Nigeria now produces crude oil from over 246 fields across the country and operates 188 production stations/platforms, the Federal Government has stated.
Data obtained from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government, indicated that Nigeria’s oil-producing fields had been on the rise since the first commercial oil discovery in the country by Shell Darcy at Oloibiri, Bayelsa State, in 1956.
The NUPRC document, which focused on stability in the oil sector, read in part, “Since 1956, the Nigerian upstream oil and gas landscape has grown with the development and installation of several oil and gas facilities.
“With over 246 producing fields, 2,777 producing strings, 188 production stations/platforms, four gas terminals, five land terminals, 11 FSOs (Floating Storage and Offloading Units), 18 FPSOs (Floating Production Storage and Offloading), and several other facilities at various stages of development, Nigeria is poised to boost production and enhance energy security.”
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Nigeria has been recording improvements in oil outputs and installations lately.
In 2024, the number of functional oil drilling rigs across the country increased marginally to 16 in February.
The report stated that this was based on data from the March 2024 Monthly Oil Market Report of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
