5 Nigerian billionaires hold a quarter of Aradel Holdings, worth $1.1 billion
Samuel Dossou-Aworet, Fola Adeola and Ladi Jadesimi hold Aradel stakes worth $556 million, $250 million and $239 million between them.
Samuel Dossou-Aworet
Benin-born oil veteran Samuel Dossou-Aworet holds $1.4 billion of Nigerian oil shares
Samuel Dossou-Aworet's stakes in Seplat and Aradel are worth $1.43 billion, built by a Benin-born engineer who once ran Gabon's oil sector.
Billionaires Tony Elumelu, Samuel Dossou-Aworet and Austin Avuru to pocket $30 million Seplat dividend
Seplat's 12-cent dividend delivers $14.4 million to Tony Elumelu's Heirs, $9.7 million to Petrolin and $6 million to Austin Avuru. GHOST
Beninese billionaire Samuel Dossou-Aworet's Parakou dry port begins operations after a decade
Beninese tycoon Samuel Dossou-Aworet's Petrolin Group has begun operations at its Parakou dry port, shipping first cotton after years of delay.
Oil tycoon Samuel Dossou-Aworet's Seplat stake has surged to $670 million and keeps climbing
Samuel Dossou-Aworet's 13.5% stake in Seplat Energy through Petrolin Group is now worth $670 million, up $300 million since the start of 2026.
The quiet Benin-born engineer who built a $900 million African oil empire nobody saw coming
A Benin-born engineer who once ran Gabon's hydrocarbons office quietly built a private empire worth nearly $1 billion through Petrolin Group.
Gabonese oil billionaire Samuel Dossou-Aworet-backed Tullow extends Ghana licenses
Samuel Dossou-Aworet-backed Tullow extends Jubilee and TEN licenses in Ghana, securing long-term gas deals and drilling plans.
Samuel Dossou-Aworet-backed Tullow sells Kenya assets to Gulf Energy
Tullow Oil has completed the $120 million sale of its Kenya assets to Gulf Energy, handing a local firm control of long-delayed oil hopes.
Gabon’s Samuel Dossou-Aworet deepens Nigeria oil bet with $64 million Aradel stake
Samuel Dossou-Aworet boosts Aradel stake with a $64 million share purchase, cementing his role in Nigeria’s oil sector.
Samuel Dossou-Aworet-backed Tullow agrees to sell Gabon unit for $300 million
Tullow Oil Gabon holds all of Tullow’s non-operated working interests in Gabon, and the buyer is Gabon Oil Company.
Samuel Dossou-Aworet-backed Tullow strikes $120 million deal to exit Kenya
This is part of Tullow's ongoing strategy to streamline operations and reduce its debt.
Samuel Dossou-Aworet-backed Tullow Oil sells oil assets to Gabonese government
Tullow Oil sells Tullow Oil Gabon SA to the Gabonese government for $302 million.
Tullow Oil, backed by Samuel Dossou-Aworet, writes down Kenya assets by $145.4 million
This underscores growing doubts about whether the company can push its long-delayed Turkana oil project to commercial production.
Gabon’s Samuel Dossou-Aworet, Nigeria’s Abdulrazaq Isa, and Adegbite Falade lead $2.4 billion Shell asset takeover
This acquisition aligns with Shell’s strategy to exit Nigeria’s onshore oil sector, where security risks, environmental concerns, and community unrest have posed persistent challenges.
Tullow, backed by oil magnate Dossou-Aworet, wins $320 million tax dispute in Ghana
An international tribunal ruled that the company is not liable for a $320 million tax assessment levied by the Ghana Revenue Authority.
Gabonese oil mogul Samuel Dossou-Aworet sees stake in Seplat Energy exceed $200 million
Dossou-Aworet, through his wholly-owned Petrolin Group, holds a 13.87-percent stake in Seplat, representing 81,015,319 ordinary shares.