Refineries lift just 28.5m barrels despite higher crude supply in Q1 – NUPRC

By Olakunle Oke Local refineries in Nigeria received just 28.5 million barrels of crude oil in the first quarter of 2026, despite higher volumes offered by producers under the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO), data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has shown. The Commission disclosed that while 61.9 million barrels were allocated…

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NNPC credits improved pipeline security for crude output surge

By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has attributed the recent rise in Nigeria’s crude oil production to strengthened pipeline security and coordinated stakeholder collaboration. Speaking at the Parliamentary Roundtable on the State of Pipeline Security held at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, the Group Chief Executive Officer of…

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