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Global oil firms exit Nigeria as local companies seize control

(MENAFN) A noteworthy transformation has quietly unfolded in Nigeria’s oil industry over the past year, marked by the exodus of international oil companies from various parts of their operations within the country. The latest development came at the end of last month when Norwegian oil company Equinor finalized the sale of its Nigerian entity to the relatively unknown local firm, Chabal Energy. This move signified the conclusion of Equinor’s three-decade-long association with Africa’s largest oil producer.