Oil exploration company in nigeria
LEKOIL is an Africa focused oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in Nigeria and Namibia. The Company was founded in 2010 by a group of leading professionals with extensive experience in the international upstream oil and gas industry as well as in global fund management and investment banking. Currently, Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and the production of petroleum in the country plays a dominant role in the economy with over 90% of gross earnings coming from crude oil. In 2010, Nigeria provided about 10% of overall U.S. oil imports and ranked as the fifth-largest source for oil imports in the U.S.