{
  "id": 16414986,
  "title": "Oil Theft Slumps 82.9% to 17,600bpd in Five Years Amid Fresh Uptick in Losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/oil-theft-slumps-82-9-to-17-600bpd-in-five-years-amid-fresh-uptick-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T02:29:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/25/oil-theft-slumps-82-9-to-17600bpd-in-five-years-amid-fresh-uptick-in-losses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oil theft in Nigeria has significantly decreased by 82.9% to 17,600 barrels per day (bpd) over the past five years, according to official statistics from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). This decline is attributed to the combined efforts of the military, local pipeline surveillance groups in the Niger Delta, and the introduction of modern crude measuring devices. Despite this progress, crude oil losses have risen by 93.4% to 17,600 bpd between January and July 2026, marking a significant challenge in protecting oil production and transportation infrastructure. On a positive note, total liquid hydrocarbon production, which includes both crude oil and condensate, has gradually recovered from recent lows, averaging 1.63 million bpd in the first seven months of 2026. Additionally, domestic refinery supply has increased dramatically, now accounting for 29% of the total crude oil production, up from a mere 10,000 bpd in 2022.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}