Nigeria's crude oil exports are set to surpass two million barrels per day (bpd) in August, the highest in 17 months, as the country's oil and gas industry nears a full recovery from attacks by the Niger Delta militants that crippled production in 2016.
It is expected that if the ramp-up in Nigeria's production is sustained, it will put further pressure on efforts by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to trim output in support of oil prices.
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