UPSTREAM: Nigeria’s oil output hits 1.41m bpd
By Eyo Nsima
The oil output of Nigeria, a leading African producer has increased by 8.4 per cent to 1.41 million barrels per day, mbpd in August 2023, from 1.30 million bpd in July 2023.
According to the September 2023 Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, report released, weekend, the output included condensate, which figure was put at 1.08mbpd.
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, which puts the production quota of Nigeria at 1.80mbpd, without condensate oil has been encouraging members to raise production capacity, targeted at meeting rising global demand.
During the 49th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) that took place via videoconference on Friday, 04 August 2023, the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, “JMMC reviewed the crude oil production data for the months of May and June 2023 and noted the overall conformity for participating OPEC and non-OPEC countries of the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC). The committee urged all participating countries to achieve full conformity and adhere to the compensation mechanism.”
In its statement obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, OPEC, stated: “The committee reaffirmed the commitment of its member countries to the DoC which extends to the end of 2024 as agreed in the 35th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) on 4th of June 2023. It also noted to adjust the frequency of the monthly meetings to become every two months for the JMMC and the authority of the JMMC to hold additional meetings, or to request an OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting as agreed on in the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) on 5th of October 2022.
