According to direct communication data in February 2023 from the oil market report produced by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in January 2023, Nigeria’s crude oil production increased to 1.258 million barrels per day (bpd) from a total oil production figure of 1.235 million bpd in December 2022. This represents an increase of 23,000 bpd in January 2023 when compared with the preceding month, December 2022.
March 10, 2023
Nigeria Economic Update (Issue 6)
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The external reserves decreased week-on-week marginally by 0.2 percent from June 9, 2017 to June 16, 2017. The reserve declined from $30.27 billion to $30.21 billion. Given that crude oil revenue constitutes the most part of the reserve, the decline may be reflective of the week-on-week drop in global crude oil price (Crude oil price fell by approximately 2 percent to $47.377 per barrel as at June 16 2017). The ongoing forex intervention by the monetary authority also poses a challenge to foreign reserve conservation. Given the unimpressive performance of global oil prices in recent time, there is need to explore other areas with great potentials to generate foreign exchange earnings. Diversification of forex earnings remains the key to insulating foreign reserve against fluctuations in global commodity prices. The country can tap into solid minerals sector as alternative source of foreign exchange. Huge investment together with investor-friendly policies in solid minerals would make the sector attractive to investors.