Exxon Mobil Corp's deal to sell its Nigerian onshore assets to Seplat Energy will be approved in days after getting clearance from the regulator, President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday. The $1.28 billion deal has been closely watched since it was first announced in 2022 with analysts saying it would also signal to investors that similar deals,

Exxon Mobil's (NYSE:XOM) deal to sell its Nigerian onshore oil and gas assets to Seplat Energy will be approved within days after gaining clearance from the country's regulator, Nigeria President Tinubu said Tuesday. The sale will "increase oil and gas ...

The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has said the $1.28 divestment deal between ExxonMobil and Seplat Energy will receive ministerial

Nigeria is set to approve XOM's $1.28B sale of its onshore assets to Seplat Energy, a move signaling the country's push for more foreign investments in the oil sector.

Nigeria is set to approve Exxon Mobil Corp.’s sale of its oil and gas assets to domestic energy supplier Seplat Energy Plc, President Bola Tinubu said.

“As such, the ExxonMobil-Seplat divestment will receive ministerial approval in a matter of days, having been concluded by the regulator, NUPRC, in line with the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. This was done in the same manner as other qualified divestments approved in the sector.”

The federal government has said, the divestment of ExxonMobil’s Nigerian assets to Seplat Energy is poised to receive ministerial approval within days.