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Nigeria Regains Number One Spot from Libya as Africa's Largest Oil Producer but The Challenges Remain
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Nigeria Regains Number One Spot from Libya as Africa's Largest Oil Producer but The Challenges Remain

by  Dave Ibemere 2 min read
  • Nigeria has regained its spot as Africa's top oil producer according to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries new report
  • Nigeria lost its place to Libya in October after consecutive months of struggle to meet its expected oil production quota
  • Despite the increase in production the oil production challenges caused in part by bunkering and vandalism of oil facilities remain

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Nigeria has regained its spot from Libya as Africa's largest oil producer after dropping one place in October.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revealed this in its Oil Market Report for December 2021, obtained from the website.

According to the report, Nigeria's oil production from secondary sources average of 1.27 million barrels per day in November to regain the top spot in Africa ahead of Libya's 1.21 mb/d in November.

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Nigeria takes back number one spot from Libya as Africa's largest oil producer but at a cost
NNPC Group Managing Director Credit: Mele Kyari
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In an earlier report Legit.ng showed how Nigeria lost its top spot as the largest oil producer in Africa in October.

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Part of the report reads:

“According to secondary sources, total OPEC-13 crude oil production averaged 27.72 mb/d in November 2021, higher by 0.29 mb/d Month on Month,” the report reads.
”Crude oil output increased mainly in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Nigeria, while production in Angola, Libya and Congo declined.”

Despite Nigeria improving its oil production, the challenges are still there and November reports show a 3 month high, oil production levels are still below the expected 1.7 million daily productions.

For Direct communication

For crude oil production based on direct communication, OPEC reports that Nigeria reports 1.27 million barrels of oil compared to Libya's 1.21 million.

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Legit.ng in an earlier report revealed that the federal government has announced the payment of N5,000 as a transport grant after the removal of the fuel subsidy.

Nigeria's minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Tuesday, November 23, revealed that beneficiaries would be Nigerians who make up the poorest population.

According to the minister, FG hopes to do this before June 2022 in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
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Dave Ibemere (Senior Business Editor) Dave Ibemere is a senior business editor at Legit.ng. He is a financial journalist with over a decade of experience in print and online media. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Lagos. He is a member of the African Academy for Open-Source Investigation (AAOSI), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and other media think tank groups. He previously worked with The Guardian, BusinessDay, and headed the business desk at Ripples Nigeria. Email: dave.ibemere@corp.legit.ng.

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