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Iran war: EIA predicts Q2 average oil price of $115
Ziggy Ojiegbe The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that Brent crude prices will climb to $115 per barrel in the second quarter of 2026, up from an average of $103 per barrel in March, reflecting a sharp tightening in…
EIA predicts lower oil prices as global inventory growth extends into 2026, 2027
Ziggy Ojiegbe Brent crude oil prices are expected to average $56 per barrel in 2026 and $54 per barrel in 2027, as rising global oil inventories continue to weigh on prices, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). In…
More oil coming to market as global 2P reserves hit 1.5 trillion barrels
Global 1P reserves grow by 5Bbbls A total of 1.572 trillion barrels produced in past 124 years Sopuruchi Onwuka The world is not really coming to the end of petroleum consumption as more exploration and production investments achieve significant reserves…
Nigeria’s 2022 oil production flowed at 1.3 mbd
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s average daily petroleum liquids output fell to 20-year low in 2022 when the flow of new investments in the petroleum industry also fell to record lows following disagreements over fiscal terms. According to global industry statistics compiled…
Nigeria’s energy trade charts show internal strategy mess
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian energy trade losses entered a deceleration mode not because the volumes of imports championed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited reduced, but because the spirited audacity of private local businessmen that risked billions of Naira…
2021: Crude oil ruled commodity markets
Sopuruchi Onwuka Despite the vigorous push by the advanced industrial nations and environmental activists in 2021 to accelerate transition of demand from fossil fuels to greener renewable energy, petroleum commodities maintained strong market resilience in both demand and price. In…
