Segun Adeyemi, Africa Business Insider,First Published,07 May 2026 08:24 AM Nigeria and several African oil-producing nations could benefit from a major global supply gap created by escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulator, which says the continent is increasingly being viewed as a critical alternative source of crude oil and natural gas. Africa is emerging as a key alternative oil supplier after an estimated 10 million barrels per day were removed from the global market due to Middle East tensions. Nigeria’s oil regulator says declining…
Africa could replace lost Middle East oil supplies – Nigeria tells global investors
