At 1.3 million barrels per day, Nigeria’s oil production rises to 13-month high

Nigeria’s crude oil output rose to 1.3 million barrels per day in February, the highest in 13 months.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) disclosed this in its latest oil production report released on its website on Thursday.

Data from the agency revealed that the country’s production increased by 39 percent from 937,766 barrels per day in September when the country was battling with oil theft.