Nigeria’s oil production rises to 1.3m bpd, first time in 2023

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Nigeria’s oil production rose to 1,346,562 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2023, making it the highest figure so far this year. 

This is contained in the latest crude oil and condensate production data of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

According to the NUPRC data, output rose by 165,429 bpd in July — a 14 percent increase compared to 1,181,133 bpd produced in August 2023.

With the addition of condensate, Nigeria’s oil production rose to 1.57 million bpd in September from 1.41 million bpd in August 2023.

Condensate is a mixture of light liquid hydrocarbons, similar to a light (high API) crude oil.

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