Crude oil

Oil Hits $112 per Barrel as Nigeria’s Petrol Prices Climb

Crude oil prices have surged to above $112 per barrel as the Iran-United States-Israel war escalation entered day 21 on Saturday amid a...

Nigeria’s Oil Output Declines Sharply in February Amid Persistent Challenges

Nigeria’s total hydrocarbon output, comprising crude oil and condensates, saw a sharp 9% month-on-month contraction in February 2026. According to the latest data...

Nigeria Secures ₦1.71trn Trade Surplus in Q4 2025 as Crude Oil Shipments Decline

Nigeria closed out the final quarter of 2025 with a healthy trade surplus amounting to ₦1.71 trillion, even as overall export volumes slipped,...

Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Drops to 1.39m BPD – OPEC

Nigeria’s crude oil production declined to 1.39 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2025, according to the latest Monthly Oil Market Report...

Nigeria’s Oil Output Jumps 6% to 1.4mbpd in April – NUPRC

Nigeria’s oil production has increased to 1,485,700 barrels per day (bpd) in April, marking a 6.06% rise compared to March’s yield of 1,400,783...

Domestic Crude Oil Sale Initiative: Tinubu’s Strategic Move Pays Off

President Bola Tinubu’s directive to sell crude oil and refined products in Naira to domestic refiners has achieved significant success. The Chairman of...

Boost for Nigeria’s Oil Production As NNPC’s Utapate Crude Grade Hits Global Oil Market

In a major boost for Nigeria’s crude oil production, revenue generation, and economic growth efforts, the NNPC Ltd has officially unveiled its latest...

FG begins crude oil sales in Naira to Dangote Refinery – Finance Minister

The Federal Government has officially begun selling crude oil and refined petroleum products in local currency, the Naira. Mr. Olawale Edun, the Finance...

Crude oil contributed N14.56trn to Nigeria’s exports in Q2 2024

Crude oil exports accounted for 74.98 percent of Nigeria’s total export value in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Nigeria Bureau...

Tony Elumelu to FG, security agencies: Tell Nigerians stealers of Nigeria’s crude oil

Nigerian billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu has said the Nigerian government and security operatives should tell Nigerians those who steal the country’s crude oil....

Oil sector attracted $16.6bln investments under Tinubu administration – Lokpobiri

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has announced that about $16.6 billion investments have been committed to Nigeria’s oil...

Bauchi Govt set to create oil and gas free trade zone

In a bid to woo investors to the state, the Bauchi State Government says it has commenced plans to build a magnificent oil...

NNPCL-facilitated Afreximbank $3.3bln crude oil pre-payment loan to address nation’s FX challenges, says spokesman Soneye

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has explained the rationale for its intervention in the $3.3 billion crude oil pre-payment loan it...

Army uncovers 14 illegal reservoirs with 3m litres of stolen crude oil in Rivers

The headquarters of the 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, says it has uncovered 14 crude oil reservoirs containing about three million litres...

We’ll produce diesel, aviation fuel before January end — Dangote

Diesel and aviation fuel will be produced from the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos, before the end of January just as it commenced...

Dangote Refinery, Lagos, world’s largest single-train facility, begins production

After its inauguration seven months ago, the Dangote Refinery, the largest single-train refinery in the world, has commenced production, the company has announced....