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Nigeria Loses Three Million Oil Barrels Monthly
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has revealed its latest findings that about 1.2 million barrels of crude oil was consistently shut in by producers across various oil wells in the Niger Delta. This is due to the incessant oil theft in the industry, NUPRC said. It also stated that current statistics showed that the…
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Nigeria Loses N101bn Worth Of Oil In July
Data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has showed Nigeria’s crude oil production plunged by 2.3 million barrels in July 2022 when compared to what the country produced in the preceding month of June 2021. In its latest Monthly Oil Market Report for August 2022, OPEC stated that crude oil production figures based on…
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Nigeria’s Oil Production Falls Over Poor Maintenance
Nigeria’s oil production declined in 2021 due to a lack of maintenance and the loss of infrastructure efficiency, the World Bank has said, adding that Nigeria was yet to benefit from increasing oil prices as a result of declining oil production and fuel subsidy. The Washington-based bank said this in a new report titled ‘Migration…
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Crude Drops For Six Weeks Straight As Omicron Jolts Market
Oil has dropped for a sixth straight week, marking the longest stretch of weekly declines since 2018, as the omicron variant jolts markets. The spread of the omicron variant has investors concerned about a potential hit to demand as the U.S. reported at least six states with cases while infection rates in South Africa have almost quadrupled…
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OPEC+ May Hold Off Oil Output As Omicron Threaten Market Stability
OPEC and its allies would meet this week to decide whether to stick with their planned oil output increase or hold off until more is known about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet with its allies led by Russia would meet today to discuss how to…
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Oil Price Rises To A Three-Year High At Nearly $80 Per Barrel
Oil price has continued to climb as demand recovers faster than was predicted. The global benchmark Brent is up at nearly $80 a barrel, its highest price since October 2018. Brent crude was up 1.73 percent to $79.44 a barrel by 4:06 pm ET (21:06 WAT), having posted three straight weeks of gains. United States…
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OPEC+ To Revive Oil Production As Prices Bounce Back
The OPEC coalition led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is expected to press on with the planned revival of oil production, as prices bounce back from their August downturn. The coalition is gradually restoring the vast amount of crude production halted during the pandemic, and will probably ratify the next monthly instalment when it gathers on…
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Nigeria Loses 2.5tr Oil Barrels In 4 Years
According to data from the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter, Nigeria has lost 4.5 trillion barrels of oil to theft in the last four years. Another separate data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency showed that the country recorded 4,919 oil spills between the period of 2015 to March 2021. The Ministry of…
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OPEC Members Loses $1tr in Revenue In Two Years
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, including Nigeria, lost about $1trillion in revenue due to the plunge in oil prices in 2015 and 2016. OPEC’s Secretary-General, Sanusi Barkindo, who disclosed this at the 2021 Nigeria International Petroleum Summit said oil sector investments during the period crashed by $300billion. “In terms of foregone…
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Oil Demand Shows Signs Of Recovery As Nigerian Rig Counts Hit 12
Going by the increase in rig counts in May, the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) in Nigeria have revealed the oil market demand may be showing signs of full recovery in no time. Chairman of IADC, Nigeria chapter, Chuks Enwereji, of Shelf Drilling Offshore Services, disclosed at the 2021 HSE Awards & Technical Session…