Works for Chairman whose businesses do trading, partner with Dangote (offtaking) and Moeve formerly CEPSA (WAF offtaking strategy). Close with Vitol Africa and BP. Homework assigned. Knowledge that impressed him most: crude assays and ChemEng moat. Said feel free to contact him and do not waste his time.
SIR Tender — Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage, Abidjan
Base gasoil, 1–4 cargoes ~40,000t, Jul–Aug 2026. Deadline 17 June 09:00 GMT. A+B price formula: A = Platts Gasoil 0.1%S FOB Med, B = seller differential. CFR not CIF — CIMA-zone local insurance rule. Moteriba (Dipo, CEO) bidding. Atmin (UAE, Afreximbank-backed) finances. You have prepped. This is your first live deal exposure.
Tender prepped ✓WhatsApp drafted ✓Study note built ✓Call with Dipo pending
SPIE + Leaving
Flavian and Louis both said leave if serious about trading career. Guillaume speaking to COO Anabelle Monday. Supervisor conversation still pending.
→ Log Anabelle outcome. Decision coming.
Masters Strategy
Going abroad now is not an option. Spend 2026 on scholarships plus job. Job makes MSc less needed or unlocks parental funding. Bayes Sept 2027 still live.
→ Scholarships track running in parallel
Upwork / Contra
Contra live. Upwork still needed this week. Two portfolio pieces before any application.
Right now: Indeed is connected to Claude. Open a new chat, say "search Indeed for crude oil commercial analyst roles in Lagos" — live results, no code needed. Arc 2 August: Python job board aggregator using Indeed API and career page RSS feeds. AI skill and job search tool in one build. LinkedIn scraping: violates ToS, needs advanced Python, not this week.
WEEK 4
23–29 June 2026 · Dangote 24th–25th · Arc 1 closes