Global oil production was hit hard during the pandemic, but few regions have suffered as badly as West Africa A combination of plunging jet fuel demand, a lack of investment, and security issues have sent West African oil production crashing Nigeria and Angola, the two largest producers in the region, are unlikely to recover any time soon with a dearth of new oil discoveries Global oil production is slowly recovering towards pre-Covid-19 levels, but in West Africa the pandemic is set to leave lasting effects. This important region for sweet crude oil production faces numerous challenges as it strives to heal from the pandemic, including underinvestment, a lack of infill drilling at mature fields, and infrastructure that is either aging or threatened, a Rystad Energy analysis showed. Sweet crude is the preferred oil grade to make jet fuel – the worst-hit segment as oil demand plunged last year. West […]