Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, has joined the league of oil-producing areas in the country, with the discovery of crude oil after many months of exploration,
Indian state-run oil refiners have indicated interest to increase total crude oil consumption volume with additional 2m tons of crude oil import from Nigeria in 2017.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that 224 companies have submitted bids for the lifting and sale of crude oil during the upcoming 12-months calendar.
Nigeria is considering importing crude oil from Chad and Niger Republic to supply the Kaduna refinery in attempt to resolve Nigeria's chronic petrol shortage crisis.