Nigeria’s crude oil production now 1.42 million barrels per day

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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revealed in its latest monthly report that Nigeria increased its crude oil production to 1.42 million barrels per day in February.

According to reports, Nigeria recorded the biggest increase in crude oil production last month among its peers in OPEC.

In the monthly report by OPEC for March, the country’s oil production rose by 63,000 barrels to 1.42 million bpd in February, based on direct communication.

Nigeria produced 1.49 million bpd in February, up by 161,000 barrels from 1.33 million bpd in January, according to secondary sources.

According to the report, OPEC’s total crude oil production averaged 24.85 million bpd in February 2021, down by 0.65 million bpd month-on-month.
“Crude oil output increased mainly in Nigeria, Iraq, Iran IR, Venezuela and Libya, while production decreased primarily in Saudi Arabia and Angola,”

The report noted that as the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the oil market balance, OPEC, together with its non-OPEC partners in the Declaration of Cooperation, took historic action to help stabilise the oil market.

It said, “This proactive stance turned out to be a very important element in supporting global economic growth, after an estimated drop in oil demand of 9.6 million bpd in 2020.

“Oil demand is forecast to recover in 2021, growing by 5.9 million bpd. However, this year’s demand growth will not be able to compensate for the major shortfall from 2020, as mobility is forecast to remain impaired throughout 2021.”

According to the group, non-OPEC supply is expected to have declined by 2.6 million bpd in 2020, while the growth of 0.95 million bpd is anticipated for 2021.

“However, as the impacts of COVID-19-related developments remain uncertain, continued responsible global policy action from all market participants, including the efforts undertaken by OPEC and the participating non-OPEC producers of the DoC, will continue to be crucial over the coming months to return markets to more stable conditions,” it added.

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