Exciting days ahead for Tinubu’s Govt, as Nigeria’s crude oil production hits 3-month high

Nigeria's crude oil production has increased to 1.38 million barrels per day in August 2023, according to the latest data from Platts survey by S&P Global Commodity Insights.

The figure indicates a production increase of 60,000 barrels per day compared to 1.32 million published in July 2023.

The development will be cheering news for President Bola Tinubu, who has consistently urged the NNPC to boost production.

Oil is Nigeria's major source of foreign income, and with soaring oil prices, the improvement in production will mean more revenue for the government.

In the second quarter of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, worth N5.58 trillion in crude sales, were reported."


Why Nigeria's oil production increased?

Nigeria's crude oil production improved thanks to the resumption of activities at the Forcados terminal after an underwater leak disrupted loading for a month, Businesspost reports.

While the improvement is something to cheer about, Nigeria is still far from reaching its expected 1.742 million barrels production quota set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+).

In May, June, and July, OPEC reported oil production figures of 1.28 million barrels per day, 1.29 million barrels per day, and 1.25 million barrels per day, respectively.