West Africa: Ebola May Disrupt Oil and Gas Operations in West Africa, Threatening Region's Economy, says GlobalData Analyst

Sep 9, 2014 | AllAfrica
View Original

London — Oil and gas exploration and production programs in West African states are under increasing risk due to the failure to contain the Ebola virus, potentially depriving the region’s economy of millions of dollars a day, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.

John Sisa, GlobalData’s Lead Analyst covering Upstream Oil & Gas in the Sub-Saharan region, states that as exploration and production operations across West Africa depend on expatriates who work and live in the region, operators may withdraw personnel and halt activities until the Ebola situation is controlled in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.