The disclosure highlights the substantial financial obligations associated with protecting oil and gas infrastructure against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and other disruptions, even as NNPC reported higher production and a 33 percent increase in profit after tax.
The Federal Government has said Nigeria must progressively move away from an economy centred on crude oil exports and capture more value through domestic refining, petrochemicals and related industrial activities.
Brent crude futures rose $3.98, or 3.82 percent, to $108.30 a barrel by 0959 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained $3.52, or 3.81 percent, to $95.93 a barrel.
Brent crude futures rose $4.10 to $107.18 a barrel by 4.09 pm Nigerian time, while US West Texas Intermediate gained $3.66 to $95.82. Both figures were intraday prices, according to Reuters.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and several petroleum marketers have reduced petrol prices at major depots following a decline in international crude oil prices.
Nigeria is getting a major boost from crude oil prices trading above $100 per barrel, but the windfall could come with high costs for households and businesses.
The development triggered a fresh surge in crude prices, with Brent crude futures jumping $3.62, or 3.46 per cent, to $108.23 per barrel as of 2214 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose $3.15, or 3.15 per cent, to $103.20 per barrel.
The figures, contained in OPEC’s September 2026 Monthly Oil Market Report, showed that Nigeria’s crude production averaged 1.50 million barrels per day (mbpd) in August, compared with 1.505mbpd in July.
Brent crude climbed towards $100 per barrel as US sanctions and disruptions to Iranian oil exports tightened global supply concerns.
Iranian crude loadings have plunged to about 260,000 barrels per day from 1.7 million bpd a year ago,...
The decline reversed much of the strong earnings improvement recorded between March and June, when monthly profit rose from N276 billion to N481 billion in April, N462 billion in May and N535 billion in June.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.