Oil companies are braced for a toughest year since the coronavirus pandemic as lower crude prices squeezed their 2025 first-quarter (Q1) profits.
Big Oil’s shareholder returns have been a hot-button issue for investors, particularly as industry profits continue to fall from record highs in 2022
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Oladehinde Oladipo
Dipo Oladehinde is a skilled energy analyst with experience across Nigeria's energy sector alongside relevant know-how about Nigeria’s macro economy.
He provides a blend of market intelligence, financial analysis, industry insight, micro and macro-level analysis of a wide range of local and international issues as well as informed technical rudiments for policy-making and private directions.
