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KEY POINTS Oil prices drifted lower on Tuesday as traders stepped back to reassess the fragile mood around the Russia–Ukraine peace track, while fresh signals of rising stockpiles and wider …

KEY POINTS The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, is confronting an increasingly heavy debt burden, with crude-backed loan obligations now estimated at N8.07tn. The figure, drawn from the company’s …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s crude oil production eased in October as facility maintenance across several offshore assets weighed on output, even as the state oil company posted a sharp rise in …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s crude oil output in October reached 1.401 million barrels per day, marginally higher than September’s 1.39 million barrels per day, according to the latest Organisation of Petroleum …

KEY POINTS Nigerian crude prices held firm on Wednesday as data showed that US oil and fuel inventories dropped more than expected, offering a fresh spark to global oil markets. …

KEY POINTS Oil prices extended their decline on Wednesday, clinging to five-month lows amid mounting anxiety over a renewed US-China trade spat and forecasts of an impending supply glut that …

KEY POINTS As it strives to meet ambitious output targets and draw in foreign investment, Nigeria’s oil production has surged to its highest level in six months, a development that …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s production of oil increased in July, giving the continent’s biggest producer new impetus to recover barrels that were lost to sabotage, theft, and years of underinvestment. According …

KEY POINTS Far from the busy markets of London or New York, the flickering numbers on trading screens—Brent crude at $67.02 a barrel—tell a different story. That figure is more …

KEY POINTS Petroleum remains king in Nigeria’s export economy, commanding a lion’s share of its foreign trade earnings and reinforcing the West African nation’s position among the world’s major oil …