it plans to hold a nation-wide vote March 28, six weeks later than originally planned. Nigeria’s government postponed the vote in February, arguing the threat from militant group Boko Haram was too great to ensure safety at the polls. Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer. A report from IHS finds the future of the nation’s oil sector is at risk from the uncertain political future. Roderick Brice, the author of the report on Nigeria for the analytical group, said elections are a disruptive force in the oil-rich country. Regardless of who wins, investors will face an uncertain future. “That uncertainty has already constrained deepwater exploration and development,” he said in a statement Monday. IHS forecasts crude oil production in Nigeria will drop from the 2 million barrels per day […]