David Bleasdale

Chairman, CITAC Africa Ltd. Views are my own.

The African downstream energy specialist consultancy.

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

@RichmondFC1861 Congrats, George. Well deserved,

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

And don't miss the Walking Rugby exhibition at half time!

[Richmond Rugby @RichmondFC1861]

✨Friday Night Lights returns to the RAG! ✨

We're back at the Richmond Athletic Ground under the lights next Friday as we take on Esher in the first home game of 2024 🌟

🎟️ Experience Friday night rugby with our hospitality packages now

#AClubForLife 💛❤️🖤

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Find out what's really happening...

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

Dangote moves a step closer to gasoline production with streaming of key unit.

Full analysis in this month’s Nigeria Market Briefing https://t.co/fCy9wRjTGO

#NMDPRA #NNPC #Dangote

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Nigeria going one way, South Africa another? Libya and Sudan war damage also hits the continent's energy security going forward #OOTT #Africanrefining

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

📢Africa’s refining sector is in the middle of a revolution, with #Nigeria leading the way.
CITAC’s 2024 African Refining Report gives you all the detail you need https://t.co/tSS2xaRQGJ
#oil #downstream #energy #refinery

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Energy transition brings to Africa an ever-widening variety of challenges and opportunities. Each country and project are unique and all within an ever-changing regulatory environment. CITAC's Energy Transition in Africa Report will keep you up to date.
#EnergyTransition #Africa

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

CITAC's Energy Transition in Africa Report - March 2024 is now available.

You can download a copy of the report's contents page on our website:

https://t.co/USDjocCKZX

#EnergyTransition #AfricanEnergy #CITAC #Innovation #Sustainability

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

Save the Date!
📅 25-26 April
📷 Cape Town, South Africa
The CITAC African Downstream Workshops deliver unparalleled insight into today���s key challenges and opportunities across Africa’s energy sector.
For more information,  [email protected] #savethedate #africa #energy

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

One of the few 'oil' countries around the world I have never visited, but always wanted to - if only to see the Roman ruins. Still time.

[Mahmud Mohammed @MahmudM27830556]

#Libya 🇱🇾 as you have never seen it before, photographed by Muhammad Jahidar

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

21st century challenge summed up here: how to move water from California to Catalonia, where severe drought restrictions have just been announced? #climatechange We manage commodity arbitrages for oil and minerals, why not water?

[Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper]

NEW - A climate-fueled "bomb cyclone" will dump more than 8 trillion gallons of precipitation will fall on California in the next few days. Almost enough to entirely fill Lake Mead: Meteorologist Ryan Maue

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Need to think about the units they are starting up. If no RFCC upgrading taking very light crudes (WTI) could be sensible. Also testing/proving/communicating their flexibility on crude sourcing?

[Bill Lehane @Bill_Lehane]

The purchase by Nigeria’s new Dangote mega oil-refinery of 2 million barrels of US crude has raised questions about why a petro-state isn’t using its own supply to feed the giant plant https://t.co/WnsQISBTzp @WTBClowes @pburkhardt @blooombergNRG #OOTT #oil #nigeria #dangote

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Come and join us! So much to learn...

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

Save the Date!

📅 25-26 April 224
📍 Cape Town, South Africa

The CITAC African Downstream Workshops deliver unparalleled insight into today’s key challenges and opportunities across Africa’s energy sector.

For more information,  [email protected]

#savethedate #africa #energy

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

I fear Hammersmith Bridge (in London) will make that look pretty speedy...

[Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) @chigrl]

🤣🤐It has taken 11 years to fix a bridge 75% of the way...good luck on that green transition timelime

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

The downstream sector is about detail, not trends - each African country has its own dynamic. Follow it here!

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

📢 CITAC has published its January Sub-Saharan #Downstream #Oil Market Report.

https://t.co/fCy9wRjTGO

#oott #africa #energy #downstreamoilandgas #Guinea #Mauritius #cotedivoire

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Excellent initiative. Africa is at the heart of many energy transition challenges. But complex to follow; CITAC can help!

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

CITAC has published its first Energy Transition Report.

For more information and to download your excerpt, please visit our website https://t.co/2fweHIFibn

#energytransition #africa #greenenergy

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Un homme vraiment formidable qui a créé et dirigé une entreprise tout aussi formidable. Sa discipline des affaires est reconnue, mais c'est sa touche humaine dont je me souviens toujours. Toutes mes pensées et mes prières vont à sa famille.

[Patrick Pouyanné @PPouyanne]

C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous venons d’apprendre le décès de Thierry Desmarest qui fut à la tête de Total pendant plus de 15 ans. En réunissant Total, Fina et Elf, il est l’homme qui a bâti et fait de notre entreprise un groupe de taille mondiale dans le Top 5 des majors. Alors que s’ouvre l’année du centenaire de @TotalEnergies, nous ne nous serions pas ce que nous sommes sans sa vision et son esprit stratège. Aujourd’hui, ce sont les collaborateurs actuels et anciens de TotalEnergies qui sont en deuil et qui s’associent de tout cœur à la tristesse de sa famille et de ses proches. Merci cher Président, merci Thierry.

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

The beginning of the future as Africa moves to centre stage of the climate debate and action plan. We can help you identify the projects that will actually work - rewarding investors and favourably impacting global climate ambitions. #OOTT #COP28

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

CITAC is pleased to announce the publication of its first Energy Transition Report.

For more information and to download your excerpt, please visit our website https://t.co/CI6BOtpoKR

#energytransition #africa #greenenergy

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

The answer is in Africa. Honest government, strong regulation, good public & private business governance, and consistent long-term policies will attract the finance needed. Don’t buy the technology jump story: Africa has 26 years to catch up. @COP28_UAE

[African Union | Infrastructure & Energy @au_ied]

The ever-changing global landscape & #Climatechange brought immense challenges. #Africa is unfairly bearing the brunt of these disruptions despite its smaller contribution. It's time for united action to confront this injustice & safeguard our future. @HEDrAbouZeid @COP28_UAE

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

May get a headline or two, but how do this help Uganda's economic development?

[Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development @MEMD_Uganda]

𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐘 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 (𝐄𝐄𝐀𝐍)

1. Unveiling of the GIZ Electric Vehicle (EV)

#EEEMC2023 | #EnergyEfficiency | @giz_uganda

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

I wish there was the same political (and financial) support for African clean transport fuels (diesel & petrol). @arda_africa’s road map for cleaner African fuels and vehicles would save thousands of premature deaths. #OOTT #cleanair #ARDA #Africa

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Excellent initiative by @fbirol and @IEA on seeking EU support for African clean cooking initiatives before COP28: https://t.co/nldPkwpZim Butane production and supply efficiency are key for success.

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

Excellent initiative by @fbirol and @IEA on seeking EU support for African clean cooking initiatives before COP28: https://t.co/nldPkwpZim Butane production and supply efficiency are key for success.

[David Bleasdale @davidcitac]

… and neighbouring countries’ supply chains become more complicated as Nigerian contraband reduces. Nigerian subsidy withdrawal is a massive wake-up call for WAF; time will tell the full impact.

[CITAC Africa Ltd @CITACAfrica]

Nigerian demand remains suppressed as inflationary pressures trim spending power. Imports have adjusted lower, leaving supply and demand relatively balanced.

For more, visit our website https://t.co/fCy9wRjTGO

#NNPC #NMDPRA #PMS #Subsidy