Africa’s largest oil producer, Nigeria, underperformed its 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) quota in nine months of 2025 and again in January 2026, according to Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) figures. Using the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) average Bonny Light price of $72.08 per barrel over the 10 months for which data…
Oil markets have recorded their steepest annual fall since the COVID pandemic and could be on track to plummet further as oil producers continue to pump more crude than needed by the global economy. Oil prices slumped by almost 20per cent in 2025, marking the biggest annual loss since 2020 and the first time that…
Nigeria and other African countries’ crude oil demand is set to more than double to 4.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2050 and will need more than $100 billion in investment in refining over the next decades, according to the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA). Thanks to population growth, urbanization, and industrialization, Africa’s…
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Monday that Chinese oil demand growth has slowed since 2020 as the country shifts toward greener energy sources. “Chinese demand was really strong but the engine has slowed down,” Pouyanne stated, noting that the Chinese economy is “moving toward needing less oil.” Despite the slowdown in China, Pouyanne expressed…
Crude oil prices rose yesterday as markets remained on edge, driven by mounting risks to energy infrastructure from the Russia-Ukraine war, easing trade tensions between the US and China, and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) rate decision. Brent crude was trading at $67.26 per barrel, up 0.1per cent from the previous close of $67.18….
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari has said the country has the potential to grow more than $1 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the target of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at the ongoing 2025 Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja, he said $1…
In December 2024, Nigeria met the crude oil production quota of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by 98.97 per. The cartel’s average daily quota for the month under review was 1.5million barrels per (mb/d) of crude oil. However, the country’s output was 1.48mb/d of crude oil, 49,276bpd of blended condensed, and 133,699 unblended…
Oil prices eased marginally by one per cent in volatile trade following weak economic news from the U.S. and Germany. Earlier in the day, crude prices were on track to close at 12-week highs on support from a weaker U.S. dollar and as a winter storm boosted demand for energy to heat U.S. homes and…
Oil prices turned positive on yesterday after falling by more than $2, despite U.S. crude stocks rising by more than expected, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Brent crude oil futures were up 38 cents, or 0.5per cent, at $75.91 per barrel U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by 57 cents or 0.79per…
